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Wessex Swim School - 1st Annual Swimming Gala
On Saturday 3rd July between 1 and 2 pm the Wessex Swim School will be hosting its first ever swimming gala. This is designed to be a taster event for the swimmers and an opportunity to see what it is like to race others of a similar age and ability. The swimmers will be able to race over 25m or 50m of their chosen strokes. This event is open to all swimmers in Wessex Swim School past and present. Please put a 1,2,3,4 in order of preference for events, we aim to give all participants a minimum of 2 races on the day and dependent on availability up to 4 races. The cost is just £5 per swimmer for the day to cover pool hire, medals and certificates. All participants will receive a medal and a certificate with their race times on.
Please note we will be putting all the times on the web site after the event but there will be no 1st, 2nd and 3rd place as the emphasis on this event will be participation.
Payment can be made in the form of cash or cheque either in advance or on the day. Please submit forms by Wednesday 30th June at the latest by post or to your teacher.
Booking form
Life after Swimming - Watersports Taster sessions
University Watersports Centre
Sailing – Powerboating – Kayaking
Ages from 8 – 80
Two dates on offer:
Monday 19th July - 5-8pm
Tuesday 20th July - 5-8pm
Try sailing for £15
Try powerboat driving for £15
Try kayaking or canoeing for £10
For more information please contact:
James Topping - Watersports@soton.ac.uk
Winchester Rotary Swimathon 2010
On Saturday 20th February, Winchester Rotary Club hosted the Winchester Swimathon 2010 at St Swithuns
School. Wessex Swim School entered 2 teams, a pupils team and teachers team. The Swimathon wa
s a 55 minute relay where teams can only have one swimmer in the water at a time. Money is being raised for four local charities via the Rotary Club. For more information please visit their website.
The pupils team was made up of Sam Wilkinson, Niamh Wilkinson, Aaron and Karan Chadda, Hannah and Lucy Welby and Alex Brown. The team were absolutely amazing and swam an impressive 112 lengths. The teachers team was made up of Chris, Ayla, Carol, Mario and our newest teacher Cat. The teachers were pushed hard by the pupils, and Sam who was originally taught by Chris, flew down the pool on butterfly frequently beating the teachers who were going all out on front crawl! The teachers pulled in 169 lengths beating their target of 165 from last years event.
Overall the teams did extremely well and the teachers were only just beaten by Penguins Swim Club and Peter Symonds Students team. If you want to take part next year watch this space!
Wessex Swim School 5 years old!
This year sees Wessex Swim School reach the right old age of 5 years old! 
After 5 years the Wessex Swim School staff celebrated their birthday party in style with a Hogroast at sponsors The Dolphin Inn. Chris and Denise were given a fantastic birthday cake which was enjoyed by all the staff.
Wessex Swim School is now one of the biggest swim schools on the South coast with over 700 clients and 45 members of staff, on behalf of myself and Denise we would like to say a big thank you to our sponsors HendyGroup and The Dolphin Inn, our fantastic staff and to all our clients who have come back year after year, and here's to the next 5 years!
Try a Triathlon
This year Wessex Swim School is hosting the Winchester Children's and Novice Triathlon. If you can swim 200m, cycle 10k and run 2.5k this event is for you! With races for children from as young as 8years old this is sure to be an exciting family day out.
For more info see our Triathlon page.
Karen Pickering visit
GB's Karen Pickering one of the most decorated female swimmers of all time is coming to launch her Baby Swim Foundation with Wessex Swim School Tues 28th April.
Karen Pickering was an outstanding member of the British swimming squad from 1986 to 2005 and has a collection of winning medals that include 8 World Championship medals (4 gold), 14 European Championship medals, 38 National Championship titles, and a Commonwealth Games medal haul of 13 including 4 Gold.
Karen has now founded the Baby Swim Foundation and along with Wessex Swim School is launching this fantastic resource in the South!
The Baby Swim Foundation is a FREE network accessible to everyone wanting information about baby swimming and topics relating to this.
If you have a baby between 6 months and 3 years and would like to join our Baby Swim Foundation classes then please go to the Pre-School page.
