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Burton
'Bridge to Bridge' Swim 2007
4 October 2007 |
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James Shand from Derby Phoenix wins
the 2007 historic Burton 'Bridge to Bridge' swimming race.
The Burton ‘Bridge to
Bridge’ swim is an annual event now held at the Meadowside Leisure
Centre in Burton, and commemorates the historic early 20th century
swim between Burton Bridge and the Ferry Bridge along the River
Derwent.
The swimmer with the
fastest time each year is crowned the Overall Winner and since 1932
has been presented with a large trophy.
The trophy is
inscribed "Presented to The Burton Amateur Swimming Club in memory
of Stanley Clifford Curtis as a perpetual trophy for the Annual
Bridge to Bridge River Swim - 1932".
The names and dates
of the winners inscribed on plaques on the base of the trophy are as
follows:
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AH Benton -
1932, 1933, 1934 |
D Brown -
1970 |
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RL Johnson -
1935, 1936 |
A Hughes -
1971 |
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DLL Green -
1937 |
J Greenlee -
1992 |
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R Howard -
1939 |
C Arnold -
1993 |
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AH Benton -
1946 |
J Milton -
1994 |
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JA Hilton -
1947 |
L Goodhead -
1995 |
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AJ Kidger -
1953 |
A Sweete -
1996 |
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RH Garnham -
1954, 1955 |
L Goodhead -
1997 |
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RJ Anderson
- 1956 |
A Kyte -
1998, 1999 |
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AJ Kidger -
1957, 1958 |
A Greener -
2000 |
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M Whetton -
1959 |
B Bange -
2001 |
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RH Garnham -
1960 |
Mariesa
Picknell - 2002 |
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M Whetton -
1961 |
James Lovatt
- 2003 |
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I Benton -
1962 |
Joe Keane -
2004 |
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WH Mayger -
1963 |
James Lovatt
- 2005, 2006 |
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M Whetton -
1964, 1965 |
James Shand
- 2007 |
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R Francis -
1966, 1967, 1968 |
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Click here to see photograph 1
Click here to see photograph 2
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ESSA Schools
Bazuka Championship
Nottingham 25 November 2006 |
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Three DPSC swimmers helped Ecclesbourne school to win their heat in
the ESSA schools “Bazuka” championship on Friday 25 November. Laura
Young, Ellie Taylor and Sasha Wisdish were joined by City of Derby
swimmer Fiona Donnelly to win their Junior Girls 4 * 50 freestyle in
a time of about 2:02 minutes. Sasha and Ellie were then joined by
Fiona and Belper Marlins swimmer Louise Griffiths and won the 4*50
medley in about 2:15 minutes.
The
event was well attended with teams from schools in Derbyshire, Lincolnshire,
Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire. There is another leg of the
Division’s competition being held in
Corby so the Divisional
results will not be known until mid December. The fastest 12 times
from all the 12 Divisions across the country will be invited to the
Finals in Harrogate in February.
Based on the times, they have a reasonable chance of being invited
to the finals (would have been about 6th in last year’s
finals), but we have to wait for all 12 Divisions to post their
results before the final positions are known.
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IPC World
Championships
South Africa 2-10 December 2006 |
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12 year old Eleanor
Simmonds of Boldmere, who has been training with Derby Phoenix on
Saturday mornings for the last two years, has been selected to compete
for Britain at the IPC World Championships in December in South Africa.
She will be the youngest member of the squad of 33 swimmers which
include paralympic stars Sascha Kindred and David Roberts.
The IPC World
Championships in South Africa take place on 2-10 December and are
expected to attract up to 600 competitors from 60 nations.
Congratulations to
Eleanor!
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UK School
Games
Glasgow
7th–10th September 2006 |
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Oliver
Froud from Derby Phoenix has been selected to represent the Midlands
team from England in the forthcoming UK Schools games
The UK
School Games is a multi-sport event for the most talented young people
in the country of school age.
The
Games will be comprised of five sports in the first year, athletics,
swimming, gymnastics, table tennis and fencing plus disability events in
athletics and swimming.
Each of
the five sports will be combined into a four-day Games in an environment
designed to replicate the feel of major events such as the Olympic and
Paralympic Games.
Young
people from eight teams across Great Britain and Ireland will compete in
32 Olympic events and 10 Paralympic events. Four teams from England, two
from Scotland, one from All Ireland and one from Wales will compete on
Saturday 9th September at
Tollcross Leisure Centre.
Congratulations to Oliver!
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Another Phoenix
Swimmer in the headlines
28th July 2006
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Congratulations go to Phoenix
swimmer Joe Keane who made the European Juniors and featured
recently in the Derby Evening Telegraph. He joined Phoenix as a 7
year old in the clubs teaching section at Gayton school and
progressed through the squads, moving into A squad at the age of 12.
Joe joined the Derventio squad in September 2004, when it started,
and is the clubs first International. He continues to compete for
Derby Phoenix in all competitions.
Click here
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Derby Phoenix
Swimmers make headline news
28th July 2006
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Phoenix swimmers Jo Reeks and
Gareth Carter won Gold at the Midland Regional Open Water
Championships recently and featured in the Derby Evening Telegraph.
Congratulations to both on their achievements.
Click here
to see the article. |
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Derby Phoenix
Swimmers selected for International Children's Games
13th June 2005
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2 Derby
Phoenix swimmers have been selected to take part in the International
Children's Games to be held in Coventry between 6 - 11th July 2005.
Sarah
Keaney and William Rothwell will be part of a team representing Derby
during this competition which will have over 2000 competitors spanning
50 nations and 5 continents.
The first International Children's Games and
Cultural Festival took place in 1968 with the participation of teams
from nine European cities. Since that time, 27,000 children ages 12 to
15 have participated, representing nearly 200 cities and 50 countries.
The International Children's Games and Cultural Festival has become the
world's largest international multi-sport youth games and is a
recognised member of the International Olympic Committee.
Click here
to visit the International Children's Games Coventry 2005 website. |
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Derby Phoenix
Swimmers selected for International Children's Games
13th June 2005
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2 Derby
Phoenix swimmers have been selected to take part in the International
Children's Games to be held in Coventry between 6 - 11th July 2005.
Sarah
Keaney and William Rothwell will be part of a team representing Derby
during this competition which will have over 2000 competitors spanning
50 nations and 5 continents.
The first International Children's Games and
Cultural Festival took place in 1968 with the participation of teams
from nine European cities. Since that time, 27,000 children ages 12 to
15 have participated, representing nearly 200 cities and 50 countries.
The International Children's Games and Cultural Festival has become the
world's largest international multi-sport youth games and is a
recognised member of the International Olympic Committee.
Click here
to visit the International Children's Games Coventry 2005 website. |
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Derby Phoenix SC
in Notts and Derby Junior League Final
2nd June 2005
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Due to
excellent results in the first two rounds, Derby Phoenix are now through
to the Notts and Derby Junior League Final. The final takes place on
Sunday 26th June at Watermeadows Mansfield. Warm-up begins at 2.00pm.
Derby Phoenix go into the final
in third place. Their opponents in the final are Rykneld, Notts Leander,
City of Derby, Eckington and Chesterfield A. |
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Drayton Manor Family Trip
25th April 2003
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Following the fun and frolics of previous Derby Phoenix club trips, we're doing it again... and this year we are going to Drayton Manor Theme Park near
Tamworth, Staffordshire on Sunday 29th June 2003.
Full details of this super family trip, together with prices and Online Booking can be found by clicking here.
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Derbyphoenix.com Wins top Web Award
5th December 2002
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 Derby Phoenix Swimming Club has been presented with a Gold award for its recently launched website -
www.derbyphoenix.com.
The award was presented by Rat's Swimming Page who receive many
requests every year to assess many different swimming related websites. When presenting the second ever only Gold award, founder of Rat's
Swimming Page Tamara Kelley commented;
"Wow, it's really impressive! You have a lot of great information, and I really like the layout. It looks very professional. I can tell there has been a lot of
hard work put into the site. I have awarded the site the gold award. This is an exceptionally hard award to win!"
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2002 Club Championships Prize Draw Winners
4th November 2002
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Many thanks to everyone who entered the 2002 Club Championships free prize draw held on Sunday 3rd November 2002. After 12 solid hours with a
hair dryer, we have managed to dry out the entries completed in the pool. The entries were then handed over to Dr Wot Doesthissaaayyy from the University of Dodgywritingous, who has been working round the
clock to decipher the variety of languages that the forms were completed in. We are very pleased to announce that following this painstaking work, we have managed to translate all of your forms! The
winners were independently drawn by John Mosley, Maxene Ward and Anita Bell during the Woodlands C squad training session held on Monday 4th November 2002. Congratulations go to the
following 3 lucky winners!!!!
| Prize |
Winner |
| Speedo Goggles |
Charlotte Ault |
| Speedo Towel |
Emma Stoll |
| Speedo Watch |
Barry Helliwell (Granddad of Keane family) |
To claim your prize, please contact Dawn Sellers who runs the Derby Phoenix Swimshop. Details on how to contact Dawn can be found in the Contact Us section. Just in case anyone is wondering if they got the answers right????, here are the correct answers:
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Calmer Waters for Derby Phoenix SC
19th October 2002
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Members of Derby Phoenix Swimming Club are celebrating today after receiving a grant of £1,365.00 from the National Lottery's Awards for All programme.
The grant will allow the group to purchase anti-wave lane ropes. This will benefit all members of the club, from the more experienced swimmers down to the young
teaching section. These ropes will help improve skill, technique and performance, as well as the enjoyment of swimming.
Group spokesperson Mrs. Dawn Sellers said "We are very pleased to get this award. For a group like ours, this is a large sum of money. It will allow us to
help many local people."
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Lifeguard Shortage Causes Problems
18th September 2002
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The shortage of Lifeguards at the University pool is causing problems with some training sessions. The University insist on one of their paid Lifeguards being present at all times at the pool.
If any members wish to offer their services then please let us know.
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Derby Phoenix SC Website Goes Live
8th September 2002
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The new website for Derby Phoenix Swimming Club - www.derbyphoenix.com is now open for business! Please be sure to send all ideas and suggestions to feedback@derbyphoenix.com or post them on the
feedback section of our new bulletin board. We will be in touch again soon with exciting news about developments as they happen.
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Spondon Pool Closed Due to Fire Damage
17th July 2002
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The Spondon Pool has been closed due to fire damage. The School have informed us that the pool is unlikely to re-open again due to the cost of the repairs. Phoenix have made alternative arrangements to run Teaching Courses at Lonsdale Pool.
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Donation Received from Derby Railway Swimming Club
10th July 2002
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Phoenix have received a donation of £150 from the Derby Railway Swimming Club which has closed. This money will be used for a variety of vital club activities.
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Training for Club Officials
4th July 2002
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There are courses available for Timekeepers, the first step on the ladder for those who have a little time to help the Club at the Pool side. The next step is then as a Judge, and there is also a course planned for that, so if you have any aspirations then let Jane Barlow know.
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Teaching Qualifications available for Club Members
2nd July 2002
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Courses are planned for Assistant Teachers, the first step on the ladder to coaching swimming. Club members have the opportunity to apply for subsidised courses if they are going to help at the Club
sessions. There is also a Lifeguard course planned. We need Lifeguards at all training sessions, and the Leisure Centres need Lifeguards as well, so there could be opportunities. Speak to Jane Barlow or return the form in the Summer Newsletter.
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