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Indoor Age Group Championships 2012

 Perfect Performances At Indoor Champs

Faversham Swimming Club held their annual Indoor Age Group Championships this month, with over forty five of the clubs swimmers participating.

The Faversham Club members treated the home crowd to some astounding performances throughout the championships. Races were swam over 50 and 100 metre distances, with many of the younger swimmers entering races for the first time.

The championship’s  hit feverish heights as the strenuous multi-stroke skins competition commenced. The six fastest swimmers from each gender are pitted against each other in the pool, each stroke race is picked blindly from a bag with the slowest swimmer in each race leaving the pool until two champions remain.

The girls event saw the gruelling butterfly stroke pulled out of the bag no less than three times. Fifteen year old Abbie Collins wowed the crowd with her battle to claim third place, which left a dual in the pool between thirteen year old Rebecca Crouch and thirteen year old Flora Westlake. Crouch and Westlake were side by side on the last length, but with a burst of speed it was young Flora who touched home and claimed first place.

The crowd were on their feet during the boys competition with three of Faversham’s finest swimmers battling to claim top podium position. Fourteen year old Marty Boorman took third place after a challenging butterfly race, which left fifteen year old elite swimmer Ben Collins in action against hot shot Tom Aylen. The final breaststroke race saw Ben pipped to the post by Tom in what turned out to be one of the clubs most sensational swims of the championships.

First place winners in the girls events were Eva McIntyre in the 9 years 50 metre butterfly, breaststroke, freestyle and individual medley. Tamzin Myburgh 9 years 50 metre backstroke, Nicola Crouch 10 years 50 metre butterfly and breaststroke, Emily Holt 10 years 50 metre backstroke, freestyle and individual medley. Lauren Scott 11 years 100 metre butterfly, Molly Stemp 11 years 100 metre backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle and individual medley. Keeley Wrench 12 years 100 metre butterfly, Georgia Collins 12 years 100 metre backstroke, freestyle and individual medley. Alice Searley 12 years 100 metre breaststroke, Molly McKenna 13 years 100 metre butterfly, Rebecca Crouch 13 years 100 metre backstroke, freestyle and equal 1st in the individual medley. Flora Westlake 13 years 100 metre breaststroke and equal 1st in the individual medley. Lydia Scott 14 years butterfly and backstroke, Erica Sellens 14 years 100 metre breaststroke and freestyle. Jasmine Locke 15 years 100 metre butterfly, Joanne Hawkins 15 years 100 metre backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle and individual medley. Jessica Stephens 16 years 100 metre butterfly and freestyle, Lily Jarvis-Keysell 16 years 100 metre backstroke and individual medley.

First place winners in the boys events were Richard Ellis in the 9 years 50 metre butterfly, backstroke and breaststroke, Thomas Goldsmith 9 years 50 metre freestyle, Jamie Spice 9 years individual medley. Harry McKenna 10 years 50 metre butterfly and backstroke, Joseph Russell 10 years breaststroke, freestyle and individual medley, Joe Wall 11 years 100 metre breaststroke, butterfly and individual medley, Richard Catton 11 years 100 metre freestyle and backstroke. Blaine Ramsden 12 years 100 metre backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle and individual medley. Marty Boorman 14 years 100 metre butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle, Ben Collins 15 years 100 metre butterfly, backstroke, freestyle and individual medley, Francis Nye 15 years 100 metre breaststroke. Tom Aylen mens 100 metre butterfly, backstroke, freestyle and individual medley.

A raffle took place during the championships with prizes being donated by Faversham Swimming Clubs sponsors Simplyswim and Faversham Tesco, together with the sale of refreshments, the club raised over £100.
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Faversham Swimming Club

Disputes and Disciplinary Procedure


The Faversham Swimming Club Committee appreciate that should disputes occur between members of the club it is important to have procedures in place to enable issues to be resolved within the club before the matter becomes a formal complaint.

The Faversham Swimming Club Complaints and Disciplinary Procedure follow ASA Guidelines. All disputes and disciplinary action will observe the following key principles

• All parties will be treated  fairly
• The Complainant has the opportunity to present their case.
• The accused has the opportunity to respond
• The accused is innocent until proven guilty.

All issues relating to child protection with regard to any individual will be referred to the ASA Department of Legal Affairs, as defined by the ASA Child Protection Policy.

The Faversham Swimming Club Complaints and Disciplinary Procedure are only applicable to breaches of club rules by members of Faversham Swimming Club. The Committee does not have the powers to consider complaints against non-members, members of other swimming clubs, or address offences under ASA Law.

Procedures

In the event of a situation occurring during training or competition it may be necessary for a Club Official to take immediate action.  The Supervising Coach or a Committee Member has the authority to temporarily exclude a club member from that training session or competition. The excluding Officer is required to submit a report which will then be considered in accordance with the following procedures.  

Any club member can make a written dispute about any incident relating any other club member regardless of whether action was taken at the time.

On receipt of each written dispute Faversham Swimming Club Committee will, where practicable, make every effort to resolve disputes by informal discussion.

Where a matter cannot be resolved informally, or it is clearly necessary to discipline a member the Committee will set up a Disciplinary Panel to address the matter.

Disciplinary Procedure

1. The Disciplinary Panel will consist of three people, normally Faversham Swimming Club Committee Members, one of whom will act as chairman and another will act as secretary. No member of the panel will have been involved in the dispute. The Committee may invite individuals from outside of the club to sit on the panel if it is deemed necessary.

2. Where appropriate the Committee will appoint an officer of the club to present its case where the complaint is being made by the club.

3. The Chairman of the Panel will notify both parties of the date, time and place of the hearing and the names of the panel members.

4. Both Parties will be given copies of all papers.

5. The hearing will be held within 14 days of receipt of the complaint, unless there are extenuating circumstances.

6. If either party is under 18 years old they can be accompanied by a parent, or guardian, or a coach to help them present their case.

7. Both parties are allowed to bring witnesses to support their case, who after questioning will take no further part in the hearing.

8. Notes will be taken at the hearing.

9. The Panel Chairman will announce any decision verbally as soon as practicable, which will be confirmed in writing within 5 days.

10. Faversham Swimming Club will maintain a record of all complaints and action taken.


Powers of the Disciplinary Panel

The Disciplinary Panel has the powers to administer the following sanctions:
 
1. Issue a verbal reprimand.
2. Issue a written reprimand.
3. Suspend a member for a specified period of time with immediate effect.
4. Expel a member from the club with immediate effect where a club member has, in the opinion of the panel, compromised the interests of the club. Such action may be subject to any overriding ASA Complaints Procedure.

 If either party to the complaint is dissatisfied with the findings of the Disciplinary Panel, they retain the right to refer the dispute to the Judicial Administrator at the ASA.

 

 June 2011