Make Every Lap Count.
It’s nearly that time of year again! 🎄🎅🏼
ORCA special edition Christmas swim caps are now in! Once they are gone they are gone! 🎅🏼
Available from Saturday between 3pm and 4pm payment by card or cash. After that cash only.
Christmas caps – £6
We also have fresh stock of Regular ORCA caps – £5
Last call for entries into the Rotherham January 2023 Gala.
Please complete and submit entries by close of training Monday 31 October.
ORCA are pleased to announce a 2023 Christmas Club Champs – 17th December 2023.
Details here
Never mind planning for Christmas – how about planning for January 2023
There are a lot of galas in the North West that are being cancelled, and then a number being over subscribed at the moment.
Frustrating that the Blackpool Gala was completely overwhelmed in 1 day of opening and ORCA Missed out this year.
But we have an opportunity to do the Rotherham Long Course again for Jan 2023 – we did this gala last year and it was great.
Entries in a quick as we can please, in the box by 31st October and we can try to secure the places.
Apologies – the Gala was completely taken up within a day of opening and we did not get our entries submitted in time this year.
If you could please send an email to orcatreasurer@outlook.com with details of your bank sort code, bank account number and the swimmers names we can arrange a refund,
Dont worry, more to come…..
Reminder, there is no training Mon 10th October as we are hosting the Junior Gala. ORCA v Seals
In an incredibly exciting race Oonagh managed to finish third, collecting individual bronze and team gold medals for Great Britain.
Oonagh took the race out fast, separating the field with a solid first run, entering the water in 2nd place. A fantastic swim saw her coming out of the sea still holding 2nd place going into the final run.
The last 800 meters was a tense affair with the lead changing hands and Oonagh slipping into 4th place. One final push in the last 10 meters saw her draw level, with four GB girls crossing the line together. It was a nervous wait for the results but thankfully Oonagh was confirmed 3rd with just over one second separating 1st and 4th place.
Oonagh was dreaming of a top 10 finish, so to come away with a place on the podium and two medals is incredible. She’s obviously over the moon and we’re all incredibly proud of her achievement.
Dave has almost achieved his £500 target sponsorship when he takes part in the Manchester Half Marathon on Sunday 9th October .
if you would like to support him please donate through the following link.
The Team Sprint gala is having a FINALS – the top two teams from each of the three leagues will compete for the overall champion position.
Date to be set, but the Gala is destined to be held in Bury.
The competition will be with the teams below.
ORCA are pleased to add in an opportunity to do a Long Course meet at Ponds Forge. As the meet entries are open we need to move quickly to enter the gala before it closes so we need entries back NO LATER than Thursday 6th October.
Please ignore the BOBCATS name error, it’s actually BOBSC (Borough of Barnsley) but same gala, same place, same time .