£3,500 Cheque from Texaco!

Texaco (Ireland) have presented the club with a cheque for £3,500 as part of their bursary package available to a range of organisations throughout Ireland. Of those who applied only a handful were successful and the money will certainly be put to good use. Funding is always welcome and this sum from Texaco particularly so coming as it does at a time when money is so tight. Sonia Gershovitz accepted the cheque on behalf of the club at a presentation ceremony in Dublin. A plaque was also gifted to the club to mark the occasion and this is to be displayed in the foyer at Cascades. The Portadown Times will carry an article within the next week or two complete with photographs of the main presentation as well as a poolside picture featuring a group of our own swimmers. A big thanks to Texaco for their generosity and to our own Elizabeth Brannagh for her efforts on behalf of the club, it is much appreciated.

Gala dates 2010

Its a quick return to action after Christmas with both PTL and Teletot teams in action. The Teletots begin with a visit to Lurgan on Friday January 8th and the PTL have a home swim on Saturday 16th. As mentioned earlier this year's Co Armagh Championship will be held on Saturday 23rd January 2010 hosted by Lurgan ASC. In addition to these events Swim Ulster Graded Galas will take place on the weekend 22-24 January (which clashes with the Armagh Championships) as well as 12th- 14th February (closing date for entry 29th January) and finally the series ends on the 16th-18th April ( closing date for entry 26th March). Further information on the Swim Ulster Graded Galas may be obtained by clicking on the 'Links' button on the toolbar and selection 'Swim Ulster'

Happy Christmas!

PASC would like to wish all of our swimmers and their families a very Happy Christmas. Early indications are that everyone has been good and that Santa will be making his annual trip to leave some pressies. Please note the changes given below to our normal swimming schedule over the holiday period. Swimming starts again on Monday 4th January 2010.

Wed 23rd December - Sun 3rd January - NO SWIMMING!

Cookstown win PTL Gala

Cookstown defeated the PTL squad by a 24 point margin in Saturday night's gala. Although the final score was close the home team led from start to finish despite some fine individual and relay team efforts to close the gap. Throughout the night Cookstown maintained a 10 point lead right up to the final Freestyle relays when they eased further ahead to finish 584 - 560 points after the 54 events. The team were disappointed to loose but with two 'home' swims still to come there is still the opportunity to finish the season on a winning note. Coaches noted one or two areas where we need to improve and where work must be done. However, providing swimmers do their best to attend the majority of sessions available then performances will get better. Congratulations to Cookstown and as usual a big thanks to those' volunteers' who helped run the event.

Time Trials at Brownlow

Those swimmers named on the list provided on Wednesday night are asked to be at Brownlow at 5.45pm on Thursday 10th December. The 'Time Trail' will run from 6.00 - 7.00 pm and the usual 'Gold' squad will train for one hour only, ie from 7.00 - 8.00pm. Those involved are Girls and Boys 2000 & below; Girls and Boys 1999; Girls and Boys 1998.

PTL Squad to face Cookstown

The third PTL fixture of the season takes place on Saturday 5th December in an away gala against Cookstown. The team will be looking forward to make it two in a row following last month's win in Belfast against Alliance. It is expected the Cookstown will provide tougher opposition. Swimmers are asked to meet at Cascades at 5.00pm on Saturday, the coach will leave promptly at 5.15. Due to this gala there will be no swimming this weekend. Normal sessions will resume next week.