It’s been a fantastic start to the competitive year for us here at Bristol North Swimming Club, writes club chair Steph McNally. One of the highlights so far has been a training camp for 26 swimmers aged 10-16 in Crete. The club is now planning to expand its coaching team and is looking recruit a new Level 2 Swim Coach.
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This year (2022) is a very special one for us here at Bristol North Swimming Club (BNSC) as we celebrate our 100th anniversary, and we’ve got plenty lined up to mark the occasion, writes club chair Steph McNally. For a start, we’re reaching out to our local community to donate 100 hours of volunteering with local organisations and charities.
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It’s been a tough year for grassroots sports. Like many other community groups up and down the country, Bristol North Swimming Club has had to adapt to survive and find new ways to keep its members fit, healthy and engaged. But now we’re back in our chlorinated happy place, we’re getting ready to race again.
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Three 10-year-old boys from Bradley Stoke have begun an ambitious aquatic challenge to raise much needed funds for their school. Finley Palmer, Archie Matthews and Joe Moody, all pupils at Bowsland Green Primary, are collectively hoping to swim the width of the English Channel (22 miles) over an estimated 12 weeks and are collecting sponsorship through an online ‘secure giving’
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Four local girls have raised over £500 for charity by taking part in a UK-wide swimming challenge. Sophie Loadman, 12, Keely Peard, 13, Olivia Featherstone, 12, and Emily Grynyer-Haynes, 12, completed the Team 5km Marie Curie Swimathon on 8th April, raising much-needed funds for the charity which provides care and support for people living with a terminal illness. Just two weeks
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Olympian and Team GB breaststroke swimmer Adam Whitehead will inspire South Gloucestershire youngsters at a swimming campaign hosted by Australian swimwear brand Zoggs on Friday 1st August. As part of Zoggs’ national Oceans of Fun Day campaign, the Active Leisure Centres in Bradley Stoke and Yate will be hosting a unique event for 7-14 year olds to experience different aquatic
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