The competitive side of Oban Otters takes competant swimmers from the swim school who show interest and dedication and wish to take their swimming further. They are given a more intense training programme to improve their technique and stamina so that they can compete at the different events throughout Scotland.
These can be local school competitions throughout Argyll, the club gala or the various graded and open meets throughout Scotland (and beyond). Graded meets allow the aspiring swimmer to start competing among children of similar ability as there are time limits on the races governing the fastest time it can be done in. For more info on how these meets work feel free to ask a commitee member.
Many long standing Club records have been beaten recently by Oban Otters swimmers at various meets around Scotland and the club championships in November 2010– visit the Records section of the website to see the champion swimmers!
Swim Meet Results: Get all the latest results from the swim meets that Oban Otters have attended at http://www.swimscotland.co.uk/
Argyll and Bute coaching conference in February mainly on the 4th and 5th February. Courses available for all aspects of running a swimming club. Details available by folling link http://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/coachingchampions
Meets -
All entries need to be with meet secretary before closing date.
MAGS Meet. 8-15 years Open, Sat 11th Feb, Grangemouth Sports Complex. JAGS Meet. Junior graded 9-12 years, Sun 12th Feb, Grangemouth Sports Complex. Entries are now in for these meets. We have 3 swimmers for MAGS and 4 for JAGS. Lets hope they do well.
M & B Winter Graded Meet 8-17 years. 3rd-4th March. Johnstone pool, Johnstone. (nice and easy to get to, just over the Erskrine Bridge). Closing date for entries 17th Feb.
Ren 96 graded meet. 24th-25th March, Johnstone pool, Johnstone. (nice and easy to get to, just over the Erskrine Bridge). Closing date for entries 24th Feb.
Argyll and Bute Championships. Dunoon 8th and 9th September 2012
The 2011 Gala produced some more records with gala records being broken by three swimmers and club records by one of them.
Five swimmers went to the Kingston sprints in Larkhall on Sunday November 13th. There were plenty of PB's and medals for the swimmers.
On November the 10th there was a large squad turnout for their schools at the Scottish schools qualifiers for the Argyll and Bute area in Helensburgh. Many of the swimmers got personal bests and there were two age records and one club record broken. We now have to wait and see if anybody has got through to the finals in January at East Kilbride.
The last weekend in October 2011 seen the club represented at two meets with our swimmer at the Carnegie open getting two silver medals as well as getting Otters club and age records. Meanwhile at the Alloa graded meet our three swimmers there all got personal bests with a bronze and a gold medal won.
Our swimmer at the South Ayrshire graded meet in October managed to get a bronze out of the 3 races entered.
A team of four boys attended the Hamilton Baths graded meet at Larkhall on the first of October. All swimmers got at least a personal best and two swimmers got silvers.
Lots of personal bests were gained by the squad at the Argyll and Bute championships on the 10th and 11th of September with some medals won also. Meanwhile at the WD5 meet on the same weekend a silver was gained in the 50m backstroke by our squad member there.
A small team attended the busy Milngavie and Bearsden meet on May the 28th and 29th, a first meet for two of the squad. There were personal bests all round with medals for two of the swimmers.
E-mail addresses: We are trying to improve the communications within the club by sending out news and information by e-mail rather than paper handouts. It would be useful if parents of all children sent their e-mail address to obanotters@aol.com
