| 15th November 2008 – Novice League – Totton – 2nd Overall. We competed against Christchurch Seagulls, Romsey and Totton, City of Southampton and Hamble. Having been told we were 3rd at the end of the Gala we are pleased to say that after the scores had been checked by the home club we received an email showing our final position was actually second. Once again, several of our chosen swimmers were unavailable despite being given a month’s notice. We understand that prior commitments must be honoured and that you have other interests and hobbies, but please try to support the club by keeping the Gala dates free. The full year’s Gala dates are displayed on the notice board and will be on the website shortly. Many thanks to those swimmers who stepped in to fill in. Boy of the Gala – Stanley Morris Girl of the Gala – Cerys Plested |
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| 27th September 08 – Novice League – City of Southampton – 4th overall. We were hampered by a drastic shortage of boys, due partly to a clash with a sailing competition. However, our 9 yr old enjoyed the opportunity to swim up in individual races and we were extremely proud of them. Once again we received several time penalties for swims beyond our expectations. Well done to those who surprised us with outstanding improvement. Boy of the Gala – Cameron Way Girl of the Gala – Megan Spicer |
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| Seals win Cherriman Trophy (IOW) 5 Jul 08. An exiting Gala with each team running two lanes of swimmers scoring points for their team. Only the Isle of Wight could field double relay teams, so they scored just their best relay results from those events to keep the competition fair. Our swimmers always enjoy the chance to race each other and this rivalry in the individual races created an added incentive to swim at their best. Despite all the energy expended on the afternoon of games, 30 new personal best times were achieved including 6 which incurred time penalties. The weather had held dry and sunny for the picnic and afternoon games in the park followed by a winning performance and returning home with trophy once again. Boy of the Gala – Blake Crosswell. Girl of the Gala – Jo Clancy |
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| Seals win Novice League Round 3 (Totton) 28 Jun 08. An exiting and enjoyable Gala. We only had a small number of boys able to attend, so those present had numerous races both in their own age group and swimming up in older races. However, they enjoyed being kept busy and rose to the challenge performing well to the end. Out of the 32 individual races there were 22 personal best times. Congratulations to all the swimmers for an excellent win! Boy of the Gala – Oliver Kebby. Girl of the Gala – Poppy Tiller. |
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| Novice Gala (Hamble) 26 Apr 08. Having lead the gala at the start, Seals eventually finished in 3rd place after receiving several time penalties due to the number of swimmers who gained excellent new personal best times performing beyond expectation. An enjoyable event with a lot of excitement due to the close competition. Boy of the Gala – William Bedford for Girl of the Gala – Lizzy Kirkhope for |