Portobello Amateur Swimming Club

 Congratulations to the  13 Portobello swimmers who all qualified for and were selected onto the

East District Squad of Scottish Swimming’s Regional Programme for 2008/2009 after fulfilling the Bronze level criteria throughout the 2007/2008 season:
Keri Greig, Rory Gallacher, Chris McColm, Benjamin Kenderdine,

Fiona Corbett, Katie Feather, Raquel Matos, Ciaran McGeever,

Clare Parr-Burman, Amy Blackley, Erin McLeod, Rory Watt, and Gavin Scoular.
Some of the team of 13 have accepted places on the East District Bronze Performance Squad and will take part in three training days in September, October and December. and will vie for the opportunity to be put forward to National Stroke Camps in early 2009. Good luck to all of them.

 Click on the link below to download the entry form for the club champs

 PASC club champs 08

Out of 22 swimmers swimming at this meet we achieved 7 gold (plus 2 x 4 relay team golds in the 11-12 year age groups, total 15),  3 silver medals, 8 bronze medals and at least 6 x 4^th place swimmers.  Laura McBain, with her tally of 3 golds and 2 silver was voted best 11 year old girl. A runner up in our opinion was Erin Hardy who swam well to gain 2 ind bronze, 2 team golds and 3 x 4^th places.  We were unfortunate not to return to PASC with the Trophy. Thanks as always go to the marshalls, coaches and officials who turn up to support these meets.

Portobello Amateur Swimming Club  CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS 2008

Prestonpans:Sun 21st September.9.00- exp time of finish 4.00ish     

General Info:    

• John’s Performance squad swimmersMUST swim a minimum of 5 events incl 200 IM in their age group events
• James’s development swimmers MUST swim a minimum of 4 events including the IM.  
• Cath’s pre - development squad swimmers MUST swim a minimum of 3 events including the IM.

All other club members should indicate swims they wish to swim in.  The more you enter the more we can enter you into other competitions, and put you into appropriate sessions9 U 50 mt races, 10/11 50Fly and 200mtr races will be Heat Declared Winners.All other races will be heats/finals at the discretion of the organising committee Continue reading »

Between Chris McColm in the 8-10 age group and Raquel Matos in the 11-12 ag we won almost every achievable swim.  This meet was for prize money so we have some very rich swimmers!  The calibre of swimmers was high attracting swimmers GB wide.

Chris McColm won 50 Fly, back, and free, 100 Free and back, 100 IM.  He was 2^nd in100 breast and fly, and he got third in 50 Breast.  Brilliant, outstanding swimming.  Chris was also awarded the Best Boy of the Meet. Well done Chris.

Raquel Matos won the 50 breast, back, free, and of course the fly, 100 free and  200 IM.  Her 100 IM was a new ED record. Incredible swimming.

In the same age group as Raquel was Katie Feather  who was 2^nd in the 50 breast, back and 100 breast: 3^rd in the50 Free and Bfly, 100 Fly and  200 breast and IM: 4^th in the 100 free. Well done Katie, quite an achievement over many strokes.

Rory Watt swam a few 4ths but eventually got a place in the last swim of Saturday with a 3^rd place in the 100 IM.

 They were joined in this high profile gala by Keri Greig and Robyn Gallacher. Excellent swimming .

16 East District relay records were set or broken over the course of the gala

The format is one which will definitely be picked up in future years by more clubs.  1 day to break so many records between Portobello, Teviotdale and Glenrothes…sure to get more Clubs next year.  The mixed 400(8 x 50) freestyle relay was the most exciting and the noise from the support was tremendous