Author: Stewart Parker
WFSC AGM – Minutes Available
We have now uploaded the minutes to this year’s WFSC AGM that was held on Wednesday 5th May 2021.
Further Success for WF Swimmers
Congratulations to Brecon (left) & Lily who have been selected for the West Midlands Regional Development Programme by Swim England for this year! Fantastic honour girls & great recognition. Well done both; now keep working hard to move you on to the National Programme. More success for Wyre Forest SC ….. who is next??
Wyre Forest Swimmers earn International Recognition
On 29th July 2020, Head Coach, Brian McGuinness was pleased to offer congratulations to Rob Darbyshire who is to follow in the footsteps of Adam Peaty, Molly Renshaw, James Wilby, Max Litchfield & Alice Dearing by being successfully selected by the Swim England Talent team to participate in the Aquatic Diploma in Sporting Excellence – Swimming.
The course is delivered by Dudley College of Technology in partnership with Swim England. It is a two-year course which is aimed at talented swimmers, para-swimmers, divers, synchronised swimmers and water polo players. Previous graduates include Adam Peaty, Paralympic champion Jessica-Jane Applegate, world champion diver Tom Daley, Olympic synchronised swimming hopeful Isabelle Thorpe and Great Britain water polo player Sophie Jackson.
The programme is delivered across the country through face-to-face regional workshops, online learning, progress review visits and an offshore training camp or competition. It covers a range of topics including technical and tactical skills, physical capability, nutrition, psychology, lifestyle, career, communication, health and safety plus culture, values, and behaviour.
Rob was invited to apply by Swim England having met the performance criteria and has an induction early in September.
So, good luck & well-done Rob, this shows that Academia & sports performance can go hand in hand.
On the 10th and 19th August,congratulations were given to both Ryan Bloomer and Lillie Grover on being selected for the National Swim England Development programme.
The England Talent Swimming team are charged with two main goals:
- Identifying the most talented young open water and pool swimmers in England as a person, athlete, and performer.
- Creating a culture that is safe and positive where athletes are at the centre of all activities to support future podium success.
There are four stages of swimmer development in England, directed at different age groups which are designed to help swimmers reach their maximum potential and eventually step up onto British Swimming’s World Class Pathway where swimmers could become a funded athlete.
As part of the Swim England Development Programme, Ryan and Lillie will be involved in camps involving a mixture of swimming coaching and education which take place between April and December.
Well done to Rob, Ryan and Lillie – doing Wyre Forest SC proud, it seems like WFSC is the place to be to get on if you want to be a top swimmer!
Fantastic article in this week’s Kidderminster Shuttle….
WFSC Makes News on BBC Midlands Today – 25.07.2020
Our Club Captains Rob and Jasmin were featured recently on BBC Hereford & Worcester Radio talking about returning to the pool on Saturday 25th July 2020 following COVID19 lockdown. Following this appearance on radio, BBC Midlands Today joined the Club on the first morning back……
Worcester Counties 2020 Comparison Results
Follow the link below for a comparison table of 2019 and 2020 results….
WCSA 2020 comparison _ Results, placings & Medals
If you have any queries, please contact Head Coach – Brian McGuinness
WFSC – Outstanding Achievements at Worcester Counties 2020
Wyre Forest Swimming Club [WFSC] broke all their own records, with 44 swimmers competing in 265 events over the three weekends; this was an increase of over 30% on 2019. But the success did not end at the numbers, as the team brought home 3 senior titles with Tegan Hands winning the women’s 1500 free, Rob Darbyshire winning the Men’s 200 Free title and Nathaniel Crowther winning the Men’s 200m Backcrawl title. In fact, WFSC won all three senior medals in the women’s 1500 Free with Hands 1st, Ruth Hadley 2nd and Mollie Kilgour 3rd.
The trophies kept on coming with a further 6 Junior Titles being picked up as Joel Hands won the boys 1500 free, Tegan also won the Junior 1500 Free, Martha Stead won both the 100m & 200m back crawl junior titles whilst Girls Captain Jasmin Yates took home both the 100m & 200m Butterfly junior trophies.
In total WFSC swimmers took home a total of 115 medals as 29 age group titles were won.
A full list of medallists can be found on the WFSC website at www.wfsc.org.uk however the age champions were
12 years Brecon Westwood 100, 400 & 800m Free, 100m Breaststroke
Lily Colley 1500 Freestyle
13 years Lillie Grover 200,400m Free, 50,100 & 200 Back, 50,100 & 200 Fly
Isabella Hoare 800, 1500 Free
14 years Ryan Bloomer 1500m Free
15 Years Joel Hands 1500m Free
Mollie Kilgour 1500m Free
Tegan Hands 1500m Free (plus Senior & Junior Champion), 200 IM*
Martha Stead 100, 200m Backcrawl (Junior Champion in both)
Jasmin Yates 100, 200m Butterfly (Junior Champion in both)
16 years Jeremy Summers 400, 1500 Free
17 years+ Ruth Hadley 1500 Free
Rob Darbyshire 200 Free (plus Senior Champion)
Nathaniel Crowther 200 Backcrawl (plus Senior Champion)
(*IM = Individual Medley)
Key stories:
For one family there was double celebration for twins Joel and Tegan Hands who not only won their respective male & female 15-year-old age group 1500 Freestyle but also the overall Junior titles. Tegan was also the overall winner of the event for females, with Wyre Forest taking a clean sweep winning the top three places as Ruth Hadley came second and Mollie Kilgour took 3rd.
Jasmin Yates success came after two years battling shoulder injuries and saw her recording massive personal bests to win her two titles, leading to emotional scenes in the stands.
Overall Wyre Forest came home as 3rd Club on points at the Championships, their highest ever finish
Wyre Forest Swimming Club: Annual General Meeting
Wyre Forest Swimming Club: Annual General Meeting
Wednesday 12th February 2020 at Holy Trinity School from 7.30 pm
The club holds an Annual General Meeting each year to elect the Committee for the coming year, to review the previous year and to look ahead to the coming year. All Full and Junior members of the club are invited to attend.
The club is dependent on unpaid volunteers fulfilling the various roles needed for the club to function effectively, and if you feel that you can contribute to the club in the running of its activities, fund-raising etc. and would like the opportunity of becoming a Trustee of the Charity; please add your name to the list below or email becki.rowley@wfsc.org.uk advising of the applicant and secondee.
WE ARE ESPECIALLY LOOKING TO RECRUIT A NEW FINANCE OFFICER or FINANCE SUPPORT
Each Trustee will be designated roles of responsibility as shown below. In accordance with ASA Guidelines one of the two Welfare Officers is not a Committee Member or Trustee to retain a level of impartiality. However each committee member heads up a volunteer team in that area – if you do not want to be on the committee but can give any amount of time, however small, to help maintain and build your swimmers club, then please also contact us – we really do need every pair of hands to make this club great for the swimmers.
Members are reminded that to be eligible for selection as a committee member or to vote at the AGM you must be over the age of 18 and your membership to the club must be fully paid up.
Please contact Carole Walters (carole.walters@btinternet.com) to become a member, annual ASA parent membership is £10
All applications must be seconded by a full club member. In the event of more applications than vacant positions, a vote will be held between those full and eligible club members that are present at the Annual General Meeting.
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Trustees and Committee Members 2020:
| Position
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Current Holder | Applicants’ Names | Seconded by | Applicants’ Names | Seconded by |
| Chair | Nigel Elwell (Trustee) | ||||
| Secretary | Becki Rowley (Trustee) | ||||
| Finance Officer | Martin Brown (Trustee) | ||||
| Membership Secretary | Carole Walters (Trustee) | ||||
| Welfare Officer (Female) | Donna Stevens (Trustee) | ||||
| Communications Officer | Stewart Parker (Trustee) |
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| Competitions Officer | Vacant (Trustee) | ||||
| Officials & Volunteers Coordinator
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Carl Yates (Trustee) | ||||
| Welfare Officer (Male)
Non Committee & Non Trustee |
Vacant
(Non-trustee) |
Committee Sub-Teams waiting for willing volunteers to join and help!:
- Administration
- Finance
- Communication
- Competitions
- Volunteers
- Quality
WFSC Swimmers Achievements at Worcester County Championships Long Distance
Wyre Forest Swimming Club performed superbly at the Worcester County Distance Swimming Championships in Wolverhampton on Saturday 18th January. Two years ago, WFSC attended these events with one swimmer. This year at the equivalent event, the Club had 12 swimmers in the 1500m championships & 13 in the 800m champi
onships and were notably the largest squad in attendance.
For one family there was double celebration for twins Joel and Tegan Hands who not only won their respective male & female 15-year-old age group 1500 Freestyle but also the overall Junior titles. Tegan was also the overall winner of the event for females, with Wyre Forest taking a clean sweep winning the top three places as Ruth Hadley came second and Mollie Kilgour took 3rd.
There were many successes for the Wyre Forest female swimmers in this event:
12 years Lily Colley 1st, 13 years Isabella Hoare 1st, 14 years category Alice Walker 2nd Millie Gardner 3rd, 15 years Tegan hands 1st Mollie Kilgour 2nd Martha Stead 3rd and 17+ years Ruth Hadley 1st.
In the 1500m male categories as well as Joel Hand’s success, 14 years Ryan Bloomer 1st, 16 years Jeremy Summers 1st and in the 17+ years age group a special mention should go to Will Guest who was in Silver medal position at 1000m then suffered a shoulder injury, however he completed the race with 1 arm and came 5th; tremendous attitude and showed true leadership from our Boys captain!
Jeremy Summers achieved 3rd place as Overall championship.
The 800m Freestyle saw further Forest success as Brecon Westwood achieved 1st in 12 year category, in 13 years Isabella Hoare was 1st, Lillie Grover 2nd and 15 years Mollie Kilgour 3rd and Ryan Bloomer achieved 2nd in 14 years, 15 years Joel Hands 2nd, 16 years Jeremy Summers 2nd and Rob Darbyshire achieved 2nd place in the 17+ years category and 2nd place as the Overall Champion.
In total the swimmers achieved 10 golds, 8 silver, 5 bronze, a fantastic achievement!