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Site last updated: 26th January 2012

 

        

         
 
 
 
 
 
 
Here you will find information about Warley WASPS Swimming Club, the latest news, fixtures, membership information, photos, also results from club, county, national and open meets of all of our club swimmers.

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 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, one of the few local clubs who cater for Masters swimmers.

Anybody wishing to join our club, please contact us via an e-mail or by phone, from the 'Contact Us' section of this website - and then 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 the 'Warley WASPS Forum' page.

 

 

 

Latest News:

 



 

 

Assistant Coach Vacancy

 Due to the expansion of our Junior Development programme, Warley WASPS are looking to appoint an enthusiastic assistant coach.

 

 The candidate will work closely with the Head Coach to help to continue to develop our Junior and Senior squads.

 

 The ideal candidate will hold a minimum of ASA/UKCC Level 1 qualification working towards Level 2, with previous coaching experience prefered.

 

Competitive rates offered depending upon experience.

 

 For further information or to arrange a visit please contact:

 

Head Coach: Marc Soulsby

Phone: 07714 014 062

Email: marcsoulsby@warleywasps.net

 

Closing date: 31st January 2012

 

 

Aston Training

We are looking to expand upon the number of swimmers attending Aston University training. If anyone is in need of a lift for the session, please ask one of our committee members and a lift for your child can be arranged. We are always willing to help our members.

 

Wombourne Gala Report - Saturday 21st January 2012

The gala report is now available from the 'Reports' tab.

 

January Newsletter Available

Januarys' Newsletter is now available to download as a PDF file from the 'Newsletter' tab.

 

Wombourne Millennium Gala Results 21st January 2012

 Saturday evening saw our Junior team swim its first gala of the New Year. The teams we were up against were: Heath Town, Wolverhampton Masters, Oldbury, Wombourne and Broadway. The official individual race results, at the time of writing, have not been recieved, but the final results were as follows:

1st:       Wombourne               224

2nd:      Broadway                   204     

3rd=:   Warley WASPS         197

3rd=:    Oldbury                        197

4th:       Wolves Masters         117

5th:       Heath Town                 81

All swimmers performed and behaved admirably. For a number of swimmers this was their first ever gala and again, performed superbly! We also had a number of key swimmers unavailable, so this result shows, yet again, we have improved upon last year and we continue to move in the right direction. Once the race details have been recieved a full report will be posted on the website. 

"Keep up the good work, keep training and keep performing to a high standard!!"

 

New Teaching and Coaching section

We now have a new page on our website. This page shows the structure of our dedicated Teaching and Coaching staff.

 

Thursdays at Aston - Time Change

 The start time for Thursdays session will be 6.30 p.m. thus making Thursday a 2 hour session. This will be 1.25 hours swimming and 0.75 hours of waterpolo training.

 

BREAKING NEWS: '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!

 

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.

 
Aston University Sessions

The sessions at Aston University - Woodcock Centre, are now up and running on Thursdays, 6.45 - 8.30 pm, and Fridays, 7.00 - 9.00 pm. Please support the sessions.

 

 Team Captains - Junior & Senior

 We are going to be choosing the team captains for this year. There will be one boy and one girl chosen from the 12 year old age-group for the Junior team and one boy and one girl chosen from the Senior team. The Senior team captain criteria will be selected from the 15+ years age-group. If you wish to be considered for the position, please email Marc with a short reason why you believe you are best suited for the position. Senior team captains will be expected to either attend committee meetings or submit a written report, where there is a need to express the views of the swimmers.

 

Worcester County Championship 2012 Entries

Entries for this years championships will have to be returned to Carole or Marc by Wednesday 11th January 2012. This is to ensure that the entries are processed and returned electronically back to the County Representitive by Friday 13th January 2012. All swimmers who have qualifying times will be expected to enter, as these are major championships. (see 'Club Information' for qualifying times)

 

 
Another new coach - Roger Soulsby

Warley WASPS would like to welcome back, Roger Soulsby, who will be helping to coach our Junior and Senior squads. He brings a wealth of experience and will help to motivate and produce our future swimmers. 

We are still looking to expand our coaching staff further, investment in our swimmers is now paramount and to anyone who is interested in coaching, we'd like to bring the above advert and January's Swimming Times (advert towards the rear of the magazine) to everyone's attention.

 

'Club History' - Update

 The clubs 'History' page has now been updated showing some of the history from the 60's through to present day.


Sunday Sessions 

With immediate effect our Sunday sessions will return to 12.00 p.m. to 1.00 p.m. and our involvement with Oldbury Swimming Club will cease. A full club statement is available in the 'Members' section.


First Round Draw of the Mercian League

The first round of next years Mercian League will take place on Saturday 28th April, venue will be Nuneaton Pingles. The first round draw for Warley was as follows:

 Warley WASPS

Leamington Spa

Orion

Nuneaton

Rugby

Northgate

A very difficult gala, but will be good experience!!

 

2012 Fixture List Available

The 2012 fixture list is now available from the 'Fixtures' tab.

 

First Round Draw of the Junior League

The first round of next years Nuneaton and District Junior League will take place on Saturday 21st April, venue to be decided. The first round draw for Warley was as follows:

 Leicester Sharks 'C'

Newport

Warley WASPS

Boldmere 'C'

Kingsbury Aquarius 'B'

Leicester Sharks have now been formed by Enderby and Lutterworth amalgamating, giving them two teams in Division 1 and one team in Division 3.

 

2012 Worcester County Championships and Criteria Update

All the information regarding the 2012 Worcester County Championships, including Qualifying Times, Programme of Events and Entry Forms are all now available to peruse and download from the 'Club Information' tab. There is also an updated version of Warley WASPS 'Club Structure and Criteria'  available to download and peruse, the members area copy is obsolete. All are in PDF format. Any problems please let Marc know.

 

 

 

Division 3 - Junior League FInalists 2011


 

Team Captains Danny Yates and Emma Beddowes with the Mayor and the Division 3 Best Dressed Team trophy (one of 5 trophies won). Junior League Final 2011

 

January 2012 Recruitment Drive - 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, but are looking to extend their skills. We currently run three 'learn to swim' sessions on a Monday, Wednesday and Saturday morning.

For more details and a Warley WASPS leaflet, please see our 'Contact Us' Tab for who to contact, with regards to booking a place.

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

 

Teaching Instructors

We are looking at increasing our members in the learner section, which means that we are in need of additional help. If anyone is or knows of anyone interested in helping teach our future competitive swimmers to 'Learn to Swim', please contact either Tim Beddowes or Marc Soulsby (see 'Contacts' tab). Competitive rates apply, depending upon current qualifications and experience.


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.
 
 
                                                                            
 
 
 

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