Seven swimmers took up the opportunity of some long course training at the impressive Basildon Sporing Village on Saturday 19th August. Those seven swimmers were Jon Wills, Gemma Cannon, Stuart Evans, Sam Davies, Jess Keeble, Frankie Tyler and Natalie Tyler. Gemma brought along her underwater camera so after the serious training …
Gemma and Adam from the Masters Squad took part in the Mill2Mill swim in the River Stour, starting at Dedham and ending 2.4km later at Flatford Mill. It was a very interesting and scenic open water event (particularly if you like looking at pondweed!) which took the swimmers under bridges, …
The annual presentation night was held at the Felixstowe Trades and Labour Club on the evening of Friday 28th July. There was a good attendance from swimmers throughout the various squads. The evening comprised a disco, presentation of the awards from the club championships (excluding the medals from the sprints …
I was invited to take part in the Alton Water 250m for schools swim which was on 17th June. We had to do two practice sessions, the first one was at Crown Pools, the second one was at Alton Water – we had to practice swimming in a wet suit …
Our annual Presentation night will take place on Friday 28th July 2017 at the Felixstowe Trades and Labour Club starting at 7pm. The evening starts with a disco and the awards will commence around 8:30pm. Once the awards are completed the disco and photo booth will resume. Those who attended …
Please be reminded that normal swim training will cease during the school summer holidays. The precise dates were quoted in the recent newsletter but a copy of those dates is attached here as a reminder. Felixstowe Waves Term dates 2016 – 2017 BUT don’t be alarmed – If you wish to …
The club are holding a free taster session should you have any friends or relatives that may wish to join the club. The session takes place on Sunday 16th July between 7 and 8pm. As an added incentive this year there is a free club t-shirt on offer to any …
Early on Bank Holiday Monday morning Dad took my Sister and I to the Spa Pavilion to register for the Fun Run. Lovely weather? Not at all – it was cold, windy and threatening rain. Having registered (with Kelly’s help) we then had over an hour to kill before the run. We …
Several of our swimmers took to their bikes during the Christmas/New Year period. The ride started from the Leisure Centre and the route took them from Felixstowe to Woodbridge via Trimley, Bucklesham, Newbourne and Martlesham and then back again. The distance was just short of 30 miles and our intrepid cyclists were …
On Sunday 23rd October both Faye Hermon & I were selected to swim for Suffolk in the ASA National County Team Championships at Ponds Forge Sheffield. We were collected by coach in Ipswich on Saturday afternoon and travelled up to Sheffield with the rest of the County team. When we …
