Achievement Awards

We now move to the bit you have been waiting for - 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 Baz Long and Phil Holpin to join us 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 2009 trophy winners are over there waiting for collection.

Speed Awards Certificates

During 2010 the club has continued to monitor progress of our swimmers using the ASA Sprint Awards. The times are shown on the club website. 

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:

•  At Bronze level: Kiri Baldwin; Jack Fagan; Tayla Gilbert; Vicky Humphreys; Elizabeth Leeland-Cunningham; Holly Livingstone; Charlie Mitchell; Jack O’Malley; Victoria Pope; Elizabeth Shermer; Lara Sulaman; Oliver Taverner.

• At Silver level: Jack Fagan; Jack Jackson; Holly Livingstone; Libby Matthews; Charlie Mitchell; Hannah Rose; Eliot Zrihen. 

• At Gold level:  Kezzie Brown; Kirsty Hawes; Eliot Zrihen

• At Platinum level: Daniel Lever; Robbie Waddup

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

The BASC FULL HOUSE AWARD is 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 1500m freestyle.  In 2010 – the third year of making this award the Full House has been achieved by

• Robbie Waddup and Rafal Kasperski

 and we have certificates and an award to present to them tonight.

 

1500 Metre Competition

This took place on 18^th July.  Twenty seven swimmers managed to complete the 60 lengths.  To mark their achievement we are presenting them with a special medal tonight: Firstly, the boys...

 

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 2010 thirteen Championship records were broken in the three galas and particular congratulations must go to George Henson who swam so well, breaking 5 Championship records in Under 17 Boys’ events.  The full list of new club championship records is now being shown :

Under 8 - 12m Freestyle - Laura Jones (10.54)

Under 10 - 25m Freestyle - Jack O'Malley (17.35)

Under 10 - 50m Sprint – Oliver Taverner (37.02)

Under 10 - 75m Ind.Medley - Oliver Taverner (1' 07.00)

Under 14 - 100m Backstroke - Louis Rose (1' 21.72)

Under 14 - 100m Freestyle - Louis Rose (1' 09.10)

Under 17 - 50m Sprint - George Henson (25.59)

Under 17 - 100m Breaststroke - George Henson (1' 20.32)

Under 17 - 100m Freestyle - George Henson (58.82)

Under 17 - 100m Ind.Medley - George Henson (1' 09.19)

Over 17 - 50m Sprint - Tamsyn Willis (30.39)

Open - 50m Sprint - George Henson (26.27)

Open - 50m Sprint - Tamsyn Willis (30.22)

We have certificates to mark these achievements to present to the swimmers concerned. So please come up to collect them now.

 

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 2010.  The winners are:

Trophy	Name
U8 Boys	James POPE
U8 Girls	Erin O’MEARA
U10 Boys	Jack O’MALLEY
U10 Girls	Rachel CLAWSON and Sarah IMANSOURA (shared due to same number of points)
U12 Boys	Charlie MITCHELL
U12 Girls	Hannah ROSE
U14 Boys	Louis ROSE
U14 Girls	Grace MILES
U17 Boys	George HENSON
U17 Girls	Naomi RAW
O17 Boys	Rafal KASPERSKI
O17 Girls	Heather GRANT-DAVEY

 

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. 

In the Junior event

•  The Junior Boy 50 metre sprint winner of the Wendy Cook Shield was Charlie Mitchell.

and

• The Junior Girl 50 metre sprint winner of the Wendy Cook Shield was Aisha Jones.

 

In the Open event

• The Open 50 metre competition for Boys, the Bryan Cook Shield was won by George Henson.

and

•  The Open 50 metre competition for Girls, the Bryan Cook Shield was won by Tamsyn Willis.

 

200 Metre Freestyle Race - Junior and Overall Winners

The 200 metre middle distance event was swum on 21^st February 2010.  We have trophies for the fastest Junior Boy and Girl swimmers in the event

• The Junior Boy 200m freestyle winner was Charlie Mitchell

• The Junior Girl 200m freestyle winner was Hannah Rose

..and for the open event…

• The overall winner of the Boys’ 200m freestyle race was George Henson

• The overall winner of the Girls’ 200m freestyle race was Tamsyn Willis.

 

200 Metre Individual Medley Race Overall Winners

In 2010 the club’s other middle distance event,  the 200m Individual Medley race was swum on 5^th December 2010.  The overall winners of the event were

• The overall winner of the boys’ race was George Henson

• The overall winner of the girls’ race was Naomi Raw

 

1500 Metre Race Overall Winners

As mentioned earlier the club’s 1500m long distance event was held in July.

• The overall winner of the boys’ race was Rafal Kasperski

• The overall winner of the girls’ race was Tamsyn Willis

 

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 2010

U8   Boys	James Pope	U8 Girls	Grace O’Malley
U10 Boys	Oliver Taverner	U10 Girls	Niamh Clarke
U12 Boys	Jack Fagan	U12 Girls	Holly Livingstone
U14 Boys	Eliot Zrihen	U14 Girls	Elizabeth Shermer
U17 Boys	Ben Bateman	U17 Girls	Kezzie Brown

 

Most Improved Swimmer 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.  In 2010 one swimmer’s improvement in all these aspects was striking.

• This year the Most Improved Swimmer Cup goes to Portia Thorpe

 

Endeavour Plaques

The next set of awards is made to swimmers who have really worked hard at their swimming throughout 2010.  Teachers nominate swimmers for these awards and this year there were a lot of contenders.  After much deliberation the awards for 2010 go to:

Boys (1)	Girls (2)	Girls (3)
Peter Lever	Ela-Joy Harrington	Kemmy Olawande
Thomas O’Malley	Kyra Johal	Briony Gooden
Alex Karet	Isobel Bird	Vicky Hunphreys
Daniel Westlake	Molly Wray

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.  But the swimmers must constantly try hard and challenge themselves to develop. This means presence and enthusiasm to learn need to be there in abundance.  This swimmer’s efforts throughout the year met these criteria fully and were an example to others.

• This year the Bill Dowse goblet for Endeavour goes to Victoria Pope

 

Club Performance Awards

The club likes to give special recognition to those swimmers who have performed consistently to a high standard for the club at training sessions and galas.  The Club performance awards for 2010 are being presented to the following ten 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 young swimmer who has already shown great promise (particularly at breast stroke where he is already achieving county qualifying times). He is very keen and already ticking off the championship records in his age group. We will be watching his future progress with great interest.

• The Tony Amos cup goes to Oliver Taverner

 

Chairman’s Shield

The Chairman’s Shield is awarded to the swimmer who has achieved the best results in Open Competitions.  We have had a number of swimmers competing regularly in Open Meets this year which is great to see.  However, the top event we had swimmers at was the Herts County Championships and this year we had a swimmer who made finals and PB'd in a number of events and in particular picked up a bronze medal in 50m Breaststroke - an excellent swim.  For this achievement:-

• The Chairman’s Shield goes to Louis Rose

 

Gala Performance

The next two awards are made by our Club Captains for 2010:  George Henson, Daniel Level and Robbie Waddup.

This year the Girls Captain’s award goes to one of our swimmers who has impressed us with her attitude to training and willingness to help during the course of the year and who has contributed to the success of the club at all levels.

• Gala Performance Girls Award goes to Kezzie Brown

The Boys Captain’s award goes to a young man who is a regular trainer and his approach to swimming for BASC has really helped the team no matter the level of gala or event being swum.

• Gala Performance Boys Award goes to Steven Binns

 

And so to the final awards of the evening.

Vice Chairman’s Shield

The Vice Chairman’s Shield is awarded at the discretion of the teachers, and recipients are those who have made significant contributions to club activities. In 2010 there was one person who made a massive contribution – as a Committee member and as a swimming official.  In 2010 he not only produced our highly informative newsletter, he was a regular presence poolside talking to parents and rustling up volunteers, he also organized a highly successful and profitable quiz night for the club and in his spare time completed his Judge level 1 and level 2 qualifications attending nearly all of the club’s galas in the process.  We unanimously agreed this deserved to be recognized formally and publicly and so

• The Vice Chairman’s Shield for 2010 is awarded to Alan Brown

President’s Cup

The President’s Cup is awarded to Bushey ASC’s 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 is our boys’ club captain who has excelled in galas and constantly improved his swimming times. During the last 12 months he has won all of his age group championship events and broken five club championship records in the process – a worthy winner - 

• The President’s Cup goes to George Henson

Erica Cup

The Erica Cup is not awarded every year.  It is only awarded to recognise special achievement. This year we are delighted to recognise the efforts of an exceptional team who have been swimming members of Bushey for quite a few years. During 2010, their efforts and leadership at club events and galas have been outstanding. They have set a fine example to all our swimmers and have been identified by coaches and parents alike as working effectively as a team for the club. We are delighted to award

• The Erica Cup to the Boys’ Club Captains – George Henson, Daniel Lever and Robbie Waddup

 

Gala Awards

Finally we have an award for everyone who has swum for the Club in an external gala during  2010.  88 swimmers - 48 girls and 40 boys 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 2010.

Kiri	Baldwin	Ollie	Farrimond
Isobel	Bird	Taryn	Fraser
Joanne	Blackwell	Briony	Gooden
Chiara	Brown	Heather	Grant Davey
Kezia	Brown	Kirsty	Hawes
Niamh	Clarke	Charlotte	Henson
Rachel	Clawson	Alex	Humphreys
Judith	Charman	Vicky	Humphreys
Bryony	Earnshaw	Sarah	Imansoura
Hannah	Earnshaw	Aisha	Jones

 

Miriam	Jones	Kemmy	Olawande
Emily	Katz	Vicky	Pope
Sasha	Katz	Sarah	Ratcliffe
Elizabeth	Leeland Cunningham	Naomi	Raw
Holly	Livingstone	Emily	Raw
Jenny	Marett	Hannah	Rose
Libby	Matthews	Katie	Rosen
Anoushka	Meller	Caroline	Selwood
Grace	Miles	Elizabeth	Shermer
Laura	Nightingale	Aimee	Sheerin

 

Lara	Sulaman
Annabelle	Thomas
Beth	Thomas
Portia	Thorpe
Sarah	Wertheim
Tamsyn	Willis
Debbie	Wood
Becky	Wood

...and for the boys

Lawrence	Armitage-Brain	Zachary	Gordon
James	Allan	George	Henson
Ben	Bateman	Richard	Henson
Kevin	Binns	George	Jesson
Steven	Binns	Ravi	Jollyman
Jonathan	Casey	Rafal	Kaperski
Jack	Fagan	Alex	Karet
Lucas	Farrimond	Sam	Karet
Lukas	Gilbert	Peter	Lever
Max	Gilbert	Daniel	Lever

 

Louis	Matthews	Louis	Rose
Charlie	Mitchell	Robert	Shermer
Michael	Molloy	JonLuke	Summerfeld
Mark	Norman	Oliver	Taverner
Paul	Norman	Robbie	Waddup
George	O'Malley	Tom	Watts
Jack	O'Malley	Daniel	Westlake
Thomas	O'Malley	Robin	Willis
Adam	Raw	Charlie	Wray
Sean	Raw	Eliot	Zrihen

 

That completes our awards for 2010