14 December 2014 Please take time to read the latest edition of our newsletter

22 December 2014 Here are a couple of photos from the Christmas party. I wonder what they have asked Santa for. Photo 1 Photo 2

		15 December 2014 we've got some lovely picture from the christmas party that we would like to share with you but we need parental permission to publish them. I will assume that you have no objections unless you specifically let me know by email by 19 December. (Please remember to include the children's names in the email)

1 December 2014 As always we are closed over the Christmas period. Our last session is Friday 19 December and we re-open on Wednesday 7 January 2015. The sessions on 19 December are 'splash nights'

		1 December 2014 The children's Christmas party is 13 December 2014

		3 September 2014 Merseyside Water Polo Academy (Born 2004 to 2007 players) will start this Sunday at Liverpool Aquatic Centre, Wavertree Sports Park. The session will be run 1:30-2:30pm and will be £4.00 per session "pay per play". This session is open to all children who can swim 15m front crawl and comfortable in deep water, ideal for beginners. Please feel free to invite family and friends.   Date for the next ten sessions: 1. Sunday 31st August 2. Sunday 7th September 3. Sunday 14th September 4. Sunday 21st September 5. Sunday 28th September 6. Sunday 5th October  - Sunday 12th October (No Session) 7. Sunday 19th October - Sunday 26th October (No Session) 8. Sunday 2nd November 9. Sunday 9th November - Sunday 16th November (No Session) 10. Sunday 23rd November

1 August 2014 Please find below details of the lane draw for the 1st round of the Echo cup galas. The galas will take place on Saturday 30th August at the Knowsley Community Leisure Centre (Huyton) Gala 1 Warm up 1.00 pm Lane 1, Formby S.C. Lane 2, Hoylake S.C. Lane 3, Birkenhead S.C. Lane 4, Ormskirk Otters Lane 5, Bridgefield S.C. Lane 6, Southport S.C. Lane 7, Bootle & N/L S.C. Gala 2 Warm Up 4.00 pm Lane 1, Prescot S.C. Lane 2, Halton S.C. Lane 3, Crosby S.C. Lane 4, Garston S.C. Lane 5, Everton S.A. Lane 6, Bebington S.C. Lane 7, Liverpool Penguin

		1 August 2014 Please follow the links below for information about the Wirral Metro Autumn Level 2 Short course Open Meet 4th and 5th October Meet conditions Paper entries Flyer events poolside pass application

13 July 2014- length Session, summer opening Over the summer period we normally close, but this year we will be staying open. There will be a 1 hour session run on Wednesdays from 6.00 to 7.00pm, for length swimmers. This will start from the 23rd July and run all through the summer closed preiod. £2.00 payable at the session. All swimmers taking part in the Echo Cup are encouraged to attend these sessions as the Gala will be at the end of August, so a summer away from training is not the best preperation.   Our teachers are prepared to put the effort in to delivering these sessions, so we ask for all you swimmers to come along and work hard over the summer.

		13 July 2014 Summer closure Last normal club night – Sunday 20th July  Re-opening full session Friday 29th August The last Sunday session on the 20th will be a splash session where we get the floats out and have a good old fun session. Width session will run from from 3.00pm to 3.45pm All length swimmers will be merged into one sesion from 3.45pm to 5.00pm

19 June 2014 Merseyside Water Polo Academy invites you to enter the 2014 Liverpool and District Mini-Polo Festival for players born 2002 and later, for new and developing water polo players. SUNDAY 20th JULY 2014 LIVERPOOL AQUATIC CENTRE, 11:30am Please follow the links for information and entry form. Closing date for entries is Friday 3rd July 2014. Entry form Information

		19 June 2014 The club is running special sessions on Friday 20th June and Sunday 22nd June to provide swimmers with the opportunity to attain the Competitive Start Award. Swimmers will be expected to demonstrate they can dive safely into shallow water in order to achieve the standard. Swimmers successfully completing the award will receive a certificate and also be allowed to dive into shallow water when representing the club in galas subject to the gala promoter permitting this.   Swimmers should attend the sessions at their normal times. Please make every effort to attend.

3 June 2014 Please follow the link below for the club gala results, positions and times. Club gala information

		17 May 2014 We will be closed on Friday 23 May and Sunday 25 May because of the bank holiday. Sessions start again on 30 May

5 May 2014 Please follow the link below for the latest edition of our newsletter Bridgefield Swimming club news letter

		5 May 2014 Our fantastic swimmers are currently working very hard to improve their starts with the aim that the majority of our Intermediate and Advanced swimmers will successfully complete the Competitive Start Award in the next two months. Swimmers will receive a certificate as reward for their achievement. Successfully gaining the certificate also allows swimmers (where gala promoters rules permit) to dive into shallow water when representing the club in competition. This has 2 advantages. Firstly swimmers gain an advantage from diving rather than starting in the water, but also in relay races swimmers are far less likely to 'take a flyer' with a dive takeover as opposed to an in the water start. We will announce a date in the next couple of weeks when the assessments will take place. Can swimmers and parents please make every effort to attend."

5 MAY 2014 The club has been invited to join a newly formed City of Liverpool Development League. The idea of the league is that it will provide developing clubs like ourselves the opportunity to gain valuable experience in competition. The galas will consist of a mixture of individual and relay events and is open to all age groups in the club from 9 and under right through to open age. There will be four galas between now and the end of the year. The first 2 will take place on Sunday 25th May and Sunday July 20th, with the warm up time for both being 11am. The galas wil take place at the Knowsley Culture Park, Huyton. This is a fantastic opportunity for our swimmers to gain valuable gala experience in a friendly environment. Swimmers who have competed in County or Regional Championships in the last 12 months are not permitted to compete,, and a 'speeding ticket' rule will apply which means that if swimmers or relay teams swim faster than the 'speed limit' the team will get only 1 point. This is to ensure clubs don't swim 'ringers'. The galas promise to be a great deal of fun and it will be great to see our swimmers enjoying the experience. A Team Sheet for the first gala on 25th May will be available in the next 7 days. The coaches look forward to seeing our parents and swimmers enjoying the galas.

		5 May 2014 The Gala dates page on the website has been updated. Can all swimmers and parents please take note of the dates when the club is involved in galas. We have added venues, times and the age groups of swimmers involved. There may be a coach running to the gala in Warrington. This is to be confirmed. Providing the dates at this stage is intended to be an early 'heads up'. Can you please make every effort to be available to represent the club in the galas listed. The galas will also be added to the 'Gala Dates' area on the website and this will be kept updated on a regular basis. The club will in future issue Team Sheets two weeks in advance of galas taking place. Swimmers and parents should make every effort to attend however if this is not possible can they advise the club at the earliest opportunity, as Team Managers should not be making last minute changes to the team during the warm up period as they should be focused on preparing swimmers for the gala ahead. Many thanks in anticipation of your support.

14 April 2014 We are closed over the Easter holiday. The sessions on 18 April and 20 April will not take place. The Wednesday session on the 23 April will take place as normal. Remember our new Sunday times start on the 27 April

		14 April  2014 Find out all about our club gala to be held on 18 May 2014. You can also download an application form as well Gala details Application form

6 April 2014 Please follow the link below for details of the sprint night timings. Sprint night timings

		6 April  2014 Change of Sunday club session times From 27 April Sunday club session times will be as follows: 1st session (widths) 3.00pm to  3.30pm 2nd session (lengths) 3.30pm to 5.00pm we have been approached by the council and asked to consider moving our sessions back by 2 hours.. These new times are more in line with the times we originally asked for last year. We have always thought that the later start time would suit more of our members and have such have accepted these times after they were discussed and accepted by our committee. We apologise for the change but do feel that this is best for the club. Hopefully the change in time will mean that more children, who found the earlier session times difficult will be able to attend.

1 April 2014 If you were presented with a trophy at the last presentation night can you please bring them back. We need all the trophies back by the end of April so that we have time to have then cleaned and refurbished. Please pass your trophies to Karen Rockwood.

		1 April  2014 Important dates for your diary. The annual club gala will be held on Sunday 18 May between 13.00 and 17.00hrs.  Presentation night will be Saturday 7 June in Hollies Hall. More details to follow.