Welcome to Basingstoke Bluefins
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 2006.
"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: Buefins excel at Hants County Championships
Posted on 28 Feb 2010 at 21:27 by Mike Lambert (0 user comment)
Bluefins had their most succesful weekend of the Hampshire County Championships at the new Mountbatten Centre 50m pool in Portsmouth, coming away with no fewer than SIX gold medals and many other excellent swims.
February 27th-28th, Portsmouth
Two GOLD medals for the Boys 13 and Under relay team of Adam Milne, Dickson Chui, Duncan Bond, Sam Irvine (Freestyle), Chris Dickson (Medley)
- 4x50m Medley Relay
- 4x50m Freestyle Relay
One GOLD and one SILVER for the Girls 13 and Under team of Hannah Parker, Christy Chui, Keone Crockwell and Charley Egerton
- 4x50m Medley Relay (GOLD).
- 4x50m Freestyle Relay (SILVER)
GOLD for a third member of the Chui family as Sally took gold with a very strong swim in the age 16 1500m freestyle - a swim that left her completely drained.
GOLD for Samuel Taylor in the age 15 1500m freestyle.
Other highlights
- Samuel Taylor, SILVER medal in the age 15 800m freestyle
- Samuel Taylor SILVER medal in Junior Boys 1500m freestyle
- Samuel Taylor BRONZE medal in Open Boys 1500m freestyle
- Stuart Down, BRONZE medal in the age 17/18 800m freestyle
- Adam Milne, 3rd place in the Age 12 400m freestyle
- John Slater, 3rd place in the Age 14 400m freestyle
- Adam Milne, 3rd place in the Age 12 400m Ind Medley
(There are no medals for boys 14 & under and girls 13 & under who compete for BAGCAT trophies to be awarded next weekend).
Top Team and Top Lady at the Isle of Wight Masters Meet
Posted on 22 Feb 2010 at 22:00 by Zoe Sadler (2 user comments)
16 Bluefins Masters travelled to the Isle of Wight last weekend (19th-20th February 2010) to compete in the 12th “Heights” Isle of Wight Marlins (Masters) open meet.
Swimmers from 23 teams took part in the competition, with a very close battle for the Top Team. There was a great team atmosphere, and Basingstoke Bluefins finished the meet with 198 points to take the top team trophy, just slightly ahead of Ruislip & Northwood on 182 points. This was helped by a couple of unnamed female team members who jointly decided on a marathon attempt to boost the points total by swimming 13 and 14 events respectively!
Congratulations to all 16 Bluefins team members who took part in the competition- Caroline Slimin, Kate Robarts, Michelle Matson, Jean Hanna, Joanne Postins, Eileen Hayward, Catherine Shearn, Zoe Sadler, Shirley Mison, Colin Dew, Frank Taylor, James Scott, Tony Scott, Mark Straw, Gerry McElroy and not forgetting our excellent Masters coach Neil Jackson.
In total the Bluefins Masters won a staggering 41 gold, 29 silver and 17 bronze medals, with Zoe Sadler taking the trophy for Top Lady, achieving 31 points.
Melissa Godfrey Memorial Sponsored Swim 2010
Posted on 22 Feb 2010 at 13:37 by Sue Lambert (0 user comment)
Our yearly Sponsored Swim in memory of swimmer and teacher Melissa will take place on Sunday 28th March 2010.
For the first time this year, we will be holding both Squad and Lessons section at the Aquadrome, Competition Pool for Squads and 20m Pool for Lessons swimmers.
Funds raised will be split between Cystic Fibrosis Trust and Bluefins.
Watch for further details.
Older News
| 28 Jan 2010 10:39 | British Swimming Swim Suit Rules | More... |
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| 13 Dec 2009 20:09 | Bluefins heading for the Premier League | More... |
| 23 Nov 2009 16:17 | Bluefins New Year Open Meet: Enter Online | More... |
| 08 Nov 2009 22:27 | Bluefins 50 50 Club | More... |
| 19 Oct 2009 04:24 | 2009 Club Championships | More... |
| 30 Jul 2009 20:05 | National Success for Bluefins Swimmers | More... |
| 31 May 2009 17:04 | South East Region Championships | More... |
| 07 May 2009 20:47 | Sports Centre Update | More... |
| 22 Apr 2009 23:18 | Spring Championships - May 24th 2009 | More... |
| 16 Apr 2009 06:42 | Bluefins - Reading Ram-Raid ! | More... |
Future Events
| 28 Mar 2010 | 9th Royal Navy Open Masters Meet | Millfield School, Street, Somerset |
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| 3 Apr 2010 | Bluefins Easter Egg Meet 2010 | Aquadrome, Basinsgtoke |
| 26 Jun - 4 Jul 2010 | Hampshire County Development Meet | Waterlooville |
| 27 Jul - 7 Aug 2010 | XIII FINA World Masters Championships 2010 | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| 9 Oct 2010 | National Arena League Round 1 | |
| 13 Nov 2010 | Speedo League Round 2 |
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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Easter Egg Graded Open Meet
Saturday April 3rd 2010
Details now available.
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Closing date for entries: 15th March 2010
Latest Club Results
- 4th/5th/6th Dec: Bath Fri Sat Sun
- 12th Dec: Arena League Division 1
- 12th Dec: Arena League Division 2
- 9th/10th Jan: Bluefins New Year Sat Sun
- 23rd/24th Jan: Windosr Open Meet Sat Sun
- 7th Feb: Gemini Trophy
Results
24 May 2009: Bluefins Spring Championships
8 Nov 2008: National Swimming League Round 2
11 Oct 2008: National Swimming League Round 1
6 Sep 2008: Hants and South Coast Junior Cup
12 Jul 2008: Hants and South Coast Premier League
25 May 2008: Bluefins Spring Championships