January 2019
| Date | Event |
| 3rd | First Club Session of 2019 The Club resumes in the large pool following the Christmas break. |
| 24th | Cherry Wilkinson Memorial Age Group Gala for January
There were a total of 19 boys and 34 girls who participated in the Cherry Wilkinson Memorial Age Group Gala for January. Click here for results..... Of all the swimmers who swam there was only one boy and one girl who qualified for the Most Improved Swimmer award. They were Thomas Holgate with a 3.13% improvement and Isabella Taylor with a 3.05% improvement. Click here for results..... Thomas and Isabella will receive their awards the week beginning the 4th February. |
February 2019
| Date | Event |
| 4th | Most Improved Swimmers The Most Improved Swimmers for January were Thomas Holgate and Isabella Taylor, who both received their trophies poolside from Club Secretary Joan Croxall. |
| 12th | Friendly League Annual General Meeting The Friendly Leagues Annual General Meeting was held at St. Peters in Burnley as there was only teams from Colne, Burnley, Accrington and Great Harwood present. Having withdrawn from the league part way through last season, Darwen will not be re-joining for this season. We were informed that we had won the 2018 season of the Friendly League, and that we would be receiving the Friendly League Trophy at the end of March. The format of the league has been tweaked to ease too many events. The 16 and under age group has now been removed with the 12 and under becoming 13 and under, and 14 and under age groups becoming 15 and under. It was also agreed to introduce more mixed relays, so there are now 10 and under, 13 and under, 16 and under and open mixed medley relays. The mixed open medley relay will now start the gala. With the loss of an age group, it means the canon relay will become 8 x 25m with one boy and one girl from each of the four age groups. |
| 23rd | Swim England North West Region Masters Championships 2019 The Masters Championships for the Swim England North West Region were held at the Palatine Leisure Centre, Blackpool. There were just two members of the Colne ASC Masters Team in attendance. Swimming in the 50 to 54 years age group for the first time, Club Chairman Philip Croxall finished 1st in the 100m Backstroke, 2nd in the 100m Breaststroke and the 50m Breaststroke, 3rd in the 100m Butterfly, 4th in the 100m Individual Medley, the 50m Backstroke and the 100m Freestyle, 5th in the 50m Freestyle, and 6th in the 50m Butterfly Swimming in the 70 to 74 years age group was Tony Catterall who finished 1st in the 200m Individual Medley, and 2nd in the 100m Individual Medley, the 50m Backstroke, the 100m Breaststroke, the 400m Freestyle, 50m Breaststroke and the 200m Breaststroke events. |
March 2019
| Date | Event |
| 11th | Friendly League In a closely fought contest, Colne were hosts to Accrington in the North East Lancs Friendly as we began our title defense. Colne started well by winning the opening medley relay, but were soon overtaken as Accrington won 6 of the next 9 races. By half way the scores were 28 to Colne and 29 to Accrington. The second half of the contest was just as close as the two teams traded wins leaving Colne on 46 and Accrington on 44, with just the freestyle remaining. Accrington won the first two, but then Colne strung together 5 consecutive wins before winning the cannon relay to edge the contest by 61 points to 56. Over the course of the evening, the Colne swimmers managed 69 new personal bests between them with 33 for the girls and 36 for the boys. Before the start of the gala, there was a presentation and group photo of the team to celebrate winning last seasons Friendly League title. |
| 12th | Pendle Schools Gala Club Chairman helped out at the first of three schools galas. He was assisted by Mia Dodman, Grace Barker and Caitlin Harper. A total of seven schools took part. |
| 19th | Pendle Schools Gala Club Chairman helped out at the second of three schools galas. He was assisted by Mia Dodman, Grace Barker and Caitlin Harper. A total of five schools took part. |
| 26th | Pendle Schools Gala Club Chairman helped out at the last of three schools galas. He was assisted by Mia Dodman, Grace Barker and Caitlin Harper. A total of six schools took part. |
| 27th | Friendly League The Colne swimmers travlled to the Padiham Leisure Centre to take on the Burnley Bobcats in our second fixture of the 2019 season of the North East Lancs Friendly League. In what proved to be a close contest as Colne took a five point lead by half way. Burnley managed to cancel out the lead as both teams went into the start of the freestyle races with the score level. Both teams then traded wins as they went through the freestyle races. Colne thought they had edged it, but Burnley won the final cannon relay to tie the contest at 58 points all. During the course of the contest there were a further 28 personal bests, with the girls having 13 and the boys 15. |
April 2019
| Date | Event |
| 19th | Scottish National Masters Championships 2019 (25m). Day One Only one member of the Colne ASC Masters Team travelled north to the Royal Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh, to take part in the Scottish National Masters Championships 2019 (25m). Club Chairman and Masters swimmer Philip Croxall was competing in the 50 to 54 year age group. His first event was the 200m Backstroke in which he finished 4th in 2:59.77. His next event was the 200m Individual Medley in which he finished 3rd in 2:45.12. Both swims were seasons bests. |
| 20th | Scottish National Masters Championships 2019 (25m). Day Two The championships was taking place in the Royal Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh, in which, Philip Croxall was competing in the 50 to 54 years age group and taking part in six events throughout the day. His first event was the 100m Individual Medley where he finished 4th in 1:15.38. Next up was the 200m Freestyle, in which he finished 3rd in 2:24.96. The third event of the morning was the 200m Breaststroke, where he was 1st in 3:00.14. The afternoon session started with a 2nd place in the 400m Freestyle with a time of 5:00.00. He followed this by finishing 3rd in 50m Breaststroke in 37.39, and then a 4th place in the 50m Freestyle in a time of 29.10. All six of his swims were seasons bests. |
May 2019
| Date | Event |
| 20th | Friendly League The swimmers of Colne travelled down the M65 to the Hyndburn Leisure Centre, Accrington to take on Accrington ASC in their latest fixture in this seasons Friendly League. In what proved to be a fairly even contest, it was Accrington who went out to an early lead by 16 points to 13 after 10 events. By half-way the scores were 27 points to Accrington and 29 to Colne due to a strong breaststroke performance. After 30 events Accrington had reached 42 points, but Colne were slowly stretching their lead to 47. The freestyle events were even as both teams won 4 events each, but Colne won the final cannon relay to take the contest by 61 points to 55. Over the course of evening their were a further 19 new personal bests with 11 amongst the boys and 8 for the girls. |
| 30th | The Club take delivery of a new blue basket for the floats and pull buoys. This replaces the old white basket which was falling apart. |
June 2019
| Date | Event |
| 14th | British Masters Championships. Day One Nearly a thousand swimmers descended upon the Welsh National Pool in Swansea for the British Masters Championships (50m) 2019 from all over the UK, including some from Ireland and other parts of Europe Club Chairman and Masters swimmer Philip Croxall was also there competing in the 50 to 54 years age group as he took part in the 100m Freestyle and finished 12th in a time of 1:07.19. His next event was the 200m Breaststroke, which took place in the early evening and he managed a time of 3:12.08 for the 4 lengths and received a silver medal for his efforts. |
| 15th | British Masters Championships. Day Two Philip was competing in the 100m Breaststroke and the 200m Individual Medley. He finished 5th in the Breaststroke event with a time of 1:24.41 and was unfortunately disqualified in the Medley event, but did manage a time of 2:49.30. |
| 16th | British Masters Championships. Day Three On the final day of competition, Philip took part in the 400m Freestyle, in which he finished 4th in a time of 5:12.40. |
| 24th | Cherry Wilkinson Memorial Age Group Gala for June
There were a total of 19 boys and 34 girls who participated in the Cherry Wilkinson Memorial Age Group Gala for January. Click here for results..... |
| 29th | Club Trip to Outdoor Elements The Club organised a trip to the Outdoor Elements activity centre just outside Simonstone for a day of fun. There were a total of 31 children ranging from 6 to 13 taking part in Archery, Climbing Trees, Bug Hunting, Shelter Building, Fire Lighting, Jacob's Ladder, Zip Line, Leap of Faith and Orienteering. There were 7 adults with them along with the instructors. Even the weather was kind, but being under the trees kept everyone cooler than being under the hot sun. All the children enjoyed themselves, with some of them saying it was the best Club activity that we have organised. The day ended at 4pm when their parents came to collect them, and lots of smiling faces. |
| 30th | Most Improved Swimmers for June The Most Improved Swimmers for June were Niall Metcalfe with a 10.59% improvement and Elena Hooper with a huge 17.95% improvement. The Most Improved Swimmer Awards to be presented week beginning Monday, 1st July. |
July 2019
| Date | Event |
| 4th | Most Improved Swimmers The Most Improved Swimmers for June were Niall Metcalfe and Elena Hooper, and Niall received his award from Club Coach Andrew Croxall. |
| 11th | Most Improved Swimmers Elena Hooper was the other Most Improved Swimmer for June and she received her trophy from Club Secretary Joan Croxall. |
| 13th | Liverpool Nightrider 2019 Club Chairman and Masters swimmer Philip Croxall took place in the Liverpool Nightrider event on Saturday night. He started at 10:40pm and cycled through the night to finish just after 5am Sunday morning. It took him just over 5 hours to complete the 100km event. He was raising funds for Cancer Research. |
August 2019
| Date | Event |
| 18th | Final submission for our SwimMark Accreditation was completed. |
September 2019
| Date | Event |
| 2nd | The Club resumes after its longest summer break. The entire month of August comprised of the break. |
| 9th | Friendly League Colne hosted Burnley Bobcats in their latest fixture in this seasons Friendly League, and with only a single week of training since the month long summer break, Colne were a bit rusty. The contest was dominated by Burnley in the early stages as they took a commanding lead of points 32 to 24 at half-way. The gap then extended to 11 points before Colne strung together a series of wins. Yet it was Burnley that prevailed to win by a mere 3 points, despite a strong comeback by Colne towards the end of the contest, with the final score 56 to 59. Despite the defeat, some of the Colne swimmers improved their personal bests, with 22 set amongst the boys and 16 amongst the girls. |
| 21st | Lancashire Masters Championships 2019 There was only a solitary member of the Colne ASC Masters Team taking part in the Lancashire Masters Championship 2019 held at the Palatine Leisure Centre in Blackpool. Tony Catterall swimming in the 70 to 74 years age group finished 2nd in the 200m Freestyle, 1st in the 100m Breaststroke, 2nd in the 800m Freestyle, 2nd in the 200m Breaststroke, 1st in the 100m Freestyle and 2nd in the 200m Individual Medley. |
| 26th | Friendly League In the last Home Friendly League Fixture of the season, Colne hosted Great Harwood Otters at the Pendle Leisure Centre. Colne started the contest on the back foot as there was only a single boy in the 9/10 years age group, which meant three races were forfeit. Once the contest started Great Harwood went into a lead that they never relinquished despite a spirited performance from the Colne swimmers. The last race summed up the contest, as Great Harwood stretched out their lead almost every length. In the end they won the contest by 60 points to 53. Over the course of the evening, the Colne swimmers managed a further 22 personal bests with 7 amongst the boys and 15 for the girls. Colne's final fixture will be on 21st October at the Mercer Hall Leisure Centre against Great Harwood. |
| 27th | Creil Swimming Tournament A team of five swimmers headed off to France to take part in a cultural exchange and a swimming tournament in France. The swimmers were Caitlin Harper, Eden Hughes, Isobel Taylor, Kian Noon and Thomas Holgate, and they were accompanied by Team Manager Cara Taylor and Sam Noon. |
| 28th/29th | Creil Trip The five swimmers had two eventful days in France. -Initiation to rowing, by E.N.O de Creil, for swimmers. -Challenge competition at the pool, by the Creilloise Swimming Friendly. -Visit the Gallé-July Museum. -Evening at the Plaza Bowling. -Visit chantilly Castle Park. -Entertainment at the 'Laser Game'. -Friendly meal, noon and evening, during its 2 days, at the Restaurant 'Le Flora'. Photos from the event are available here |
October 2019
| Date | Event |
| 7th | Sponsored Swim There were four younger swimmers attempting to swim as many lengths as possible in 25 minutes. A further six older swimmers took on the hour challenge. |
| 9th | Annual General Meeting We held our Annual General Meeting at the Crown Hotel, Colne. There were a total of eleven people attending, with only one new person, the rest were serving members of the committee. The number of people on the Committee increased by one, with the Officials of the Club remaining the same for another 12 months. The choosing of the Captains for 2019 has been deferred until the November Committee Meeting. The Club fees have been frozen for another twelve months. It was stressed that new teachers are required to help out on the pool side in order to fulfil our commitment to teach children to swim. Currently we can only rely on 7 teachers over the 2 nights. The rest are only helpers. |
| 10th | Sponsored Swim There were 28 taking on the sponsored swim challenge, with 21 trying to do as many lengths in 25 minutes, and a further 7 taking up the hour challenge. Teacher Mark Turner managed the most lengths in 25 minutes with 54, and the trio of Rachel Leigh, Mia Dodman and Saskia Daly managing 150 lengths in 1 hour. To all those that took part in the swim, we ask that you return your sponsor monies as soon as possible. |
| 21st | Friendly League Due to the half-term holidays we were unable to raise a team, therefore we had to cancel the Friendly League fixture against Great Harwood. We have forfeited the points. |
| 25th | Swim England National Masters Championships. Day One There were over 1500 swimmers descending upon Sheffield for the National Masters Championships, where the three days of competition were held at the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre. Masters swimming and Club Chairman, Philip Croxall was competing in the 50 to 54 years age group, in which he finished 9th in the 100m Breaststroke in a time of 1:21.83, and the 200m Freestyle in a time of 2:22.37. Both swims were seasons bests. |
| 26th | Swim England National Masters Championships. Day Two After watching England beat New Zealand, Philip Croxall (50-54) finished 5th in the 200m Breaststroke in a time of 3:02.79. Then in the afternoon finished 9th in the 200m Individual Medley in a time of 2:47.61. |
| 27th | Swim England National Masters Championships. Day Three The final day of competition saw Philip Croxall (50-54) finish 13th in the 100m Individual Medley in a seasons best time of 1:14.89 before breakfast. Then in the afternoon he finished 9th (yet again) in the 50m Breaststroke in a time of 35.70, which was his best time for three years. |
November 2019
| Date | Event |
| 11th | Betty Petty Style Trophy. Part One There were a total of 9 children taking part in the Betty Petty Style Competition, made up of 3 girls and 6 boys. They had to demonstrate their ability over two lengths, the start, underwater phase, the stroke, turn and finish of backstroke, breaststroke and frontcrawl. They had to demonstrate both the grab start and the track start. They were assessed by teacher Mark Ennis and they will have to wait for the Annual Presentation to find out who won on Saturday, 14th December. |
| 14th | Betty Petty Style Trophy. Part Two A further 11 children took part in the Betty Petty Style Competition, which comprised of 4 girls and 7 boys. They were also assessed by teacher Mark Ennis, as they completed two lengths of backstroke, breaststroke and frontcrawl. The Annual Presentation takes place on Saturday, 14th December at the Nelson Cricket Club, at which, they will find out who won. |
| 18th | Championship Gala Part One The turn-out was quite low, yet we had some fantastic racing from the swimmers that attended the first of the two Club Championship Galas. There were 12 different winners for the 24 trophies up for grabs on the night, but sadly there were no records broken. There were three swimmers who managed to win three trophies, and they were Charlotte Leigh, Dominica Taylor and Niall Metcalfe . Winning two trophies apiece were Adam Gardner, Cameron Stott, Eleanor Holgate, Jack Nevison, Kian Noon and Saskia Daly, which left Amelia Gardner, Isla Bracewell and Ruairi Sweeney each winning one trophy. The presentation of the trophies will take place on Saturday, 14th December at the Nelson Cricket Club. |
| 21st | Championship Gala Part Two The second part of the Club Championship Galas produced some exciting races, but again, like Monday there were no new records set. Charlotte Leigh came closet to a record when she missed out on the Jessie Matthews Trophy for 14 years and over 50m Breaststroke record by 0.06 of a second. This record has stood since 1992. Over the course of the night there were 11 different winners for the 24 trophies on offer. Jack Nevison managed the most by claiming five of the trophies. Winning four trophies was Charlotte Leigh with Kian Noon winning three trophies. They were four claiming two trophy wins in Dominica Taylor, Luke Chew, Ryan Burnett and Saskia Daly. The remaining four trophies were won by Eleanor Holgate, Eliza Hird, Imogen Jackson and Isabelle Taylor. The other event on the night was the Spot-On Competition in which the winner will be announced at the presentation on Saturday, 14th December at the Nelson Cricket Club. |
| 24th | Sponsored Swim We have received a total £1047.60 from our sponsored swim event in October. A big thank you to all who contributed. This money will be split between the Club and the Samaritans of Pendle, Burnley, Craven and Rosendale. |
| 28th | Sponsored Swim We have received a total £1135.60 from our sponsored swim event in October. A big thank you to all who contributed. This money will be split between the Club and the Samaritans of Pendle, Burnley, Craven and Rosendale. |
December 2019
| Date | Event |
| 4th | Sponsored Swim It was revealed at the Committee Meeting that the final total raised was £1325.60, and that £700 was going to be donated to the Samaritans of Pendle, Burnley, Craven and Rosendale. The presentation of the cheque will be made at the Annual Presentation on Saturday, 14th December |
| 5th | Christmas Sprint Gala There were a total of 14 girls and 19 boys who took part in the Christmas Sprint Gala. No parents or teachers took up the challenge to see if they still had it. There were no records broken over the course of the evening The age group winners were for the boys: Sam Sharp (7), Luke Chew (8), Daniel Warner (10), Jack Middleton (11), Kian Noon (13), Jack Nevison (14) and Cameron Stott (16+). The girls winners were: Zoe Blackadder (6), Maisie Dawson (8), Matilda Critchley (9), Millie Oddy (10), Eleanor Holgate (11), Isabelle Taylor (12), Saskia Daly (15) and Eleanor Fuggle (16+). The winners of the Parent and Child races were Logan MacNamara and his mother Linda and Isaac Critchley and his dad Kevin. |
| 14th | Annual Presentation It was a cold and dark evening of Saturday, 14th December when we held our Annual Presentation and Disco at the Nelson Cricket Club. The first two trophies are generally awarded to the swimmers in or have been in the small pool. The first is the John Dobbin Memorial Trophy which is presented to the swimmer who has shown courage in learning to swim. This years winner is Isaac Chew. The other trophy is the Bramhill Memorial Trophy which is awarded to the swimmer who has shown the most achievement. This years winner is Samuel Sharp. The Trophies and medals were awarded to the top 6 swimmers in each event from the Championship Galas held in November. The winners of the Betty Petty Style Trophies were named as Eleanor Holgate and Jack Middleton. This competition was held on Monday, 11th and Thursday, 14th November and the swimmers were assessed on their ability to demonstrate the start, stroke, turn and finish over two lengths, the backstroke, breaststroke and frontcrawl. Event 13 of Championship Gala No. 2 saw the Spot-On Competition contested, where each swimmer nominated a stroke and the time it would take to swim two lengths. The winner this year was Charlotte Leigh who got 'Spot-On' as she matched her submitted time. Daniel Warner finished in 2nd place with a time within 0.07 of a second, with Kian Noon in 3rd place just 0.15 of a second off his time. Charlotte received a cash prize of £20, with Daniel getting £10 and Kian £5. For the full results of the Spot-On click here. The Captains were then named for 2020. The Senior Captains remain the same as this year as Rauri Sweeney and Eleanor Fuggle were named. The Junior Captains were named as Jack Middleton and Eleanor Holgate, who then were presented with their t-shirts by Senior Captain Eleanor Fuggle. The final trophy to be awarded was the Two Alberts Trophy for Services to the Club. The winner this year is Rachel Leigh. Finally all the trophy winners and medalists gathered for a group photo before the buffet was opened. Then the DJ got the party started. |
| 19th | Last Club Session of 2019 |
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