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 Wendy Cook, our President, 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 2011 trophy winners are over there waiting for collection.

Speed Award Certificates

During 2012 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.  I would like to mention that in 2012, we saw an exceptional number of swimmers achieving these competitive swimming performance awards. So tonight we have:

           

·        At Bronze level: Joanne Blackwell; Sophia Colville; Lukas Gilbert; Sarah Imansoura; Laura Jones; Michael Kirwan; Rebecca Saville; Sophie Spencer; Charlotte Watson; Daniel Westlake; Timothy Wheatley. 

·        At Silver level: Ella Bailey; Isobel Bird; Joanne Blackwell; Chiara Brown; Briony Gooden; Lewis Humphreys; Sarah Imansoura; Elizabeth Leeland-Cunningham; Jenny Marett; Lauren Smith; Lara Sulaman; Elizabeth Tang; Charlotte Watson. 

·        At Gold level: Shasheen Payoe; Victoria Pope; Hannah Rose; Aimee Sheerin; Elizabeth Shermer; Mia Springer; Elizabeth Tang; Charlotte Watson.

 ·        At Platinum level: Steven Binns; Victoria Pope. 

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 2012 – the fifth year of making this award the Full House has been achieved by three swimmers and we have certificates and an award to present to them tonight.

• Steven Binns

• Victoria Pope

• Louis Rose

 

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 2012, we swam a number of new races for the first time for our Under 8s. These were 25m back stroke and 25m breaststroke. Therefore this year, they stand as new records. The full list of new club championship records is now being shown: 

Under 8 – 25m Back Stroke – Charlie Taverner (29.44)

Under 8 - 25m Breaststroke – Charlie Taverner (29.90)

Under 8 – 25m Back Stroke – Niamh O’Meara (30.44)

Under 8 – 25m Breaststroke – Niamh O’Meara (36.00)

Under 10 - 25m Freestyle – Erin O’Meara (17.64)

Under 10 – 50m Sprint – Erin O’Meara (38.30)

Under 12 – 50m Sprint – Charlotte Watson (32.10)

Under 14 – 50m Sprint – Aisha Jones (30.61)

Under 17 - 50m Sprint – Kezzie Brown (30.51)

Under 17 - 100m Breaststroke – JonLuke Summerfield (1:19.27)

Open - 200m Freestyle – Kezzie Brown (2:30.11)

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 2012.  The winners are: 

Trophy	Name
U8 Boys	Charlie Taverner
U8 Girls	Niamh O’Meara
U10 Boys	James Pope
U10 Girls	Erin O’Meara
U12 Boys	Jack O’Malley
U12 Girls	Charlotte Watson
U14 Boys	Jack Fagan
U14 Girls	Victoria Pope
U17 Boys	Jonluke Summerfield
U17 Girls	Kezzie Brown
O17 Boys	Rafal Kasperski
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.

• The Junior Boy 50 metre sprint winner of the Wendy Cook Shield was Jack O’Malley.

• And the Junior Girl 50 metre sprint winner of the Wendy Cook Shield was Charlotte Watson.

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

• And the Open 50 metre competition for Girls, the Bryan Cook Shield was won by Aisha Jones.·       

 

200 Metre Freestyle Race - Junior and Overall Winners

The 200 metre middle distance event was swum on 26^th February.  We have trophies for the fastest Junior Boy and Girl swimmers in the event

• The Junior Boy 200m freestyle winner was Jack O’Malley

• The Junior Girl 200m freestyle winner was Charlotte Watson

..and for the open event…

• The overall winner of the Boys’ 200m freestyle race was JonLuke Summerfield

• And the overall winner of the Girls’ 200m freestyle race was Kezzie Brown

 

200 Metre Individual Medley Race Overall Winners

In 2012 the club’s other middle distance event, the 200m Individual Medley race was swum on 2^nd December. The medals and pennants for these were not presented on the night, because we like to present these at tonight’s award ceremony. The 200IM competition is always tricky as you have to be able to swim two lengths of all four strokes, one after the other. This can lead to disqualification in some cases, particularly when tiredness sets in. We are very pleased tonight to present the age group winners for the 200IM competition:-

[RED = New Club Record]

200IM age group results	Name
U10 Boys	1. James Pope	4’07.98
U12 Boys	1. Timothy Wheatley 2. William Jones	3’44.65 4’24.98
U14 Boys	1.Jack Fagan 2.Robert Sherner 3. Lewis Humphreys	2’52.18 3’24.91 3’35.21
U17 Boys	1. Jonluke Summerfield 2.Charlie Wray / Louis Rose 4. Rafael Montojo 5. Eliot Zrihen	2’31.96 2’42.00 2’48.40 2’52.97
O17 Boys	1. Rafal Kasperski	2’43.00
U12 Girls	1.Elizabeth Tang 2.Georgia Pearson	3’16.06 4’12.97
U14 Girls	1. Victoria Pope 2. Aimee Sheerin 3. Chiara Brown 4. Mia Springer 5. Lara Sulaman	2’49.82 3’02.53 3’12.94 3’19.86 3’21.09
U17 Girls	1. Kezzie Brown 2. Sarah Wertheim 3. Fiona McQuire 4. Debbie Wood 5. Elizabeth Shermer	2’49.00 3’06.75 3’08.87 3’09.81 3’21.78
O17 Girls	1. Kirsty Hawes 2. Elizabeth Leeland-Cunningham	3’08.50 3’30.53

 

So to the overall trophies for the 200 IM competition

• The overall winner of the boys’ race was Jonluke Summerfield

• And the overall winner of the girls’ race was Kezzie Brown

 

1500 Metre Competition

This took place on 1^st July.  Twenty six swimmers managed to complete the 60 lengths.  To mark their achievement we are presenting them with a special medal tonight: Firstly, the boys..

 

1500 Metre Race Overall Winners

There is also an award for the overall winners of the 1500metres event.

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

• And the overall winner of the girls’ race was Kezzie Brown

 

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 2012 

U8   Boys	Joe Fagan	U8 Girls	Niamh O’Meara
U10 Boys	Ethan Sheerin	U10 Girls	Laura Jones
U12 Boys	Michael Kirwan	U12 Girls	Elizabeth Tang
U14 Boys	Jack Fagan	U14 Girls	Aimee Sheerin Aisha Jones
U17 Boys	Charlie Wray	U17 Girls	Lauren Smith

  

Most Improved Swimmer Cup

This category always provokes a lively debate. We consider gala performance, club champs results and time trials 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 2012 one of our junior swimmer’s improvement in all these aspects was striking.

• This year the Most Improved Swimmer Cup goes to Jack Fagan

 

Endeavour Plaques

The next set of awards is made to swimmers who have really worked hard at their swimming throughout 2012.  Teachers nominate swimmers for these awards. The awards for 2012 go to:

 

Boys (1)	Girls (2)
Lewis Humphreys	Laura Bailey
William Jones	Kay Fagan
Daniel Westlake	Rebecca Kirwan
Timothy Wheatley	Nicola Marett
	Grace O’Malley
	Rebecca Saville
	Libby White
	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 that 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. He has also been a pleasure to teach and a joy to have in the club.

• This year the Bill Dowse goblet for Endeavour goes to Kaden Elsey

 

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 2012 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 is shared by two of our young swimmers who are already showing great promise. Both scored maximum club championship points in their age group, and  have achieved many PBs over the course of the year.

• The Tony Amos cup goes to Erin O’Meara and James Pope

 

Chairman’s Shield

The Chairman's Shield is awarded to the swimmer who has achieved the best results in Open Competitions. As you will see from the Open Meet report in the pack, we have had another busy year.  Many swimmers have performed extremely well at Open Meets, including County Championships.  However, this year we had one swimmer who went on to compete in both the Youth and Senior Winter Championships at Regional level.  For this achievement

• The Chairman’s Shield goes to JonLuke Summerfield

 

Gala Performance

The next two awards are made by our Club Captains for 2012:  Jonluke Summerfield and Kezzie Brown.

In 2012 we have witnessed some outstanding swimming within our representative squads. But two swimmers have consistently stood out for their approach and personal commitment to the team. They are both great athletes in their own right and highly motivated to improving performance and this approach is of great influence and benefit to the rest of the squad.

 

This year the Girls Captain’s award goes to

• Gala Performance Girls Award goes to Aimee Sheerin

The Boys Captain’s award goes to

• Gala Performance Boys Award goes to Louis Rose

 

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. This year, the award goes to someone who has made a huge contribution on the teaching side over many years. Most recently, he has worked with the senior squad inspiring them to perform well. The results of his work were demonstrated during 2012 as Bushey were promoted to the first division of the Herts Major League.  We unanimously agreed this deserved to be recognized formally and publicly and so

• The Vice Chairman’s Shield for 2012 is awarded to Richard Henson

 

President’s Cup

The President’s Cup is awarded to Bushey ASC’s overall swimmer of the year.  There have been some outstanding 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 achieved maximum club championship points, has won the 200m Freestyle, 200m IM and 1500m Freestyle events. In addition, she has achieved over 20 PBs during the year.

• The President’s Cup goes to the girl’s club captain Kezzie Brown

 

Erica Cup

The Erica Cup is awarded to recognise special achievement. In 2012, one swimmer has continued to improve his times, and has achieved maximum club championship points. He won the Open 50m Sprint, 200m Freestyle, and 200 IM competitions. He has set over 20 PB times and qualified to swim at the Regional Championships.

• The Erica Cup goes to the boy’s club captain Jonluke Summerfield

 

Gala Awards

Finally we have an award for everyone who has swum for the Club in an external gala during 2012.  102 swimmers - 56 girls and 46 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 2012.

Laura	Bailey	Ollie	Farrimond
Isobel	Bird	Taryn	Fraser
Chiara	Brown	Jadene	Gilbert
Kezia	Brown	Tayla	Gilbert
Mallika	Buckle	Briony	Gooden
Judith	Charman	Freya	Gooden
Niamh	Clarke	Kirsty	Hawes
Georgia	de Gidlow	Charlotte	Henson
Katherine	Evans	Sarah	Imansoura
Kay	Fagan	Aisha	Jones

 

Laura	Jones	Cara	O'Toole
Eleanor	Kirwan	Georgia	Pearson
Kayla	Leroy	Victoria	Pope
Holly	Livingstone	Naomi	Raw
Jenny	Marett	Hannah	Rose
Libby	Matthews	Rebecca	Saville
Fiona	McQuire	Heera	Shah
Grace	Miles	Elizabeth	Shermer
Kemmy	Olawande	Aimee	Sheerin
Erin	O'Meara	Lauren	Smith

 

Mia	Springer	Charlotte	Watson
Lara	Sulaman	Evie	Watson
Elizabeth	Tang	Molly	Wray
Shivani	Thakrar	Sarah	Wertheim
Annabelle	Thomas	Tamsyn	Willis
Beth	Thomas	Debbie	Wood
Eva	Waddup	Becky	Wood

 ...and for the boys

James	Allan	Ronith	Gaglani
Ben	Bateman	Lukas	Gilbert
Steven	Binns	Max	Gilbert
George	Castle	Charlie	Hauff
Oliver	Castle	George	Henson
Gianluca	Dora	Lewis	Humphreys
Joe	Elsen	Jack	Jackson
Kaden	Elsey	Ravi	Jollyman
Jack	Fagan	William	Jones
Lucas	Farrimond	Rafal	Kasperski

 

Alex	Karet	Joshua	Saville
Michael	Kirwan	Robert	Shermer
Peter	Lever	Max	Springer
Daniel	Lever	JonLuke	Summerfeld
Louis	Matthews	Christopher	Tang
George	O'Malley	Robbie	Waddup
Jack	O'Malley	Daniel	Westlake
Thomas	O'Malley	Timothy	Wheatley
Shasheen	Payoe	Robin	Willis
James	Pope	James	Wilson
Sean	Raw	Charlie	Wray
Louis	Rose	Eliot	Zrihen

 

That completes our awards for 2012