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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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CoPA Swimmers of the Year!
Congratulations to Kaitlin and Evie, CoPA Water Polo and Synchro swimmers of the year!
Christmas / New YearTraining Dates
Please note that the last training session of 2018 is Tuesday 18th December at Hutton.
The first training session of 2019 will be Sunday 6th January at Leyland.
Synchro Grade Results
Congratulations to the following synchro swimmers on their recent passes in their synchro grade assessments:
- Evie – Grade 4 silver
- Nema & Rachel – Grade 3 bronze
Synchro Nationals 2018
CoPA had a great weekend at the National Age Group Championships in Gloucester this weekend with some outstanding swims and figure results. The highlights of the weekend were Rhea finishing 9th in both her figures and solo routine, and Leah and Rhea qualifying in the top twelve to swim their duet, eventually placing 10th overall.
CoPA results are as follows:
- 13 – 15 figures (144 swimmers):
Evie – 38th
Natasha – 83rd - 12 and under figures (85 swimmers):
Chloe – 69th
- 15-18 figures (101 swimmers):
Rhea – 9th
Leah – 59th - 15-18 solo (top 12 figures qualified):
Rhea – 9th
- 15-18 duet (top 12 figures qualified):
Rhea & Leah – 10th
Well done to all our girls and special thanks to coaches Pam and Fiona, and Camilla and Deborah who were working at the event as judge and athlete services volunteer on behalf of Swim England.
Full results from the competition will be available on the Swim England web site in due course.
Congratulations to Rhea on a superb 9th place result in both her figures and her solo routine today in day 1 of the National Age Groups in Gloucester. Rhea and Leah have also qualified to swim duet tomorrow. Good luck girls! Follow the live scores here: https://t.co/0Mhde4qMyM
— Preston Synchro (@COPAsynchro) November 24, 2018
CoPA Synchro Swimmers Victorious at NW Regional Championships
It was a tremendous day for CoPA yesterday as their synchronised swimmers won top medals at the Swim England North West Regional Championships at Irlam on Sunday. CoPA entered swimmers for the figures, solo and duet events and every swimmer won a medal for one or other of these categories.
Photos and videos can be found here for logged in CoPA members.
Team CoPA were also heavily represented in the organisation and running of the event with Deborah responsible for managing the event on behalf of Swim England NW, Pam and Fiona in attendance as coaches, Camilla and Sarah judging, Alison as Clerk of Course, and Colin manning the door.
Congratulations and thanks to our friends from City of Salford, Stockport Metro, Trafford Synchro and Warriors of Warrington on their own results and for taking part and making the event a great success.
CoPA results were as follows:
12 & Under Figures (17 swimmers):
- Lola: 4th
- Chloe 5th
13-15 Figures (27 swimmers):
- Evie: 5th
- Natasha: 6th
15-18 Figures (14 swimmers):
- Rhea: 1st (Gold)
- Leah: 7th
12 & Under Solo
- Chloe: 4th
15-18 Solo
- Rhea: 1st (Gold)
- Leah: 3rd (Bronze)
12 & Under Duet
- Chloe & Lola: 2nd (Silver)
13-15 Duet
- Evie & Natasha: 2nd (Silver)
15-18 Duet
- Rhea & Leah: 2nd (Silver)
Full results can be found here.
September Synchro Grade Results
Congratulations to the following CoPA synchro girls who were successful at their grading day on Saturday:
Grade 1:
- Katie (Bronze)
- Emilia (Bronze)
Grade 2:
- Katie (Bronze)
- Maddie (Bronze)
- Jess (Bronze)
Grade 3:
- Abby (Bronze)
- Lola (Bronze)
- Chloe (Bronze)
Grade 5:
- Olivia (Bronze)
- Evie (Bronze)
Great work girls!
CoPA Treasure Trove at Lancashire Championships
City of Preston Aquatics’ synchro girls produced another fine performance today as they competed at the 2018 Lancashire Championships against our friendly rivals, City of Salford and Kendal synchronised swimming clubs.
The girls came away with an impressive set of medals:
Novice Figures
- Gold: Madison
- Silver: Jessica
12 & Under Solo
- Bronze: Chloe
15 & Over Solo
- Silver: Rhea
12 & Under Duet
- Gold: Rachel & Chloe
13 – 15 Duet
- Silver: Evie & Natasha
15 & Over Duet
- Gold: Rhea & Leah
Free Team
- Gold: City of Preston Aquatics
Full table of results can be found here.
Videos of the routines can be found here for logged in members.
Lancashire Championships
Please see the updated event page for details of the timetable and order of swim for this weekend’s Lancashire Championships.