Club featured in the Edinburgh Evening News
Our call for swimmers for our trial session on 9 February was covered in Bill Lothian’s Community Sport round-up.
Our call for swimmers for our trial session on 9 February was covered in Bill Lothian’s Community Sport round-up.
Due to the change in the synchro year the club has held its second Club Figure Competition of 2019 but the first of the 2019/20 synchro year. Again, almost all members of the club competed. And again, we are grateful to our volunteers for being clerks, scorers, judges and team managers, to Linda for again …
As there was a change in the synchro year we have had our second awards night of 2019. This was celebrating the synchro ‘year’ from January to September 2019. As usual there was a disco, a buffet, a raffle and almost everyone in the club came along. The raffle had some amazing prizes, kindly donated …
The club had another fantastic competition last weekend at the Scottish Club Championships in Inverness. Almost the whole club was there to compete and contributed to the points total to regain the Mary Black Rosebowl Synchronised Swimming Club Championship trophy.
Two teams had a great trip to London Aquatic Centre in the Olympic Park for the 2019 Combo Cup. With over 1,000 swimmers and 114 routines it was an amazing event to be part of.
Edinburgh had a great weekend at the Scottish National and Age Group Championships in Drumchapel on 15/16 June, and finished by winning the Top Scottish Club trophy.
Edinburgh sent a large team of 20 swimmers to the inaugural Synchro for All competition, held by the East District, in the Carnegie Leisure Centre in Dunfirmline. It had a novice section and a recreational combo section and was the first competition for many of our swimmers.
Our Beginner, Grade 0/1 and 12&under groups spent the weekend in Whithaugh Park working on their routines for the upcoming competitions. They also enjoyed kayaking, rock climbing and the low ropes course.
The swimmers, and parents, had a great session with Calumn Duthie on Sunday 12 May. He took all our swimmers through some band exercises that would help them build their strength for the pool. Thanks to Calumn for the session!
Edinburgh Synchro sent 11 swimmers to the figure grade assessment day. Congratuations to the seven swimmers who passed: Grade One – Gemma, Lisa and Niamh M Grade Three – Paula Grade Four – Elisa, Eliza and Ellie Thanks to all the judges, officials and club volunteers who gave up their time to put on the …