Next weekend sees both senior team in action in round 2 of their British/UK League matches.
On Saturday 4th July the men's team compete in Blackheath, Norman Park, Hayes Lane, BROMLEY, BR2 9EF.
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On Sunday the Senior Women's team compete at Lee Valley Leisure Complex, Meridian Way, Picketts Lock, LONDON, N9 0AS.
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Also on Saturday 4th July many of the clubs U15 (Junior), U17 (Middle) & U20 (Senior) athletes are representing their county schools athletics associations in the major schools fixture of the season; the Welsh Schools Athletics Championships at Cardiff International Athletics Stadium, CF11 8AZ.
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U13, U15 & U17 National Young Athletes League Table is now updated in Recent Results, the team is in 6th place after 4 fixtures with an outside chance of reaching the National finals in round 5. The league table for the first two fixtures of the U17, U20 & Senior Welsh League will be updated in due course.
August fixtures now added to the fixture list in the menu.
Please note that from Tuesday 30th June the club will not have use of the Ashleigh Road cafe or changing rooms due to essential repairs that the council are undertaking. Therefore all athletes must ensure they pay their training fees on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the University Pavilion at the outdoor track at the Singleton Hospital end of the track
before training until further notice.
Congratulations to all those U13, U15 (junior) & U17 (Middle) athletes who competed in the Welsh Combined Events (pentathlon) Championships at Swansea on Saturday 27th June. Special mentions to those athletes who won medals:
Emily Dacey U15 (junior) Girls Gold medal, in the process setting a new club record of 2806 points.
Emily Morris U15 (junior) Girls Bronze Medal
Lucy Fligelstone U13 Girls Silver Medal
Michael Wilson U13 Boys Bronze Medal, also in the process setting a new club record of 1492 points.
Comprehensive results are now available in Recent Results.
UPDATED Congratulations again to Toni Wells who threw yet another personal best and club record in the Hammer competeing for the West Wales team in Mansfield the day after the senior championships. Her huge throw of 50.23m takes her to Number 2 in the UK rankings for U17 Women. This throw should also be confirmed as a new U17 Women Welsh Age Group Record.
The final total of TESCO'S vouchers is over 23,000! Almost 3 time more than our club target, a massive thank you to all those who donated vouchers to the club.
Results of the Afan Nedd Tawe Schools Cup Match on 10th June can now be found in Recent Results.
There will be a Star:track held at Swansea University 10am to 3pm on August 10th to 12th for 9 to 14 year olds. Athletes will try most athletics disciplines over the 3 days and sessions will be taken by club coaches. All participants receive a free goodie bag. Costs are £33 and application forms are available from the Indoor Athletics Centre Swansea University, numbers are limited and applications will be accepted on a first come first served basis. For further information please contact 01792 602400.
Click here for a booking form. Return booking forms to Swansea University Indoor Athletics Centre, Ashleigh Road, Swansea SA2 9AU.
08.07.09 U11 to Seniors Open Meeting @ Bridgend
On Sunday 21st June the U13, U15 & U17 teams put in another superb performance in round 3 of the National Young Athletes League Premier Division @ Cheltenham to finish in second place; Stoke 460, Swansea, 390, Cheltenham 331.5 and Bristol & West 152.5. Comprehensive results can be found in Recent Results in the menu. Watch this space for news on the league table standings as soon as they are available.
Congratulations to David Greene who won the European Team Championships for Great Britain in the 400m Hurdles in Leira, Portugal on Saturday 20th June with a time 49.26 scoring maximum points for the team in the first event of the weekend. David’s club record time from Prague on the 8th June now has him ranked at number 6 in the all time UK Rankings for 400m Hurdles:
1. 47.82 Kriss Akabusi, Barcelona, Spain 1992.
2. 48.12 David Hemery, Mexico City, Mexico 1968.
3. 48.14 Chris Rawlinson, Zurich, Switzerland 1999.
4. 48.54 Matt Douglas, Daegu, Korea 2003.
5. 48.59 Alan Pascoe, Stockholm, Sweden 1975.
6. 48.62 David Greene, Prague, Czech Republic 2009.
Congratulations to the Masters Castles Road Relay team who were the 3rd Masters team to cross the finish line at Cardiff Castle on Sunday 14th June, and also the 18th team to finish overall from 57 teams. A comprehenive report is available in the endurance section in the menu.
On Saturday 13th June the Welsh Athletics Senior Championships were held at Cardiff, congratulations to all those athletes below who won medals, in particular to Toni Wells who is in the U17 Women age group and won the bonze medal throwing against the seniors and once again this season broke her own club records in the U17, U20 & Senior age groups for the Hammer with a throw of 48.70m.
Women:
Amanda Jones, 1500m, Gold
Lyndsey Maund, Pole Vault, Gold
Anwen Rees, 400m Hurdles, Gold
Ceri Stokoe, High Jump, Silver
Bryony Turnbull, 400m, Bronze
Toni Wells, Hammer, Bronze
Claire Williams, Javelin, Bronze
Men:
Steven Boyles, 110m Hurdles, Gold
Oladele Bamisaye, 100m, Silver
Peter Maitland, Shot, Bronze
Ritchie Wells, Hammer, Bronze
Full results can be found in Recent Results in the menu.
UPDATED Congratulations to Chris Gowell who has once again broken his own Club 800m record with a time of 1.47.32. This was achieved in the Semi-finals of the NCAA Championships at Fayetteville, Arkansas USA on the 11th June. He has now qualified for the Final on Saturday. This performance currently has Chris ranked number 3 in the UK.
Saturday Chris runs yet another personal best and club record to finish 4th in the final with a time of 1.46.88. This has Chris now ranked at Number 1 in the UK to date.
The club currently has David Greene having reached the A Standard in the 400m Hurdles and Chris Gowell just outside the B Standard in the 800m set by UK Athletics for the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Berlin in August.
UPDATED: Congratulations to David Greene (pictured above) who broke his own club record in the 400m Hurdles at the Josef Odlozil Memorial in Prague on Monday 8th June, with a time of 48.62s, this fantastic performance is also a new Welsh Record. This time now has him ranked the number one 400m hurdler in Europe and in the top ten in the world and on top of this, well inside the qualifying standard for this summer's World Athletics Championships in Berlin, Germany.
Congratulations again and good luck to David Greene who was also selected on 12th June in the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Team for next weekend’s (20th & 21st) European Team Championships in Leira, Portugal in both the 400m Hurdles and the 4 x 400m relay squad.
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