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Important Notice There will be a re-introduction of the Competitive Start Award on Tuesday nights 7.30pm - 8.00pm starting next Tuesday 22nd June Loughborough Training 11th September 16th October 6th November 4th December 3 lanes booked 9-10pm. Could swimmers / parents to see either Barry, Dave Baguley or Nigel Cann if interested in attending any of the sessions. The club is hopeful of getting Friday a little earlier from January 2010, but for the remainder of this year the time is 9-10pm.
The club was formed in 1904 at Mansfield Central Baths on Bath Street, Mansfield. At this time training took place. The first gala Mansfield Swimming took part was in 1907. Mansfield Central Baths as home to Mansfield Swimming until 1991 when Mansfield District Council built a modern leisure pool complex now known as Water Meadows, with its leisure pool with wave machine and flumes, its 25 metre competition pool and teaching pool.
Mansfield Swimming Club is run by an Executive Committee, elected by the senior
members of the Club, at the Annual General Meeting, which is held in November
every year.
To stand and/or vote in the election,
persons must be fully paid up members of the Club and over 18 years of age.
Several Sub-Committees operate within the Club structure: -
Team Selection, Social Activities
and Fundraising, Administration, Coaching, Finance, Club Championships
and Mansfield’s Major Oak Open Meet.Each year Senior Club Captains, one Male and one Female are elected along with
Junior Club Captains chosen from the Swimmers. All Clubs involved in swimming are members of the Amateur Swimming Association of Great Britain. This Association is divided into districts and then into Counties. Mansfield Swimming Club is affiliated to the Midland District and Nottinghamshire A.S.A. Championships are held National, District, County and Club level.
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