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Summer Break part 2

As we head into our summer break, and 2 weeks closure of training, you are welcome to pick up additional sessions in the school holidays whenever you would like as sessions are likely to be quiet. If you want to do an additional day or swap days around then please feel free.

If the swimmers are at a loose end, below are a set of swimming technique video that may be useful.

Butterfly

Backstroke


Breaststroke

Freestyle

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Summer Break

Before lockdown impacted our lives, ORCA used to take a summer break at the start of school holidays. This actually helps swimmers recover from repeated swimming, and also gives our coaching staff a well earned break.

We will be bringing this back for 2022 and aligning it to ATS summer break.

We will be having our last training session on Thursday 28th July and restarting on Saturday 13th August.

There are no more competition for a while and starting back on the 13th August will give the swimmers time to get back to speed.

After the summer break we have these galas in our diary so plenty to keep us occupied (there may me a couple more to add)

Junior League away at Ashton 8th September

Team Sprint gala 11th September

BCM wigan Gala 1st and 2nd October

Blackpool Lights 19th and 20th November

Arena League starting October

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ORCA Summer Party 2022

Come and celebrate at the Orca Summer Party nd Club Champs Presentation evening

The Shawside, 100 Grains Road, Shaw, OL2 8HZ

10th June, 7.30pm

£5 a ticket Available poolside thoruh the committee or contact social@orcaswimming.club for details.

Food available on the night, and of course a bar and entertainment.

Portatili Pizza
Mr Whippy

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Clip and Climb

ORCA members…
This is an opportunity not to be missed.

We have a limited number of tickets for ‘clip and climb’ 🧗‍♀️ in Oldham at £6, normally £12.95 🤩 but ORCA are paying a the rest towards the ticket so that our members can enjoy a night together away from the pool 🏊‍♀️

Come and enjoy a great night with your ORCA friends on Friday 20th May from 7pm until approx 8.30pm. ⏰

Tickets available online in the form of an E-ticket with a standing-order/bacs payment to Orca, also available at Royton pool on Saturdays from Natalie Schofield or contact social@orcaswimming.club

Ts&Cs

  • Summit Up require all attendees to complete a waiver form before they visit.
  • There will be a briefing delivered by qualified instructors prior to the session. Inteuctora and Summit Up staff will be present throughout the whole experience.
  • This is open to all members (ages 4 and up as per rules of Summit Up)
  • Tickets are only valid once payment is received. Limited to first 35 who apply.
  • Children must be dropped off and collected by a parent/carer.

Don’t delay!! 😀

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BCM Junior League

For some of you – you may remember Central Lancs league club competitions that were interrupted in 2020 just as we started the galas.

A lot has changed, and Central Lancs SWPA no longer exists, but a new affiliation has been set up BCM SWPA and some of the old competitions survive – with some new competition formats.

For 2022 – ORCA have entered three competitions – details are starting to develop for one of these – BCM Junior League (Based on the previous Central Lancs Junior Jubilee)

Details are on the following web page. We have some interesting competitions coming up – this one is a set of 1:1 competitions with another club and we will be hosting three Home Galas – Chadderton, Oldham Seals, Radcliffe and going to three Away Galas – Ashton, Bury and Ramsbottom.

BCM Junior League – ORCA Swimming Club

ORCA will appoint a Team Manager to run this league, the Team Manager will select his team from club members and he will invite swimmers to join the league.

If you are not selected – there are two other leagues to be announced soon.

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Competition Judge Level 1 Course

If any parent / guardian or swimmer 15 years or over would like to support the club by becoming a Judge (there are the officials at the end of the pool at Galas) – ORCA are happy to support and pay for the training course.

This may be helpful for Swimmers that are taking GCSE PE – or parents that are interested in supporting the club in being able to start running our own Level 4 Galas

The course is a 1 day on-line course and covers the FINA rules for judging swimmers strokes whilst in competition.

Details of the course can be assessed here – the course is £20 – ORCA is happy to pay the course fees for a small number of people.

Please contact me at chairman@orcaswimming.club if you are interested.