Achievement Awards

We now move to the exciting part of the evening when we recognise the achievements of all our club swimmers and present awards to a large proportion of them to mark their endeavour and success.  I am pleased to welcome Wendy Cook -our Club President – to join me to present tonight's awards.

 

A special reminder to the winners:  some of these awards (the cups and shields) are only yours for a year – many of them are very old and some are very valuable.  Please do look after them – treat them with care and clean them with the proper cleaning materials.  If you get one of these awards, you will get an insurance statement that needs to be signed and returned to the Treasurer immediately.  Because you cannot keep these trophies we will at next year’s AGM give you a replica award and certificate to mark the achievement – the replicas and certificates for our 2007 trophy winners are over there waiting for collection.

 

Speed Awards Certificates

 

During 2008 the club has continued to monitor progress of our swimmers using the ASA Sprint Awards.  The times are shown on the club website.   We now have 85 swimmers registered for the scheme. 

 

When a swimmer achieves the qualifying times in all four competitive strokes and the individual medley we present them with their certificate at the Annual Awards Ceremony.  So tonight we have:

ØAt Bronze level: James Allan, Steven Binns,  Kezia Brown, Heather Grant-Davey, Kerry Holt,  Alex Humphreys, Jack Jackson, Grace Miles, Alexandra Miller, George O'Malley, Debbie Wood, Charlie Wray 

ØAt Silver level: James Allan, Charlotte Henson, Miriam Jones, Daniel Lever, Grace Miles, Laura Nightingale, Louis Rose, Becky Wood 

ØAt Gold level:  Katie Armitage, Bryony Earnshaw, Harry Edwards, Oliver Edwards, Alice Garnier, Charlotte Henson, Emily Raw 

ØAt Platinum level: George Henson, Alison Binns 

 

Because of the continuing success of our swimmers we have introduced a new and very special award for the most significant achievement in terms of speed awards

 

The new FULL HOUSE AWARD will be presented to those swimmers who achieve gold times at 25m and 50m in all 4 competitive strokes and the 100m Individual medley, plus platinum times over 100m in all 4 competitive strokes, the 200m freestyle, the 200m IM and the 1500metres freestyle.  In 2008 – the first year of making this award the Full House has been achieved by five of our swimmers:

 

Ø Alison Binns, Kevin Binns, George Henson, Michael Molloy, Eva Waddup

 

and we have a certificate [and the new award] to present to them tonight.

 

 

1500 Metre Competition

 

Last year  – for the first time we swam the 1500 metre competition at Bushey Grove Pool on a Saturday evening and although a number of swimmers had to pull out on the day because of illness we still had 23 swimmers complete the 60 lengths; all swimmers did it in less than 33 minutes and 5 of them set new club age group records.  To mark their achievement we are presenting all 23 swimmers with a special medal tonight:

 

Place Boys	Name	Time
1	Michael Molly	19.40.09
2	Ian Dix	20.49.18
3	Rafal Kasperski	21.01.39
4	Harry Edwards	22.17.12
5	Robbie Waddup	23.14.68
6	James Allan	27.17.94
7	Steven Binns	27.56.78
8	Bruce Rice	29.21.18
9	Jon Luke Summerfield	32.07.00

 

Place Girls	Name	Time
1	Alison Binns	22.40.00
2	Alice Garnier	23.18.90
3	Helen Clifford	23.29.10
4	Emily Raw	23.35.46
5	Tamsyn Willis	23.40.78
6	Heather Grant-Davey	24.38.28
7	Naomi Raw	24.51.97
8	Beck Wood	25.37.25
9	Julie Crawford	25.47.64
10	Miriam Jones	27.14.60
11	Sarah Wertheim	29.09.72
12	Debbie Wood	29.51.66
13	Molly Harland	30.20.20
14	Kezia Brown	30.44.00

 

 

Club Championships

 

As usual we held three Club Championships during the year.  Points are awarded for each event and the overall age group winner for the boys and for the girls respectively is presented with the age group award.  In 2008 Championship records were broken at all 3 galas this year but particular congratulations must go to Alison Binns who has had a fantastic year, breaking 5 of the 6 Championship records in Under 14 Girls events; she now holds no fewer than 9 Championship records including the Open 200m freestyle The records broken were:

 

 

1^st Club Championships on 11^th March

Alison Binns            U14 50m BUTTERFLY 0:35.03 (Jacqui Southam 35.76 1989)

                                    U14 100m BACKSTROKE 1:20.14 (Heather O’Connell 1.22.99 1987)

Adam Raw                O17100m BACKSTROKE 1:07.31 (Matthew O'Connell 1’09.22 1995)

                                    O17 100m IND MEDLEY 1:07.78 (Stuart Long 1’08.45 2006)

Eva Waddup            O17 100m IND MEDLEY 1:17.40 (Gemma Furniss 1’18.12 2003)

 

2^nd Club Championships on 30^th June

Alison Binns            U14 100m IND MEDLEY 1:18.71 (Heather O’Connell 1'21.64 1987)

                                    U14 100m FREESTYLE 1:09.56 (Lucy Knight 1'13.29 1995)                     

Adam Raw                O17 100m FREESTYLE 0:57.28 (Nicholas Golding 58.86 1998)

 

3^rd Club Championships on 18^th November

Alison Binns            U14 50m SPRINT 0:31.10 (Fiona MacDonald 31.56 1998)

Harry Edwards        U12 50m SPRINT 0:31.42 (Stephen Raynsford 33.70 2005)

                                    U12 50m BREAST 0:43.04 (Carl Raynsford 45.36 2004)

Michael Molloy        U17 100m BACKSTROKE 1:08.86 (Nicholas Golding 1.10.22 1997)

Tamsyn Willis          U17 50m SPRINT 0:30.78 (Lucy Harris 31.17 2004)

 

We have the certificates to mark these achievements to present to the swimmers concerned

[Presentation of Club Championship Record Certificates]

 

Club Championships overall age group winners

 

Moving on to present the trophies to the overall age group winners for the three club championships held in 2008.  The winners are:

 

[Presentation of Club Championship Cups]

 

Trophy	Winner
U8 Boys	Jack O’MALLEY
U8 Girls	Aimee GARCIA
U10 Boys	Alex RAW
U10 Girls	Hannah  ROSE Charlotte GARCIA
U12 Boys	Harry EDWARDS
U12 Girls	Grace MILES
U14 Boys	Jack JACKSON
U14 Girls	Alison BINNS
U17 Boys	Michael  MOLLOY
U17 Girls	Tamsyn  WILLIS
O17 Boys	Rafal KASPERSKI Adam RAW
O17 Girls	Eva WADDUP

 

50 Metre Sprint Race Overall Winners

 

In addition to the Club Championship events we also hold some special races. 

The 50 metre sprint race is held at the third club championships. 

 

Ø Junior Boy 50 metre sprint winner of the Wendy Cook Shield was Harry Edwards.

Ø Junior Girl 50 metre sprint winner of the Wendy Cook Shield was Grace Miles.

Ø Open 50 metre competition for Boys, the Bryan Cook Shield was won by Michael Molloy.

Ø Open 50 metre competition for Girls, the Bryan Cook Shield was won by Alison Binns.

 

200 Metre Race Overall Winners

 

The 200 metre event was swum on 17 May 2008

 

Ø    The overall winner of the Boys’ race was Michael Molloy;

Ø And the overall winner of the Girls’ race was Alison Binns.

 

1500 Metre Race Overall Winners

 

As mentioned earlier the 1500 metre event was held on 6 December. 

 

Ø The overall winner of the boys’ race was Michael Molloy.

Ø And the overall winner of the girls’ race was Alison Binns.

 

200 Metre Individual Medley Race Overall Winners

 

In 2008 we introduced a new event in the club calendar – the 200m Individual Medley race was swum on 6^th July.  Tonight we are presenting cups to the overall winners of the event

 

Ø The overall winner of the boys’ race was Adam Raw.

Ø And the overall winner of the girls’ race was Eva Waddup.

  

 

TROPHIES & PLAQUES

 

The Club likes to recognise improvement and endeavour across all ages.  To be eligible for these awards swimmers must have completed three terms with the Club.

 

Improvement Plaques

 

These next awards are made for overall improvement in their age group in 2008

 

[Presentation of Age Group Plaques]

 

U8   Boys	Cameron  Paul	U8 Girls	Rachel Clawson
U10 Boys	Charlie Mitchell	U10 Girls	Chiara Brown
U12 Boys	Victor Garnier	U12 Girls	Joanne Blackwell
U14 Boys	JonLuke Summerfield	U14 Girls	Katie Armitage
U17 Boys	James Allan Lawrence Armitage Brain	U17 Girls	Becky Wood
O17 Boys	Ian Dix	O17 Girls	Julie Crawford

 

 

Most Improved Cup

 

This category always provokes a lively debate. We consider gala performance, club champs results, time trials and open meets in terms of competition results. Then we add: development of style and stroke, the technical areas of starts and turns.  Attitude, behaviour and commitment also feature and of course we look at the overall development of the swimmers. Our task was made difficult by the quality of the contenders but one ‘rose’ to the top. 

 

Ø This year the Most Improved Cup goes to Louis Rose.

 

 

Endeavour Plaques

 

The next set of awards is made to swimmers who have really worked hard at their swimming throughout 2008.  Teachers nominate swimmers for these awards and this year there were a lot of contenders.  After much deliberation the awards for 2008 go to:

 

[Presentation of Endeavour Plaques]

 

Boys	Girls	Girls
Jack Brenner	Isabelle Day	Rosie  Pope
Henry Jesson	Taryn Fraser	Amber Roe
Tom  O’Malley	Sakhee Ganatra	Kate Watts
Sean Raw	Tayla Gilbert
Robert Shermer	Briony Gooden
Thomas Spencer	Grace Paul
Charlie Wray	Eva Peristiane

 

Overall Endeavour Award

 

Training hard and training smart are equally important. The teachers do notice who is listening and trying to develop their strokes and drills. Ultimately performance in the water comes down to strength, stamina and technical ability. The winner of this year’s overall endeavour award has always been a strong swimmer but this year she has worked very hard and really concentrated on technical improvements to her strokes, starts and turns.

 

    Ø This year the Bill Dowse goblet for Endeavour goes to Alice Garnier.

 

 

Club Performance Awards

 

For 2008 the club has introduced a new category of award to recognise those swimmers who have performed consistently to a high standard for the club at training sessions and galas.  The new Club performance awards are being presented for the first time tonight to the following swimmers who have been nominated by the club teachers and coaches.

 

 

Tony Amos Cup

 

The Tony Amos award is usually presented to one of our younger swimmer to recognise Tony’s interest in teaching juniors.  This year the Tony Amos award  goes to a swimmer who has impressed her teachers and has been a pleasure to watch in the water.  Despite her age she has developed a lovely style and is constantly improving. We have high hopes for her future and have great pleasure in making this award.

 

    Ø The Tony Amos cup goes to Charlotte Garcia

 

Chairman’s Shield

 

The Chairman’s Shield is awarded to the swimmer who has achieved the best results in Open Competitions.  The club has been encouraging participation in open meets and in 2008 many more swimmers took part in these events. When we reviewed the performance of our swimmers in open competitions we were delighted to find that so many had taken part, many for the first time, and that they had also achieved personal best times. However, one swimmer stood out. This swimmer achieved first place and county age group record times in all the events she entered. This performance level is remarkable and reinforces the strength in depth and ethos of our club.   

 

    Ø The Chairman’s Shield goes to Sue Armitage.

 

Gala Performance

 

The next two awards are made by our Club Captains for 2008:  Michael Molloy and Lauren Raw.  This year the Girls Captain award goes to one of our swimmers who has shown a willingness to take on personal challenges and support the team in the gala events she has been entered for. She pays attention during training and does her best  to follow the training objectives given by the coaches.  She always sets a good example to her team mates and we know she gives her all when competing for the team.

 

    Ø Gala Performance Girls Award goes to Helen Clifford

 

The Boys club captain award goes to a young man who sets a great example in supporting his team mates during galas. We have all heard him cheering and encouraging others to perform well. He follows his own advice and across the year has turned in some excellent gala performances for the club.

 

    Ø Gala Performance Boys Award goes to  Andrew Sewell

 

So to the final awards of the evening.

 

Vice Chairman’s Shield

 

This year the Vice Chairman’s Shield is awarded to a member of the club who has worked tirelessly behind the scenes to develop the club. This has taken an enormous amount of time and dedication. He has supported, led, challenged and inspired those of us who have worked along side. All this work and unselfish effort has been to support the ambitions of the club towards its SWIM 21 Goal. 

 

    Ø The Vice Chairman’s Shield for 2008 is awarded to Derek Swannick

 

President’s Cup

 

The President’s Cup is awarded to the overall swimmer of the year.  There have been some very good performances this year across all the age groups, we have seen club records broken and many personal best times set.  This year’s award winner has truly excelled and has not only has she achieved maximum points in club championship events she has broken an astounding 5 Club championship records. Three of these records had stood since the 1980’s!  She has also won all the girls freestyle sprint middle distance and long distance events in 2008.  As well as achieving success in our own events this swimmer has also competed exceptionally well in the inter club galas and leagues while representing the club and also in Open events.

 

    Ø The President’s Cup goes to Alison Binns.

 

Erica Cup

 

The Erica Cup is not awarded every year.  It is only awarded to recognise extraordinary achievement by a club swimmer. This year we are delighted to recognise the efforts of an exceptional young swimmer. He has achieved maximum points in his club championship age group events in 2008 and broken two club championship records in the process.  Even more impressively, for the last 2 years the club has entered the very challenging National League. The London Division in which we compete has pitted our swimmers against some of the best swimmers in the country. One of our swimmers Harry was consistently outstanding and won his individual events. This is a remarkable achievement for a swimmer who is a member of a small club and to applaud this achievement we are delighted to award the Erica Cup

 

    Ø The Erica Cup goes to Harry Edwards.

 

Gala Awards

 

Finally we have an award for everyone who has swum for the Club in an external gala during 2008.  115 swimmers have represented Bushey ASC – to save your hands from getting sore I will announce their names in alphabetical order – girls then boys in groups of 10.  But please do show your appreciation now of their achievements and contribution to the club in 2008.

 

Anoushka Abel	Leah Dickinson	Kirstie Hawes	Holly Livingstone
Katie Armitage	Bryony Earnshaw	Charlotte Henson	Sophie Lockett
Sue Armitage	Hannah Earnshaw	Sarah Holt	Libby Matthews
Joanna Blackwell	Ellie Fox	Kerry Holt	Lauren McGeever
Alison Binns	Taryn Fraser	Alex Humphreys	Sophie Meller
Chiara Brown	Charlotte Garcia	Vicky Humphreys	Anoushka Meller
Jenny Brown	Alice Garnier	Miriam Jones	Grace Miles
Kezia Brown	Heather Grant-Davey	Danielle Joyce	Alexandra Miller
Helen Clifford	Molly Harland	Meera Legg	Rebecca Mycock
Julie Crawford	Grace Harland	Rachel Lewis	Laura Nightingale

 

Sarah Ratcliffe	Kate Watts	Lawrence A-Brain	Ian Dix
Naomi Raw	Sarah Wertheim	James Allan	Harry Edwards
Emily Raw	Fiona Whiting	Ben Bateman	Oliver Edwards
Lauren Raw	Tamsyn Willis	Kevin Binns	Daniel Evans
Hannah Rose	Claire Wolf	Steven Binns	Victor Garnier
Caroline Selwood	Debbie Wood	Sean Bramble	Max Gray
Elizabeth Shermer	Becky Wood	Jack Brenner	Seamus Heath
Claire Thornley		Jonathan Casey	George Henson
Katherine Thornley		Jack Chorley	Richard Henson
Eva Waddup		Jamie Coombs	Jack Jackson

 

George Jesson	Charlie Mitchell	Sean Raw	Conor Swannick
Ravi Jollyman	Michael Molloy	Carl Raynsford	Lewis Tizley
Rafal Kasperski	Ali Naji	Stephen Raynsford	Kim Waddup
Alex Lever	Omar Naji	Peter Ridout	Robbie Waddup
Daniel Lever	Mark Norman	Louis Rose	Robin Willis
Peter Lever	Paul Norman	Andrew Sewell	Blair Wingate
Phillip Lockett	George O’Malley	Robert Shermer	Charlie Wray
Louis Matthews	Alex Pope	Bradley Slavinec	Eli Zrihen
Hugo Mira	Adam Raw	Thomas Spencer
Micah Mira	Alex Raw	JonLuke Summerfield