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Holiday Time! - added 18.12.10
The last normal swim session for the year was held this morning.  Normal sessions are expected to resume from Tuesday 4 January.  We wish everyone a very happy Christmas. 

Club Championsips- added 27.11.10, updated 10.1.11
The finals of the Club Championships are to be held on Saturday 11 December with the warm up starting at 1 pm.  Full report.

New Committee- added 27.11.10
There was a decent attendance at the AGM held earlier this week.  Retiring Chairman Eric Anderson summarised some of the many achievements of Club members over the last two years, and gave pointers of future direction.  Karen Whitehall was elected as the new President, with Eric now having one year as vice president. 

Club Championships Heats- added 9.11.10
Both sets of heats have now been held.  This evening there was particularly good vocal support for the competitors during their races from the other swimmers on poolside.  There were some keenly contested races, and some good swims.  The list of swimmers for the A and B finals will be up on the Club noticeboard soon. 

Club Championships- added 14.10.10
This year, the heats for the Club Championships will be held on:
Thursday 4 November for Breaststroke, Butterfly and Individual Medley - warm up at 6.00pm
Tuesday 9 November for Backstroke and Frontcrawl - warm up at 6.30pm
 
The Championship Finals will be held on Saturday 11 December 2010 with warm up at 1.00pm.
 
The entry form for the Championships is available here.  There will also be copies of this form available for collection at the Club Table on Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings.  All Club swimmers are encouraged to enter.  Forms may be returned to the Club Table or sent directly to the address at the bottom of the form.  Please note that the closing date for all entries is Saturday 30 October 2010. 

Club AGM- added 14.10.10
The Club's AGM will be held at 7.30pm on Monday 22 November 2010 in the Clubhouse at the back of Cupar Sports Centre.  A copy of the minutes from last year's AGM will be on the notice board in the pool spectator area.

Meet Successes- added 8.10.10
There have been several meets now since the schools went back.  Swimmers have done a great job at gaining new personal best times.

Swimmers' Times- added 8.10.10
A record of swimmers' times is now available via the "Club Records" link to the left.

Back to Normal Schedules- added 21.8.10
All the sessions are now back to their normal times after the school holidays. 

Parents' Evening- added 6.6.10
There will be a Parents' Evening on Thursday, 10 June, from 6.30-7.30pm in the Clubhouse.

Sonali Jayasekera Memorial Swim- added 6.6.10
This sponsored swim event is to be held in the last week of June to raise money for the Abertay Nurses Trust (Dundee Disabled Children’s Association), The Meningitis Research Trust and Brain Tumour UK. The swims will take place on: Dev Squad: 22 June (2hrs) Imp Squad: 24 June (2hrs) Jun Squad: 24 June (1hr) Saturday swimmers: 1hr during their set session. Eric (President) and Rod (warm-up coach) will also be participating with a 2hr swim, 20mile cycle and 5mile run! Information has been sent to everyone by e-mail or can be collected from the Club Table.

Summer Swimming Schedule- added 6.6.10
The Club will be taking a three week break from all but Saturday sessions from Friday 2 July (last evening sessions being held on Thursday 1 July).
From Thursday 29 July, the following sessions will take place for Junior, Improver and Development Squads:-  Thursdays 6.00-7.30pm – Junior and Improver Squads, Thursdays 7.30-9.30pm – Development Squad.
Land Training will finish for the holidays on Thursday 1 July. These sessions will restart on Thursday 26 August.
Normal evening swimming sessions will resume on Thursday 19 August.
Saturday morning sessions will continue to run as normal throughout the summer holidays.

Trips - added 6.6.10
The Development Squad have recently had a trip to the Ratho Climbing Centre followed by a training session at the Stirling 50m pool. We are now looking into arranging a climbing wall trip for the Junior and Improver Squads. Information to come later.

Pool Disco for Saturday Morning Swimmers - added 6.6.10
There will be a Pool disco on Friday 25 June 5.30-6.30pm for all the Saturday morning swimmers. Please see the notice board for more information.

Summary of Spring Meet Results - added 6.6.10
60 swimmers took part in the Distance Championships held in March. Congratulations to all and many thanks to all parents who helped out on the four evenings.

The Dyce Hunting Trophy on 27 March – 20 swimmers from the Club took part in 50 swims producing 32 PBs. Ross Boyter picked up a silver medal for the 200IM, Lewis Baillie collected 2 bronze medals for 100m Freestyle and 100m Fly and Katie Thompson received the bronze medal for 100m Fly.

Fife League & Novice League on 18 April – 17 swimmers took part in 33 swims producing 15 PBs and 6 new times. In the Novice, almost every swimmer got a PB. Demi Robertson and Katie Gill were both speedflashed.

Falkirk Mini & First Meets on 24 & 25 April – in the Mini meet, there were 24 swims gaining 13 new times and 6 PBs. In the First meet, we had 43 swims gaining 15 PBs and 2 new times.

Haddington Total Swimmer Meet on 9 May – due to the meet being oversubscribed, we had only 5 swimmers competing. From the 25 swims we had no less than 19PBs.

Congratulations to all who have taken part in events this spring

Swim Camp- added 11.3.10
The Club is organising a swim camp this year for Development Squad swimmers plus selected Improvers at the discretion of the Head Coach.  This will be in either late summer (August) or during the October break.  We will either send a group of swimmers to an already organised camp as a group or arrange one of our own.  Please see the noticeboard for current ideas and example of camp timetable.

Timekeepers Course- added 11.3.10
Thank you to the eight parents who are attending the Time-Keepers course.  This has now been organised for Thursday 1 April.  The course starts at 6.45pm in the Clubhouse behind the pool and will last approx 2-2.5 hours

Club Quiz Night- added 11.3.10
The annual Club Quiz Night and presentation of trophies for the Distance Championships will be held on Friday 7 May at the Age Concern Hall in Cupar. 

Congratulations to Swimmers  - added 11.3.10
Congratulations to all those who swam in the Dyce Mini Meet in January and in the Carnegie Spring Meet in Febraury.  5 medals were won at Dyce and 3 at Carnegie, together with many personal best times.  Thanks also to the parents who helped out at these events.  Results are available via the "Events" page on this site.

Congratulations to two Club Members  - added 24.1.10
Andrew Hood, one of our Development Squad swimmers (and last year’s boys' captain), has earned a place in the British Olympic Triathlon Talent Squad.
Rod Stoddart, one of our volunteers who helps on poolside at most of the sessions, has been awarded the MBE in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List for his voluntary services to Tayside Mountain Rescue.  Rod kindly carried out a river rescue demo during the interval at the Club Championships in October.

Membership Renewal - added 24.1.10
The annual membership renewal paperwork is being sent out to members.  The annual membership fee remains at £50 for the first swimmer in a family, then drops to £40 for the second and £30 for the third.  Squad training fees remain the same and all Saturday swimmers will now pay £11.00 per month.

Club AGM - added 24.1.10
The Club AGM was held at the end of November.  A copy of the minutes is on the Club noticeboard.  The President's address included the following aims for the coming year:-

• More effective use of swim times.
• Gaining greater commitment from swimmers.
• Lane sharing with adjacent Clubs to provide valuable additional pool time at no extra cost to members.
•  Participate in more galas and ensure at least bimonthly timing of all swimmers to monitor progress and structure training.  I want to see more competitive and timed events scheduled into the yearly programme for all junior, improver and development squad swimmers to give a measure of improvement as well as providing motivation and personal goal setting.
• Investigate a swim camp abroad for a 7 day period in October to reward those with dedication and provide an intensive coaching experience with Gina Logan and myself leading the group.
• Liaison with Fife Swim Group to deliver a coordinated swimming development initiative that moves swimming forward with access to a higher level of competitive swimming programmes whilst still being a member of CADSC.
• Either encourage more help from parents as volunteers to assist in the running every aspect of the club or alternatively reward those who seem to the bulk of the graft in running the Club by offering a concession as free Club membership to one swimmer.
• Purchase meet manager software and time management package.
• Purchase underwater microphone for coaching.
• Purchase video equipment for swim analysis and coaching.
• Initiate structured coach mentoring and CPD programme.
• Provide all technical officials with whites, and encourage swimmers and coaches to wear Club colours to create a strong identity and sense of belonging.

Volunteer Courses - added 24.1.10
Courses are in the process of being organised for parents to sign up for.  We are hoping to hold, with the help of Gina Logan, a Level 1 Coach course and Poolside Helpers course shortly – please watch the board for notices.  There will also be a Time-Keepers course and Judge Level 1 course shortly – notices for these are already on the board.  The Time-Keepers course needs a minimum of 8 people so please sign up. 

Galas and Fife Leagues - added 24.1.10
This year Andy Crichton is organising all the external galas and, with Nikki Currie, the Fife Leagues entries.  Currently planned galas are shown on our Events web page.

New Members - added 16.1.10
We are pleased that we have a stream of new members joining us - and more are welcome.  Most swimmers join us via the Saturday morning sessions when they are in primary school, but established swimmers are also welcome to join us in the appropriate squad. 

To join the Saturday morning teaching sessions swimmers need to be able to swim a length on their front and a length on their back.  Those who are around level-seven in the Sports Centre's  learn-to-swim programme are likely to be set to benefit from the Saturday sessions.  Those who wish to swim to develop style and fitness are welcome to join us for this, and for those who wish to take part in competitive swimming, opportunities can arise as their swimming progresses.

Potential new members are welcome to come to three sessions free of charge to see if they wish to join the Club.    Potential new members are invited to come to the pool at 8 am on Saturday mornings to let us judge what session would best suit them.

Membership Renewal - added 16.1.10
Current members should shortly be getting a letter with a request for membership renewal.  We hope that you will wish to join again for the new year.  Please return your forms and indication of payment mechanism by 25 February.  It would also be appreciated if those who are not planning to join again would let us know. 

Galas - added 16.1.10
There are a number of swimming competitions coming up, including graded meets and the Fife Leagues.  Our "Events" page contains a list of many of these.  Andy has/is/will contact selected swimmers to invite them to take part in relevant events. Several meets will need for entry authenticated times for a previous swim in that stroke over that distance.

Distance Championships - added 13.1.10
The annual distance championships will be held over four weekends in March.  Club members are encouraged to enter these events, using the entry form that will be sent out on paper or which may be found here.

Swimming Re-opens in Cupar - added 5.1.10
The Cupar Sports Centre swimming pool has now re-opened after the major building works that have been carried out there.  This means that the Club's swimming sessions are back to their normal schedule and in the Cupar pool.  The first session for the year will be on Tuesday 5 January for the Development Squad.  All other sessions should then run at their normal times.  We are told that the Sports Centre car park is icy, so please take care, and consider where is best to park.  Welcome back to the Cupar Sports Centre and Happy New Year to All.

Replacement Swimming Club Sessions - added 5.11.09
The Cupar Sports Centre swimming pool as major work being done to its roof in November and December, and as such the pool is closed.  For this month, at least, we have alternative pool times in nearby pools. 
The Development Squad has Tuesday 8-9.30 pm at Leven, selected swimmers Wednesday 8-10 pm in Glenrothes, Thursday 8-9.30 pm in Leven, and some Sunday afternoons 2-4 pm in Glenrothes.
The Improvers squad is in Leven on Wednesday and Friday evenings 8 - 9.30.
The Junior squad is in Glenrothes on some Saturdays 8 - 10 or 10 - 12 noon. 
Saturday morning swimmers are in Leven at 8 or 9 on Saturdays.

Club Championships - added 5.11.09
A very successful Club Championships were held last weekend, as one of the final uses of the pool before it was closed for major roof repairs.

Fife Champs Successes- 12.10.09
Last weekend the annual Fife Swimming Championships were held at Glenrothes.  Ten swimmers from Cupar and District Swimming club took part in these championships.  The format of the event meant that all swimmers swam 50 m Backstroke, 50m Breaststroke, 50m Butterfly and 50m Freestyle races, as well as the the 200 m Individual Medley (50m of each stroke in turn, in one race).  The results achieved by the Club's swimmers were magnificent.  From 47 swims there were no less than 33 personal best times.  Particularly noteworthy improvements in personal best times in the Individual Medley were from Megan Cleary taking 21 seconds off her previous best and from Calum Crichton taking 19 seconds off.  In the 50 m sprint races the best improvements were from Nicola Howat in the breaststroke (8.3 s improvement) and Alex Reid in the freestyle (6.4 s improvement).  The highest placings for the Club in the individual events came from Alex Reid and Shannon Currie, who came 8th in the 50 m freestyle 13/14 years boys and the 50 m butterfly 11/12 years girls respectively.

The girls also swam the women's 4 x 50m medley relay; Morven Anderson, Megan Cleary, Katie Thompson, and Rebecca Workmaster delivered a new time for the club of 2:44.08 and obtained bronze medal position in this race with their outstanding efforts. 

The leader boards were dominated by the large West Fife Clubs "Fins" and "Carnegie", but our end of Fife was well represented with good swims from both Cupar and District and Step Rock clubs.

Cupar and District team:- Morven Anderson, Megan Cleary, Calum Crichton, Shannon Currie, Jamie Hay, Nicola Howat, Fraser Laing, Alex Reid, Katie Thompson, Rebecca Workmaster

Sonali Jayasekera Trophy Awarded
Alice Borchers has been presented with the Sonali Jayasekera memorial trophy by the Club. This new trophy is to be awarded annually to a swimming member displaying long-term commitment to their own swimming development whilst helping develop skills and positive attitudes in others, and supporting the club and charities through sponsored swims etc.  Alice was presented with the trophy by the Club's Chief Coach Lesley Jayasekera.  The trophy has been awarded in memory of Lesley's daughter, who had shown her own long-term commitment to swimming and developing skills in others, before passing away at a tragically early age.  Alice (17) has been a member of the Club for ten years, and regularly swims for the Club in events such as the Fife Leagues.  She has recently passed as a level-one swimming teacher as well as her lifeguard qualification, and regularly helps teach and coach younger swimmers in the Club. 

Club Championships - added 8.9.09
Fife LeisureTrust tell us that the Cupar Pool may be closing later this calendar year for major maintenance work.  In order that this should not disrupt the Club's Annual Club Championships we now plan to hold the Club Championships earlier that usual, with the first heats being held on 1 October.  All Club members are encouraged to enter as many events as possible in their age group.  There is no fee needed for entry.  Entry forms are being distributed in various ways, including by this link - Entry form to print out and return on paper.

Back to normal swimming times- added 13.8.09
Fife Leisure Trust had told us that the Cupar Swimming Pool was to be closed from 17 August for major repairs.  We emailed swimmers' families to tell them of alternative arrangements that we had made for swimming sessions.  Today we learnt that the pool is no longer to be closed at this time, but may do so sometime after 31 October.  Thus from Tuesday 18 August we return to the usual school-term time swimming session schedules, as per the usual Training Times page here.

Free set of swimming lessons - added 27.609
This summer we are offering local children of primary school age a set of three swimming lessons with the Club, free of charge.  We hope that some of these swimmers will wish to go on to join the Club, but there is no obligation so to do.  These lessons take place on Saturday mornings, with the set of three lessons starting on 4 July and on 25 July.  Qualified instructors will be available for all lessons.  Those attending should be at level 6 or above in the Council's Learn to Swim programme.  This means that they should be able to swim in deep water competently.  They should be able to swim without stopping 2 x 15 m widths in frontcrawl, 2 x 15 m widths in backcrawl, and 2 x 15 m widths kicking breaststroke.  Enrolement is on a first come, first served basis, with registration needed in advance.  To register, please contact Eric Anderson on 01333 329621 or Suzy Cleary on 01334 828369. 

Fife League Success - added 27.6.09
Cupar and District Swimming Club is celebrating significant successes in the Fife Swimming Leagues.  In the most recent gala 19 out of 21 swims by Club members in the Novice League were personal best times, with four swimmers gaining speed flashes.  In the more senior League every single swim was a personal best time.  When these swims were included in the points total for the year the Club got a number of highly creditable placings in the age group competitions.  In the Novice League our team was third out of 12 teams in the boys nine and under, third out of 15 teams in the girls nine and under, sixth out of 14 teams in the boys 10-12, and sixth out of 20 teams in the girls 10-12.  In the more senior league our boys 11-12 team was fourth of the 10 teams, and in the girls 11-12 sixth out of 10 teams.  In the boys 13-14 we were third of eight, and in the girls ninth of 12.  In the 15 and over boys we were sixth out of nine, and in the girls fifth out of seven. 

Club Hooded Tops - added 27.6.09
Club Hoodies are now on sale to members, and can be personalised.  Please see the Club noticeboard for more details and to place your order.

Summer 2009- added 26.6.09
Cupar and District Swimming Club will be holding sessions throughout the summer holidays as set out below.  This schedule will commence from Monday 29 June through to the pool closure on Monday 17 August.

   Tuesday:  6.30 - 8.30pm    -  Development Squad + invited Improvers
   Thursday: 6.00 - 7.30pm    -  Junior + Improvers Squads
                 7.30 - 9.45pm    -  Development Squad
   Saturday: 8.00 - 9.00am and  9.00 - 10.00am continue as normal
Club table will continue in the viewing area at the Sports Centre throughout the summer on Saturday mornings only.

Pool Closure - added 27.6.09
We have been informed that the Cupar Sports Centre Pool Hall will be closed from 17 August to 8 October inclusive.  This is due to the need for maintenance to the roof.  We hope to be able to get some pooltime elsewhere for the duration of this closure.

Family Quiz Night - added 25.4.09
This annual evening out for swimmers and their families will be held on Friday 1 May at 7.30 pm in the Age Concern Hall in Cupar's Provost Wynd.  As well as the usual fun team quiz, presentations will be made for the recent Distance Championships.

Sonali Jayasekera Distance Swim - added 25.4.09, updated 27.6.09
In the recent Sonali Memorial Swim the total distance swum by Club members was an impressive 222.1 km.  The sponsor money is to be split amongst the Club and other good causes.  The swim was held in memory of former Club member Sonali Jayasekera who passed away at a tragically young age.  Her enthusiasm for her own swimming and her helpfulness to others will be remembered.  Due to the generosity of friends and families of Club members we were able to present a cheque for £625 to the AberTay Nurses Charitable Association, which is supporting the funding of medical equipment in Stratheden Hospital to assist people with Alzheimers. 

Distance Championships - added 14.1.09 - amended 25.4.09
The Distance Championships were held in March, and were well supported.  The Entry Forms are now available.

Re-opening January 2009 - added 5 January 2009, amended 14.1.09
Happy New Year to all.   The Sports Centre and Pool have re-opened after the Maintenance break, so Club Sessions have started up again as planned from 13 January.

Christmas Ceilidh - added 10 October 2008, amended 14.1.09
The Club’s big social event of the year is the Christmas Family Ceilidh, and this is being held in the Corn Exchange in Cupar on the evening of 20 December. Tickets cost just £6 per person. There is live ceilidh music and a buffet. All members are welcome, but children should be accompanied by parents/guardians please.  This event was a great success.

New Committee- added  25.11.08
The Annual General Meeting was held yesterday.  Eric Anderson has been elected as the new President.  He paid tribute to Lesley as the retiring president, the other adults who help with the Club, and all the swimmers for their enthusiastic input.  Suzy Cleary is the new secretary, and Carol Lloyd is the new treasurer.  There is no proposed change in membership fees for the coming year.

Prestonpans Gala- added  25.11.08
A group of swimmers represented the club at a big gala in Prestonpans on 22 November.  There were some tremendous swims.

Club Championships - added 10 October 2008
The annual Club Championships are to be held soon. An entry form is available. All swimming members are encouraged to enter for a number of events. There are trophies and medals to win, and for all swimmers the benefit of getting an "official" time for each event that they enter. The heats are on Thursdays 6 and 13 November with a 6 pm warm up. The finals are on Saturday 29 November with a 1 pm warm up. The finals will be followed by a pool disco and barbecue that all members are welcome to attend.

General Meetings - added 10 October 2008 - updated 25.11.08
On Monday 3 November at 7.30 pm in the Clubhouse we had an Extraordinary General Meeting at which we formally added the existing rules for the Club championships into the Club constitution and byelaws. On Monday 24 November at 7.30 pm in the Clubhouse we have the Club’s Annual General Meeting. This will review the year’s activities, consider the accounts, and determine the new Committee. All adult members of the Club are welcome at these meetings and are encouraged to come along.

Eric Muir Memorial Gala - added 10 October 2008
We enjoyed welcoming Cardenden Swimming Club to Cupar recently for the Eric Muir Memorial Gala.  This relays-based gala generated lots of enthusiasm in the pool, with the cheering on of teams reaching fevered pitch!  The final result was very close, with Cupar and District just winning the trophy.  We were happy to welcome back to the pool Margaret Muir, who was the referee for the event.

Swimming Schedule Back to Full Term-time Schedule - added August 2008
We are now back to the full schedule of sessions, and look forward to seeing members back in the pool after the summer break. A list of session times is available via the "Training Times" link on the left of this page.

Late-Summer Swimming Schedule - added August 2008
As the school holidays draw towards a close the evening squads are now meeting on a Thursday evening.  The Juniors and Improvers are in the pool 6-7.30, and the Development Squad from 7.30 onwards.  Once the schools go back we return to our usual schedule.

Summer Swimming Schedule - added July 2008
The Saturday morning sessions carry on through the summer, but once the school summer holidays start the evening sessions change somewhat. Thursday evening 3 July has the last evening sessions, and will be a series of fun activities at the usual squad times. There will then be no evening sessions for swimming or lifesaving for a few weeks. Thursday sessions will restart on 31 July with Juniors and Improvers in 6-7.30 and Development Squad 7.30-9. All sessions will revert to normal from Tuesday 19 August, including lifesaving on 20 August.

Gala Successes - added July 2008
We have seen some great swims in galas recently. The gala at Kinross was I hear as enthusiastically supported as usual, and a great event. The Fife Leagues in Glenrothes have seen some great swims, lots of personal best times, and some of our age-group squads ending up with points near the top of the table.

Quiz Night- added July 2008
It was pleasing to see a good turnout of swimmers and families at the Quiz night and presentations in the Age Concern Hall a few weeks ago. Gina’s quiz was suitably challenging, and some amazing structures were built!

Monthly Training Fees- added July 2008
From 1 April the Sports Centre has changed the way it charges us for the use of the pool. This means that swimmers no longer have to pay the Sports Centre on entry, but we have to collect increased training fees in order to pay for block bookings of the pool. Please would you check that you are now paying the new training fees? These fees have to continue over the summer, as we set the fees at a level that we hope will allow us to break even with the pool hire costs from training fees spread over the year.

Autumn Home Galas- added July 2008
After the summer we have the Eric Muir relay-based gala on 13 September, and the real novice gala here on 8 November.

Swimming Improvement- added July 2008
The coaches are pleased to see so much improvement in the swimming skills of many of our members. We hope that the swimmers and their families think likewise.

Adult Helpers- added July 2008
It’s been good to have a healthy number of parents, senior swimmers, and others helping on poolside with teaching, coaching, and timekeeping. New recruits gratefully welcomed! Existing timekeepers please remember to get signatures at the galas at which you officiate.

Web page address  added  24.3.08
We have moved these web pages to a new server, and at the revised web page name of www.cuparswimmingclub.org.uk

Distance Championships  added  25.1.08
The Club's Distance Championships are being held in March, with events in different age groups and distances from 200 m to 400 m.  Entry forms are to be returned by 15 March.  The forms are available on paper from the Club Table or here.

Active Schools and Cupar & District Swimming Club  added  25.1.08
We are delighted to be working with the local section of "Active Schools" to promote swimming as a healthy and enjoyable activity.  New members are welcome to join the club, with a minimum swimming ability requirement of being able to swim a length on the front and a length on the back reasonably confidently.

New Membership Year  added  25.1.08
The Club has managed to keep its membership and training fees pretty much unchanged over the last several years.  Come this April, however, we are told that the way in which we pay for use of the pool has to change, and thus our membership and training fees have to reflect this. Our other costs have risen, including the cost of the compulsory registration of swimmers and teachers with the Scottish Amateur Swimming Association.  For the new membership year the annual membership fees become

£50 for the first and second child in a family
£40 for the third child, £30 for the fourth child

From now until the end of March the monthly training fees will stay as they are, and evening squad swimmers will continue to pay the Council directly for each swim at the cash desk on the way into the pool.  From the start of April, evening squad swimmers will no longer have to pay the Council on entry to the building, as the Club is required to hire the pool as a whole, as it has been doing for Saturday morning swimmers.  This has the advantage of reducing queuing at the cash desk.  The treasurer has tried to work out the costs involved, and has spread these out over twelve months, even though there will be some times of the year when our pool usage is lower.  These monthly training fees, which are aimed to cover the cost of the pool hire and essential club costs, are as follows.  They will be reviewed later in the year in the light of income and expenditure.

Saturday morning half hour swimmers £11 a month
Saturday morning three-quarter hour swimmers £13.75 a month
Junior Squad swimmers £21 a month
Improver Squad swimmers £22 a month
Development squad swimmers £35.75 a month
Life Savers £9 a month

New Year  added  15.1.08
All the sessions are up and running again after the festive break, and we welcome existing members back.  New members are also welcome at all levels; there are currently no waiting lists.  The new membership year starts in February 2007.  Members should soon be getting a mailing about this.

Saturday Sessions  added  15.1.08
The timetable for the Saturday sessions for the start of the new year is
January 12th Backcrawl,  19th Breaststroke,  26th Breaststroke timing
February 2nd Butterfly,  9th Frontcrawl,  16th Backcrawl,  23rd Backcrawl timing

Annual Ceilidh - added  9.12.07
The Club’s Christmas Ceilidh is on 15 December. As usual, this will be in the Cupar Corn Exchange and should be a great night of dancing for all the family. Tickets are on sale from the Club Table  priced at only £7 each, which includes a light supper. Please put the date in your diary. Donations of raffle prizes would be much appreciated please. 

Club Championships Success  added  9.12.07
The finals of the Club Championships were held on 8 December, with swimmers in most age groups competing in A and B finals for the trophies, medals, and ribbons.  There were tremendous swims from swimmers from the eight and under through to the 17 and over age groups.  The Club was delighted to welcome back Margaret Muir to present the trophies and to be the referee. 

New members welcome!  added  9.12.07
We have spaces available in all the squads, including the Saturday morning groups. Please spread the word.  Swimmers now from age five upwards and who can swim a length on their front and a length on their back will be welcomed in to our Saturday morning teaching groups.  Our swimming club is a good next step from the swimming lessons in Cupar, Glenrothes, and St Andrews. 

Christmas closure - added  4.10.07
The last swimming session of the year will be on 13 December (lifesaving on 12th), with sessions restarting from 8 January.

Club Championships  added  4.10.07
We invite all of our swimming members to enter for the club championships, ideally in all the strokes; entry form enclosed. The heats are on Thursday evenings 15 and 22 Nov. The finals are on 8 December, not long before the pool’s maintenance shut down. After the finals all members (whether swimming in the finals or not) are invited to a pool disco and refreshments.

We hope swimmers will enjoy taking part in the champs, and note that times that they record are important for team selection in the following months. Please bring to the pool an extra towel and a T-shirt to help keep you warm between races. A plastic bottle of water would be a good idea too. Parents please offer to help as an official (we need lots), and consider providing a raffle prize please. Club timekeepers please bring your signature form to the finals.

Annual General Meeting  added  4.10.07
The club’s AGM is to be held at 7.30 pm on Monday 26 November in the Howe of Fife Rugby Club. Parents of swimming members please do come along to the meeting.  This meeting will include reviews of activities over the previous year, a report from the auditor, election of the new committee, and consideration of new membership and training fees. No one will be voted on to the committee who does not want to be, but certainly we are hoping for a few volunteers to help out in this role. The club can keep going only if we continue to have lots of parents helping out on poolside, doing committee work, officiating, etc.

Real Novices Gala  added  4.10.07
On Saturday 10 November John Wishart has his Real Novices Gala in Cupar, which is always a great event.

Margaret Muir added  4.10.07
Margaret has been helping with the club since 1980, and has had a huge impact on swimmers, lifesavers, officials, and teachers. We send many thanks to her for all her input.

Frosties Swim  added  4.10.07
Many swimmers have now picked up their sponsor sheets for our Frosties Distance Swim.  Funds are being raised for Rachel House and our club. The swims will be on 5 and 6 October. Those gaining sponsorship will be provided with appropriate distance certificates and badges by the club.

Teacher Successes - - added  4.10.07
Congratulations to the adults who were on the recent level-one teachers course, and who all passed.

Prestonpans Gala added  4.10.07
Development Squad swimmers brought home five medals from this gala – congrats to all.

Geordie Wotherspoon Gala  added  4.10.07
Our swimmers did well at this recent gala. We send thanks to all parents who helped on poolside, and who were complimented on their work.

Back to normal session times - added  22.8.07
Now that the local schools are back, the club is back to its normal training session times.  We look forward to welcoming swimmers back to their usual sessions.

June Newsletter - added  24.6.07
Please see the June newsletter via this link.

 

 

School Summer Holiday Plans - added  3.6.07, updated 5.6.07
The Saturday morning sessions keep going throughout the summer, though we realise that the number of swimmers in any session is likely to be lower than during the rest of the year.  The evening sessions finish with the last session on Thursday 5th July (lifesaving 4th July).  From the 2nd of August, after this summer break, the evening squads will have a weekly session on Thursdays, with the Juniors and Improvers in 6-7.30 and the Development Squad in 7.30-9.30.  We should be back to our usual times once the School holidays are over, ie from 21 August.

Fife Leagues Successes - added  3.6.07
At last weekend's Fife Leagues gala in Glenrothes, Cupar swimmers did a great job.  The Novice League swimmers in particular had some fantastic swims, with almost all beating their personal bests, and with five swimmers getting a speed flash. 

New Members Welcome! - added  22.5.07
There are opportunities to join the club at all levels.  From young swimmers who can swim a couple of lengths joining the Saturday morning teaching sessions, through to experienced teenage swimmers, all are welcome to join the appropriate squad.  Please see the "Club Information" section for more details of membership etc, and the "Training Times" section for pool times..

Distance Championships and Quiz Night - added  19.5.07
The club's distance championships were held earlier this year, and on Friday 18 May we held a social event in the Howe of Fife Rugby club.  Gina Logan provided us with a great and wide ranging quiz, which was followed by presentation of the trophies and medals for the distance champs, and then a disco.  We enjoyed seeing a picture of trophy and medal winners in the local press.

Level One and Level Two Teachers' Courses - added  20.1.07, updated 25.2.07
Gina Logan is tutoring a level one teacher course based at the Cupar Sports Centre and our clubhouse.  The first session is on Thursday 1 March at 7 pm, with other sessions on evenings and Saturdays.   This is a useful and substantial course,with about 28 hours of a combination of theory and practice.  Please would interested people add their names to the list on the club notice board, or contact Bruce Sinclair.  We hope for a good number of people from the Club to take part, and there may be people from other swimming clubs there as well. 

Poolside Helpers Course - added  20.1.07
We are very pleased to report the successful outcome of this course, with ten people benefiting form a mix of theory and practical work with tutor Gina Logan.  It was good to see three of our senior swimmers joining parents in the course. 

Welcome Back, Happy New Year - added  4.1.07
Our sessions at the pool recommence as normal from 9 January.  We look forward to seeing our members back again.

Poolside Helpers Course  - added  29.12.06, updated 4.1.07
The poolside helpers course will start on Thursday 11 January at 8 pm - 10 pm, then Saturday 13th 8 am 12 noon, Thursday 18th 8 pm - 10 pm, and Saturday 20 8 am - 10 am.  The course tutor is Gina Logan.  This is an excellent start for example for those parents interested in helping out more on Saturday mornings.  There is a mix of theory work and poolside practice.  There is no formal assessment on the course, though a certificate of attendance is provided.  Bruce Sinclair has sent notes out to those who have expressed interest and for whom he has contact details.  If any interested person has yet to sign up for the course, please let Bruce know of your interest as soon as possible - info @ cuparswimmingclub.co.uk (remove spaces in address if emailing please) or by phone via number in his name in local telephone directory, Strathkinness.  The club will cover the costs of those who are doing this in order to help more with teaching or coaching in  our club's sessions.  We hope to have the more substantial ASA Level One Teachers Course being offered in the near future. 

Annual Ceilidh - added  25.11.06
Our Christmas Ceilidh was on 16th December. As usual, this was in the Cupar Corn Exchange and was a great night of dancing for all the family.

Winter Closure - added  25.11.06
The Cupar Sports Centre has an extended closure this year for maintenance. This means that the Saturday morning sessions and the Club Championships Finals on 2nd December will be the last Club swimming/lifesaving for the year, with sessions restarting from 9th January. We hope everyone has a wonderful festive season.

Club Championships - added  25.11.06, updated 3.12.06 and 4.1.07
The championships saw a good number of excellent swims.  Adam kindly presented the trophies, medals, and placing ribbons.  Fergus got the trophy for swimmer of the year, and Caroline the tribute of volunteer of the year.  The championships were followed by a pool disco and a barbecue.

We saw some great swims in the heats, and we now look forward to the finals on 2nd December, with the warm up starting at 1 pm. Competitors please bring an extra towel, a t-shirt to wear while waiting, and some liquid refreshment. Raffle prize and catering contributions would be much appreciated if you are able please. Afterwards there will be a pool disco/fun and refreshments, please see the notice board for details. All swimming members are welcome at the pool disco (in two age groups). Those who are not swimming in the championships finals please sign up for this on the appropriate list on the notice board.

We were pleased to see our photo of the age-group overall winners being published in the local press.

Novices Gala - added  25.11.06
Kinross and Step Rock joined with us for a friendly gala on the 18th. These young swimmers swam very well, with our swimmers recording many personal best times, and there was tremendous encouragement shouted from the poolside.

Helper & Teacher Course - added  25.11.06
In the New Year (starting 11 January) we are running a short "Poolside Helper" course with tutor Gina Logan. This is a great way for those who are interested in helping teach swimming to improve their skills and knowledge. Would those interested please sign up on the club board? Shortly after this we hope to run an Assistant Teacher course, again with Gina tutoring.  This means that the Thursday and Saturday sessions 11-20 January will include times with swimmers being involved in the course. The helpers teaching the swimmers will be supervised by experienced tutor Gina Logan.

AGM 13 November - added  20.11.06
The annual general meeting of the club was held as announced below.  We discussed the success of the swimmers at various levels and the fun social events of the year, decided that the membership fees were to remain the same for the coming year, decided to adopt the new SASA-recommended constitution, and elected an enlarged committee.  The club's officers remain the same.

Geordie Wotherspoon Gala - added  10.9.06- updated 20.9.06
This"culmination of the Fife Novice League" was held in Glenrothes on 17 September.  Ten teams took part from across Fife.  We are delighted to let you know that Cupar and District won the competition and brought home the Geordie Wotherspoon Memorial trophy.  The trophy was presented at the competition to two of the youngest members of the victorious team, Megan and Jamie.  Step Rock (St Andrews) came second and Burntisland third. A photo of many of our team-members appeared in the local press.

Eric Muir Memorial Gala - added  1.9.06- updated 10.9.06
This relays gala was on Saturday 9 September at Cupar.  There was a great spirit at this event, which commemorates the huge input that Eric Muir made to the swimming club.  We were pleased to welcome the MenziesHill-Whitehall club from Dundee and Step Rock from St Andrews.  There were some very close races, and during these the cheering around the pool reached amazing levels.  Step Rock won the gala and keep the trophy for the coming year.  We are pleased that Margaret Muir was the referee for the event; she was presented with a bouquet of flowers by the current club president Lesley Jayasekera.  Thanks to the visiting teams, all the technical officials, and all the swimmers. 

Saturday Schedule - added  2.9.06
John Wishart plans the following for the next few Saturday morning swimming sessions:-  September 9th Frontcrawl, 16th Butterfly, 23rd Breaststroke, 30th Breaststroke timing; October 7th Diving, 14th Butterfly, 21st Frontcrawl, 28th Frontcrawl timing. 

Club Championships - added  1.9.06
The club championships are held towards the end of each calendar year.  All members of the club are encouraged to take part.  There will be two sessions of heats, probably either side of the School break, and then the A and B finals will be held on 2 December.  After the finals there will be a pool disco and (not in the pool!) food.  Entry forms will be coming out soon; please return them to the club table on a Saturday morning or Thursday evening.  Every swimming member of the club is welcome to enter into the heats in one or more strokes.  There are trophies to be won (for a year) for each stroke in each age group, as well as flashes for those in the A-finals, and there is a good team spirit on poolside throughout the events.  Entry form.

AGM 13 November - added  1.9.06
The annual general meeting of the club will be held on the evening of Monday 13 November.  We encourage as many as possible of parents/carers of our swimming members to come along.  We have real problems if we do not have enough people there to make a quorum.  As well as a brief review of the year, looking at the auditors' report on the accounts, and electing the committee for the coming year, we will this year be seeking your approval for a new constitution based on the model that the Scottish Amateur Swimming Association require us to use.

Web Site - added  1.9.06
The club's web site was unavailable last weekend due, we are told, to problems at the site that was hosting our pages.  We have now moved to a new server, though the same www.cuparswimmingclub.co.uk web address should still get to the pages.

Fife Leagues - added   27.8.06 updated 5.9.06
The club was pleased to have a good number of members swimming in the Fife Novice League and the Fife League galas today.  There were numerous personal best times recorded, some showing tremendous improvements.  A number of speed flashes were also won.  Novice League event results.  Team results for Novice League for the year.

Fife Leagues - added  25.11.06
Our swimmers did well in the Leagues this year, with 102 swims in the Novice League producing 85 personal best times and 22 speed-flashes. We were delighted to win the Geordie Wotherspoon trophy, which is the culmination of the Novice League. The Fife League swimmers also did well.   Congratulations to all involved.

Normal Timetable - added  19.8.06, updated 27.8.06
Now that the local schools are back,  our club sessions are back to their normal times.  We have enjoyed seeing people back after their summer break, and welcoming new members.

Fife Leagues - added  19.8.06
On Sunday 27 August we will have teams at both parts of the Fife Leagues in their competitions in Glenrothes.  Please would swimmers check the notice board, and if they have been selected tick off or cross out depending on their availability?

More Sessions for rest of summer vacation - added  4.8.06
Thursday evening sessions are now available again for the evening squad swimmers.  The Junior and Improver squads have a combined session 6 - 7.30, followed by the Development Squad.  Once the schools go back, we return to the usual timetable.  The Saturday morning sessions continue through the summer.  We realise that numerous people will not be able to make sessions because they are away etc, but we look forward to seeing people when they are able to make it along.

Summer timings - added  26.6.06 - updated 5.7.06
Saturday morning swimming sessions will carry on throughout the summer, and relevant members are invited to come along when they can.  The evening squads will have their last session on Friday 7 July.  There will be no evening swimming club sessions until 3 August (not the earlier date put here and on some announcement slips earlier, sorry), when we will reopen for the Thursday evening sessions only.  During the rest of the school break the Thursday sessions will run 6-7.30 for Juniors and Improvers, and 7.30-9.30 for the Development squad.  The other evening sessions will start up again from 22 August, when the Thursdays will run their usual times again.  We hope everyone has a good summer.

Fun gala 30 June - added  26.6.06, updated 5.7.06
Our annual "fun gala" was held on 30 June.  The large number of club members of all abilities were divided up into five teams, and competed in a wide range of relay races.  Each relay team consisted of eight swimmers, each of whom swam one length.  And while things started off with a conventional front crawl relay, we also had a "haggis" relay, pushing a football relay, tee-shirt relay, obstacle course relay, and many more fun events.  If the volume of the encouragement cheers from the poolside were anything to go by, it seems to have been a great success. 

Parental Success - added  26.6.06
Congratulations to the parents who attended the timekeepers course recently; all seven passed and are now club timekeepers.  Thanks to all those parents who help out on poolside, man the club table, officiate at galas, and help out at the social events and with the committee and other work.  The club keeps going only because these people are willing to volunteer their time to take on these various roles.

Next Committee Meeting - added  26.6.06
Our next committee meeting is planned for after the summer, on 21 August.

Zap zone and bowling - added  26.6.06
Our recent outing with primary-school aged swimmers to the Zap Zone and Bowling in Dundee seemed to go down very well with all those involved. 

Fife Leagues21 May - added  29.5.06
Our team members put in some memorable swims at the Novice and Senior Fife Leagues at Glenrothes again.  Numerous personal best times were broken.

Saturday morning timetable - added  29.5.06
The Saturday morning sessions have a main theme for each week.  In the coming weeks these are 3 June Butterfly, 10 June front crawl, 17 June breaststroke, 24 June timing on breaststroke.

Fife Herald Article - added  29.5.06
This week's Fife Herald carried an article about the Fife Leagues trophy success, the distance championships presentation, and the 6 May galas.

Fife Leagues Trophy Presentation - added  29.5.06
At the family quiz night Scotland Commonwealth Games Team Manager Gina Logan presented the boys aged 13 and over trophy for the Fife Leagues to the Cupar team members – Jack, Conar, Connor, Andrew, and Kyle.

Distance Championships Presentation - added  29.5.06
Trophies were also presented at the Quiz night for the distance championships held earlier in the year.  In the club distance championships the swimmers competed for the 400 m freestyle, the 200 m freestyle, and also for individual medley events, where each of the four competitive strokes are used. Trophy winners were Katie, Alasdair, Yvonne, Ross, Alexandra, Connor, Nicola, Conar, Rachel, Andrew, Kirstie, and Jessica.

Galas Saturday 6 May - added  29.5.06
The two 6 May galas saw some fantastic swims.  At Preston Pans many of the team swum personal best times, some by huge margins.  Chief coach Lesley Jayasekera was very impressed, commenting "It was great to see the swimmers achieve such tremendous improvements in their time; it shows what a difference their hard work in training is making.  It was also acted as a good team building outing for swimmers of all abilities in the club, with these improvements in tiem being undoubtable confidence boosters for all the swimmers."   The team that travelled to Kirkcaldy also did well.  This friendly gala was with Kirkcaldy A and B, Dunfermline, and Kinross.  For some swimmers this was their first ever gala, and they entered into it with determination and enthusiasm.  We came third overall in this gala.

Galas Saturday 6 May - added  4.5.06
This Saturday we have two galas on.  One is the East District Time Trials at Preston Pans.  The bus for the team will leave from Cupar Sports Centre at 10.30 am.  The warm up starts at 1.15, and the session is expected to run through to 4.00.  The bus will then travel back to Cupar.  We also have a friendly gala at Kirkcaldy, where swimmers and their families are asked to use their own transport.  Please check the noticeboard and please would those who have been selected indicate whether or not they can swim?

Family Quiz Night - added  4.5.06
All club members and their families are invited to the annual family quiz night on Friday 12 May. This is held in the upstairs function room at the Rugby Club in Cupar, which is on Provost Wynd, KY15 5HE. The event starts at 7.00 pm, and is free to members and their families. We will have the usual quiz in teams, where there are questions aimed at various ages from tinies to adults. These quizzes, which are mostly not about swimming, and which are put together by Commonwealth Games Team Manager Gina Logan, have proven to be great fun in the past. We hope this will appeal to all members, especially including those who swim on Saturday mornings and their parents/carers. Parents please do come along and meet other parents and get involved in the social side of the club.

Gina Logan will present the Fife League trophy to last year's boys 13 & over team, who won this section of the competition. The quiz will be followed by the presentation of medals and trophies to those who were in the top three of each event in the distance championships held earlier this year. A snack supper will be served, and then the evening will be rounded off by a Disco. Under-18s are not permitted in the downstairs bar of the rugby club. For safety the car-park and road outside the rugby club are off limits to club members during the evening except for arrival and departure.  Please would those planning to come fill in the form that has been emailed to them or given to them on paper, and return it to the Club Table?

Timekeepers course - added  4.5.06
On 25 May we are running a short course for timekeepers. Please would parents consider signing up for this so we can meet our obligations for meets at home and away?

Swimming Teacher Successes - added  4.5.06
We are delighted to report that all those who recently attended the level one teachers course passed their assessment.  We thank them all for their commitment and send our congratulations.

SPAM - added  27.4.06
In recent days there seems to have been a lot of SPAM doing the rounds supposedly coming from this swimming club.  I believe that this is nothing to do with us, but is the usual problem of spammers trying to hide their tracks.

Committee Meeting - added  23.4.06
The next meeting of the club's management committee is on Monday 24 April.  

Fife Leagues - added 16.4.06, amended 23.4.06
Our swimmers did well in the latest round of the Fife Leagues, held in Glenrothes on 23 April.  Congratulations to all swimmers, but particularly to Katie, Alastair, Eilidh, Kirsty, David, Simone, and Brittany for breaking the speed flash times for their events in the novice league. 

Triathalon - added 16.4.06
The local triathalon club sends our members thanks for the help they received with running the swimming part of the recent traithalon, which attracted athletes from across Scotland.  Our members may wish to consider entering for the Tri-club's more biathalon gentle event in a few weeks time.  Details are on the board.

SASA President visit - added 16.4.06
We are pleased that the new President of the Scottish Amateur Swimming Association accepted our invitation to visit us last weekend.  We had a useful discussion on some of the issues facing small clubs.  One topic of conern is the money that we are obliged pay to SASA for each swimmer and each poolside helper, and what benefits these people and/or the club get in return from SASA-HQ for this charge.

Fife Leagues - added 16.4.06
The first session of the Fife Leagues were swum at Glenrothes on 19 March.  Our swimmers gained an amazing six speed flashes in the Novice League.  In the senior league our swimmers had 15 swims, with 6 being personal best times.  An additional highlight of this meet was witnessing the breaking of a world swimming record by a swimmer with a disability. 

EGM - added 16.4.06
We attempted to hold an extraordinary general meeting to change the club's constitution to a new version required by the Scottish Amateur Swimming Association, but not enough members turned up for the meeting to be quorate.  We will try again at the AGM in the autumn.

Club Distance Championships - added 5.3.06, amended 16.4.06
The annual distance championships (200 m and 400 m freestyle and (age group dependent) 100 m and 200 m Individual Medley) were held this March.  All club members for 2006 were entitled to enter.  It was good to see the enthusiasm and hard work of our swimmers in these events.

Fife Leagues - added 5.3.06
The Fife Leagues that are swum at the Glenrothes pool have undergone some revision.  The Novice League stays pretty much the same as before, but with the addition of a longer race at each day.  The Premier and Intermediate Leagues have been merged into one Fife league.  We hope to be entering teams in both the Novice League and the Fife League, in most age groups.  The dates for these events are now on our events pages.

Annual Membership and Training Fees - added 13.1.06
The first mailing of the year will go out shortly, and will include the membership renewal forms and the forms for training fees.  There is no change in the price of the annual club membership fee (included in which is the payment that we must make on your behalf to the Scottish Amateur Swimming Association).  The Saturday quarterly training fees that pay for the hire of the pool on Saturday mornings have no change in cost, but we now ask people to set up a monthly standing order rather than quarterly as in the past.  The training fees for the evening squads stay at the same monthly rate, but we ask that they be paid for twelve months of the year, rather than the previous eleven. 

Happy New Year! - added 13.1.06
We hope everyone had a merry Christmas, and a good celebration on Hogmanay.  Happy New Year to all.  Training sessions started again this week, and it has been good seeing our swimmers back in the pool.  The first committee meeting of the year will be held on Monday 16. 

Holiday Closure - added 4.12.05
The final sessions for this calendar year will be Wednesday 14 December for lifesaving, Thursday 15 December for evening swimmers, and Saturday 17 December for the Saturday swimmers.  The club will restart sessions from Tuesday 10 January.  We hope everyone has a great festive season.

Club Championships - amended 4.12.05  
The championships were a great success, with many excellent swims in all age groups. These swimmers were cheered on by enthusiastic supporters on the poolside.  During the championships we presented cheques for £600 to both Riding for the Disabled and Rachel House, from the proceeds of the sponsored swim earlier in the year.  These representatives then kindly presented some of the trophies and medals to swimmers in one of the strokes.  Honorary life membership was presented to John Wishart and Dave McLean in recognition of many years of hard work for the club.  After the championships we had a pool disco and a barbecue.

Disclosure Scotland - added 4.12.05
As part of our conditions of let of the swimming pool, in the future all adults on poolside will have had to have gone through a disclosures check to ensure that they have not been restricted from working with children.  We apologise to members for the conflicting information received during the last six months, but the Scottish Amateur Swimming Association has now changed to take the same view as Fife Council on this one, and will process these checks for club members at no charge.  We expect our child protection officer to be able to sign these forms to say that she has checked that (for example) the passport shown as proof of identity for the form matches the person submitting the form.   

Assistant Teacher's Course - added 4.12.05
Thanks to all our members who have put in so much time and effort on this course, and to the swimmers who did so well in their lessons and sessions.  Thanks also to Gina Logan for running this course.

Ceilidh - added 13.11.05
Tickets are now on sale for £5 each from the Club Table for the Club Ceilidh.  This is to be in the Cupar Corn Exchange on 17 December. 

Winning Team in Fife Leagues - added 13.11.05
In this year's Fife Leagues we had many excellent swims with speed flashes and personal bests galore.  Of particular note was our 13 and over boys team in the intermediate league who got first place overall.  Congrats to all involved.

AGM - added 7.10.05, updated 13.11.05
The annual general meeting for the club was held in the Howe of Fife Rugby Club at 7.30 on Monday 7 November. We heard reports from the President, Treasurer, Coaches, and Convenors.  Lesley Jayasekera was elected as President, Caroline Clark as Vice President, Gillian Hogarth as Secretary, and Bruce Sinclair as secretary.  A full committee was elected.  Thanks were given to the swimmers and to all those who have helped with the club over the last year, with particular thanks to those who are retiring from the committee.

Frosties Distance Swim - added 7.10.05
During the normal sessions on 7 and 8 October members will have the opportunity to do a distance swim, and the possibility of getting themselves sponsored and obtaining a certificate. Sponsor money will be split amongst Rachel House, Riding for the Disabled, and our club funds. Sponsor forms are available at the club table.

Club Championships - added 7.10.05
The entry forms for the annual club championships were mailed out to first-claim members recently. All swimmers are encouraged to take part in these events. The heats for the different age groups in the four strokes are on Thursday evenings 3 and 10 November during the usual evening sessions, with the finals on the afternoon of Saturday 3 December. There are A and B finals in all age groups, trophies to be won, and a social event afterwards. We look forward to a large entry from all our squads, including our Saturday morning swimmers.

Assistant Teacher's Course - added 7.10.05
We are very hopeful that we can be involved in an ASA level one teacher's course soon. Interested people please sign up on the club notice board.

Club President and Coach - added 7.10.05
At a recent committee meeting Katrina Watson stood down from her post as President in order to let Lesley Jayasekera take over in that role in the run-up to the AGM. Katrina was thanked for all the work she had done as President. At the start of the summer joint-chief coach Dave McLean resigned in order to work at a larger club. We also send our thanks to Dave for all his input. Lesley now becomes the sole chief coach, supported by the other teachers and coaches.

Eric Muir Memorial Gala - added 7.10.05
There was a great atmosphere at the pool for this event.  Cupar and Step Rock drew on points overall.  Both managed some very strong cheering on of their swimmers too!

Summer Season - added 10/08/05
The club's evening training sessions do not continue over most of the school holidays, though the Saturday morning sessions do keep going.  Evening sessions re-start on Thursday 11 August when there is a consolidated session for Junior and Intermediate squad swimmers from 7pm to 8pm, and the Development Squad 8 - 9.30 pm.  From Monday 15 August all sessions should run at their usual times again.

Club Helpers Short Course - added 04/06/05 - AMENDED 10.8.05
Unfortunately this course had to be postponed.  A new time is set for later in the year.

Timekeepers Short Course - added 04/06/05
Thanks to those parents and swimmers who have signed up for the timekeepers short course.  This is on 16 June, and will start in the clubhouse (behind the pool) at 7 pm.

Fife Leagues - added 29/05/05
We had teams at the Glenrothes-based Fife Leagues today.  There were many good swims by our members.  One particular highlight was in the novice league 10&11 years age group, where all four Cupar swimmers in the butterfly events broke the time needed to gain a speed flash!

Real Novices Gala at Kinross - added 7/5/05, updated 28/5/05
John Wishart selected a team of swimmers from (mostly) the Saturday morning sessions to swim for the club in a friendly gala at Kinross on Saturday 28 May.  A full team of swimmers turned up at the event, along with supporting people who helped with timekeeping, team managing, etc.  This was a good hour and a half of swimming, with some strong swims, and possibly even stronger cheering!  Overall, Cupar & District came second of the five teams competing.

Friday fun gala - added 28/05/05
We were very pleased at the large turnout for this fun gala.  This was an "all relays" gala.  But while there were some traditional events such as the front crawl relay, we also had a backwards woggle race, a football race, an egg and spoon race, and other curious events.  We had five groups from within the club competing, and each group put in a team of eight swimmers for each relay.  The "Dolphins" team won the event, but more importantly there was lots of fun swimming races for everyone who took part.

Saturday May and June timetable - added 7/5/05
John plans the following main themes for the Saturday morning squads for the next few weeks:-
7 May Breaststroke; 14 May Butterfly; 21 May Butterfly timing; 28 May Starts and Turns
4 June Breaststroke; 11 June Front crawl; 18 June Back crawl; 25 June Back crawl timing.

Nine and Under Team on Top - added 7/5/05
In the recent Fife Novice League event at Glenrothes, which involved many swimming clubs from across Fife, the Cupar team took top marks in the nine and under girls category.  Congratulations to them all.

Club helpers course - added 7/5/05
We plan to run a short course for parents wishing to help on the poolside during club sessions (particularly Saturday mornings).  Participants must be 14 years old or over.  Please sign up on the list on the club notice board.  We are pleased to see so many people signed up already.

Friday fun gala - added 1/5/05
All our club members are invited to sign up to take part in our annual fun gala on Friday 20 May.  This event is a team based event, with each team containing swimmers from across all the squads.  Races are mostly relay races with some novelty/difficulty associated with them, be it T-shirts or bricks!  There is a good sized list of people signed up already - any more please get names up soon.

Fife Swimming Leagues - added 22/2/05, updated 1/5/05
For a while it looked as though the usual Fife Swimming Leagues may not have been running this year, but fortunately they are to run.  At the first event of the year on Sunday 24 April we had teams swimming in the novice and intermediate leagues. A healthy number of personal best times were swum, and some swimmers obtained speed flashes.  Novice league results.

Family Quiz Night and Distance Presentations - added 22/2/0, updated 1/5/05
The club's family quiz night was held on 22 April 2005.  We enjoyed a fun evening involving an interesting quiz, presentations to the winners of the distance championships, and a disco.  Thanks to all those who helped make this evening a success.

Distance Champs success - added 22/4/05
These events were held successfully, with some great swims.  The presentations will be made at the forthcoming family quiz night.

Distance Champs - added 22/2/05
Entry forms for the club's annual distance championships have now been posted out to members.  The 400 m freestyle events are on Thursday 10 March, the Individual Medleys on Tuesday 15 March, and the 200 m freestyle on Thursday 17 March.

Charity Thanks - added 22/2/05
The Riding for the Disabled Association and Rachel House (CHAS) both send their thanks to our members and their sponsors for the money raised for these good causes during our sponsored swim last year

Judges Exam - added 22/2/05
Congratulations to Joyce Clark on passing her judges exams.

Teachers' Course - added 22/2/05
Thanks to all the swimmers who took part in the training sessions associated with this course, and thanks to the club's adult members who developed their teaching skills further with expert input from their tutor.

Membership Fees - added 22/2/05
Please note that all returning members should have paid their 2005 membership fees and handed in their annual membership renewal form by now.  If this has not happened, please expect a reminder note, and please consider joining up again.

Leisure Pool Outing - added 23/1/05
Swimming club members of primary school age had the chance of a club outing to the Levenmouth Leisure Pool yesterday.  A bus took 30 youngsters to the pool, where they and the adults enjoyed the rapids, the mega-floats, and the waves.  The energy expended was made up for by a bag of chips on the bus on the way home.

Fife League Results 2004 - added 23/1/05
Ten teams competed in the 2004 Fife Leagues held in Glenrothes at various times through the year.  These are split into a Novice League, an Intermediate League, and the Premier League, with swimmers entered into the league appropriate to their swimming times.  Cupar's 10/12 girls team came third overall in the Novice League, and in the Intermediate League our 13/over girls and boys both came third.

Teachers' Course - added 13/1/05
The club is currently running a course for swimming teachers.  Swimmers in some parts of some club sessions will be involved in activities associated with the training and assessment of the people on the teachers' course.  This will be in a manner compatible with their normal training/teaching schedules, and under the supervision of both the course tutor and the usual session leaders.

Happy New Year! - added 7/1/05, amended 23/1/05
The pool is now open again, with the the pool hall looking even brighter after the winter maintenance.  The club sessions are now back to the usual timetable.  This is also time for the annual subscription payments please; a letter on this has now gone out.

Winter Closure - added 7/12/04
The swimming pool shut for winter maintenance on 5 December.  The pool re-opens to the public on 3 January, and the first swimming club session of the New Year is on Thursday 6 January.  We wish everyone all the best for the festive season.

Club Championships - added 7/12/04
We saw some great swims in a wonderful atmosphere at the annual club championships last weekend.  We thank all our sponsors for their support.  We were pleased to hear that Alexandra had broken a club record for the 100 m backstroke that had stood for seven years.  After the gala there was a pool disco and an inside/outside barbecue.

Novice Gala - added 21/11/04
We were pleased to welcome Kinross Otters and Step Rock (St Andrews) swimming clubs to a friendly gala this Saturday evening.  Two other teams who had been invited were not in a position to attend.  There were some really exciting races with close finishes, and a great atmosphere on the poolside.  This was the first competitive swim for some members of our team, who all seemed to enjoy the experience.

AGM - added 21/11/04
At the AGM this week tribute was paid to the many good swims put in by members of our teams, including the breaking of a club record.  Parent (and non-parent) helpers were thanked for all their input during the year.  There was also appeals to parents to get (even) more involved with the running of the club.  We were pleased to welcome a number of the senior swimmers to the busy meeting, and to hear their input.  Katrina and Shirley were re-elected as president and treasurer, Lesley as Vice-President, and Bruce agreed to take over from Liz as secretary.  The committee members were elected, and those retiring from the committee were thanked for all their input.

Assistant Teachers Course - added 21/11/04
Katrina has organised an assistant teachers course to start in the near future.  Those who had signed up for this please note that information on this is now on the club notice board.  The first (dry) session is on the evening of Monday 13 December. 

Last galas of the year? - added 6/11/04
The next two weekends see competitions for the club.  On Saturday 13 November there is a fun gala at Olympia Leisure Centre in Dundee, and on Saturday 20 November there is a "Real Novices" gala at Cupar.  The team lists are on the club notice board.  The warm up times noted in the "Events" page on this website.

Club Championship Heats - added 6/11/04
The freestyle and backstroke heats were held last Thursday, with many good races.  Times for all the races in the heats are now on the club notice board, along with details as to which swimmers are in each of the A and B finals to be held on Saturday 4 December.

Club Championship Heats - added 30/10/04
The first set of heats for the club championships were held last Thursday, and attracted many of our swimmers to swim their heats in 25 m, 50 m, or 100 m of butterfly and breast stroke.  There were some very exciting races and good times.  The top ten swimmers in each event will go through to the A and B finals on 4 December.  The heats for freestyle and back-crawl are on Thursday 4 November, with the warm up starting at 6 pm.

Saturday Morning New Swimmers Welcome - added 18/10/04
As swimmers have moved up groups at various stages in the club, we are now able to take on new young swimmers for our Saturday morning sessions.  New swimmers should be able to swim a few lengths on their back and front.  Session leader John Wishart is happy to assess potential new members at the start of the 09:30 session on Saturday mornings.

Eric Muir Memorial Gala - added 18/10/04
We were delighted to welcome visiting teams for this entertaining gala in Cupar, which is held in memory of Eric Muir.  We are also happy to report that Cupar won the event to bring the trophy back home.

Saturday Mornings Very Popular - added 26/08/04
We were pleased to welcome into the busy Saturday morning sessions a large number of new swimmers last weekend.  However, the numbers now are such that we will unfortunately have to pause taking on new young swimmers into the Saturday morning sessions for a few weeks.  Those interested in joining these sessions are asked to try again at the end of September.

Summer Holidays Over - added 19/08/04
We are now back on our usual training schedule.  As ever, we would be pleased to welcome new members to the club. 

Geordie Wotherspoon Memorial Meet - added 25/06/2004
On 19 June Cupar took a team of young swimmers to Glenrothes for this event involving swimming clubs from across Fife.  Cupar swimmers brought back a healthy number of medals, and their individual and relay swims brought us to third place overall in the meet.  Congrats to all..

Friendly at Dunfermline - added 12/06/2004
We were invited to a friendly gala at Dunfermline on 12 June.  Members of our team swam well, gaining a number of personal best times.

Family Fun Night - added 12/06/2004
The fun night seems to have been a great success.  The quiz had been carefully designed to bring in expertise from all age groups, and had everyone thinking hard, as well as testing our memory and construction skills!  Trophies and medals for the distance championships were presented by Lesley, and a disco finished off the evening.

New Website - added 12/06/2004
This website has been reworked.  We hope you like the change.  If there are things you feel should be added or changed, please contact us via the means stated in the "Contact Us" link at the top left of the page.

"Real Novices" Gala at Kinross - added 23/05/2004
John Wishart took a team of swimmers from the Saturday morning sessions to a friendly gala at Kinross on the 15 May.  Team members put in many fine swims, and Cupar came second overall to Kinross.  Also swimming were Aberfeldy, Step Rock (St Andrews), and Blairgowrie.

Frosties Challenge Swims - 04/05/2004
As last year, we plan to run sponsored swims for our swimmers to raise money for the distance that they choose to swim within an allotted time.  Certificates and badges are awarded to those who take part from both the evening and Saturday morning squads.  This year the money raised will be split among Rachel House, Riding for the Disabled, and our club.  Sponsor forms are available at the club table.  The distance swims will be in normal sessions on Friday 21 and Saturday 22 May.

New Timekeepers and Officials? - 04/05/2004 23:43:26
The club is always in need of enthusiastic adults to help at galas in timekeeping, judging, etc.  We hope to run a club timekeepers course soon, and would also like to encourage those who have done this course to consider getting signatures on their card to become a fully fledged timekeeper, with the possibility then of training and registration for more advanced technical official duties.  There is an open evening for interested people on Thursday 20 May between 6.30 and 8.30 pm in the spectator area in the Cupar Sports Centre Pool.

Fife Leagues 25 April - 04/05/2004 23:37:30

In the novice and intermediate leagues our team members swim many personal best times, and won five speed flashes.  Congrats to all those involved.  The next Fife League gala is in Glenrothes on 30 May.

Photos on the Web - 04/05/2004 23:35:19
The club committee has decided that as a matter of policy our web site will not include any photographs of children in the club.  This is in line with SASA recommendations. 

Fife Leagues 25 April - 29/03/2004 22:02:49
In the Fife Novice and Intermediate League events at Glenrothes on 25 April our swimmers did well.  Members of our novice team gained six speed flashes, indicating that they had attained  the best allowed time at that level for that stroke.  The intermediate swimmers gained 5 speed flashes, as well as 12 personal best times.  Congratulations to all swimmers.

Nethybridge another time - 29/03/2004 21:57:57
Unfortunately we have not been able to run the outdoor weekend at Nethybridge this year.  However, we hope to return in 2005, and this year we are looking at other possible events on a related theme.

Fife League Galas - 28/03/2004 09:25:42
On the "events" page on this sites are the dates of various galas, including those in the Fife Novice and Intermediate Leagues.  Our club is involved in both these sections.  Please would relevant swimmers keep their eye on the club notice board to see if they have been selected to swim for these events.  Please then indicate by a tick if you can swim, or cross out if you can not.  Please do this as soon as possible after the notice goes up, so that in the case of people who can not swim an alternative swimmer can be given the chance to take part instead.

Flying Start - 28/03/2004 09:22:14
Six Cupar swimmers recently completed a series of training sessions and workshops aimed at developing young swimmers, and have received certificates in recognition of their efforts.  Congratulations to all swimmers involved.

Distance Championships - 28/03/2004 09:19:26

The annual club championships for longer distance events are being held this March.

Thursday 18 March for 400 m front crawl
Tuesday 23 March for 100 and 200 m individual medley
Thursday 25 March for 200 m front crawl

Happy New Year 2004 - 23/01/2004 21:41:12
Happy New Year to all.  Training sessions are back in full swing.  Continuing members are asked to pay their annual subscriptions, as detailed in a letter sent out recently.

2003
Holiday Time! - 21/12/2003 21:42:50

The club`s year came to an end with a family ceilidh in the Cupar Corn Exchange on Saturday 20 December.  There was lots of good dancing, as well as a good buffet. 

The club sessions resume in the New Year, starting on Tuesday 6th January.  As ever, we are happy to welcome new swimmers to the club.  Younger swimmers are probably best coming along on Saturday at 9.30 am to see John Wishart.   More advanced swimmers may wish to make contact with a committee member in the cafe of the sports centre on a Thursday evening.

Club Championships Finals 2003 - 06/12/2003 22:25:16

The finals of the Club Championships were held on 6 December 2003.  We were delighted to be joined by Kerry martin, who has represented Scotland in two sets of Commonwealth Games, and who holds the Scottish record for 100 m Butterfly.  Kerry presented the medals and trophies to many winners at our championships, and also gave a demonstration swim. 

Local swimmers competed in age groups 8 and under, 9 and 10, 11 and 12, 13 and 14, 15 and 16, and 17 and over.  There were some very exciting races, and various personal best times achieved. 

After the championships the swimmers enjoyed a pool disco, and also various refreshments in the club`s training room.

Saturday Morning Fun - 06/12/2003 12:54:21
For the final set of Saturday-morning sessions in 2003 (13.12.03), swimmers are encouraged to decorate an old T-shirt and wear it onto the poolside.  The best T-shirts may be awarded a prize.  We will also have an inflatable in the pool to add to the fun. 

Christmas Ceilidh - 04/12/2003 10:29:18
Tickets are going fast for this year`s Ceilidh on 20th December!  If you haven`t got yours yet, please enquire at the club table as soon as possible or speak to any committee member.

Eric Muir Gala - 02/10/2003 12:09:14

This year`s Eric Muir Gala proved to be a very exciting and close contest and was thoroughly enjoyed by all the swimmers.  If the noise level indicated the amount of fun they were having then they all had a ball! 

The placings at the end of the Gala were:- 1st Glenrothes, 2nd Cupar, 3rd Menzieshill / Whitehall, 4th Step Rock and 5th Brechin.

Thanks to all the swimmers and helpers from all the competing Clubs who helped make the Gala so successful.

Club Newletter September 2003 - 17/09/2003 15:11:16
See "What`s New" for details

Frosties Challenge - 24/06/2003 09:42:23

At the recent sponsored distance swim a total of 76 club swimmers of ages and abilities took part. They managed to raise the magnificent sum of £2,201.65 which will be split equally between club funds and Rachel House at Kinross.  We hope to have an official cheque presentation at Rachel House after the holidays.  Those who took part were presented with their Frosties certificates and badges at the fun gala on Friday 20th June.

Well done to everyone who took part.  An amazing effort!

Distance Championships March 2003 - 25/03/2003 22:17:57
See `What`s New` for results.

Club kit - 04/02/2003 15:44:08
New club T-shirts and swimming bags are now in stock.  Ask at the Club Desk for more details.