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Welcome to our summer
2010 Newsletter,
BODASC has had a very
busy few months since
the AGM, with a new
committee in place we
are working together to
continue to provide you
with a happy, safe envi-
ronment to swim to your
full potential. Thank you
to all committee mem-
bers and volunteers who
give up their time for theclub. There is a vacancy
on the committee for an
Adult Member; this is a
supporting role and a
gentle introduction into
the running of the club.
Please contact me by
email: president@bodasc.co.uk if you couldfill that role or on 01358
742385.
We are delighted that
Kevin Paterson is Head
Coach at BODASC. To-
gether with the commit-
tee Kevin is working on
appointing Lead Coaches
for each squad from JT4
upwards to Elite. This
will give coaches owner-
ship of their squad and
coaches will look to
Kevin for guidance and
support.
At the end of May, after a
talk about Open Water
Swimming from Brian
Bain, some swimmers
attended Open Water
Training at Knockburn
Loch and the next day we
had swimmers compete
in their first Triathlon at
Stonehaven.
The club is encouragingeveryone to visit our web-
site, here you will find up
to date information,
news and dates for your
diary. The website is up-
dated immediately, if for
any reason the pool has
to close, so please check
it out at
www.bodasc.co.ukBODASC was founded in
1980 and we celebrate
our 30th Anniversary this
year. The committee is
working on providing per-
sonalised caps to cele-
brate this and also to
provide different medals
at Club Championships
to mark this anniversary.
If you have any contacts
within companies that
you feel the club could
approach for sponsor-
ship please let us know.
There will be reports in
this newsletter from
many key members of
our club, coaches, com-
mittee and swimmers.
Without them our club
would not run as
smoothly or our swim-
mers be as successful.
We have a great club andare lucky to be based at
our home pool in Bridge
of Don.
Have a lovely summer
everyone and we look
forward to seeing you all
after the break, ready to
tackle the new season
with some new meets
being attended. Our
meet calendar will be
available on the website
once confirmed.
Have a safe, happy
(sunny?) fun filled sum-
mer.
AudreyAudrey Deans, PresidentOn behalf of the committee
Presidents piece
newslettereditor@bodasc.co.uk
Summer 2010
Bridge of Don
Newsletter
Inside this issue:
Coaches Reports 2-5
Well done Emma 6
Postal Swim, One hour
challenge
6
Triathlon success 7
Open water swimming at
Knockburn Loch
8
East District Open water
Championships
9
Please Note :Club membership fees willbe due in September, themembership secretary willsend out a note to remindeveryone.
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I was asked to take onthe roll as Head Coach
after the AGM in March,
and after a long, long
think I decided to take on
the roll.
This is my first piece as
Head Coach for the
newsletter.
I have been a teacher &
coach since 2004, but
got involved with the clubback in late 2002.
Over the last 3/3.5 years
the club has not had a
head coach. However I
do feel that I have been
doing the same job, but
just in background.
I think the club has really
progressed in this time,as can be seen with the
number of swimmers
gaining great PBs, DRP
times and the amount of
top end swimmers.
I hope to continue this
great work with the help
of the coaches, commit-
tee and of course all the
swimmers.Hopefully more progress
will be seen in the year
ahead.
There will be a number ofchanges ahead as all
squads are going to have
a lead coach, who will be
responsible for their own
squad and its planning.
These names will appear
on the web page before
the restart after the sum-
mer holidays.
We are also looking at
changing to a new time-table after the holidays
due to squad move-
ments, and space in the
pool.
If you have any concerns
regarding anything
please speak to your
squad coach first.
Finally, to all swimmers,
coaches, committee
members and parents,
happy holidays, enjoy the
summertime? See you all
back fighting fit and rar-
ing to go.
KevinHead Coach.
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Head Coachs Report
You mayalso contactme atanytime,either atheadcoach@gmail.comor catch meat the pool.
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BODASC supporters club
Coaches report: JT5
JT5 will be very sadly
missed (very tempted to
hang on to you but you
were just too good). As
for those of you who
have worked hard and
just need a bit more of
our time, we are really
looking forward to seeing
you after the summerbreak.
Keep up the swimming
everyone whether it is in
a pool, the sea or your
bath!
Enjoy the long lies on a
Saturday and come back
ready to work hard. Well
done to everyone in JT4!
Happy summer holidays,
Lorraine &Danixxx
Well, what can we say
those JT4 swimmers who
have shown up to most
or all of their sessions
have done incredibly
well. We are so proud of
you for coming along,
having fun, listening, im-
proving and trying so so
hard! You have all been
fun to work with and
those who are moving to
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In this picture, Ash
(McIntosh) can be seengiving his full support to
BODASC, Is he the clubs
most loyal supporter?
We thought that you may
have other fun photos of
friends, family & pets
who are involved with the
club. If you do, please
send them in to the editor
who will be delighted to
publish them.
Coaches report: JT4
Well done to both our
JT5 classes this term for
their continued hard
work.
We've seen some swim-
mers putting in excellent
attendance and making
great improvements.
Let's aim to keep this up!
This term I've been par-
ticularly impressed with
our starts and our
streamlining off the wall,
both of which are looking
great.
Remember to keep doing
this at all times though!
JT5 is hard work, and I'd
encourage everyone to
keep working at it.
You've been a pleasure
to teach this term, and I
hope everyone has a
great summer!
Thanks
Michael
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This is my last report asa teacher and a coach. I
would just like to say
thanks for all your sup-
port over the past year, I
have really enjoyed
working with you all and
you have all improved
and come on so much.
I have been with BOD for
14 years from learning
to swim myself through
squads and training be-
fore leaving to further myown swimming career. I
then came back to teach
and coach with the club
and I have learned so
much during this time.
BOD have been such an
amazing team to train
and work with and I wish
you guys every success
in the future.
JC1 have been a great
group of swimmers to
teach and I know that attimes I have pushed you
hard, but you have re-
sponded so well. Hope
you all keep up your
swimming.
With love
Debbie
Coaches Report : JC1
We would like also to
congratulate all those
who have been moved
up to JC3. well done!
Thanks to all our pool-
side helpers too, you are
a great help. Also to the
coaches that have cov-
ered for Kevin on his
away days. Its been a
great first six months, so
keep up the good work
and continue to work
hard.
Hope you have a Great
summer, enjoy your 5
weeks off and we will see
you all in August.
Kevin & Diane
Its been another great
term working with JC2 for
me. Everyone has come
on so much, and Ive no-ticed a lot more effort
being put in to training
sessions, which is show-
ing in the results of com-
petitions.
Keep up the great work
guys, and try not to eat
too many ice-creams
over summer, I want to
see you all fit and well for
when you get back in thepool!
Thanks everyone,
Emma
Coaches Report : JC2
Summer is here already.
JC2 has been a really bigsquad this year. Everyone
has really worked hard,
with lots of work on tech-
nique and distance, and
the results have been
some great improvements
in both.
During competitions JC2
swimmers have done
really well with medals
and PB's.You have been a great
credit to your squad and
club. This shows that all
the hard work pays off.
Keep up the good work.
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Debbie, thankyou for all thatyou have put intoswimming withthe club . We allwish you lots ofsuccess and fulfil-ment in your fu-ture career
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Thanks once again to theJC3s for another term of
hard work, both from re-
turning and new squad
members. I feel like
we've had a lot going on
this term, with some
highlights being the De-
velopment meet, Ythan,
Peterhead, April Showers
and our own recent time
trials.
Well done to our new
squad members who
have quickly adapted to
training with the JC3s,
including the increased
distances. I'd also like to
say well done for various
technique improvements
made recently, with our
breaststroke and butter-
fly kick improving consid-
erably!
We have a good attitude
in this squad, and a lot of
enthusiasm. However,
let's make sure we're
paying attention to coach
instructions and to our
training sets for the
whole session! So let's
cut down a bit on the
splashing, and on the
writing of people's names
on each other's backs
(we know who you are,
it's fine)... I can also con-
firm that after a lengthyconsultation period, kick
boards will be banned as
weapons with immediate
effect!
This aside, I'd like to say
congratulations to all our
squad swimmers, and I
hope all are looking for-
ward to a well deservedsummer break.
Come back ready to work
again!
Peace.
Michael
your success so that next
year youll all be swim-
ming further and faster.
Some of you are getting
close to North District
Age Group Championship
times, and even Open
Championship times so
there are plenty of chal-
lenges for you still to
meet.
Weve tried a couple of
new ventures this year.
For the first time I can
remember we had a dis-
tance time trial, we had
our one hour swim, and
we have also had a go at
open water swimming .Its been great to see the
enthusiasm and good
humour with which you
Its been a really busy 6
months. There have
been many meets and
the Elite squad represen-
tation is increasing at all
levels, from mini meets
through to the Westhill
Invitational. There have
been masses of PBs and
medals and every meet
has had memorable per-
formances from Elite
squad swimmers. The
season finished on a
high with seven Elite
swimmers at the devel-
opment meet, all achiev-
ing good PBs, and with
some bronze times andmedals as well. Well
done to you all.
Were hoping to build on
have tackled the open
water swimming and a
special well done to the
six swimmers who took
part in the East District
Open Water swim at Lo-
chore Meadows. I know
some of you intend to
enter more open water
meets over the summer
so good luck in that.
Its been a long and tiring
season so make sure you
get plenty of rest over
the holidays, try out
some new activities and
come back refreshed
and raring to go.
Alison
Coaches Report :JC3
Coaches Report : Elite/Associates
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Thanks toyou all foryour hardwork this yearand forrepresentingyour club sowell
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Inside Story Headline
Congratulations to all
swimmers who took part
in our first "One Hour
Challenge Swim", each
swimmer was entered
into the Postal Swim op-
erated by the British
Long Distance Swimming
Associationand all have
just received their
badges.
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Well done Emma
Stevie Brands swam fur-
ther than everyone with a
massive 3775 metres
and was presented with a
new BODASC trophy by
Bruce Deans.
Hannah Coldwells and
Gemma Morgan were the
next best female swim-
mers with 3705 metres.
Michael Miller led for the
boys with 3745 metres,
with Iain Macdonald
on 3495 metres and
Campbell Tough on
3200 metres.
It was a great event
and we look forward
to making it an an-nual feature of the
BOD calendar.
Emma Mitchell has en-
joyed a wonderful yearof swimming success
including taking part in
the Disabled Swimmers
Events National Junior
Swimming Champion-
ships held in Sheffield
in March. In this picture
Emma is proudly show-
ing her Bronze medal
which she won for the
50m breaststroke.Emma has also been
selected to take part in
the UK School games in
Sept. for the 100m
Breaststroke. This is a
fantastic achievement
and really shows what
potential Emma has for
the future. Since the
first UK School Games,
British Swimming has po-
sitioned the event veryhighly and for disability
swimming it sits just below
the World Class pro-
gramme. Athletes take
part in a multi sport com-
petition that provides
them with an invaluable
educational and inspira-
tional experience.
Emma will be representingScotland North & West at thegames and we all wish hermuch success. Go Emma!On Friday 5th of March I hadto leave home at 6am to getto Stirling to catch the busfirst to Edinburgh then Glas-gow to pick up the rest of theScottish squad. After Glas-gow, we had a 257 mile jour-ney down to Sheffield. Whenwe arrived at the hotel mynerves were getting the bet-ter of me. I was terrified be-cause I didnt know hardlyanyone who was in the teamexcept my roommate, Hopefrom Highland. On Saturday,I was very nervous aboutwhat to do and how every-
thing worked. But it all gotbetter as the day went onas everyone was kind andfriendly. At lunch time, Igot lost in the giant mazewhich was Pond Forge(the pool). The best part ofthat day was when I camefirst in my race for 50mbreaststroke. I felt on topof the world! On Sunday itwas much clearer, but Iwas shattered by the timewe finally went back to thehotel. We packed to gohome just after tea. Onthe bus Paul (the swim co-ordinator) gave out all themedals. I got a bronze formy breaststroke. I firstthought I was going to getgold but medals were forfirst, second and thirdoverall in your disabilityclass. We once again hadto stop at Edinburgh andGlasgow then Stirling onthe way home, where mylift was waiting. We finallygot home about 10ish toBridge of Don, I wassooooo tired!!
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Finlay Deans and Meg
Patterson were runners
up in their age groups
too. A brilliant introduc-tion to the sport of triath-
lon. Well done to all.
Despite heavy rain and
strong winds almost 90
excited kids dragged
their mums and dads out
of bed early and headedto Mackie Academy on
Sunday 30th May 2010
to take part in Fleet-Feet
Kids Triathlon.
Shortly after all the kids
had received the briefing
the first swim heat got
under way.
BOSACS swimmers had a
great day. In the 13yr
olds Ailish Crombie wonthe girls race in a time of
23:22.
Fleet-Feet Triathlon success
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Well doneto each andeveryone ofyou whocompletedthe onehourchallenge
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Ten brave BODASC swim-
mers (and one dad), tried
out the open water ex-
perience with Brian Bain,
North District Open Wa-
ter Convenor, in the pur-
pose built training loch
just outside Banchory,
The scenery was beauti-
ful but the water was a
cool 10 C which left our
swimmers gasping for
breath. Spectators wore
fleeces and jackets - itwas breezy.
After a few minutes the
screams had subsided
and the group swam up
the loch and around the
island, negotiatied the
long weed and the
numerous tadpoles and
some even managed a
smile for the final sprints
round the bouy.
For some
this may
have been
their firstand last
experieince of open
water swimming in
Scotland but others were
enthused, if a little
frozen, but plan to
compete in their first
East District
Championships later in
June.
Open Water Swimming: Knockburn Loch, 29th May 2010
This will bethe coldestwater you
experienceall season
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.Six BODASC swimmerscompeted in their first
open water champion-
ship on 13 June at Lo-
chore Meadows in Fife.
Huge respect goes to the
girls who took part,
namely Jasmine, Gemma
M, Ellis, Hannah, Gemma
E and Stevie who braved
the cold water (no wet
suits allowed) and reallydid our club proud.
Stevie, who competed in
the 2km race put in a
really excellent time as
did all the other girls who
took part in the 1km nov-
ice race.
.
East District Open Water Championship, 13 June 2010
Hope yournumbershavewashed offby nowgirls !
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Congratulations to Hannah
Coldwells who took the
bronze medal in the 1km
race in 16 minutes 30 sec-
onds. Hannah said It was
very scary at the start as
the water was so cold, I
couldnt move until Jas-
mine shouted at me and
got me going! I was also
worried in case I went the
wrong way round the
course. There were 5 peo-
ple in kayaks who made
sure you didnt get into
trouble in the water.
Everyone really enjoyed the
swim and some of us are
going to enter the Scottish
Championships at Strath-
clyde Park later in July.
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Based at Bridge of Don Swimming Pool, a 25 metre pool
located at Bridge of Don Academy and Community Educa-
tion Centre, Bridge of Don, Aberdeen, Scotland.
The Club has approximately 100 children, aged from 5 to 20
and takes swimmers from learning to swim stages to com-
peting at North District Level. We also feed swimmers in to
the City of Aberdeen Swim Team (COAST) which takes swim-
mers through to competing at National level.
Swimmers with the club have the opportunity to :
Develop their swimming skills
Improve their fitness
Make new friends
Meet friends at regular training sessions
Swim in friendly local competitions
Enjoy organised swimming trips in Scotland,
mainly in the North East
Please help raise money for the club online
VISIT OURWEBSITE :
www.bodasc.co.uk
Dates for your diary:September Splash4th September 2010
Dear parents and guardiansI would like to highlight a simple way to help raise funds for the club when you shop online.If you sign up for a free account at http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/bodascand follow the provided links to your favour-ite retailers then when you make a purchase from that store the club will receive a percentage of the value of your pur-chase. After youve arrived at your chosen online shop using the easy fundraising link simply browse and buy from the re-tailers site as you would normally. No further action required.In tough economic times we are all watching our spending. When you have a purchased planned; whether its bagging abargain in the sales, doing the weekly food shop or renewing the car insurance please consider going to the shop via easy-fundraising.Fundraising allows the club to purchase new equipment and keep the cost of our swimming lessons down which benefitsus all.Take care,Graham BrunoClub Teacher & bodasc.co.uk administrator
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