Wycombe end of season meet 2017

Posted on by July 23, 2017

Coach Caroline Findlay writes: In mid-July, 64 Leander swimmers headed off to High Wycombe to participate in the end of season meet. It was a very busy weekend, with swimmers taking part in numerous events, many of them getting their first long course times. Leander showed our strength in depth, as our many of our swimmers made it through to the finals.

The weekend’s achievements:

  • 211 PBs
  • 141 medals – 44 Gold, 44 Silver, 53 bronze
  • Leander were 2nd top visiting club

Well done to all, here’s to next season. A huge thank you to our fantastic coaches who stood on poolside cheering and giving feedback and to all the parent volunteers that officiated.

Several new club records were also broken. Well done Ciaran Lyons, Lachlan Myers and Isabelle Regis!

Level 2 coach vacancy

Posted on by July 9, 2017

We are looking for a friendly, highly motivated, experienced, hard working enthusiastic Level 2 coach with the talent to inspire young swimmers and join our coaching team. If you’re a team player with great organisational skills, a proven track record and a great work ethic, we’d love to hear from you. We are a Swim Mark accredited club based in South London (SW12/SW17/SE22).

This role has become available because of our ongoing success. From September, new competitive squads will make this an exciting opportunity to coach swimmers from all levels, from development to international. Continue reading →

Academy and Bronze gala results

Posted on by July 23, 2017

Well done to the swimmers who took part in the Academy and Bronze gala. And huge thanks to the volunteers who made it all happen (and the BBQ!). It was brilliant with a great atmosphere, plenty of children competing for the first time and of course an excellent after-gala BBQ!

Download the results – many thanks to ex-Chair Lorraine for compiling them!

Woking Octopus 2017

Posted on by May 30, 2017

Coach Caroline Findlay writes: It was an early start for our younger Leander swimmers to make the sign-in for the ever popular Woking Octopus Gala. After weeks of hard training our swimmers reaped the benefits, achieving 270 PBs and winning an incredible 144 trophies: 38 gold, 37 silver and 39 bronze!

There were winners across all age groups. Even younger swimmers without qualifying times and at their first open meet not only registered great times, but also won trophies. However there’s still a great deal that we need to work on – coaches will be working hard with you during the remaining weeks of training!

Well done to all who competed and for our parent volunteers, without whom these events could not take place.

Read the full results.

London Age Group Regionals 2017

Posted on by May 29, 2017

Coach Lucy Sanderson writes: These past two weekends saw our younger swimmers step up to compete against the best in the region at the 2017 London Region Age Group Championships. 11 swimmers from Gold and Silver squads represented Leander over a total of 34 events.

The first weekend at the London Aquatics Centre saw huge swims from our finalists: Saskia W (50 free), Kiera McA (50 Back), Jack B (100 and 200 Fly), Lily C (100 Free). Other swimmers posting excellent times all round were: Maisie W, Lily C, Lachlan C, Jacob T, Ben F, Saskia W, Cosmo F and Lily C.

Weekend 2 was at Crystal Palace, with swimmers racing in 9 events over the two days. Excellent times were posted by all our swimmers: Lily C (100 Back, 200 Free, 5th in 400 Free), Cosmo F (7th in 100 Back), Kiera M (50 Back, 50 Fly and 200 IM), Ella A-T (50 and 100 Breast, 200 IM), Beth W (50 and 100 Breast), Saskia  W (50 Fly and 200 IM) and Jacob T (100 Back and 50 Fly.

See the full results and times.

Thank you to all parents who continue to show their support for the club, and well done to Aymeric Nichet for the great work he has done with his squad in such a short amount of time. Lastly, a huge well done to all age group swimmers who competed in these championships!