Don't forget! The RRSC AGM takes place at 7.00pm on Friday 9 May in the Donyngs cafe. We need as many parents to attend as possible. There will be no land training that evening, but swimmers are welcome to join the meeting as soon as they are out of the pool.
Louise Watkin claims European record
RRSC and Kelly College swimmer Louise Watkin smashed the European record in the S9 category on the final day of the British International Disability Swimming Championships in Sheffield. The women’s 100m Freestyle saw Watkin take a record on 27 April, the final day of the competition. Watkin swam an excellent race as she looked strong from the start and when she touched in a time of 1:05.15 she lowered the European record and claimed the silver medal with a total of 824 points. “I was aiming for the European record going into that event,” Watkin said. “I was really close to it at the British Championships so I wanted to come here and take it." For further information please see http://www.britishswimming.org and http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1
RRSC at the London Marathon
RRSC Team Manager Gary Andrews competed at this year's London Marathon and finished in the top 8000 out of 35000 runners. Gary's objective was to finish in under 4 hours and he succeeded, with a time of 3 hours 53 minutes. Gary was supported by a loyal but very wet bunch of fans who endured the rain to see him compete in the charity run. Gary has raised in excess of £500 for Cancer Research. Experiencing the atmosphere certainly makes you want to take part yourself. Many congratulations Gary!
We also had an RRSC swimmer running in the Juniors' 3 mile event. Congratulations to Jack Livings who ran a superb race and finished in the top 150 in a time of just over 18 minutes; work that out and you get just over 6 minutes per mile... unbelievable! Well done Jack.
RRSC Juniors win the Charles Smith B Trophy
RRSC's first home gala of 2008 was very well attended by parents from all the participating clubs. RRSC entered two teams (Red & Black) and many of our swimmers were competing for the first time, making our win a great achievement. Please see the 2008 Gala Results page to read the report and results.
R&RSC Success at Surrey County Championships 2008
Redhill & Reigate Swimming Club have achieved their best ever results at the Surrey County Championships this year, gaining 3 gold medals, 6 silver and 12 bronze along with a host of top 8 placings. The club surpassed last year's points total by 37 points and finished 9th place overall in Surrey, which is a superb achievement for a club of our size. To read the full report, please visit the Press Releases page.
Ben Tilley, Max Pringle, Jack Livings and Carl Campion won gold in the 200m relay. To view the final results at the end of the Surreys please visit the Galas page.