Saturday, January 31, 2015

A couple of adjustments to squad times - please read!

Dear Swimmers

Hope you're all doing well and enjoyed a really great Australia Day weekend last week!

Owing to a carnival this coming Friday 6th February, the 9.30am session has to be cancelled I'm afraid to say. For anyone who can make it, we'll run a special session down at Cottesloe Beach starting at 9.30am and meeting just before on the grass bank immediately facing the pylon. This will be a 1hr session featuring some fun in/outs and learning to hone your open water skills. It will be a lot of fun! Please indicate by return of email if you will attend this one so that I can have an idea of numbers.

Going into the carnival season, the following sessions will also be affected in this manner:

  • Friday 6th March (Beach)
  • Friday 20th March (25m pool)
  • Friday 27th March (Beach)
  • Monday 30th March (Beach)

…I'd actually be really keen to introduce some of you to where I swim at Claremont Jetty (river) at one of these sessions (probably 27th March) but will keep you posted on that.

Pool closure:

Also I have been informed that owing to essential maintenance at Claremont Pool from the 6th to the 20th June, Claremont Pool will have to close for this 2 week period. I am just investigating what we can do as an alternative over this period, but given that it's the start of winter I am sure this will result in being a minimised program - I will keep you posted though.

Paul Away:

As usual I will be delivering my last sessions on Wednesday 25th February and back on pool deck on Wednesday 18th March. This will be due to our annual 2-week UK based coach education courses in conjunction with British Triathlon and also the International Triathlon Union. As usual I will leave you in very good coaching hands!

I will also be away with Michelle and the kids from the 1st to the 12th April (over the Easter break) in New Zealand for a friend's wedding and to run a couple of courses as well. There will be no sessions over the period 3 to 6 April (inclusive) owing to the Easter holidays.

Lastly, I may coincide a coaching trip request from several organisations in Hong Kong in the 6-20 June period in line with the pool closures.

Hope that helps you to keep abreast of all the situations in the next 6 months. 

Have a great weekend!

Paul





Monday, January 19, 2015

Get your entry in for this Australia Day's Sorrento Swim

Dear Swimmers

There will be no swim sessions this coming Monday, 26th January, owing to Australia Day of course. Many of the squad (including myself) will be racing up at Sorrento over various distances from 500m to 10km - hope you can make it - should be a fun morning!! Entries close on Thursday.

Cheers

Paul






Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Parking at the pool

Dear Swimmers

Please be advised that in these peak periods at the pool, many of you opt to park in the lower car park near the Aspire Gym. Please be warned that the council has now outlined some marking bays down there and anyone caught outside those bays will be ticketed, apparently.

Thanks Lynn H for sharing this with us.

Paul

Thursday, January 8, 2015

4 for 3 deal instructions

Dear Swimmers

If you signed up for the 4 for 3 deal as per http://swimsmoothperth.blogspot.com.au/2014/11/4-for-3-deal-on-ows-series-races.html please contact Skye Stevens on skye.stevens@wa.swimming.org.au who will ensure that your entry to Sorrento on Australia Day is free.

Many thanks.

Paul


Sunday, January 4, 2015

We are back on tomorrow!

Dear Swimmers

Hope you all had a fantastic Christmas and New Year and are excited about getting stuck back into your swimming in 2015!

This is just a courtesy email to remind you that we start back in full swing tomorrow (Monday 5th January) with the 7am and 930am technique sessions and hope you can join us. The full program will be back to normal from tomorrow across all sessions in all squads.

It is likely to be a tad quiet in some of the sessions due to the school holidays so please take this opportunity if you're around to come on down and get stuck back in.

If your situation has changed at all for attending squads in 2015 please let me know asap. We now have 331 swimmers patiently sitting on our wait list who are seeking spots so please let me know if anything has changed for you.

Many thanks - I can't wait to get you all cracking again!

Paul

We are back on tomorrow!

Dear Swimmers

Hope you all had a fantastic Christmas and New Year and are excited about getting stuck back into your swimming in 2015!

This is just a courtesy email to remind you that we start back in full swing tomorrow (Monday 5th January) with the 7am and 930am technique sessions and hope you can join us. The full program will be back to normal from tomorrow across all sessions in all squads.

It is likely to be a tad quiet in some of the sessions due to the school holidays so please take this opportunity if you're around to come on down and get stuck back in.

If your situation has changed at all for attending squads in 2015 please let me know asap. We now have 331 swimmers patiently sitting on our wait list who are seeking spots so please let me know if anything has changed for you.

Many thanks - I can't wait to get you all cracking again!

Paul