Kingsbridge Kingfishers

Forthcoming Events...

• Exmouth Friendly Imps Gala
• Devon County Championships
• Devon County Championships
• Club Time Trials
• Devon County Championships

The Club

Coaching Staff

Please click on the link below.

More about our Coaching Staff

Club Captains

We elect new Club Captains every September. Our current Club Captains for 2011-2012 are Paul Jacobson and Hayley Arthur.

General Information

We have approximately 140 junior members,who are split into 3 squads (Gold, Silver & Bronze) depending upon ability. We train at Quayside Leisure Centre, Kingsbridge. Gold Squad swimmers can access up to 9 hours of training per week; silver squad up to 8 hours and bronze squad up to 4 hours. We have strong links with Plymouth Leander Swimming Club who offer our swimmers extra sessions as required.

Holiday Training

The Club trains as normal through the half terms, but runs a different programme for the main school holidays (Christmas, Easter and Summer). Please visit the Diary page or see the club notice board for the holiday training schedule.

Qualifying Times

For many swim meets, and championships, swimmers need to be able to achieve the qualifying times set by the ASA. Please visit the Swimmer's Information page for these times.

Club Swim Wear

Club swim wear can be bought from the desk on the first Thursday of each month, between 4.30-6.30pm only. We sell goggles personalised club trunks, costumes, bags, and silicone hats care of Jackie Langman.

Competitions

We compete against many local swimming teams including Dawlish, Paignton, Newton Abbot, Exmouth and many others in specially organised events. We also compete in the National Arena League and the Cornwall and West Devon League.

We hold our Club Championships annually where swimmers in the same club compete against each other. We hold a presentation night on a Saturday evening in January where food and drinks are provided. We then present swimmers trophies for the age group winners. We also run an Annual Team Gala.

Details can be found in our Diary page

Awards and Certificates

Swimmers in Silver and Bronze Squads have a chance to gain many badges and certificates. Examples of these are the ASA Competitive Start Award, Speed Awards, Distance Awards and stroke awards. Please keep an eye on the notice board for further details. Badges and certificates cost £2.00 and are normally available from the club desk or on poolside on Thursday evenings.

Training Times

We run several training sessions during the week:

Our main club night is on Thursday night from 4.30pm to 7.30pm (Bronze Squad from 4.30pm to 5.15pm, Silver Squad from 5.15pm to 6.15pm and Gold Squad from 6.15pm to 7.30pm). Swimmers who wish to train more may then be invited to one, some, or all of the following sessions:

Monday mornings from 6.45am to 8.00am (top three lanes of Gold Squad).

Tuesday evenings from 6.30pm to 8.30pm (split into 3 sessions: 2 sessions of one hour each and one session of one and a half hours) (Gold and Silver Squads)

Wednesday mornings from 7am to 8.20am (Gold and Silver Squads)

Friday mornings from 7am to 8.20am (Gold and Silver Squads)

Saturday mornings from 7am to 8.55am (Gold Squad), 7.45am to 8.55am (Silver and Bronze Squad)

Sunday mornings from 7.30am to 9am (Gold Squad), 8am to 9am (Silver and Bronze Squad)

Invitation to attend these sessions depends on ability and availability.

The Committee

We have an active and enthusiastic committee, which is vital to the running of our club. New committee members always welcome!

Notice board

Please remember that we have a regularly updated notice board at the Quayside Leisure Centre. Feel free to browse at your leisure. It includes important information and contact numbers, club rules, activities etc.

Courses

The club undertakes to train parent helpers or any other interested parties by running or accessing a selection of ASA courses for the benefit of the club.