Congratulations to Erin Davies of being selected for the 2nd year running

Swim Wales are delighted to announce the selection of 51 Swimmers and Para Swimmers to the National Squad programme for 2019/20 season. The Swim Wales National Squad Programme contains the National Senior Elite, National Elite Development, and National Youth Development squads and is designed to provide appropriate levels of support to performance swimmers as they progress through the sport. The underlying principle is that it should support systematic success and contribute to Swim Wales’s performance objective; putting swimmers on the British Swimming pathway and achieving medal success senior international level.

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25th Aug 2019 – Womens 200m Breast Stroke
Her Main Event TO COME…..

22nd Aug 2019 – Womens 100m Breast Stroke

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20th Aug 2019 – Womens 50m Breast Stroke
A big personal best and a good step up in the rankings

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The talented City of Birmingham swimmer, Charlotte Rigg is part of the Team GB squad hoping to make a big splash in this month’s World Junior Championships in Budapest

Charlotte Rigg is 17 and holds both junior and senior county and regional 200m breaststroke records – and this month she is off to Budapest as part of a squad of 10 elite youngsters hoping to come home with medals for Britain.

She earned her GB place on the back of a blistering performance at the British Swimming Championships in Glasgow earlier in the year where she secured the times she needed to compete against the world’s best juniors. Thrilled to be part of the team in the Hungarian capital, Charlotte had already been selected for the European Juniors in Helsinki last year and representing Swim England in Nice this year. There’s no doubt her star is rising!
Charlotte began club swimming aged just five, where she progressed quickly and was soon scouted by City of Birmingham. By the age of 11 she was training six times a week. She said: “I developed a passion for swimming when I was in Year Five. It’s hard and it pushes me to my limits but it’s always worth it. I find it really rewarding and the successes always drive me forward.”

TOUGH TRAINING
Currently she trains a whopping nine times a week, including pool and gym sessions with coach Carl Grosvenor, as well as studying for A-levels. Her teachers at Solihull School have been very supportive and encouraged her every step of the way. She explains: “I get time off during the day to go to the gym and when I miss school due to competitions abroad, the teachers see me after school to help. They have been really good.”
Director of sport at Solihull School, Steven Thompson, says: “Charlotte is extremely dedicated to her sport and her recent successes and GB recognition are testament to that. Everyone at Solihull School will be keeping a keen eye on results from Budapest and we wish Charlotte and the team the best of luck.”

PARENT POWER
As always, behind every superstar youngster there are parents who have also put in the hard yards supporting, fetching, carrying, picking up the pieces when things don’t quite go to plan and Charlotte’s parents are no different. “My parents have always been 100 per cent supportive,” says Charlotte. Not just with the practical ferrying around the country, but the emotional stuff. She adds: “Mum and dad have been there through the setbacks too. They’re always there to encourage me to take a step back, take a breath and regroup. Dealing with the knocks is an important part of sport.”
The level of commitment is extraordinary and there are sacrifices, such as socialising with friends that are necessary to fit in the training. So what is it about the sport that Charlotte enjoys? “I just love racing,” she says. “It brings out another side of me. And I Iove pushing myself to the limit and seeing the rewards.”

LONG LEGS
Breaststroke is Charlotte’s strength which she in part puts down to having long legs. “It’s where the power comes from,” she explains. Competing for Team GB in the 50m, 100m and 200m breaststroke events in Budapest is a bit of a dream, but there’s another goal not too far from home that she would relish too – the Commonwealth Games in Brum in 2022.

“A home Games is always awesome, but this would be a ‘home’ home games if you see what I mean! It would mean my friends and family can come and support too.” She also says the swimming facilities in Birmingham currently aren’t brilliant, but plans for the new aquatic centre look great which is an added bonus of the Games.

In the short term, Charlotte has her sights set on making the finals in Budapest. We’ll be watching eagerly and cheering her on…

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I am thrilled to announce that the New Ladywood Leisure Centre funded by Birmingham City Council and Sport England and operated by Birmingham Community Leisure Trust will open its doors to the public on Friday 9th of August 2019.

At the pre-opening event (8th of August 19) it was our first look at the center/swimming pool and to meet some of the teams that have delivered the project so far and the ones who will be operating the center once open.

Facility looks amazing and we can’t wait to get started! Bring on 2019/2020 Season – A new beginning for City of Birmingham Swimming Club…

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The National Summer Meet (50m) 2019 is Swim England’s biggest domestic swimming event of the year. It takes place at Ponds Forge, Sheffield from 31st July – 4th August 2019. The Summer Meet forms part of a swimming competition structure in Great Britain whereby the top ranked swimmers in each event are invited to compete at the British Swimming Summer Championships. The next ranked swimmers at English affiliated clubs – or those who have chosen to be ranked as an English swimmer – are invited to compete at the English Nationals.

The rankings are on swimmers’ performances at level 1 meets between the qualification window, between March and May 2019.
City of Birmingham have entered 20 swimmers (6 Boys and 14 Girls)

1. Millie Checkley
2. Gracie Comyn
3. William Cooper
4. Ruby Couzens
5. Jacob Davies
6. Keira Hancock
7. Harvey Higgins
8. Alexander Hindle
9. Aimee Hood
10. Elizabeth Kingham
11. Lauren Knight
12. Lily Massey
13. Aidan Mitchell
14. Maia Noonan
15. Charlotte Rigg
16. Ellie Sibbald-Perkins
17. Alisha Stephenson
18. Nadya Sterling
19. Alice Toon
20. Imogen Viney

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Final Results

DAY 1 – 31st July 19

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Day 2 – 1st August 19

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Day 3 – 2nd August 19

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Day 4 – 3rd August 19

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Day 5 – 4th August 19

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