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Sam is going to Beijing! It was announced last week that Sam has been selected to represent his country at the Paralympic games in Beijing in September! This weekend he has proved to the world why he deserves his place on the team as has been named 2008 Visa Paralympic World Champion in 400m Freestyle in World Record time at the World Championships in Manchester !
Well done Sam !! Sam's mum sent us another quick update on his paralympic trials. Just a quick update!................ Sam has just returned from the 2nd Paralympic Trials and it has gone very well ! He broke his WORLD Record in the S8 400 Freestyle which means his 2nd World Record in just 3 Weeks! The Paralympic GB Swim Team for Beijing will be announced Live on BBC on Thursday Morning!... so fingers crossed!!
Don't forget to visit http://www.paralympicworldcup.com/ for tickets to see Sam swim in 400 freestyle in Manchester.
Godd Luck Sam xx 19th April 2008 We received an update on Sam's paralympic trials. Sam will be back in Sheffield all next weekend at the 2nd Paralympic trials...25th/26th/27th April and then Team GB For the Beijing Paralympic Games should be announced on the 1st May!!
He has been selected to swim for GB at the Visa Paralympic World Cup which is being held in Manchester on Saturday 10th May. He will be swimming his main event which he is now Word NO1 in, the S8 400 Freestyle....so if anyone wants to come and support him then now is the time to get tickets
Visa Paralympic World Cup has a web site and tickets/ information is available on it
19th February 2008 Thanks Sam! Sam is currently in Florida but found 5 minutes to send us an email about how he feels about the County Champs and what its like to swim for team GB. County Champs is going fantastically well! It is good to produce some excellent swims on the back of heavy training which is very promising for me for the rest of the Olympic year!
It is so good to see lots of other members of the club having equally good success !! and to compete as part of that team was special too!..... This is where I started so who knows where some others from Sutton SC may go !!
I was really pleased to break the 3 World Records and I am now hoping to build on that and move on even more!
It amazing to swim for GB and to train with the GB Squad and it is the most awesome experience to stand on a Podium and win a Medal for your Country!!...... as i experienced in Germany last year!! We inspire each other in training and also competition and support each other as a team which is great.
We all have our individual disability and we help each other with that
As a GB Swimmer on The World Class Programme we get fantastic support from the Coaching and support staff which all play an important part in Team GB success!
Lets hope Sutton SC can carry on the success we started with at the 2008 County Champs!
Sam
 Congratulations to Sam Hynd ! He has again made history at the Sam then went onto break the World Records for the SB8 200m Breaststroke and S8 200m Freestyle over the weekend, again subject to ratification. Another huge Congratulations to Sam ! Sam was named 'BBC East Midland Junior Disabled Sports Personality of The Year' last night at the Sports Awards in Derby hosted by John Inverdale! We are currently trying to persuade Sam to start his own page on this site, in the form of a blog - so watch this space! He is a true inspiration to so many young swimmers and everyone at Sutton Swimming club is very proud of him. Well done again Sam - a thoroughly deserved award!
5th November 2007 Sam won 7 GOLD Medals and (subject to ratification) Sam broke..... 7 BRITISH Records
3 EUROPEAN Records
3 WORLD!! Records
A huge congratulations go to Sam from all of us ! 10th July 2007: A Sutton S.C.Olympian... well, the next best thing! A British Swimming manager, who is a former Sutton Swimming Club swimmer, and the daughter of proud Sutton S.C. coaches, Gren and Christine Greaves, has been formerly selected to undertake a prestigious International Olympic Committee course after being nominated by the British Olympic Association. |
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British Swimming World Class Operations Manager Wendy Lockton was initially put forward for the course by the governing body for aquatics before being nominated by the British Olympic Association as its only candidate for the Executive Masters in Sport Organisations Management Course (MEMOS). With only around 30 places available from around the world of sport, the MEMOS courses are both exclusive and highly regarded and Wendy will be inducted onto the 12-month training initiative in September. Wendy will have to complete four modules as part of the course that draws on the expertise of a team of professors as well leaders and professionals from the world of international sport. It’s a unique chance for Wendy to gain personal development and to put in to place her new-found skills as part of the World Class set up within British Swimming. “It’s a fantastic opportunity both for British Swimming and for me personally,” said Wendy. “I will be learning new skills from some of the world’s most intelligent and experienced sporting professionals and that can only benefit everyone involved. “To be able to continue my education and put it into practice this knowledge as part of my role with British Swimming is very exciting. As we look to the 2012 London Olympics and beyond, these new skills will be invaluable as we help to stage the greatest games in the world. “It will enable me to put something back into a sport that I have a real passion for.” The MEMOS mission is to help professionals working in national or international sports bodies to develop the knowledge required in order to better manage their organisations. Lockton will undergo four week-long modules in Lausanne, Switzerland; Saarbrucken, Germany; Sydney, Australia and concluding at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne. Modules to be covered comprise Strategic Management and Sport Governance, Marketing Management, Human Resource Management and Performance Management of Sports Organisations. Well done Wendy from all at Sutton Swimming Club!
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What a Bumper night it was for Sutton Swimming Club at the Ashfield District Council's "Celebration of Ashfield's Best" awards held on the 23rd March 2007 where our people picked up no less than three prestigious awards!
Coach of the Year went to our very own Head Coach Gren Greaves in recognition of his unceasing efforts in the field of competitive swimming and in particular his work with Sutton Swimming Club!
Sports Team of the Year went to our Under 12's Boys Relay Team who took first place in the Nottinghamshire A.S.A County Championship finals in March last year. The team comprised four of our Nova Centurion swimmers, Jake Bingham, Elliott Dudley, Oliver Hynd and Chris Parnell.
The prestigious Ashfield Citizen of the Year award was presented to our coach Alan Urch in recognition his services to the community of Ashfield. Alan's talents are seemingly limitless as is his energy and enthusiasm.
Well done to one and all!