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Welcome to the web site for the Basildon & Phoenix Swimming club.
We are a very
friendly and professionally run swimming club based in Essex which provides quality
swim teaching and coaching for swimmers of all standards from novice to County and
National standard -
We draw our membership not just from Basildon, but Billericay, Wickford, Corringham and beyond, and we train at a number of swimming pools in the local area. If you are looking to improve or develop your swimming, we’re the place to come. Browse this site to learn more!
News/Forthcoming Events Last Update: 4/2/12
Please see our Calendar of events page for all our forthcoming galas.
Notice to all -
swimming sessions due to the Essex Counties.
All Squad members -
coming up!!
Fab photo and news clipping in this weeks Yellow Advertiser!! Click to veiw.
ASA Fees are now due! Please visit the club desk to renew your swimmers ASA fees. These fees are paid directly to the ASA and are our yearly insurance fees. ALL swimmers must be insured. Cat 1 is £11.55 and Cat 2 is £28.35. If more convenient payments can be made online directly to our a/c. Details
Name : Basildon Phoenix Swimming Club
Sort code : 20-
A/c no : 10216569
Ref : swimmers surname and initials plus ASA FEES.
Last date for payment is the 10th February, if you have not renewed by then, unfortunately we will have to remove you from our list of permitted swimmers, as you will not be insured.
Essex County Qualifiers 2012 : Please look at our galas planned page for all the
info you need for this years Counties. Congratulations to all our swimmers who managed
to qualify. If anyone is able to help at any of the sessions please inform Ann Robinson.
There are many various roles we need to fill -
Redbridge gala final (!!) selected BPSC swimmers: Please check gala planned page for the final selected Redbridge entries, there have been some amendments
So please check carefully.
Essex league final selection 14-
for the final team selection. If you are unable to attend please inform Claire ASAP.
SPONSORSHIP DEAL WITH SLM.
To parents & swimmers,
As you are aware , SLM, the operators of Basildon Sporting Village, have agreed to sponsor us for an initial three year period. We are expecting that this will be a long term partnership with SLM. As part of the sponsorship deal we will display the ‘everyone ACTIVE’ logo on all our club polo shirts. Most shirts have now been embroidered, if however you still have shirts outstanding please bring to the club desk either Monday or Friday evenings. If your shirt does not have a name embroidered on, please attach name with a safety pin, we will then ensure both logo and name are stitched free of charge.
Important Notice Rejected gala entries: Please ensure you view the scratched entries for our BPSC swimmers at the forthcoming Redbridge gala. Due to an extremely large number of requested entries, Redgridge have had to ‘scratch’ swimmers from every event. All Information is on our Galas Planned page.
Please see BPSC Club Records page for new updated records.
Friday 23rd December -
There is NO Water Polo session on Friday 23rd December. There will be a 'Fun Session'
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Essex County Championships 2012. All details are now on are Galas Planned page.
Updated QT’s now added for Counties, Regionals and National events. Please see top of Galas Planned page.
Christmas shutdown details available on Christmas Sessions page.
BPSC Christmas Meal for all club members. 50 places available see link for full details. Christmas meal details 8th December 2011
Please see BPSC Newsletter page for latest update of club news.
Essex League Division One Jan 2012 -
Redbridge winter meet 7th & 8th January 2012 -
Thurrock Gala 5th Nov 2011 -
Canvey Winter Gala 3rd & 4th December .Details now on our Galas Planned page.
Essex Winter Championship 25th/26th/27th November. Details on galas planned page. Accepted entries now available for viewing on galas planned page.
Essex League Gala.
Team availability list for Division 1 gala 22nd October 2011. Please check this availability list and confirm whether your swimmer is available to Jon by return. Final team selection will be on the 7th October 2011.
- Thurrock Season Opener 8th & 9th October. Please see our Galas Planned page for full details.
- Mini-
League 8th October Basildon Sporting Village. Details on Galas page. - Redbridge Results now available on Gala results page.
- Club Champs -
Final results now on our Gala - Results page. - —-
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Team selection for Saturday’s Essex league gala is available. If any swimmers on the original availability list who do not appear here but are now available please let Jon know. - Essex League Gala
The final Essex League Division Two round is to be held on 25th June at Fulwell Cross pool Barkingside, please check the Team availability list and confirm whether you are available to Jon by return. Final team selection will be published on Friday. - AGM Notice
The club AGM will be held on Thursday 14th July at Pitsea Leisure Centre starting at 7.45pm. Those who intend to attend are asked to confirm this to Catherine O'Doherty or Sarah Munro at the Club Desk on Monday or Friday nights so that we can judge the likely numbers attending.
The club is always looking for new members to help out with running the club. Anyone interested in helping out on the committee please see the following:
As per para 9.3 of the club constitution, nominations for committee members or notice of any resolution proposed to be moved at the AGM should be emailed to the club secretary by Friday 17 June 2011. Alternatively they may be handed in writing to any member of the existing committee by the same date.
Each committee nomination or resolution needs to be proposed and seconded by a paid up member of the club. (Where the paid up member is below the age of 16, the paid up members parent/guardian may assume this right) - Bank Holiday closure
Please note that due to unavailability of the pool there will be no sessions (morning or evening) on Monday 30th May. - Essex League Selections & Gala info
Final selection lists for the two Essex League galas on 21st May added on Planned galas page. Results for Redbridge and Bexley added to Gala Results page. - New Squad & Session Arrangements
Only a handful of days left before Gloucester Park pool closes and we move to the new Basildon Sporting Village pool. If you are still wondering what is happening see the attached letter! - League & Open Galas
Results from the two recent Essex League galas have been posted on the Gala Results page. Availability lists for the two Essex league galas on 21st May are posted on the Planned galas page as are a number of new gala files. - Essex & Junior (M11) league announcements
The team selection for the Essex league Division Two gala on 2nd April has now been published. Also, please note that due to fixture conflicts the club has decided NOT to compete in the Junior (M11) swimming league this season so there will be no gala on Sunday 3rd April. - Parents Meeting
A Meeting on session arrangements for the new pool have been arranged for Tuesday 22nd March 8:30-9:30pm at Pitsea Leisure Centre (opposite the pool and to the left). If you cannot attend don’t worry because letters will be sent out following the meeting with squad and session details. - Mini League
Congratulations to all the team who swum at the mini-league gala on the 12th March. The team came away with 1st place and there were lots of great performances. - Essex League team, gala calendar & ASA fee reminder
Division One Team selection list published for 19th March. Map Link added for Colchester Leisure World. Updated Gala calendar available on Planned galas page. Reminder: Last opportunity to pay 2011 ASA fees will be at the club desk on on Friday 18th March. - March Newsletter
A newsletter for March has now been published. If you have not received one via email please check your email address is held correctly at the club desk. - Club Kit Orders
The following BPSC items are now available to order: Polo Shirt, Tracksuit, Hoodie and Backpack.
Please fill in a BPSC club kit order form and return with payment to the club desk on Monday or Friday evening. Please note that Hoodies are being made available as an additional kit item to the club tracksuit, not as an alternative. - Bowling Night!
The club will be running a bowling night at Hollywood Bowl, Basildon on 29th March from 18:30-20:00 (Ish). Cost £5 which includes a shared hot food platter and pitcher of drinks. Both Adults and Children are invited, cost £5 per head. Please return payment via cheque payable to BPSC in an envelope (together with the attendees names) at the club desk on Monday or Friday evening. - ASA Fees
Annual ASA membership fees for all swimmers are now due. Please ensure these are paid at the club desk by end-Febuary to ensure you are able to continue to swim and/or compete. - Essex League Availability
Availability lists for the Essex League Division One and Two galas have been added to the Planned Galas page. Please check these and confirm your availability ASAP. - Planned galas updates
Updates to the planned galas list together with a map link to the new Garon Park pool in Southend have been added to this page. - BPSC Open Gala Results
These results are available on the Open Galas page. Many thanks to all the volunteers and coaching staff who gave up their time to make this event a great success! - Essex League Team
After the fantastic 2nd place achieved by the Division One team last week it’s time for the Division Two team to try their luck. Division Two Team selection available here and on the Planned Galas Page. - Session Cancelled -
Sun 9th Jan (morning only) Morning Training Session. Due to lack of staff availability due to other galas, we have had to CANCEL the Sunday morning session this week. Please accept our apologies for the late notice.
The afternoon sessions will take place as normal. - Essex league Teams
The team & confirmation of availability lists for the two Essex league galas in January have now been published on the Planned galas page. Can you please check for your swimmers name and confirm availability (or otherwise) to Jon Pearse ASAP. Thanks. - Tracksuits
The new Tracksuits are now available for collection. Unfortunately, due to some confusion with the order, the tracksuit trousers have not been personalised. Please accept our apologies for this. Could you therefore return your tracksuit bottoms in the New Year (after the Ipswich/Cambridge galas if preferable) and they will be returned to the embroidering company and your child’s initials will be embroidered on the trousers. Unfortunately names are not possible due to the pocket being in the way! Please pin a label to the sides of the tracksuit bottoms with your child's initials on them and also clearly write their name on the tracksuit label itself. - Guildford Gala report
Only one of three sessions went ahead at the Guildford LC Distance meet but a small team of hardy swimmers did attend and see the Guildford gala report for details of how they got on! - Combined Fun session on Friday 17th Dec
Please note that all sessions on Friday evening will be combined into a fun session at Gloucester Park pool. Swimmers who normally attend the evening session at Wickford are invited to attend at Gloucester Park instead (6-7pm recommended). Note this means there will be no session at Wickford that evening. - Gala Results added
BPSC Results have now been posted for all galas in October, November and December. These are available on the Gala Results page. Lots of great performance here so happy reading! - Session changes on Sunday 5th Dec
Due to the substantial numbers of swimmers and staff attending galas (Canvey & Northampton) on Sunday 5th Dec the following two sessions will be cancelled:
Morning session (6am – 8am); Afternoon Rookies session : 3.30pm – 4.30pm
Note: Teaching/Academy (4.30pm – 5.30pm) & Water Polo (5.30pm onwards) – will operate as NORMAL. - Tracksuit orders
As from Friday 19th Nov we will be taking orders for new club tracksuits which will be supplied in black with the orange club logo and the opportunity to include the swimmers name on the jacket and trouser. Samples to try for size will be available at the club desk at Gloucester Park pool on Friday and Monday evenings. Orders will be taken at an introductory price (£40 Adult sizes, £35 child sizes) for a limited period only. Please print off and hand in the tracksuit order form with a cheque payable to BPSC. - Novice Open Gala on 5th Feb
We are pleased to be able to announce that we will be running our first Open gala on Saturday 5th February at Blackshots pool, Grays. This open gala is targeted at swimmers who will not be competing in the Essex County Age Group championships in February. Event qualifying times (Upper Limits) have been set accordingly. BPSC Novice Open Gala Entry pack. - January Gala Details
Added guidance on swimmers who should be attending the Cambridge Open meet to Planned Galas page. - Sessions on Sunday 7th Nov
As a large number of swimmers and staff are at the Romford Town Swimming Club Open Meet, the following changes have been made to sessions on Sunday 7th November.
6am – 8am: CANCELLED 3.30pm – 4.30pm: Rookies – CANCELLED
Teaching/Academy (4.30pm – 5.30pm) & Water Polo (5.30pm onwards) – will operate as NORMAL. Wickford sessions will also be UNCHANGED. - Gala Details
Cambridge and Ipswich information added. - Gala Details & County Relays
Information for forthcoming galas together with confirmed entries for Romford gala and County Relay selections have been added to the Planned Galas page. Also included on the Gala Results page are the excellent results from the recent Redbridge gala. - Morning sessions update
Please be advised that Wednesday and Thursday morning training sessions will continue at Gloucester Park until further notice. - New club polo shirts
Club shirts in the new BPSC colour and logo are now available to order. Orders placed before FRIDAY 15th OCTOBER will still only cost £12. For those who collected a shirt for the Redbridge and Thurrock galas you can return these to get the swimmers name added at no charge but these shirts must be returned to the club desk by October 15th. Please WASH and IRON polo shirts before returning them as this is a requirement for the embroidery. Please also write your child’s name on the cloth label and pin a piece of paper onto the same label, with your child’s first and second name, clearly printed. Please DO NOT pin anything into the polo shirt as this may prevent it being embroidered! - New Fees & Hat policy
Please note the new fee structure takes effect from 1st October. Please remember to update your standing order!
All swimmers and parents are also reminded that the wearing of a swimming hat during pool training sessions is compulsory. - SGM Merger Result
We are pleased to be able to announce the the outcome of the Merger SGM on 27th July was an overwhelming vote in favor of the creation of a new combined club to be called “Basildon & Phoenix Swimming Club”.
Phoenix members voted 28 in favour, 0 against; BDSC members voted 31 in favour 3 against.
The membership of the two clubs will be combined into the new club effective 1st September. Following this vote a committee was elected for the new club and the constitution formally adopted. - SGM reminder -
24th June
All parents and club members over the age of 16 are requested to attend the SGM on Tuesday 27th at 7:30 pm in the Upper Foyer of the Towngate Theatre to vote on the creation of a new combined club with BDSC.
SGM Invite SGM Agenda New club Constitution - Galas Essex plus-
24th June Dates and qualifying times for the Essex Age Group and full championships have been added to the Planned Galas page as have details for Redbridge and Thurrock galas. Results also posted for Braintree and Club Championships. - Shutdown reminder -
17th June As announced in the June newsletter the club summer shutdown will be from 2nd August to 15th August inclusive. There will be no swim or Land Training sessions during this period. - Special General Meeting
Following further discussions with BDSC we have decided to call a Special General Meeting to seek a final approval on the proposed combination of the two clubs. This meeting will be held at 7:30pm on Tuesday 27th July in the Upper Foyer of the Towngate Theatre, Basildon (note: not the Bowls Pavilion!). Should the vote be in favour of establishing a new combined club then this meeting will be followed by a General Meeting of the new club where a new management committee will be elected. A nomination form for anyone wanting to join the prospective new club committee is included in the invite.
SGM Invite SGM Agenda Constitution - Sponsored Swim -
11th June As mentioned in the newsletter this event will take place at club night on Friday 25th June and will replace all normal training sessions. Attached is a sponsorship form and event outline. Each swimmer will be allocated a time slot for their swim. The session schedule indicating individual time slots is now available. - Various Updates -
9th June Read the June club newsletter which includes recent gala results, merger discussions update, club diary dates (including summer shutdown) and lots more! Also, Club records (overall and age group) updated to 1st June on the Club Records page. Added details of 2010 Club Championships -don’t forget to get your entry in before 25th June - Poster Competition -
8th June Congratulations to Rebecca Asher who was the winner of our anti-bulling poster competition. See her winning entry here. - Gala Results added -
27th May See Gala Results page for swimming results from Canvey and Bracknell galas. Well done to all who competed and to Kathryn Pearse for securing the ‘Top Girl’ trophy at Bracknell. - Online Club Shop Launched -
12th May
The much awaited online Phoenix club shop has arrived! This new facility will enable you to place online orders for items such as swimwear direct with our supplier and have them delivered direct to your door. If you use the link from this site delivery is free and you will still obtain commission for our club (which helps to keep down our fees). We will of course, still continue to stock and take orders for items at the club desk on Friday evenings but this gives you the opportunity to shop from the comfort of your own armchair! Please click on the button on the menu bar on the left of this page, or follow this Phoenix online shop link. - Gala results -
2nd May Posted gala results files for recent meets plus Essex league gala on Gala Results page. Added Braintree gala entry details to Planned Galas page. See the results where Phoenix brought the Essex League Division Two title back to Basildon! - Club Records -
22nd April Updated Club records to include missing items from Block C. See Club records page. - Essex league Selection
The team list for the final Essex league gala has now been published. See Planned galas page. - Club Records Update -
5th April Club records page and the age group records have been updated to include galas up to 2010 County Block D. - March Newsletter
The new March Newsletter has been published. - Essex Lge Round 4 -
17th March Availability list published for the final round of this year’s Essex League competition on the Planned galas page. One last push at the final gala for Phoenix to hold onto top position and the Division Two title! - Special General Meeting
Invitations for a Special General Meeting of club members (to be held on 20th April in the Pavillion at Gloucester Park Basildon) has been sent out this week via eMail. If you have not yet received your invite please ask for a copy at the club desk on Friday evening and check your listed email address with Lisa! - New ASA website
The main ASA website address has changed to www.swimming.org. Main links on this page and the Useful inks page has been changed accordingly. Some further updates to specific documents will follow in later updates as I track down where things have moved to! - Club records Update -
28th Feb
Club Records (Overall and Age group) updated to reflect galas through to 14th Feb. See Club Records page. - Essex League Result -
28th Feb Congratulations to all who swam in our Essex league gala this weekend. Those of us spectating were getting worried at one stage but it turned out to be another top performance as Phoenix came away with another first place and consolidated their place at the top of the table.
Final Points: 1st Phoenix 241 pts, 2nd Braintree 217 pts, 3rd Hornchurch 185 pts, 4th Harwich 153 pts, 5th Newham 147 pts. - County Results -
19th Feb Various gala results added including further Phoenix success in Block B of the Essex county championships. Essex League team selection for round 3 published plus updates to the Gala calendar all on the Planned Galas page. - Revised Block C and D schedule -
28th Jan The revised schedule for Block C & D is now available on the planned galas page. Also added Block A press report. - Essex County Block A Results -
27th Jan Lots of excellent results from the first weekend of the 2010 Essex Age Group Championships. More than twenty Phoenix swimmers competed, reaching a total of fourteen finals between them. See Gala Results page for more details. - County Relay Selection -
18th Jan Phoenix Relay teams for Block A published. - Gala updates -
16th Jan Various updates to planned galas page including details for Redbridge Meet. - Essex league Round 2 Gala Cancelled
The league gala on Saturday 9th Jan has been cancelled due to adverse weather conditions. - Misc Updates -
29th Dec
The team selected for Essex league round two is now available on the Planned Galas page. December Newsletter added. Gala Results files posted for Jingle Bells and Runnymede galas. Latest Club records (including Age Group) also updated. - Swim School Update -
12th Dec End of term assessments for our swim School members are now available from Marcel (Wednesday) or the club desk (Friday). Congratualtions to the many swimmers who have progressed onto the next stage. Swim School Report -Dec 2009 . - Swimskills Photos -
4th Dec Photos from the very successful Technique Day with top GB coach Bill Furniss are now available in our club photo slideshow. If you have some photos of your own from the day please drop the webmaster copies on CD or via email! - Gala Results Added -
4th Dec Results from the fantastic Essex League Round One gala have been added (didn’t they do well!) as well as Phoenix results from the Ipswich and Canvey Island open galas. See Gala Results page
The team availability list has been posted for our next Essex league fixture which is on 9th Jan. Please indicate your availability on the noticeboard or to Deb Mann by 18th Dec. - Speed night and Club records-
16th Nov Results from Swim School Speed Night held in the half-term are now included on the Swimmers Page. Club records updated to include changes from recent galas. See Club Records pages. - Gala updates-
16th Nov Information for the Watford gala added. Also, location for the Jingle Bells gala has changed to Waterside Farm, Canvey Island together with a spectator restriction. See Planned Galas page. - Miscellaneous -
7th Nov Added 2010 Regional Qualifying times and Essex League availability list onto Planned galas page. Latest Phoenix Newsletter published. - Plymouth Gala details -
31st Oct Added details of the Plymouth gala on the Planned galas page. Selected swimmers only. - Jack Petchey Photo -
21st Oct Three of our 2009 Jack Petchey Achievement Award winners attended a Presentation evening at the Towngate Theatre, Basildon to receive medallions to celebrate their achievements. Visit the Jack Petchey page to access the photo. - Stubbers Photos -
17th Oct
It seems that much fun was had by our swimmers at the recent Stubbers activity day. Our intrepid photographer was there and caught a few snaps. Visit the Stubbers Photo Gallery to have a look! - Essex Age Group Championships -
8th Oct The dates and locations for the Essex Age Group Championships have now been confirmed. See the Planned Galas page. - Gala Results -
6th Oct Results for the Braintree, Ipswich Novices (Sept) and Redbridge Early Qualifier galas have now been added to the Gala Results page. - National Results & Talent Selection
Congratulations to Kate Pearse who has been selected for the ASA England regional Talent development squad. This fantastic achievement followed Kate’s great performances at this years National Age Group Championships (BAGCATs) where she made the finals in 3 events and finished 8th overall in her age group. - Essex County -
8th Sept The following Phoenix swimmers have bee selected to attend Essex county training camps in 2009/10. Lewis Cooper, Patrick Rourke, Oliver Knight, Finlay Munro, Harvey Brown, Michael Grace, Alex Drysdale, Molly Jerome. Well done to all! - Sporting Village News
See the Basildon Sporting Village plans video which includes views of the fantastic 50m pool planned to open in April 2011. On-site work due to start in October. - Gala updates -
28th Aug Added details for galas in October. See Planned Galas page. Also included announcement of 2009 Club Champions on Club Champs page and updated Maisie West selection of items for her Jack Petchey Award. - Logbook sheets -
12th Aug Added some additional logbook templates on the Swimmers Page. - Success in Open Water -
31st July Congratulations to Lily Mann who competed in her first ever Open Water competition in July and came away as Essex 12yr 800m Girls Champion and 2nd place in Eastern Region -well done! - Various Updates-
July Posted latest Club Records data. Added links to GatewayFM and VideoJug on useful links page. Added details of our latest Jack Petchey Award winners. - Club Champs results -
11th July Results for both Session One and Two have been posted to the Club Championships page. Lots of great swims and 19 club championship records were broken! - Gala Results -
26th June Added results files for Killerwhales (Top visiting club trophy!) and Black Lion galas. All available on the Gala Results page. - Eastern Regional Results -
7th June Link to 2009 East Region Age Group Championships results added to Gala Results page. Congratulations to all our swimmers who are competing at these championships. - Club Championships
Details of the club championships (3rd and 10th July) are posted on the special club championships page. Get your entries to Sue on the club desk by Friday 12th! - Family Funday
Details for this club event are available on the Social Events page. Purchase your tickets in advance from Dawn Harris on the club desk on Friday evenings. - Officials -
20th May Congratulations to Dawn Harris, Jim Rourke, Lindsey Cooper, Linda Mellor, Jon Byfield plus Sue and Andy Mullender who have all now officially qualified as ASA Judge level 1’s. All you swimmers out there: be afraid, be very afraid....! ;-) - Gala Updates -
25th & 27th April Redbridge & Crawley Results on Gala Results page plus replacement of Ipswich Summer sprints with Braintree gala and latest Gala calendar on Planned Gala page. - Results and Jack Petchey -
11th April Added Results file from SOS Good Friday meet on the Gala Results page. Also, added link to Jack Petchey Award presentation photo on Jack Petchey page. - Future Galas -
5th April Added details of summer galas on Planned galas page. Overall and Age group Club Records pages updated with County results. BAGCAT points explained -see BAGCATs page. - County results -
2nd April See details of the great overall results achieved by Phoenix swimmers in the 2009 Essex County Age Group championships on the Gala Results page. Also added a link to the Basildon Sporting Village video on Useful Links page. - Swim School updates -
29th March Distance swim results from February and March are available on the swimmers page. Also published is Teaching plan notice with background on the NPTS as implemented at Phoenix. - Basildon Sports Village News -
29th March
The project to build a new 50m pool in Glioucester Park got planning approval last week. See Echo news article...and give the project your support by posting a comment.
A big Thank You! to our 2009/10 Sponsors who include:
Basildon & Phoenix Swimmers
with Liam Tancock.
*** 2010 Essex League Div 2 Champions *** Home club of the Basildon Sporting Village ***
