Junior League Round 2

Stars of the Gala from round 2 of the Junior League can be seen here with the new 'Stars of the Gala' medals sponsored by Appella Fitness.

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Record Year for Boldmere at the Midland Youth Championships

Well done to all eleven swimmers - Luke Davies, Alex Dolan, Emily Gordon, Morgan Harlow, Phil Hewitt, Josh Holsey, Gina Luckett, Katie Richardson, Charlotte Smith, Joey Stanger and Steve Wilson - who represented Boldmere at this year's Midland Youth Championships.

The 2013 Championships produced record results for the Club with our swimmers qualifying for a total of 16 finals and achieving a final medal tally of 4 Gold, 2 Silver and 2 Bronze medals. Special mentions go to the boys trio of Luke Davies who took Junior Champion titles in all three breastroke events (along with an NQT in the 400IM and a Bronze medal in the 200IM); Steve Wilson who took Gold in the 200 Freestyle and Bronze in the 100 Freestyle; and to Joey Stanger, competing in his tenth consecutive Midland Championships, who took Silver in both the 400 and 200 Freestyle.

Well done again everybody!

Full results are on the Members page.

April 250 Club Winners

• Dave Price and Phil Littler

Junior League Round 1

NEW: News Report

Press Release

Stars of the Gala from round 1 of the Junior League can be seen here with the new 'Stars of the Gala' medals sponsored by Appella Fitness.

Double Commonwealth Champion Ross Davenport Visits Boldmere

Boldmere would like to say a big thank you to Triple Olympian and Double Commonwealth Champion Ross Davenport for giving a pre-AGM motivational and inspirational talk to our swimmers on April 24th. Everybody who attended the evening was full of praise for his presentation, which swimmers - and parents! - found very easy to relate to.

A great talk and Q&A Ross - thanks very much!

Boldmere at the National Arena League Final

NEW: Press Release

On Sunday 21st April Boldmere travelled to Cardiff to compete in their third National Swimming League 'A' Final against the best of the best in the country - and once again our swimmers did us proud. Competing against the likes of Olympic 100m Breaststroke champion Ruta Meilutyte, as well as many GB swimming stars, it was always going to be a tough contest - but we came away with a PB by finishing in 9th position, one place better than our previous A Final best.

Well done everybody!

Level 3 Boldmere Water Carnival Meet, 6th-7th July 2013

The details of this year's Level 3 Water Carnival are now available HERE.

Clubs: the Carnival has become a very popular end of season meet - please send your completed entry packs to us as soon as possible to ensure your club entry is accepted.

Officials: we can not run this meet without your help and support. If you are available to officiate at this event please contact Andy Luckett boldmere.officials@hotmail.co.uk

Boldmere swimmers: entries to this meet are processed on a first-come first-served basis so please hand your entries to Rob Barnsley (Midland Squads) or Pete Purdy (County Squads) as soon as possible for processing.

Warwickshire County Champs 2013 Week 3

Full press release available HERE

The photo above shows most of the medalists from week three of the champs.

Warwickshire County Champs 2013 Week 2

NEW: full press release now available HERE

Week two at the Warwickshire champs saw Boldmere swimmers take more county titles. Joey Stanger topped the podium twice for the 200m and 800m Freestyle while there was a clean sweep of trophies in the boys 100m Backstroke with Jordan Youngman taking the Junior title and Adam Hall the Senior. The medals tally total rose to 60 with 9 more Golds, 8 Silver and 9 Bronze and a further 107 LB personal bests set and 2 more new LC club records.

The photo above shows most of the medalists from week two of the champs.

Warwickshire County Champs 2013 Week 1

NEW: full press release now available HERE

At the first week of the Warwickshire Championships three Boldmere swimmers; Steve Wilson 200m Back, Alice Dearing 1500m Free and Joey Stanger 50m Free, were crowned as County Champions along with Jordan Youngman who became Junior Champion in the 100m Butterfly. A total of 34 medals, 14 Gold, 12 Silver and 8 Bronze were won and as well as 115 LB personal bests which also saw 4 new LC club records.

A Press Release will follow but a special mention must go to Alice Dearing (who was missing from the photo as she was at the British Gas International Meet in Leeds) whose time of 17:07.39 in the 1500m Free was a 37 second PB and not only broke her own Junior and Senior Warwickshire records but also the Junior and Senior West Midlands records. More impressively her 800m split time of 9.04.29 broke the Junior Warwickshire record by 5.5 seconds which has stood for just over 10 years. Well done Alice.

The photo above shows most of the medalists from week one of the champs.

Staffordshire Inter-County Champs 2013

Six of the Boldmere swimmers who represented Warwickshire can be seen above - for full details see the Press Release HERE.

2013 British Gas Central Zone Championships

Four of the seven medal winners from the recent champs at Corby can be seen above - for the full Press Release see HERE. Close >

Four Volunteers Qualify as Level 1 Judges

Carl Chatfield, Dave Holder, Rob Barnsley and Malcolm Ratcliffe have qualified as Judge level 1. They passed the practical assessment 'with flying colours', according to the assessors, at the Junior Invitation Meet at Stechford. Well done to all of them!

A new course for J1 officials will be starting in the near future. If you are interested in joining the course please contact Shirley Wigley at shirley.wigley@hotmail.co.uk Close >

Boldmere Junior Invitation Meet

On Saturday 16 February 379 swimmers from eight different clubs enjoyed nearly six hours of swimming at Stechford. There were 1276 individual swims in 220 heats. The swimmers were supported by over 80 volunteers on the day. We would like to thank all the parents and swimmers for supporting our event but especially all the volunteers from all the clubs who made the day possible.

For the full results please click HERE. Close >

Sutton Coldfield Sports Awards 2012

A fantastic night at Sutton Town Hall was crowned by Boldmere taking two awards: Ash Cox as Coach of the Year and Steve Harlow as Volunteer of the Year.

You can read a full press release HERE

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David Giess

It is with great regret that we report the death of David Giess at Good Hope Hospital on Thursday morning. Dave had been ill for quite a while, but continued even recently to attend meetings in order to plan for the future of the water polo section of our club. With the help of a club member and friend he attended and watched in full an Under 16 water polo tournament at Handsworth Leisure Centre, a measure of his dedication to the sport.

Dave, affectionately known as Jimmy by his players, worked as a volunteer in water polo for 54 years He first became involved as a fifteen year old, playing for Nechells Water Polo Club and Warwickshire County. At the age of eighteen he ran the Nechells Club with its senior and junior teams, and was part of the transition of this club into City of Birmingham Water Polo Club. As a young man he qualified as a referee and attended the inaugural water polo coaches' course at Cosford. He then managed and coached the district age group teams, taking them to the ASA Championships. He was honoured to accept the role of president of the Midlands Water Polo Team.

About thirteen years ago, David approached Boldmere Swimming Club to suggest the integration of his water polo club into the swimming club, so establishing our water polo section. Under his tutelage the teams have been very successful, playing in ASA finals. Several of his players have trained with national squads.

David also coached and managed the City of Birmingham senior and three age group teams. He was match secretary for the Midland Youth League.

His impact on the world of water polo across the West Midlands region has been immense. In 2010 the ASA awarded him an Aquaforce Award for his contribution to sport and I know that he was extremely pleased to receive this.

The following quotes from some of the people who knew him well speak volumes about you David.

"Jimmy always had time to talk to people at the club desk. He sat down and talked to parents, swimmers and club helpers. He was a great source of knowledge and was always there for people."

"The grass roots of the sport were always your priority, Jimmy, and without your efforts Midland water polo would be a lesser entity."

"Boldmere Swimming Club has been proud of Jimmy's work."

"David, you were a man who 'made a difference'. Your energy and enthusiasm were infectious and you will be missed."

Shirley Wigley, Chairperson, Boldmere Swimming Club Close >

SWIM 21

The committee is pleased to announce that West Midlands Swimming has confirmed that Boldmere Swimming Club has been successfully revalidated for its Swim 21 status for 2012/13.

The Club received a special mention for its competitive successes and for its fundraising activities.

Many thanks go to Judith Price for her work in coordinating the Club's re-validation submission. Close >

Training and Development Opportunities

Please find HERE a copy of the latest Training for Sport Programme which details Training Development Opportunities plus other sports-related information up to March 2013. If you are interested in attending any of the courses please contact the relevant person for that course. Close >

2012 Club Championships Results

Overall Results
Boys Points
Girls Points

A full list of age group results will be available soon.

Well done to everyone who took part! Close >