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 2013 trophy winners are over there waiting for collection.

 Speed Award Certificates (Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum)

 

During 2014 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 2014, we again saw an exceptional number of swimmers achieving these competitive swimming performance awards. So tonight we would like to congratulate swimmers in each of the following categories:

Bronze (Girls): Grace Carnell, Nikhita Gallimore, Amina Imansoura, Gabriella Kennedy, Isabella Kennedy, Becky Lousley, Lucy MacGillivray, Ruby Qureshi, Charlotte Rice, Heera Shah, Shivani Thakrar, Katherine Wheatley,  Laura Wolstenholme, Emily Wray

Silver (Girls): Laura Bailey, Grace Carnell, Nikhita Gallimore, Isabella Kennedy Amina Imansoura, Kemi Olawande

Gold (Girls): Ella Bailey, Laura Bailey, Briony Gooden, Lauren Smith

 

Bronze (Boys): Charlie Hauff, William MacGillivray, Robbie Marsh	Silver (Boys): Joe Elsen, Michael Kirwan, Ethan Sheerin, Robert Shermer, Nick Stockwell	Gold (Boys): Joe Elsen, Lewis Humphreys, Robert Shermer, Daniel Westlake, Timothy Wheatley Giacomo Desiderio, Ravi Jollyman
Platinum: Aisha Jones

 

 Club Championships Records:

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. However special mention goes to those swimmers who on the night of the club champs swim the fastest time recorded at the club championships for that event.

We had several championship records broken at the club champs. The full list of new club championship records is now being shown. We have certificates to mark these achievements to present to the swimmers concerned. So please come up to collect them now: 

Club Championship Records: -

Boys 200m Freestyle: Charlie Wray (2’10.19)

Girls 200m Freestyle: Kezzie Brown (2’27.66)

CC3 U17 – 50m Freestyle – Aisha Jones (30.17)

CC3 O17 – 50m Freestyle – Jack Jackson (26.09)

CC3 O17 – 100m Breastroke – Kezzie Brown (1’25.55)

 

  Club Championship overall age group winners: -

Moving onto the overall club championship winners which goes to those who have received the most points from Club Champs (33 points in total; 6 points for coming 1^st in any Club Champs event.  Anyone who entered the 200m Free, 200m IM and 50m Free will receive 1 point)

 

	Girls	Boys
U8	Jena Elsey	N/A
U10	Katherine Wheatley	Joe Fagan
U12	Laura Jones	Ethan Sheerin
U14	Laura Bailey	Timothy Wheatley
U17	Aimee Sheerin	Christopher Tang
O17	Kezzie Brown	Jack Jackson

 

We also hold some special races throughout the year:

 

 50m Sprint Race Overall Winners (CC3 – 22^nd November 2014): -

Wendy Cook shield for Junior Boy goes to:  Thomas Jobson – 35.25

Wendy Cook Shield for Junior Girl goes to:  Grace Carnell – 34.80

Bryan Cook Shield for Open Boy goes to:  Jack Jackson – 26.09

Bryan Cook Shield for Open Girl:  Aisha Jones – 30.17

 

 200m Freestyle Junior and Overall Winners (9^th February 2014): -

Junior Boy:  Ethan Sheerin – 3’25.30

Junior Girl:  Laura Jones – 3’18.19

Open Boy:  Charlie Wray – 2’10.19

Open Girl:  Kezzie Brown – 2’27.66

 

 200m IM Competition (28^th September 2014): -

Overall Boy:  Jack Jackson – 2’34.13

Overall Girl:  Kezzie Brown – 2’44.83

 

 1500m Achievement Medals (22^nd June 2014): -

 Boys:

Rafal Kasperski, Jack Jackson, Alex Karet, George Jesson, Christopher Tang, Nick Stockwell,

Sam Cohen, Michael Kirwan,  Daniel Westlake,  Charlie Hauff,  Joe Elsen, Ben Phillips

 Girls:

Kezzie Brown,  Chiara Brown,  Briony Gooden,  Lara Sulaman,  Ella Bailey,  Mackey Kavanagh,

Lauren Smith, Kiki Gallimore, Molly Wray

 

 1500m Overall Winners: -

Boys:   Rafal Kasperski

 

 Diving Course Certificates: -

Miranda Abbiss Keeley,  LeahAnn Butler,  Tara Clarke,  Leonie Chauhan,  Uri First,  Rebecca Kirwan,  Isabella Kennedy,  Joseph Moran,  Alexander Morgan,  Moji Olawande,  Sophie Pick,  Ben Phillips,  Charlotte Rice,  Max Springer,  Morgan Springer,  Ben Stockwell,  Katherine Wheatley,  Ryan Wilkins,  Grace O’Malley

 

Trophies & Plaques: -

(To be eligible you must be with the club for all three terms of the awarded year)

 

 Improvement Plaques (Overall Performance in age group): -

As a club we like to recognise great improvement whether it’s in training or in competition therefore we’ve selected one boy and one girl from each of the age groups for an improvement plaque.

	Boys	Girls
U8	N/A	N/A
U10	Joe Fagan	Ruby Qureshi
U12	Thomas Jobson	Moji Olawande
U14	Kaden Elsey	Kiki Gallimore
U17	Charlie Hauff	Lara Sulaman & Kemi Olawande

 

  Most Improved Swimmer Cup: -

This next award is for our overall most improved swimmer.  This person has come out of the shadows and right into the lime light over the course of this year.  He has developed a real passion for swimming, he now has the ambition and skill to perform to a high standard in competition and in training.   

I used to think he was a very negative person, he didn’t realise how much potential he had, never really believed how fast he could become.  He used to say to me “I’m not going to win this” which was a mind-set that I wanted to change however I soon realised that this wasn’t a negative attitude at all but a modest one.  He made the 50m sprint finals at Club Champs 3 at just 13 years of age, swam insane in internal club test sets such as the T20 where he came 4^th out of the entire club.  He has also reached county level in Freestyle and Breastroke and will be competing at County Champs in March.

This swimmer always performs to his best and is a very good role model for the other boys to look at and adopt.  A couple of us as coaches have developed a strong bond with him which I believe is the key to his growing success.  He’s prone to getting toe cramp, is still trying to touch his feet in land training and will always without fail ask if we can do relays at the end of each session.  He’s come a long way and I am so proud of him.  With a unanimous decision amongst the coaches, this years ‘Most Improved Swimmer’ goes to:

 Nick Stockwell.

 

Endeavour Plaques: -

We also like to recognise swimmers who consistently work hard in training and always approach swimming with a positive mind set.  We have ‘tried’ to select one boy and one girl from Amos 1, 2, Transition, Baker, Cook, Dowse and Erica for an Endeavour plaque.

 

 

  Overall Endeavour Award (Bill Dowse Goblet): -      

We now need to present the overall endeavour award.   This swimmer consistently attends all 7 hours of training per week and tries her hardest each session.  She is enthusiastic and is keen to improve her stroke.  What has been outstanding recently is her stamina capabilities reflected in the test sets where she came 2^nd out of the whole club for the 10x 100m swim which is simply outstanding.  She’s a great role model and sets the training standard for the top squad high.  This year’s Bill Dowse Goblet goes to  

Chiara Brown.

 

 Club Performance Awards: -

We also like to recognise those swimmers who consistently perform to a high standard in training and at galas.  This year we have ‘tried’ to select one boy and one girl from each age group.

 

 

Tony Amos Cup: -

Since 2002 because Tony Amos was very much associated with the non-swimming end of the pool, the award has been based around the younger swimmers either ‘swimmer of the year’ or ‘most promising young swimmer’.  I can reveal that this young lady has proved herself to be ‘most promising young swimmer’ in the club, her enthusiasm on pool side is overwhelming and she has become very keen in doing galas and open meets.  She trains hard and has recently been moved up the Early Competitive squad.  She has a bright swimming future ahead of her and us as coaches promise to give her every bit of guidance she needs to become a success.  The years Tony Amos cup goes to:

Ruby Qureshi.

 

 Chairman’s Shield: -

This next award is for the swimmer who has achieved the best results in Open Events.

Open events are classified as events that are open to any registered ASA swimmer and NOT internal or Club gala events.  I am pleased to announce that this years chairmans shield goes to a female who pretty much enters every Open Meet there is and very much deserves every success that she has had this year.  It goes to:

  Kezzie Brown

 

 Performance: -

I’m now going to hand you over to this year’s club captains; Elizabeth Shermer, Charlie Wray, Briony Gooden and Shasheen Payoe who have chosen this year’s gala performance award for one girl and one boy. I would just like to take this opportunity to thank Elizabeth and Charlie along with Briony and Shasheen for their efforts this year. They have done an amazing job marshalling the swimmers and supporting the coaches and ensuring the galas run smoothly.

 

Gala Performance Girls Award: -  Kiki Gallimore

Gala Performance Boys Award: -  Joe Elsen

 

 Vice-Chairman’s Shield: -

This next award is based on contribution to the club.  This person has done so much for the club in more ways than you can imagine.

 Howard Willis

 Presidents Cup: -

This next award goes to overall swimmer of the year based on whoever got maximum club championship points.  Not only did this swimmer receive maximum points but she also received two club championship records, the vice chairman’s shield goes to:

 Kezzie Brown

 

 Willis Shield: -

Now for our newest addition, the Willis shield which was awarded for the first time last year.  It’s for somebody who’s involvement and commitment to swimming and general contribution to the club.  This person is currently girl’s club captain where she has put her life and soul into organising everyone’s roles and duties in external and internal galas.  Not only that but she has now developed into a very effective coach for the Early Competitive squad, the kids absolutely love her!   They love her partly because they without fail receive chocolate after a test set but mainly because she is a fun, loveable and a knowledgeable coach who I truly believe will flourish into one of the greatest coaches Bushey has ever had.  This year’s Willis Shield goes to –

 Elizabeth Shermer

 

 Erica Cup: -

(Awarded for special achievement only, not awarded every year.  To be based on swimmer’s all round achievement in club activities and representing the club)

Jack Jackson

 

  Gala Awards: -

We like to give recognition to anyone who has represented Bushey at a swimming gala, a way of saying thank you as without you guys we wouldn’t hold our current league positions that the club has worked so hard to maintain.  Whether you have swam in Herts Major League, Peanuts, Arena or the Isabel Galas we would like to present to you, for the first time ever, a dog tag to mark your commitment, performance and reliability.

104 Swimmers, 55 girls & 49 Boys

Miranda Abbis Keely

Ella Bailey

Laura Bailey

Kevin Binns

Steven Binns

Isobel Bird

Chiara Brown

Kezzie Brown

Leah Ann Butler

Grace Carnell

Judith Charman

Tara Clarke

Sam Cohen

Giacomo Desiderio

Joe Elsen

Kaden Elsey

Katherine Evans

Joe Fagan

Kay Fagan

Ollie Farrimond

Edan Finan

Kiki Gallimore

Jadene Gilbert

Tayla Gilbert

Briony Gooden

Freya Gooden

Charlie Hauff

Joe Holden

Lewis Humphreys

Sarah Imansoura

Jack Jackson

George Jesson

Thomas Jobson

Ravi Jollyman

Aisha Jones

Alexander Jones

Laura Jones

William Jones

Alex Karet

Rafal Kasperski

Mackey Kavanagh

Joel Kelly

Gabriella Kennedy

Isabella Kennedy

Eleanor Kirwan

Michael Kirwan

Rebecca Kirwan

Alexander Larkin

Morganne Laxennaire

Hermione Lester

Alex Lever

Becky Lousley

Lucy MacGillivray

William MacGillivray

Jenny Marett

Nicola Marett

Robbie Marsh

Ross Marsh

Louis Matthews

Fiona McQuire

Juan Montojo

Rafael Montojo

Joseph Moran

Alexander Morgan

Kemi Olawande

Moji Olawande

Grace O'Malley

Jack O'Malley

Shasheen Payoe

Georgia Pearson

Olga Perez de Tena

Ben Philips

Sophie Pick

Maitri Pindolia

Ruby Qureshi

Charlotte Rice

Hannah Rose

Louis Rose

Joshua Saville

Joe Scanlon

Heera Shah

Aimee Sheerin

Ethan Sheerin

Elizabeth Shermer

Robert Shermer

Lauren Smith

Max Springer

Mia Springer

Morgan Springer

Neil Steer

Ben Stockwell

Nick Stockwell

Lara Sulaman

Christopher Tang

Sohini Vora

Sarah Wertheim

Daniel Westlake

Katherine Wheatley

Timothy Wheatley

Ryan Wilkins

Laura Wolstenholme

Charlie Wray

Emily Wray

Molly Wray