LCSC Newsletter 1 - Lisburn City Swimming Club

CLUB NEWSLETTER — JANUARY 2016
VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1
Farewell To Our Head Coach Richard
Its was with regret that we said Bon Voyage and a Good Luck to our Head Coach Richard Gheel earlier
this month.
Richard has taken up a new post in New Zealand and we all wish him and his family well in this very
exciting time for them.
Richard became Head Coach in 2011 and the club has gone from strength to strength since.
One of the biggest achievements in his time was at the Ulster Age Groups in 2014 when LCSC finished
top of the medals table.
In his term as Head Coach we has also seen a rise in the number of swimmers qualifying for Ulster and
Irish Squads.
The club hopes to carry on the success of our swimmers and the process of recruiting a New Head
coach has began.
2016 Aquasprint Captains
This years Aquasprint Captains are Noah Poots and Sasha
Quinn. Both swimmers have a lot experience in The Aquasprint
league and will be a great example to all our swimmers taking
part this season.
We are looking forward to an exciting year which begins at home
on 6th March 2016 against Ards. The team selection will follow
in due course.
Congratulations to both Captains!!
Inside this
issue:
5 mins with…
Rachel Bethel
2
Exercises of the 2
Month - Core
LCSC Learn to 3
Swim
60 secs with a
coach… Stan
3
Bethany Carson 4
Galas
4
Page 2
5 Mins with… Rachel Bethel
give to a young swimmer?
Favourite food?:
Don’t get too nervous before a
race
caesar salad
Funniest moment in
swimming?
If you weren’t a swimmer
which other sport would be Watching fire dancing on our
doing?
last night of the Junior
Hockey
Commonwealth Games in
Best Pool you've swam at: Samoa
Favourite Stroke and
Event?
200 freestyle
OCBC Aquatic Centre,
Singapore (2015 World Junior
Championships)
Least favourite Drill at
training?
Favourtie Holiday
Destination:
Shot gun drill
Florida (theme parks and
shopping!)
Best bit of advice you’d
If you were a Superhero,
what would your power
be?
To be able to fly
What is your guilty
pleasure?
Haagen Dazs Cookies and
Cream ice cream
Fran Halsall’s - Exercises Of The Month
Core
Develop your core strength with the help of
Olympian, and Commonwealth and European
champion Fran Halsall.
Sort your Planks from your Push-ups, with
easy, medium or hard options in Fran’s
Page 3
LCSC Learn to Swim Program
The LCSC Learn to Swim Programme is based on the Swim Ireland
Child Learn to Swim syllabus and award scheme, and is designed for
children from the age of 5 years.
With the emphasis on building confidence and enjoyment, children
learn the fundamental skills for water safety and for developing a wide
range of aquatic skills alongside the four main swimming strokes.
Each child is placed in an appropriate level according to experience and
ability, and will progress at his or her own rate through the Levels 1 –
6. Children who have completed Level 6 may apply for a trial to join the
Development Squads in the club, which start them on the competitive
pathway (there may be restrictions due to the number of places
available). Not all children wish to proceed to competitive swimming;
the aim of the programme is make swimming fun, develop safety and
competency in the water, and provide the foundation for a lifetime
involvement in aquatics. The diving and water polo programmes
provide an excellent opportunity to challenge and further develop skills.
For more information contact Hilary @lisburncityswimmingclub.org
60 secs with a Coach… Stan Sheppard
If you could invite any 3
people to a party, Dead or
Alive, who would you ask?
Best piece of advice you
would give to a young
swimmer?
Last film you watched?
Sorry to be somber but I’m
going for 4, my sister and the
grandfather I didn’t get a chance
to meet as well as my 2 old
coaches Keith Buchanan and
Dave Cummins so I can thank
them properly for everything
they did and tried to for me.
Great men.
Enjoy, work hard, be prepared to
do what others aren’t, stay
mentally focused and fresh by
setting short term goals
Who is your Celebrity
Crush?
Favourite Cartoon
Character?
Childhood: Spiderman. Now:
Grampy Rabbit from Peppa Pig
Your favourite Swim event/
race?
200 free
Other than family, which
what would you take to a
desert island?
High Factor Suncream (which
should take care of the base tan),
Yellow Speedos and as many
Gillette razors as I could carry.
Favourite Subject at School?
History
Die Hard (on Christmas Eve) RIP
Hans Gruber
Always been a Kelly Brooke fan,
however Salma Hyek in her
pomp, Sandra Bullock in ‘A Time
To Kill’, Sarah Michelle Geller,
Rachel from Friends, Shakira or
anything half decent really…. but
i draw the line at Gail Platt from
Coronation Street.
Bethany Carson Announces Retirement
Lisburn Swimmer Bethany Carson has officially announced
her retirement from competitive swimming. Beth has been a
great competitor and a fantastic ambassador for Irish
swimming over the years. She has been national champion
in a number of events, competed at European
Championships and Commonwealth Games and holds a
number of Irish records as well as many other fantastic
achievements. We sincerely wish her all the very best in the
future.
New Club Jersey
We have launched our
new club jersey in time
for the Gala season.
Sizes are from kids 7/8 adults 3XL.
Upcoming Galas
* Swim Ulster
Development Meet 2 –
Lisburn – 24th January
2016
Training Courses
30/01 - Mini Polo - Marian
College 4 points
31/01 - Injury Prevention -
* Swim Ulster Spring
Qualifying Gala Bangor Aurora - 12th
February 2016
There is also a Ladies Fit
option with or without
buttons.
Dublin - 3 points
22/01 - Level 2 Coaching
Swimming - Dublin
07/02 - Level 1 Teaching
* Derventio Excel
Aquatics - Cavan
February Festival Ponds Forge, Sheffield 5th-7th February 2016
12/02 - Level 1 Teaching
Aquatics - Monaghan
* Swim Ulster
Development Meet 3 –
Omagh Leisure Centre–
27th February 2016
Please see Mandy to
place an order.
13/02 - Level 2 Teaching
Aquatics - Lisburn Leisureplex
Birthdays This
Month
Amy-Lee Forest
Bryn Fitzpatrick
Lewis Fitzpatrick
Toby Thompson
Finlay Slattery
Ruadhan McCarneySavage
Lucy Allison
Matthew Donaghy
Bethany Cosgrove
Niamh O’Connor
Kattie Jeffers
Amy Jennings
Chanel Crookshanks
Jamie Allison
Hannah Fleming
Farrah Fitzhenry
Abbie Crookshanks
Sophie Harbinson