The Summer Club Championships will take place at JAGS Sports Club on Sunday 17 June. The event is open to all swimmers in Bronze squad and above.
Download an entry form - forms due to your coach by 8 June.
We can’t hold this event without volunteers so Alex Davis will be in touch shortly looking for helpers; don’t worry about what you can do – not all jobs are “official” and there’s lots to be done!
Well done to all the swimmers in the Beckenham Open last weekend at Crystal Palace. You can now view the results online.
On Sunday 12th May Dave and Caroline took a group of Leander swimmers to represent the club at the Angela Sharpe Trophy Gala hosted by Sutton Atlantis at Trinity School.
Swimmers from all our squads took part, quickly forming a cohesive and supportive group on poolside, even though some were meeting each other for the first time. Many of Leander swimmers were at the Beckenham Open that weekend and so we were a relatively young side, with several swimmers swimming ‘up’ an age group. Nevertheless our team rose to the challenge and all of our swimmers did brilliantly, despite the odd goggle malfunction!
We finished the evening a very creditable joint third. Congratulations to all our swimmers on their performance and behaviour poolside. A huge thanks must go to Dave and Caroline for coordinating and supporting the swimmers, Sue as judge and to Matthew and the older swimmers for all their encouragement and help poolside.
Three of our older swimmers headed off to Crystal Palace over the weekend to represent Leander in the Regionals. A smaller number than we would normally field due to holidays, scholarship trials and the pressure of impending A levels! But Connie Bunch, Dom O’Hearn and Toby Seriki were there to fly the Leander flag.
They all swam really well, with Connie reaching the final for the 50 free and missing out on a medal and a national time by less than a whisker. Dom proved that he is regaining his fitness after a long period out through injury and last but by no means least Toby did us proud and won a Bronze medal in the 50 fly.
With the London Age Group Champs coming up and everyone hoping for PB’s, medals and national times, I think it is a good time to step back and remember what an amazing achievement it is to compete at the Regionals. It requires focus and commitment over the whole year and we are proud of everyone who has competed and will be competing over the coming weeks. They are a credit to the club, a great example to the younger swimmers and they sure do swim fast!
Full results here
Leander held their first ever Academy Gala on Sunday 29th April with almost 100 swimmers entered through stages 5-8. For most this was their first taste of competition and with the guidance of their coaches and a very supportive crowd the swimmers swam each race with great determination and made it look easy! If these swimmers are Leander’s future then it’s fair to say, the future looks bright.
We would like to thank all the swimmers for giving their efforts in the pool and the parents for their continued support and last but not least a huge thank you to all the volunteers that helped run the gala so smoothly on the day.
Download the results for stages 5 and 6 and the results for stages 7 and 8.
On Saturday 21st April a large group headed off to Sevenoaks to compete in the Edenbridge Piranhas Team Relay Gala. Swimmers from all the squads, Bronze through to Performance, took part and for many this was their first gala. They headed off with Caroline and Dave and arrived in high spirits.
The races were fast and furious with everyone in the right place at the right time – fantastic. Halfway through the evening Leander were sitting in fourth place, very respectable for our first Relay Gala in over two years! But none of the swimmers were going to settle for that. Everyone entered into the spirit of the races and with some very nail biting finishes, swimmers were well and truly determined to improve our placing. By the end of the evening Leander had pulled up to an amazing second place, only 16 points behind the winners! An impressive finish for all the Leander swimmers who took part.
Congratulations must go to all the guys who swam and cheered their team with enthusiasm. Our team exhibited exemplary behaviour and were a credit to the club. A great big thank you to Caroline and Dave for organising this event and being in charge on poolside, abley assisted by Rose, Sue, Anne Marie and Ali as judges and last but no means least all those very loud parent supporters in the gallery!!
We welcome swimmers of all ages and abilities who want to reach competitive standard.
