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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. Success at 2010 Warwickshire & Invitation Championships
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) Silver Medals: 13-14
Free Combination (Recreational) [video] Bronze Medals: 12 &
Under Free Combination (Recreational) 12 &
Under Duet 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
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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All you need to do is register with easyfundraising by clicking here or on the logo so that Birmingham Synchro becomes your nominated good cause. Then whenever you are considering purchasing something online, click on the easyfundraising logo again and check whether your chosen retailer is listed. It really does take only a few seconds, costs you nothing extra but will provide valuable support for your club. Regional Development Squads Congratulations to the following girls on their selection for the 2009 squads:
Wyndley Pool Re-opens
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 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, 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.
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. | ||||||
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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. 
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. 
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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.
Elizabeth
Smith Awarded 2007 Swimmer of the Year for Warwickshire 
