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Training Times
| Training times are currently as follows. These are a mixture of remote land training sessions via Zoom and in-pool training sessions. | |
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| Monday: | 6.00 - 8.00pm Strength and Conditioning (Zoom) |
| Wednesday (Elite Squad only): | 7.30 - 10.00pm Leyland |
| Friday: | 8.00 - 10.00pm Leyland |
| Saturday: | 9.00 - 10.00am (Zoom) |
| 2.00 - 3.00pm (beginners) Fulwood | |
| 2.00 - 5.00pm (full club members) Fulwood | |
| Sunday: | 6.00 - 7.00 pm land training in the dance studio Leyland |
| 7.15 - 9.15pm in the pool (beginners in pool until 8pm) Leyland |
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Grade Results – September 2022
Big congratulations to the following CoPA swimmers who obtained the following grades at the September grade day:
- Marisa, Rhea & Natasha: Figure Grade 5 Gold
- Chloe H. & Ellie: Figure Grade 5 Silver
- Agatha: Figure Grade 3 Bronze
- Ruby-Lee: Figure Grade 2 Bronze
- Chloe NN: Figure Grade 1 Bronze
Great work girls!
Synchro Grade Results – June 2022
The recent synchro grade day was a very successful endeavour for CoPA synchro swimmers who achieved the following results:
- Imogen and Amarah: Figure Grade 3
- Emilia: Figure Grade 4
- Jess: Figure Grade 5
Congratulations girls!
Jubilee Weekend – No Synchro Training
Please note that there will be no synchro training this forthcoming weekend on Friday, Saturday or Sunday (3rd, 4th, 5th June) due to the jubilee bank holiday.
Fabulous Results for CoPA at National Championships
CoPA had a wonderful weekend at the 2022 National Championships – the first National event for our junior and senior swimmers since 2019. After an especially long period of time out of the pool for our senior swimmers the results were especially impressive. This was the largest number of entries CoPA had entered for many years with multiple personal bests in a number of events, which was especially impressive when considering the exceptionally high volume of overall entries! Huge thanks go to Fiona and all the coaches for helping to prepare the swimmers ahead of the competition and to our club volunteers and judge Camilla who helped at the competition. Full results are detailed below.
Technical Solo (out of 23):
- Rhea – 4th
- Natasha – 13th
Free Solo (out of 28):
- Rhea – 5th
- Marisa – 15th
- Leah – 22nd
Technical Duet (out of 12):
- Rhea & Natasha – 5th
Free Duet (out of 18):
- Leah & Rhea – 6th
- Marisa & Natasha – 8th
Technical Team – 8th (out of 9)
Free Team – 10th (out of 14)
Well done to all of our swimmers we are very proud of you all!
Medal Success at National Age Group Championships
Huge congratulations to our 12&under and 13-15 swimmers who competed at NAG’s last weekend. Special congratulations go to our youngest club member Imogen for her Bronze medal in the 9-10 figures!! It was great to see our swimmers back to competing nationally after so long – with some swimmers competing nationally for the first time. Big thanks go to Fiona for getting the girls ready for the competition and to our volunteers who helped make the competition a huge success. Full results can be found below:
9-10 Figures:
- Imogen – BRONZE
13-15 Figures:
- Chloe – 9th
- Marisa – 23rd
- Jess – 79th
- Ellie – 81st
13-15 Duet:
- Chloe and Marisa – 5th
13-15 Solo:
- Chloe – 11th
13-15 Team – 9th
Well done to all swimmers!
December Grade Assessment Results
We are very pleased to confirm that the following synchro swimmers have been successful in their December grade assessments:
- Imogen – Grade 2
- Emilia – Grade 3
- Ellie – Grade 4
- Marisa – Grade 5 Silver
Great work girls; keep up the effort for 2022!
Club Christmas Closing
The last training days before Christmas will be as follows, following which the club will be closed until the new year:
- 17th December, Hutton
- 18th December, Zoom (am) & Fulwood (pm)
- 19th December, Leyland (Elite Squad only)
Due to current circumstances we will will not be having a Christmas display again this year, however, on Saturday 11th and Saturday 18th spectators will be allowed in the balcony at Fulwood.
The club will re-open on 4th January with the Hutton training session.
We wish all our swimmers and their families a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
CoPA Swimmers Selected for England Synchro Squads
CoPA are very proud to announce that our synchro swimmers Chloe and Natasha have been selected for 2 separate England national artistic swimming (synchro) squads. After 3 phases of trials, their hard work and dedication to their training has been justly rewarded with Natasha making the England Junior squad and Chloe making the England Youth squad. This is the first time CoPA has had swimmers on two national squads at the same time, and their success is due in no small part to the expertise and professionalism of head coach Fiona Haworth. We are immensely proud of our swimmers and look forward to following their progress.
Chloe & Marisa qualify for England Youth Synchro Trials
Huge congratulations to our synchro swimmers Chloe & Marisa who have qualified for phase 3 of the England Youth trials! An intensive four day training camp now awaits them. Pictured here outside Hengrove Leisure centre in Brisol on day 1 of their trials!
Great work and good luck girls, CoPA are very proud of you.
Carol Qualifies as Synchro Level 1 Judge
Congratulations to our synchro coach Carol who has recently qualified as a Level 1 synchro judge. Well done Carol!