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Icebreaker 7th and 8th January 2012

Swimmers turn on the heat at Icebreaker

A team of Faversham Swimming Clubs elite swimmers raised the temperature at the recent Icebreaker Licensed Open Meet held at Kingsmead Leisure Centre, Canterbury.

The crowd were treated to some sensational swims including fourteen year old Ben Collin’s dash in the boys open 100 metre butterfly which smashed nearly three seconds off his entry time, stopping the clock at 1.20.49.

Whilst thirteen year old Lydia Scott carved nearly two seconds off her time in the girls 100 metre freestyle, she accelerated to the finish in a time of 1.07.92. Lydia also competed in the girls 50 metre freestyle, finishing in a time of 31.20.

Joanne Hawkins finished the girls 100 metre backstroke in a time of 1.23.16. Jasmine Locke’s concluded time in the girls gruelling 200 metre butterfly was 3.43.47. Flora Westlake completed the 100 metre breaststroke in a time of 1.34.72. Nicola Crouch’s time in the 50 metre freestyle was 41.36, whilst big sister Rebecca finished the 50 metre freestyle in 33.51. Eleven year old Olivia Hawkins completed the girls 50 metre freestyle in a time of 35.97.

Faversham Swimming club is a Club Mark Accredited Sports Club

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Welcome

Faversham Swimming Club was established in 1965 as a seasonal club at a time when the town had only an outdoor pool.

Faversham pools now benefits from both indoor and outdoor pools within one complex. The Club operates year round and provides activities covering a wide range of disciplines within the sport of swimming. Over 300 members from age 5 to 85 benefit from the Club.


 

 

FRIDAY WATER POLO

The first Friday water polo of the year will be this Friday 13th Jan.

Any member of the club, or parent or junior (over 16) is welcome!

See you there!

Purchasing Club Clothing

Club T-shirts, hoodies and swimming hats are available 

from Jane Scott. Catch her at the pool or contact her at

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Wear your club clothing loud and proud !

 

Be a shareholder in your club.

Invest in us and be a volunteer. 

Faversham swimming club is run solely by volunteers, to teach children to swim and further develop their swimming ability for a minimum cost. We are in need of more volunteers, you could make a real difference. Please speak with Lucy or Tim to find out more about helping us.


 

East Invicta eXcel Performance Squad - exciting opportunities ahead for swimmers and coaches. More details can be found on the East Invicta website.

 

Please note ALL Squad training will now start at 8.15pm on a Monday evening.

New for the Winter

Junior Water polo Sunday evenings 8.30pm - 9.30pm, new members welcome.

All Improver and Squad swimmers welcome over the age of 10.

Non Faversham Swimming Club members are also welcome, subject to a swimming assessment.

Come along and join us for a free trial on a Sunday evening.