Welcome to Basingstoke Bluefins - Basingstoke Gazette Club of the Year
With more than 800 members Basingstoke Bluefins is the largest club in Hampshire. The club is ASA SWIM 21 accredited, adopting the best practices in swimming including
- A full programme of swimming lessons in line with the ASA National Plan for Teaching Swimming
- Long Term Athlete Development for competitive swimming.
The club's coaching team is lead by Head Coach, Graeme Thomas.
Basingstoke Bluefins is the proud winner of the Basingstoke Gazette Club of the Year award for 2012.
"Basingstoke Bluefins aims to promote community participation in healthy recreation by providing facilities for the teaching and practise of swimming and other associated aquatic activities. The club aims to provide everyone within the Basingstoke area with an equal opportunity to learn to swim and to offer long-term swimming development for all levels of swimmers to maximise their potential."
Basingstoke Bluefins Swimming Club is a Registered Charity operating on a not-for-profit basis. The club is managed by a team of unpaid volunteers.
Important: Saturday April 27th - Cranbourne - Saturday Lessons Cancelled
Posted on 27 Apr 2013 at 09:52 by Mike Lambert (0 user comment)
There are no lessons today. For some unknown reason we cannot get access into the school. Check back later for an update about Sunday.
Important: Bluefins Success at Hampshire County Championships
Posted on 17 Mar 2013 at 14:47 by Mike Lambert (0 user comment)
There have been some spectacular swims from Bluefins swimmers at the Hampshire County Championships.
County Champions
John Slater
Boys/Men 4x200m Freestyle Relay
County Junior Champions
Sam Irvine
Oliver Waldram
Boys Junior 4x50m Medley Team
County Age Group Champions
James Down
Henry Chui
Finlay Evans
Alfie Evans
John Slater
Sam Irvine
Oliver Waldram
Mairead Barker
Samantha Girle
Girls 9-12 4x50m Freestyle Team
Look here for full details.
Basingstoke Bluefins Easter Egg Open Meet 2013
Posted on 10 Feb 2013 at 11:59 by Mike Lambert
Basingstoke Bluefins SC is pleased to present its 11th Annual Graded Open Meet, to be held on Saturday 30th March 2013 at the Aquadrome Pool in Basingstoke. This is Easter Saturday, so this is an Easter Egg meet. All winners will receive an Easter Egg in addition to their medal.
At Easter time there are lots of high level Licensed Open Meets aimed at swimmers trying to get qualifying times for the National Championships. Our meet is different. We are providing a friendly event for everyone else. In fact, if anyone beats the grade time (based on the Hampshire County Qualifying time), we will award them a speeding ticket, but not a medal. There are two sessions, each aimed at a different age group, so swimmers should not have to wait around all day.
Older News
| 22 Jan 2013 17:31 | Lessons at Cranbourne | More... |
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| 22 Jan 2013 17:28 | Special General Meeting - Tuesday 12th February 2013 | More... |
| 19 Jan 2013 16:31 | Squad Training Sunday 20th January | More... |
| 18 Jan 2013 17:03 | Lessons at Cranbourne cancelled due to snow 18/1/13 & 19/1/13 | More... |
| 29 Dec 2012 12:22 | Bluefins New Year Meet - January 5th/6th 2013 | More... |
| 12 Dec 2012 14:21 | BLUEFINS XMAS TRAINING ALTERATIONS | More... |
| 11 Dec 2012 14:29 | BLUEFINS XMAS TRAINING ALTERATIONS | More... |
| 11 Dec 2012 08:20 | BLUEFINS XMAS TRAINING ALTERATIONS | More... |
| 11 Dec 2012 08:16 | BLUEFINS XMAS TRAINING ALTERATIONS | More... |
| 07 Dec 2012 18:54 | Cranbourne Pool and end of term | More... |
Future Events
| 25 May - 9 Jun 2013 | Asa SE Regional Age Group Championships | Crawley -K2 |
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| 7-9 Jun 2013 | Cardiff International Open Meet | Cardiff International Pool |
| 15 Jun 2013 | Tilehurst Open Meet | Central Pool Reading |
| 29-30 Jun 2013 | Rushmoor Royals Summer Festival 2013 | Aldershot Garrison |
| 6-13 Jul 2013 | HCASA Development Meet | The Quays Southampton |
| 13-14 Jul 2013 | Portsmouth End of Season Meet 2013 | Mountbatten Centre |
Contact Bluefins
For general queries about the club or training sessions contact the club office on 01256 351921 or e-mail admin@swimbluefins.org. Please leave a message if no one is available to answer your call.
For enquiries about the club's lesssons programmes contact Sue Lambert on 01256 418710 or e-mail lessons@swimbluefins.org.
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Bank Holiday Notification of Squad Training Cancelled
Please note that due to the two bank holidays in May there will be no training for any squad on the following two dates.
Monday 6th May
Monday 27th May
Revised Club Constitution
A revised club constitution was approved on 12th February 2013, to incorporate changes required by the ASA.
Updates from Twitter
Posted about 29 days ago: New News: Saturday April 27th - Cranbourne - Saturday Lessons Cancelled http://t.co/gppQlJ2b0B
Posted about 57 days ago: Look out for details of our next open meet - the Bluefins Medley Challenge in September.
Posted about 57 days ago: That concludes the Bluefins Easter Egg Meet. Well done to all swimmers.
Posted about 57 days ago: Sorry for the interruption to results and video - we need to put 50p in the metre!
Club Structure and Fees 2011-2012
There will be some changes to the structure of the club and increases in fees for year commencing 1st September 2011
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Results
30 Mar 2013: Bluefins Easter Egg Meet
5-6 Jan 2013: New Year Graded Junior Meet
29-30 Sep 2012: Club Championships
9 Sep 2012: Bluefins Medley Challenge
7 Apr 2012: Easter Egg Meet
7-8 Jan 2012: Bluefins New Year Meet
Competition Reports
Look at these competition reports prepared by Andy Waldram.
Welfare Officer
To contact the Club's welfare officer, e-mail welfareofficer@swimbluefins.org