Warley WASPS - Swimming and Masters Sandwell

Here you will find information about Warley WASPS (Warley Amateur Swimming and Polo Sandwell) Swimming Club, the latest news, fixtures, membership information, photos, also results from club, county, national and open meets of all of our club swimmers. The club is based at Smethwick Swimming Centre in Sandwell, West Midlands, and has served the local community since 1888, boasting past Olympians, Commonwealth and National champions.

Please feel free to browse around the site which includes an in-depth review of the clubs history, all training times, venues and costs, or check out our club shop for all club merchandise, all proceeds contribute to the successful running of the club. Any past members can also leave messages on our 'Guest Book' page, get back in touch with Warley's swimmers of 'Yester-Year'!

We offer a comprehensive Learn To Swim Programme, working to the ASA's National Teaching Plan for Swimming, through to junior and senior development competitive squads. We are also, the only local club who caters for Masters swimmers, of all abilities.

Anybody wishing to join our club, please contact us via an e-mail or by phone, from the'Contact Us' section of this website - where a member of our teaching/coaching team will contact you as soon as possible.

If you have any views or questions about the club, or wish to have a general discussion about swimming or any other sport/subject, please feel free to use our 'Warley WASPS Forum' page.

Latest News:

Nuneaton Junior League Round Two Results

The results for the Second Round of the Junior League are now available in the results section of the website. The report is still to follow. If anyone is in need of the password for the 'Results' section, please contact Marc.

Nuneaton Junior League Round Two Results

This proved to be a very difficult round, from start to finish, three teams were within 10 points of each other, right up to the last event. (Report and Results to follow)

Final Results:

1st Wombourne 231

2nd Warley WASPS 225

2nd Evesham 225

4th Boldmere 'C' 166

5th Wolves Masters 107

We are still on course for the final, but it is now going to be very tough and depends on our final round draw. There is still much work to be done between now and 23rd June, we need much work on starts, takeovers, turns and general fitness. We all need to attend as many sessions as possible so we achieve our goal!

Well done to all who swam last night!

May Newsletter Available

This months newsletter is now available as a PDF file under the 'Newsletter' tab. Good luck to our 'Junior' team in Saturdays important round two of the Junior League. This round may prove to be a decisive round!

MAY 2012 Recruitment - FIRST TWO LESSONS FREE!

We are currently looking to take on new swimmers in our 'Learn to Swim' programme. Swimmers include total beginners, through to those that can already swim, who are looking to extend their skills. We currently run three 'learn to swim' sessions on a Monday, Wednesday and Saturday morning.

We are also looking to add talent to our 'Junior' and 'Senior' Competitve Development Programme. Any swimmer, whether JUNIOR through to MASTERS are more than welcome to come along for a FREE trial.

For more details please email Tim Beddowes on: timbeddowes@warleywasps.net or marcsoulsby@warleywasps.net. More contact details can be found on our 'Contact Us' page.

We take swimmers from the age of '4' onwards.

Second Round of Mercian League Draw - 9th June

The next round of the Mercian League will again, be held at Nuneaton. This round looks like quite a tough one!

Warley WASPS

Welshpool Sharks

Lichfield

Kingsbury Aqu

Rugby

Boldmere

RESULTS: First Round of the Mercian League

Yesterdays gala was always going to be tough, it was our first senior gala since 2007. The teams we were up against were all in higher divisions in junior competitions and all were regular competitiors in senior leagues, so all were going to be far more experienced than us. Our result below shows how far we, as a club, have progressed in the last 12-18 months. Full results and report will follow shortly.

Well done to all and a special thanks to our additional swimmers who came along to help us out!

1st Leamington Spa 256

2nd Nuneaton & Bedworth 226

3rd Rugby 179

4th Warley WASPS 126

5th Orion 124

6th Northgate 121

We are always looking to recruit both 'Competitve' and 'Learn to Swim' swimmers. If anyone out-there is interested please see the 'Contact Us' page for details. The first TWO sessions are FREE!

Second Round of the Junior League Draw

The second round of the Junior League has been draw and is shown below. It has draw us against the second placed team in the league, so this one is going to be tough!

This round will take place on Saturday 12th May 2012.

Gala 2 - Wyndley

B73 6EB

Wolverhampton Masters

Boldmere 'C'

Wombourne

Evesham

Warley WASPS

Nuneaton Junior League Round One Report/Results

The full results and report for Saturdays gala are now uploaded and can be viewed under the 'Reports' and 'Results' sections of our website. Bring on the next round! As the 'Results' section contains club data it has been password protected. At present the password for the 'Results' page is the same as the one for the 'Members' page. If you require the password, please email or text Marc, who will provide the password.

We are always looking to recruit both 'Competitve' and 'Learn to Swim' swimmers. If anyone out-there is interested please see the 'Contact Us' page for details. The first TWO sessions are FREE!

RESULTS: Nuneaton Junior League Round One

Congratulations to all of our swimmers who last night at Tamworth. All performed to their best which helped to produce a very memorable evening, providing Warley WASPS with their first gala win in six years. Final results were as follows:

1st Warley WASPS 237

2nd Kingsbury Aqu 204

3rd Boldmere C 193

4th Leicester Sharks 184

5th Wellington B 136

The club is improving with each passing week, and our membership is now booming, something we set out in our re-building plan some three years ago. The above hard work can be attributed to all the teachers, coaches, parents and swimmers who have support the club through some very difficult times. We are now passing through the hard times and have many talented young swimmers coming through. This is just the start, there is much hard work to come and just as much support and commitment is required.

The structure we now have at Warley is a quality one, both for teaching and now for competing, again, this was the major part of our re-structuring plan.

We take Boldmere 'C' with us into the next the round!

Full results are available in the 'Results' section and a gala report will follow shortly.

Keep up the good work!!

Teaching and Training Fees

Unfortunately, Sandwell Leisure Trust have increased their charge on pool hire, on all of their facilities we use. It is with this in mind that we have had to make a slight increase in our 'Teaching and Training' fees. As of 1st June all of our fees will increase by £1.00 per calendar month. We ask that all members adjust their standing orders accordingly by the 1st June. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Fixtures Updated

The fixtures list has been updated. Workshops have been added to our current fixtures list. In addition there will also be a workshop held on 25th August 2012, at the usual time.

Warley WASPS Draw String Bags Available

The club are now selling draw-string kit bags, in black with our club logo. They are available in two sizes from the front desk and our swim shop.

Haden Hill S.C. Cooperation

We are pleased to announce that Warley and Haden Hill are to work together on a number of forthcoming projects including sessions and competition. We are looking at helping Haden Hill in the Ross League and possibly the remaining Worcester Winter League rounds. We will keep all members informed as and when all the details are discussed and finalised. The fixtures list will be updated to show possible additional fixtures.

Aston University Swim Team Link

We are hoping to finalise a link between ourselves and Aston University, whereby, Warley will be working with the swim and waterpolo team to help provide additional pooltime for the University team.

Land Training

We are attempting to secure a land training session and venue for Tuesday evenings, hopefully from 6.00 pm to 7.30 pm. This will include circuit training and some other cross sport activities. We hope to open the sessions up to parents as well as swimmers, this is also part of our Swim 21 committment for the Development stage, which we wish to achieve. Keep looking for final details.

Warley Training Sessions

We currently have the following sessions where we need to boost numbers. These sessions are open to Junior Transition, Junior and Senior swimmers.

Sunday Langley 12.00 pm - 1.00 pm

Wednesday Langley 8.15 pm - 9.45 pm (Seniors)

Thursday Aston Uni 6.45 pm - 8.30 pm

Friday Aston Uni 7.00 pm - 9.00 pm

Hope to see you there!

'Sandwell Academy' Link up.

Warley WASPS have formed a club/school link with 'Sandwell Academy'. We will be offering our services to 'Sandwell Academy' athletes, who in turn will be promoting our club within their 'Outstanding' school. There are a few formalities to be discussed, but this will be an exciting and exclusive venture! More proof and evidence we are moving in the right direction!

An Introduction to Competitive Swimming Booklet

This booklet is now available as a PDF file and can be found in the 'Club Information' Tab. All those new and old to the club will find this booklet useful as it outlines the basic requirements of Competitive Swimming. Others also using the website, may also find it of use.

'Simply Swim'

'Competition Swim Wear'

'Swim Suits'

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