Montrose Seals

If anyone needs a IM form for the gala on 20th March 2024. Please see Heather ASAP. Closing date is 16th March
This is only open to developers and above. Those that are New developers within this term are not likely to be eligible

🆕Period Workshops

We are delighted to announce another series of Period Workshops delivered virtually by Hannah Miley MBE! 🗣

14 & under: https://buff.ly/3SSpWxU
Parents Part 1: https://buff.ly/3SOqMfk
Parents Part 2: https://buff.ly/3UQW5IN

Get signing up! ✅

Due to issues with main pool, training Is cancelled tonight

TANKS in studio pool are still on as normal

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Hope you can come along and support us 😀

We are holding a coffee morning on Saturday 2nd September 2023. Please come along and support us.
Any donations for stalls would be most appreciated.

Please share away 🙂

We are holding a coffee morning on Saturday 2nd September 2023. Please come along and support us.
Any donations for stalls would be most appreciated.

Please share away 🙂

Excited to finally be on our way.. Long wait thanks to Covid. We hope the swimmers have the best time

Montrose and District Seals are heading out to Loutraki Sportcamp in Greece this week☀️Have a fantastic week and we’re wishing you a successful camp! It’s going to be amazing🏊‍♂️

A reminder that tonight is the last session of the term. An email was sent to all. Please check your spam boxes if not received.
Normal session will return 14th August.

For developers/trainers there is the option of holiday sessions, but you have to sign your swimmer up. Please see emails for full details and link to form.

Wishing all our swimming families a fun filled holiday. We hope the 🌞 stays

Note - Training sessions Friday 26th May / Saturday 27th May are cancelled due to coach availability and gala. An e-mail has been set to all swimmers who swim in these sessions.

This weekend saw some of our swimmers take part in the Midlands League Final in Forfar. Great team spirit, cheering fellow team members on. 🦭🏊‍♂️🏊‍♀️

Another swimming pool facing closure. Please sign th petition, its not in our area thus time, but it could be at some point

Sign the Petition Save Xcite Livingston

At the Weekend 8 of our swimmers competed at the University of Aberdeen age group open meet, across 7 sessions. Some fantastic swims and big well done to India-Leoni and Linden for making a final. Thank you to our small team of officials for attending, helping to ensure accreditation and as always thanks to our coaches. 🏊‍♂️🦭🏊‍♀️⭐️

Food-First Nutrition with Performance Nutritionist James Hudson We recently spent some time at Gloucester Rugby Club (pre-lockdown), to pick Performance Nutritionist James Hudson's brain on the importance of food-first nu...

Just a note to say sessions are running tonight as normal

Today we had 11 swimmers take part in the Final gala in the Pentaqua series. Well done to all of our swimmers. Keep up the good work. As always thanks to our coaches and team of officials.

Good luck to Leon, swimming at the SDS swimming championships today. Swim fast 🏊‍♂️🦭

Today is the 5️⃣0️⃣th anniversary of the first of two SDS Swimming Championships. 🏊🏊‍♀️

SDS invited Richard Brickley OBE MBE to write the foreword for today's programme as someone who has been instrumental in the development of - not only this event - but all sport for people with a disability in Scotland and beyond. Thankfully Richard accepted our invitation and his foreword is replicated below.

50 years ago, the first SDS Championships were held in one day at the Fife Sports Institute in Glenrothes and supported by Fife Council. The morning session involved the leading Scottish swimmers with physical impairments and the afternoon session swimmers with learning disabilities. Falkirk Council, Glasgow City Council and Scottish Swimming became key partners and the junior championships moved over from the Scottish Schools Swimming Association to SDS.

The classification system of time banding introduced by SDS was integral to the success of the championships events. The system was based on swimmer ability/times as opposed to level of impairment and reliance on medical classification. Coaches/teachers were able to assess, and participation levels grew dramatically. SDS used the system for inter Branch swimming meets and national competitions against English regions. I was privileged to present a paper at the Council of Europe when we added track and field to the Scottish approach to classification.

My memories of the 70s and beyond are fresh. I firstly recall being impressed by the strength of the Tayside squad captained by Bill Fenwick and Ernie Guild plus the Lothian squad led by Wilma Lawrie and Brenda Moir. In the 80s Fife emerged as a force in para swimming with Andrew Brennan, Paul Noble MBE, Iain Matthew, Andrew Lindsay, and Lara Ferguson excelling on the world stage. The creation of the Strathclyde Federation of Swim Clubs resulted in a steady flow of talented swimmers for the SDS championships, Scottish teams, and Team GB. Prolific Paralympic medallists Maggi McEleny and Kenny Cairns from Port Glasgow Otters were inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame and were regulars at the SDS swimming championships as part of Team West of Scotland.

Coaches more than played their part in the success of the SDS championships and the preparation of Branch teams. Eddie McCluskey MBE from the PG Otters in the west stands out along with Don McFarlane and his role in the career of multi-Paralympic medallist Jim Anderson OBE. Eddie Campbell at Glenrothes ASC was a great influence on the Fife and Scottish performance para swim squads. Richard Osborne in Aberdeen created a talented squad where Tommy Hunter blossomed as a Paralympian. Jen Quinton in Tayside led a squad where Alan McGregor emerged as an opponent but GB teammate of Jim Anderson. Sensory impaired swimmers Mary Ann Low, Angie Robertson, James and Stephen Clegg, Jack McComish, Lucy Walkup, and Danni Joyce competed successfully on the world stage but found time to support the SDS championships. They were all great champions with inclusive mainstream coaches just like Abby Kane, Toni Shaw and Oliver Carter amongst so many others in 2023.

Swimmers of all levels of ability compete at the SDS National Swimming Championships and events are structured to ensure that competition is fair and equitable. Swimmers compete for titles and points towards the overall team/branch trophy. The championships offer an opportunity for Team GB swimmers to compete alongside novice participants and every swim is important. 50 years on the side-line enthusiasm will be as vibrant as it was 50 years ago in Fife.

Richard Brickley OBE MBE former chairman of Scottish Disability Sport

Good luck to everyone competing today on what is sure to be a very special occasion.
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Scottish Swimming Sportscotland

SNAGs day has arrived for the boys🎉. They are both swimming 100M Breaststroke today.
It takes an army to support our swimmers getting to this point, thank you to all of our coaches and committee members, this can't happen without you and to also to all officials across the District, who have given up their time at galas, ensuring accredited meets, meaning our swimmers times count!

Good luck to Kaleb and Linden, dig deep, swim fast and enjoy 🏊‍♂️
Kaleb swims in session 7 (around 10.30) and Linden session 8 (around 15:00)

Our petition is now live!

Show support for swimming pools and push to secure financial relief to keep them open 💙

Please sign and share! 👉 bit.ly/401IQnJ

Thanks to all that attended the fundraiser at The British Legion this evening. Great night had by all 🦭 🦭 🏊‍♀️ 🏊‍♂️

Tickets will be on sale at training from Tuesday next week. Please see Kelly or Kim at the usual spot :) Or e-mail us at [email protected]
If you could bring the correct change that would be great.

Come test your Knowledge and have lots of fun at our Quiz Night🤔

📢Club IM Gala - 22nd March 2023 - For all those that have had forms, please remember that they must be returned by Saturday 18th March.

If you are struggling to return the form, please let us know by e-mail that you would like to enter - [email protected]

If you have been missing from training and would like to enter please let us know.

Pentaqua-round 2, some great swims and pbs. Well done all and thanks to all who helped out with timekeeping/judging.

Please help and can as many people as possible sign this

Can you spare a minute to help Kelly Simpson ? 67 signatures are still needed! Save Perth Leisure Pool from closure for our children, adults, health and Perths future!

Come test your Knowledge and have lots of fun at our Quiz Night🤔