Ellesemere Titans News
13-NOV-2008 | Triumphant Titans – Round Two of National Speedo League
At last Saturdays National Speedo League Round 2 gala the Titans blasted their way into the final with pride, passion and belief. The tension was immense - but cheered on by our small but vocal army of supporters each and every Titan swimmer rose to the occasion – sometimes swimming up 2 full age groups and swimming in up to 8 events. [cont...]
12-NOV-2008 | Alfie Ranked No 1 in UK
Following successful competitive swims at the Ponds Forge International Pool in Sheffield on the 18th October and at Wolverhampton Central Baths on the 25th & 26th October Alfie Pardoe, aged 10, is now ranked No 1 in the UK in his age group in both the 25m short course and 50m long course events. [cont...]
10-NOV-2008 | Titans Compile County, District & UK Age Group Rankings
Current Shropshire County, West Midlands District and UK Age Group rankings – from the ASA database have been compiled for all Titan swimmers. This exercise will be repeated every six months.
In total Titan swimmers have two No 1 UK rankings, one No 2 ranking and a further ten top 10 UK rankings. This is in addition to the multitude of West Midland and Shropshire County top ten rankings.. You can view the Titan Ranking Table here >>
05-NOV-2008 | Titans Get County Call Up
Ellesmere College Titan Swimmers Alfie Pardoe (aged 10), Elliot Hughes (aged 11), James wilson and Jamie Thomas (aged 11) have all been called up to represent Shropshire County in the forthcoming Ron Hooper Inter County gala which is to take place on Sunday 16th November at Wolverhampton Central Baths. [cont...]
03-NOV-2008 | National Speedo League – Round Two – A Look Ahead
The jubilation of having come third in a tough first round National Speedo League group was soon tempered by the news that we had for the second time been drawn in a group of 6 teams which once again included runaway leaders Bolton. [cont...]
28-OCT-2008 | PBs & Club Records Continue to Fall at Wolverhampton
Last weekend a Titan army of Alfie Pardoe, Natalie Greene. Annie Jones, Elliot Hughes, Daniel Howell, Ottilie Fairhurst, Hannah Greene, Lauren Bond and Annie Mellings were back in Short Course action, smashing a total of 37 personal best times and capturing 18 Titan club records.
Up against some of the best swimmers in the Midlands the Titans returned with a tally of 3 gold, 9 silver and 2 bronze medals.. You can view the results here >>
24-OCT-2008 | 2009 National Qualifying Times Published
The 2009 National Qualifying Times have been published. You can view the times here >>
20-OCT-2008 | Records Tumble at Sheffield
A total of 10 all time Titan records were smashed at last weekends Lincoln Vulcan’s Level 1 open meet at Ponds Forge in Sheffield. [cont...]
13-OCT-2008 | Titans Make Waves - Round One of National Speedo League Gala
With a team of just 15 swimmers – many having to swim up two age groups – we arrived at the brand new Leigh Sports Village complex near Wigan – ready to do battle at the Club’s first ever team gala fixture. [cont...]
05-OCT-2008 | Young Titans Shine at Leeds
At last weekends Leeds 2008 Junior Open Meet - Titan swimmers came away with 4 Gold Medals, 4 Silver Medals and 3 Bronze Medals. [cont...]
04-OCT-2008 | A Look Ahead to Next Weekends National Speedo Fixture
Next Saturday will see the Titans competing in our first ever National Speedo League fixture at the brand new multi-million pound Leigh Sports Village Pool, Nr Wigan. [cont...]
01-OCT-2008 | Titans Welcome International Fin Swimmer
The Ellesmere College Titans Swimming Club have welcomed Helena Kocourkova from the Czech Republic national fin swimming team to their formidable coaching set up. [cont...]
25-Sep-2008 | Titans Add Friday Morning Training Sessions
Following on from the success of our Wednesday morning training sessions the Club has added a regular Friday morning session 7am-8.15am to the schedule. The first of these sessions will be on Friday 26th September. All swimmers are welcome.
This now brings our total weekly pool and dryland training hours to 11. This is believed to be the most offered by any club within Shropshire and signals our intent to keep moving forwards towards performance status.
05-Sep-2008 | Titans Confirm Long Course Training at Liverpool
The Club has today been awarded its Long Course training time at Liverpool’s new 50m Pool – scheduled for Sundays
9am-11am. The first session will be on Sunday 14th September.
We have initially been allocated one lane and this training will therefore need to be limited to a maximum of 10 swimmers of a relatively similar ability. Swimmers will therefore be allocated scheduled dates to attend – this will be emailed to all concerned within the next few days and will appear on the Club website.
It is intended that a rota of parents will be put in place to facilitate transport – details to follow.
05-Sep-2008 | Shropshire County Championships 2009 – Qualifying Times
The qualifying times for next years Shropshire County Championships have now been published. One change from last year is that 11 year old boys can now swim the 800m & 1500m freestyles. Girls & Boys aged 9-11 will no longer be able to swim the 100m IM but will be able to compete in the 400m IM. Qualifying times XLS >>
24-Jul-2008 | Jon Pardoe attains UKCC Level 3 Coaching Certificate
Titans head coach, Jon Pardoe has become the first Club Coach in Shropshire and one of the first in the West Midlands to attain the UKCC Level 3 Coaching Certificate.
Commenting on it’s attainment Jon Pardoe said “The long term success of the Titans will be based upon a number of factors – but I hope that my attainment of Level 3 will go some way to enabling the club to lay the right foundations – it certainly sets us apart from the other more recreational type clubs in Shropshire – I’d like to thank all those swimmers and parents who helped me achieve this.” [end]
20-Jul-2008 | TeamBath Open Meet 19th & 20th July
Alfie Pardoe came away from the TeamBath Open Meet last weekend having won the gold medal in the 11/u 400m freestyle. However his biggest achievement was knocking a full 2 seconds off his 100m backstroke PB to capture the silver medal in a time of 1:21.65 which moves him up into 14th place in the 10/u UK rankings.
Overall –in his 5 events he won 1 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze medals - despite having to swim in the 11/u age category. [end]
15-JUL-2008 | End of Season Limo Trip
Last weekend saw the “mighty” Titans whisked off in a convoy of stretch limousines to their end of season celebrations at Pizza Hut and ten pin bowling in Chester. [cont...]
13-JUL-2008 | Titan 2008 800m Championships
The Titans 2008 800m Championships took place last Saturday at Ellesmere College Pool. Thirteen swimmers competed – each given an age related handicap to determine the overall winner of the 800m Titan Shield. [cont...]
13-JUL-2008 | Darren Mew Coaching
British Olympic swimmer Darren Mew took his first coaching sessions last Wednesday and Thursday – and was singularly impressed by what he saw. He gave each swimmer a breaststroke improvement to work on and hopes to see the results when he visits again after the summer. [cont - photos]
09-JUL-2008 | Jessica Thomas Shines at Holywell Junior Gala
One of the Titans youngest and enthusiastic members – Jessica Thomas, aged 8, secured the much coveted award of top 8/u girl at this years Holywell Junior Sprint Gala. [cont]
2008 County Sprint Championships
The 2008 rearranged County Sprint Championships took place at Market Drayton last Sunday. [cont]
07-Jul-2008 | Titans Announce Wednesday Morning Training Sessions
From the start of the new swimming season the Club has announced the introduction of regular Wednesday morning training sessions at Ellesmere College Pool from 7.00am-8.15am. The first of these sessions will take place on September 17th.
All swimmers are welcome. This now takes the Clubs weekly short course pool training up to 7.5 hours. [end]
30-Jun-2008 Liverpool Open Meet 28th & 29th June
Last weekend a small army of Titans ascended in Convoy to the new 50m Pool at Wavertree in Liverpool. By the end of the weekend 21 Personal Bests had been smashed, 7 medals had been won and a number of all time club records had been broken. [cont]
26-Jun-2008 2008/2009 Training Programme & Schedule Released
2008/2008 Training Programme ( PDF ) >> & 2008/2009 Training Schedule ( Excel ) >>
16-Jun-2008 Midland Age Group Championships – 14th & 15th June
The final weekend of the 2008 Midland Age Group Championships kicked off at 8am on Saturday 14th June at Coventry’s Olympic Size Pool. By the end of a long and exhausting 5 sessions – Titan swimmers had secured numerous Personal Bests, All Time Club Records and had medalled. Most importantly they had put the Titans well and truly on the swimming map. [cont]
02-Jun-2008 Titans Club Wear Arrives
The first items of Titan Club wear are now in stock. These include the Titan Short-Sleeved Hockey Shirt at £24.95 and the Titan Polo Shirt at £13.95. Both shirts are available in a choice of child and adult sizes. See the Club Shop section of the website for details.
The Club is still awaiting delivery of tracksuits, parkas and swim caps. [end]
08-Jun-2008 Midland Age Group Championships – 7th & 8th June
The 2008 Midland Age Group Championships kicked off last weekend at Coventry’s Olympic Size Pool. The Midland Championships comprises of swimmers from both West & East Midland Districts and stretches from Northampton in the South - right up to Chesterfield in the North. [cont]
02-Jun-2008 Titans Launch First Age Graded League Table
The titans have published their first Age Graded League Table. It is anticipated that this will be updated each month. [cont]
27-MAY-2008 British Olympian Joins Titans Coaching Setup
Darren Mew, one of the fastest 100m breaststroke swimmers in history and a finalist at the 2004 Athens Olympics, has teamed up with the Titans as our specialist breaststroke consultant coach. [cont]
20-MAY-2008 YOUNG SWIMMERS WELCOME NEW ELLESMERE CLUB
Young swimmers from all over North Shropshire have welcomed the establishment of the Titans - a new and highly ambitious swimming club. After three months of intense planning – the Ellesmere College Titans – has today been welcomed into the swimming community with its affiliation to the Amateur Swimming Association. Read More.
20-MAY-2008 Titans Draw Big Guns in Speedo League
At last Sundays official draw for the North West Speedo League – the Titans drew some of the biggest clubs in the North West Minor Division in their group – including last years top three – 2007 winners Bolton, second place Northwich and third place Lancaster. Ellesmere Port and Garston have also been drawn in our group.
Commenting upon the draw Jon Pardoe said “Obviously this is going to be a very stiff test for a brand new club with young swimmers. But if you want to eventually become the best you have to be prepared to take on all comers and all challenges – and I’m confident that our swimmers will rise to the occasion”.
The first round of this years competition will take place on Saturday 11th October. [end]