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2011 ASA National Age Groups Championships 
We
had a tremendous weekend at Gloucester’s GL1 Leisure Centre competing in the British
Gas ASA National Age Group Synchronised Swimming Championships. The event included
an exciting performance by the GB Synchronised Swimming Team who will compete
in the Olympics next year. Our first group, swimming on the opening day
of the competition, was the 13/14 team who won gold in the Recreational Free Combination
competition with a score of 58.620 earned by their best ever performance of this
year's routine. The 12 & under team opened the final day and won a well deserved
bronze medal against stiff opposition. Finally, in an thrilling climax to the
weekend, our 19 & Under team secured a gold medal with a score of 62.350 awarded
for their lively and fun routine. All of these winning routines will be
performed at our Christmas Display at Stechford Cascades on 18th December along
with the other routines on which the girls and coaches have worked so hard this
year. 2010 ASA National Age Groups Championships Our teams
competing at this year's National Championships produced medal winning performances.
The 15-17 team performed their Moulin Rouge routine superbly to achieve an identical
score to Bristol Central and both teams were jointly awarded gold medals. The
13-14 team took the bronze medal with their Austin Powers themed routine. All
girls who took part in the figures did well. Congratulations to Lucy Ridge &
Jessica Campbell who qualified for the first round for the 2011 GB Junior Squad
selection process. [Full results] 
Success
at 2010 Midlands Championships Congratulations to swimmers, coaches
& team managers for the great results at the Midlands Synchronised Chamionships
in Leicester on Saturday 30th October 2010. The tally of 7 golds, 2 silver
and 2 bronze medals included golds for 15-17 Solo (Lucy Ridge); 13-14 Duet (Lois
Powell & Phoebe Bradley-Smith); 15-17 Duet (Katie King & Lucy Ridge);
13-14 Combination Team; 15-17 Combination Team; Championship Duet (Jessica Campbell
& Lucy Ridge) and Championship Combination Team. Videos Full
results Success at 2010 Warwickshire & Invitation Championships The
City of Birmingham Synchro team gave fantastic performances in this year's Warwickshire
ASA and Staffordshire ASA Warwickshire & Invitation Championships. The final
medal tally in the Warwickshire Championships was 13 gold, 7 silver and 9 bronze.
In the Invitation Championships we won 7 gold, 4 silver and 4 bronze.
The
13-14 team and 19 & under team took gold in both competitions as did Katie King
(15-17 figures & 15-17 solo); Phoebe Bradley-Smith (13-14 solo); 13-14 duet (Lois
Powell & Phoebe Bradley-Smith); 15-17 duet (Katie King & Lucy Ridge). Emily
Firth took gold in the Championship Figures and was crowned the Figures Champion.
City of Birmingham was awarded the trophy for Best Overall Team. Full
medal list ~ Full Results 2009
ASA National Age Groups Championships Superb performances
from all our girls against stiff opposition at this year's National Championships
resulted in a medal tally of one gold, one silver and two bronze. The 15-17 team
opened on Friday with an energetic routine to take gold in the free combination
event. Phoebe Bradley Smith and Lois Powell followed with a great performance
in the 12 & under duet to take bronze. On Saturday, the 13-14 combination
team produced their best peformance of their routine this year to take silver.
The 12 & under team rounded off a great weekend on Sunday taking bronze with
their free combination routine. Congratulations to all the girls and coaches for
a brilliant climax to our competitive season. Gold Medals: 15-17
Free Combination (Recreational) Charlotte Brookes, Charlotte Kong, Jessica
Campbell, Emily Firth, Alice Munro, Philippa Meddings. Silver Medals: 13-14
Free Combination (Recreational) [video]
Katie King, Lucy Ridge, Amelia Clarke, Cordelia Roberts, Danielle Mercier,
Molly Ross, Hannah Smith. Bronze Medals: 12 &
Under Free Combination (Recreational) Phoebe Bradley-Smith, Lois Powell,
Abigail Parkes, Zoe Key, Isobel Lynock, Lily Bradley-Smith. 12 &
Under Duet Lois Powell & Phoebe Bradley-Smith. 2009 Midland
Championships Birmingham secured 8 gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze
medals - well done to all competitors, coaches and team managers. Full
medal list. Team routine videos. Yvette
Baker Selected for GB Senior Squad Following a seven-day trial in which
twenty athletes were challenging for a place on the GB Senior squad for 2009/10,
Yvette has been selected as one of the successful twelve athletes. The trial took
place in three phases with basic fitness and technical tests; technical and routine
drill; choreography and land testing. Yvette will now be moving to the
GB squad's base in Aldershot to train alongside Olympians Jenna Randall and Olivia
Allison and the rest of the squad. Congratulations to Yvette and our best wishes
for success with the GB squad. [Full
details] Birmingham Synchro Receives Swim 21 Accreditation The
Club's application for Swim 21 accreditation has recently been accepted. Swim
21 is the ASA's Club Development model and provides a 'quality mark' that is recognised
nationally as indicating that clubs are committed to providing safe, effective
and quality services for the benefit of their members. [Full
details] Elizabeth Smith honoured by City of Birmingham Swimming
Club Congratulations to Elizabeth Smith who has been awarded Life Membership
of the City of Birmingham Swimming Club for services to the club. This honour
is rarely awarded to swimmers and it is the first time the award has ever been
given to a synchro swimmer. Junior GB and England Age Group Development
Squad Selections Congratulations to Yvette Baker for being selected
for the Junior GB Squad and to Lucy Ridge for being selected for the England Age
Group Development Squad. Head Coach appointed as 'A' synchro judge Congratulations
to our Head Coach, Allison Pratt, who has been upgraded to the prestigious FINA
‘A’ list of synchro judges making her eligible to judge at all FINA events. Allison
has previously judged at European Junior and Senior events and is proud to be
upgraded to the ‘A’ list.
Allison said “It is a real honour to receive
such good evaluation and to be moved up to the top list, I am really looking forward
to the chance to judge at an Olympics or a World Championships. It is really nice
to know that your hard work has been recognised. I would love to be selected to
judge at the Olympics in London but to have this opportunity you need to receive
good evaluations to be invited so the pressure to perform well is still on.” Help
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valuable support for your club. Regional Development Squads Congratulations
to the following girls on their selection for the 2009 squads:
| West Midland Region Junior Development Squad Phoebe
Bradley-Smith Lily Bradley-Smith Zoe Key Lois Powell Hannah Smith
Hazel Williams | East & West Midland Multi-Regional Senior
Squad Phoebe Bradley-Smith Charlotte Brookes Jessica Campbell
Katie King Molly Ross | Wyndley Pool Re-opens On
10th January 2009 we took part alongside members of Boldmere Swimming Club in
the re-opening ceremony at Wyndley Swimming Pool following recent refurbishments.
At the ceremony were Olympic medal winners Eleanor Simmonds, David Davies and
Joanne Jackson. Three of our teams performed routines and there were demonstrations
of high dive, water polo and competitive swimming.
Highlights from the day
were featured on BBC Midlands Today (YouTube
copy) and a selection of photos is available here. Provisional
2009 Calendar The provisional calendar of synchro events for the midlands
is now available in our diary. West Midland
Development Squad Trials Congratulations to all of the Birmingham Synchro
Swimmers who took part in the Trials on Sunday 4th January to qualify for the
West Midland Development Squad. ASA National Age Groups Championships
2008 At the National Championships held in Gloucester from 5th to 7th
December, Birmingham recorded the following results: 12 & Under Free
Combination (Recreational) - 5th 13-14 Free Combination (Recreational)
- 2nd 15-17 Free Combination (Recreational) - 1st 15-17
Free Solo: Yvette Baker - 4th Congratulations to all of our competitors
and our coaches for representing the city so well. Midland Age Groups
Championships 2008 Birmingham Synchro enjoyed success at this year's
ASA Midland Synchronised Swimming Championships and Age Groups held at Walsall
Gala Baths on 19th October 2008. A selection of videos from this event are included
in our video gallery. Our impressive array
of medals included golds in 13/14 Figures, 15/17 Figures, 18/19 Figures, 13/14
Duet, 15/17 Duet, 18/19 Duet, 13/14 Combination Team and the Championship
Combination Team. [Full medal list]. Congratulations
to all of our competitors and our coach and thanks to Walsall for hosting the
event and to all the parents and other helpers for making the day a success. [Full
results] Elizabeth
Smith Awarded 2007 Swimmer of the Year for Warwickshire
Elizabeth Smith
became the first synchro swimmer to be awarded the title of Swimmer of the Year
for Warwickshire. At 17, Elizabeth was one of the youngest athletes to
be selected for the senior squad and has moved away from home to train with the
squad 5-6 hours a day, 6 days a week in Aldershot. Elizabeth joined the
City of Birmingham Synchronised Swimming Club at the age of 7 and became 12 and
under Warwickshire Champion at the age of 9. She has been first in her age group
every year since, winning figures, solo and duet. In 2005 Elizabeth became
member of the England Junior Development Squad which won the gold medal for England
in the Primorje Synchro Cup at Rijeka, Croatia. Elizabeth represented Great
Britain in 2006 at the Junior European Championships and the Junior World Championships
and was a member of the British team that travelled to Bonn in Germany for the
2006 European Championships. |