Mullingar Jets Swimming Club
C/O Mullingar Public Swimming Pool, Annebrook Town Park,,
Mullingar
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February 2013 Newsletter
Committee Members as elected @ AGM 17th January 2013.
• Chairperson; Paul Kavanagh,
• Vice Chairperson & PRO; Pearse Murphy
• Secretary; Angela Moran
• Assistant Secretary; Karen McGouran.
• Treasurers; Maguerite Hogan & Caroline O’Connell.
• Rota Secretary; Aine Killalea.
• Committee Members; Catherine Muldowney, Pat Heneghan, Marie Boyd.
• Gala Secretary, Mary Tynan.
Club Officers
• Club Children’s Officers; Paula Mulcahy 7Julie Duffy.
Coaches
• Head Coach; Gulliver Camilo.
• Coaches; Anthony Hughes, Ciaran Whelan, Anne Kelly, Liam Moran, Conor Hughes, Caroline Duffy, Caroline Thornton.
• Assistants Luke Coward, Caoimhe Dunne and Sinead Whelan.
Fundraising.
A fundraising sub-committee has been formed and several ideas are being explored. We need a sizable amount of money to meet our rising costs and all parents and swimmers will be called upon to assist. If anyone has ideas regarding sponsorships or donations please contact any committee member. One of our planned events will be a bag pack in Dunnes Stores for 14th and 15th June. More details will follow regarding this and other fundraising plans.
Behaviour.
Mullingar pool staff has raised the issue of unruly behaviour in the dressing rooms and surrounding areas. This has been an ongoing problem since last September and the pool staff and the committee have to take action. Parents have been contacted and children have been asked to leave the pool. We would like parents to be aware that children will be sent home as the health and safety of all swimmers is of the utmost importance.
Gala Results.
Schools Gala 19/20th January
12 members competed in the school’s gala; in the primary gala swimmers were Jennifer Fidgeon, Aisling Moran, Harry and Karla Cunningham, Rory Sheahan, Emma and Kara Mulcahy, and Darragh Hughes. Great swims from all the children with PB’s for everyone. Medals went to Daragh Hughes and Kara Mulcahy.
In the secondary gala the club was represented by Niamh Hughes, Eli Dimtrova, Aoife Moran, Ciara Murphy and Caoimhe Dunne. Again the children swam great with PBs all around. Medals went to Aoife Moran and Caoimhe Dunne.
Leinster Graded Championships.
17 swimmers attended this gala and all the swimmers did great times. Medal winners on the day were as follows;
Jennifer Sheerin, Joe Boyd, Ronan Smith, Aisling Moran, Nicole Gorry, Rachel Killalea and Rhys Donlon.
Congratulations to all the swimmers who attended the Gala’s.. The children are looking forward to several more galas in the coming weeks and the pressure is on now to achieve consideration times to participate in the All Irelands Division One and Two. Details of upcoming galas are posted on the notice board.
See Appendix 1 for GALA INFORMATION
Supervision Rota
By now all parents will have been asked to supervise at least one session in the last term. The committee would like to thank all those parents that supervised for their cooperation. The next term is February to June and parents will be asked again to sign up for supervision.
On registration night (Feb 18th, Greville 7-8.30) the roster will be available to sign up. All sessions must be supervised and if a family cannot do their supervision they must arrange their own cover.
We know that emergencies happen and if this is the case please notify the Rota secretary or a member of the committee as quickly as you can so we can have the session covered. We have managed to cover all session this term but some people have had to cover numerous sessions.
Swimming sessions will be cancelled if supervisors fail to turn up or fail to arrange alternative cover
Families who do not sign up will be allocated a slot.
See Appendix 2 for Supervision Duties
Appendix 1
Swimming Competitions/Galas,
Notes for all Parents/Swimmers- Mullingar Jets.
We thought it would be helpful to set out some useful information for those who are new to galas and a reminder to all others.
Please note the following:
Your point of contact for competition entries is our Gala Secretary Mary Tynan.
Gala Secretary Mary Tynan Phone Number: 087 7857195, email: marytynan07@eircom.net
• Details of any upcoming galas will be displayed on the Jets Notice board in reception at Mullingar Swimming Pool.
• Entries can be given to the gala secretary (Mary Tynan) at the pool or by phone/email.
• For the younger Children in the club Dev 1 and Dev2 entries must be given by the parents.
• Entry fees must be paid on or prior to the closing date.
• When there are fees to be collected Mary (or a nominated person) will be at the pool on Monday’s from 6.45pm-7.15pm and on Friday’s between 6.15pm - 7.00pm Alternative arrangements can be made for Dev 1 if these times are not suitable but all entries must be given to the Gala Secretary (Mary Tynan) either in person or phone/email.
• Swimmers who withdraw from a competition after the closing date will still be liable for the gala fees.
• Swimmers who do not turn up for Gala’s and do not notify their coach may be liable to pay additional fees if the club is fined by Swim Ireland. At certain competitions coaches have got to scratch swimmers from events if coaches do not know a swimmer cannot make it and their name remains on the final list a fine may be imposed by Swim Ireland.
• Mullingar Jets have a closing date for our entries to allow time to process and submit entries to the relevant host/organiser.
We are unable to accept late entries, so please read the notice board for closing dates etc.
Submitting Entries:
When submitting entries by email/phone please have the following information:
- Swimmers name
- DOB
- Details of event and event number e.g. event 1, 100m freestyle.
Payment of Fees:
When paying gala fees please put correct money in a sealed envelope with the following details on the outside of the envelope
1 swimmers name
2 the gala name
3 events that the swimmer is taking part in
4 total amount of money in envelope
5 Attention of Mary Tynan – Gala Secretary.
Thank You.
Appendix 2
Supervisors
• I.D. Badge to be worn to identify you as the person on duty.
• Please be aware that if you are on Supervision you should be here 15 minutes before the session starts and remain until the session is over.
• Children are not allowed into the dressing room area until 10 minutes before the session commences.
• Please note that Jets sessions are private and members of the public are not allowed access to the dressing rooms at any time during these sessions. Lock the dressing room door 15 minutes after start of session.
• The Supervisor must ensure that swimmers sign the register and proceed to the dressing room at this stage. The children should not leave the premises once they have signed in.
• Please check as the children are signing in that their names are legible and that they sign their surname as well as their first name.
• Supervisor 1 – Checks in the children at Reception.
• 15 minutes after the session starts, please check that the all children have left the dressing room, lock the door and close the ‘Sign In Book’.
• Supervisor 2 – Should be at the dressing room door to ensure that there is no horseplay. When the session starts, Supervisor 1 & 2 should stand/sit at the bottom of the balcony stairs as a support to the coaches and supervisor of swimmers.
*** PLEASE DO NOT ‘SUPERVISE’ AN EMPTY RECEPTION AREA****
• Please sign your name in the Register when you have completed your duty and ensure that the coaches have signed in also.
• It is your responsibility to arrange substitute cover if you are unable to be present at any of your sessions during the month.
• N.B. Swim Ireland regulations state that there must be a Supervisor present at every session for Health & Safety and Insurance purposes. This means that a session would have to be cancelled if a Supervisor is not present.
Thank You.
