Our 13-15 team travelled down to Manchester to take part in the inaugural Combo Cup. The Combo Cup featured free combination routines across five age groups in two divisions; Division 1 open to swimmers who hold up to Figure Grade 3, and Division 2 open to those who hold at least Grade 3. Our swimmers took part …
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21 of our swimmers enjoyed a packed weekend of synchro and activities at Whithaugh Park. Three groups went to work on the routines and do a bit of team bonding. They returned to do a display to their parents in our normal Sunday training session and it showed how much work they had put in …
Well done to all our swimmers who passed a grade on Sunday. Grade One: Ella, Niamh, Rose and Sienna Grade Two: Heather and Jessie Grade Three: Erin, Freya, Lucy, Miryam and Natalia (Mae and Torri took this grade again as they are too young to take Grade Four and both increased their scores from last …
On Sunday Gordon, our Scottish Swimming Regional Development Manager, came to our training session to award the club its SynchroMarkPlus certificate. Edinburgh Synchro is the first synchro club to achieve this, which is Scottish Swimming’s highest accreditation. Clubs with this accreditation have shown that they are committed to a safe, effective and child friendly environment …
Eleven swimmers travelled to Buckie to compete in the first Scottish Swimming figure competition. They each performed five figures.All the girls swam well. Lucy won Bronze in the 12&under category and Niamh won Silver in the 13/14/15 category.
It was a very exciting day for our 13-15 team yesterday as they were given the opportunity to perform to guests at the re-opening of the New Cumnock outdoor pool after its refurbishment. Swimmers from Clydebank also performed.
Jay Delves, a Glasgow-based artist, has been working with Edinburgh Synchro to develop an art installation that brings synchronised swimming onto the land. She worked closely with Sarah, one of our coaches, to understand the aesthetics of synchro movement and the translation of synchro routines onto land as ‘walk throughs’. She used the ‘Inception’ duet …
Edinburgh Synchro in art installation in Glasgow CCA Read More »
Edinburgh took a large team to Bo’ness for the Novice Event. Well done to everyone who took part. Congratulations to our medal winners: Novice Level 1 figures silver – Jessica Novice Level 1 figures bronze – Anya Novice Level 1 duet gold – Anya and Jessica Novice Level 1 solo gold – Niamh Pr
On 14 May Scottish Synchro held its first Grade assessment day, as grades have now replaced skills. The grades are can be passed with bronze, silver or gold. Edinburgh had a successful day with six swimmers achieving Grade 1 Bronze, three Grade 2 Bronze and seven Grade 3 Bronze. Niamh Peakman took Grade 4, even …
Nine swimmers went down to Gateshead for the first Gateshead Open competition. It was an age group competition and Edinburgh entered solos and duets in the 12&under and 13/14/15 category and a combination routine in the 13/14/15 category.
