Latest news from DASC
Many congratulations to Harriet Rogers on being selected for a second year to take part in Swim England’s National Event Camp. Harriet is one of just 90 English swimmers aged 15 or 16 to be selected at this level. All…
Congratulations to Laura Burgess, Ruby Diment & Alex Boyer of Top Squad on being selected for Swim England’s National Development Programme They are amongst 276 swimmers of age 13/14 from all over the country invited to join a learning and engagement…
Sport England have accepted our application for match funding to purchase a ‘replay system’ which will enhance our training massively through instant visual feedback. Many larger clubs have this resource already, so to raise funds to purchase this equipment would…
Before arriving for your first session back in the pool take a look at the below video showing you what to expect. We look forward to seeing you on poolside soon! With thanks to R.Douglas Reeves for the video.
Following the Prime Ministers briefing yesterday you will now know that the re-opening of pools has not been given a date. Chief Executive Jane Nickerson from Swim England is encouraging its members to join the campaign to get our pools…
The link above will take you to the guidance that has been given by Swim England to help with the re-opening of pools. These are evolving documents and are regularly updated and include a FAQ section. DASC is working hard…
A big thank you to Rob Douglas-Reeves who did a great job of preparing, organising and comparing the DASC Lockdown Quiz on Friday 17th April. Over 20 teams entered and battled it out over 6 exciting rounds. By all accounts…
It is with sadness that DASC has learnt of the recent death of Anne Robinson. Anne served DASC as a very hard-working, dedicated and willing volunteer in various roles for at least 20 years. For much of that time and…
The whole of the Dolphin Centre is closing until further notice, so all DASC training sessions at the Dolphin Centre are cancelled until further notice. Longfield and Hummersknott have also confirmed closure of their pools until further notice. Advice from…
Congratulations to Lucy Oliver of A1 Squad, who has been invited to take part in the 2020 Northumberland and Durham County Swimming Camps. She was selected as a result of her outstanding performances at the recent N&D Championships, where she…
