City of Glasgow Swim Team

Sorry for incorrect dates published previously!

Jnr Development 2 East Katy Finnegan

The Friday evening session on 14/6/13 at Springburn will be from 5-7pm instead of 7-8.30pm

Jnr Performance East Moureen McDonald

Thursday 13/6/13 The Springburn pm Session will now be from 5-7pm instead of 6-8pm

Friday 14/6/13 the evening Springburn Session is cancelled their will be an am session available at Tollcross from 5.15-7am

Would Swimmers and parents please note that the evening weekday training sessions for these squads will return to Tollcross next week beginning 17th of June

Moureen McDonald

Hi everyone,

Junior development one squads (east and west) are invited to come along to a squad day out on saturday the 22nd of June. This will be at the time capsule, in Coatbridge from about 4.15 till 6pm. As most of you already know we will be going ice skating! :)
Cost is only £3 per person, for an hour and a half on the ice and includes skate hire. Those who were at training over the weekend will have recieved a consent form, if you haven't and wish to go please contact me via email and I can send you one that way. These must be filled in and brought with you to the event.
Please wear suitable clothing, and preferably your city of Glasgow tops, hoodies or joggy bottoms. This just makes it easy to identify everyone.

I think you can buy a drink or a snack when you are there so some pocket money can be brought along if you wish, but you will need a 20p for the lockers.

Those who are going, please confirm by emailing me ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it )
Open to all JD1 swimmers (:

Hope to see you there,
Alanna

Congratulations to all of our Mini League Champions for winning the League again.

Fantastic performance to win against very tough opposition who put up a brave fight.

Well done to Katy, Suzi & Dave for their hard work in coaching the team and all the other parents and coaches for their help and support throughout the campaign.

TIME TRIALS

Scotstoun Leisure Centre

Saturday 22nd June 2013

Warm up 7am, start 7.15am, finish 8.45am (approx).

The club will be running Time Trials from 7am until 8.45am at Scotstoun Leisure Centre.

This will provide a competitive opportunity for swimmers to get timed for the first time or to improve their times in order to gain entry to more competitions.

Due to limitations on lane space it is open to all swimmers in Junior Foundation, Junior Development 1 & 2 and Club Squads only.

Swimmers in these squads from all COGST pools i.e. Bellahouston, Scotstoun, Maryhill, Drumchapel, Springburn, Gorbals, Tollcross may come along.

We will be running a variety of events.

Your Coach will tell you which events you should swim, but to get the most benefit from Time Trials, please swim events which you do not have a current up to date time for. You can swim three events.

We will be running more Time Trials throughout the season when we will cover other strokes and distances.

All swimmers should bring a spare towel and T shirt to dry off and keep warm between swims.

To ensure all swimmers are able to be timed we will need some parents to help on poolside as timekeepers. You don’t need any experience so if you are able to help please send your details to: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or just come forward on the day.

Would parents and swimmers of the following squads please note the training changes for their squads in line with our phased return to Tollcross.

The foundation squads have been renamed to correspond with their new training locations and we apologise for any confusion.

Any swimmers who are in the foundation training group coached by Johnstone Shearer will now follow any information for the Jnr Foundation East Squad. The squads training times are listed below and these times and locations will remain until the week beginning the 17th of June :

Monday 7-8.30pm Tollcross
Friday 7-8.30pm Gorbals
Sunday 12-1.30pm Springburn

Week beginning 17th of June the sessions will change to:

Monday 7-8.30pm Tollcross
Friday 7-8.30pm Tollcross
Sunday 12-1.30pm Tollcross

The swimmers who are in the Foundation training group with Matthew Nicholson will follow any information for the Jnr Foundation Central Squad. The squads training times are listed below and these times and locations will remain until week beginning the 17th of June:

Wednesday 7-8.30pm Bellahouston
Friday 7-8.30pm Gorbals
Sunday 12-1.30pm Springburn

Week Beginning the 17th of June the sessions will change to:

Wednesday 7-8.30pm Gorbals
Friday 7-8.30pm Gorbals
Sunday 12-1.30pm Springburn

Apologies for any parents given the incorrect information at Bellahouston on Wednesday evening the wrong information was given out by the pool staff.

Masters/ Club group Chris Cunningham:

Monday pm session 7-8.30pm will be at Tollcross from next week and then all sessions will run as per the Letter issued.

Moureen McDonald

Tollcross has now opened and all training sessions for all squads will be returning over the next few weeks.

The pool is hosting the Scottish Nationals from the 13th-16th June 2013 some of our sessions will remain in their current pools until Monday the 17th June when they can return to Tollcross.

A letter has been produced for all squads explaining how each squads training will return to Tollcross. This will be issued over the next few days.

Andrena Hammond

As some members may not have received their letters yet, see summary below, please note that session times for some squads have changed:

From Monday 27th May

Elite & Senior Performance - all swim sessions back at Tollcross

Junior Performance East - All AM + Monday PM swim sessions back at Tollcross

JD2 East - Monday AM , Monday and Tuesday PM swim sessions back at Tollcross

JD1 East - Monday and Tuesday PM swim sessions back at Tollcross

JF East - Monday PM swim sessions back at Tollcross

Please note all other sessions will stay at current pools until after Scottish Nationals therefore will return to Tollcross week beginning Monday 17th June.

Copies of letters received from the Head Coach are available here

The City of Glasgow Swim Team (COGST) was formed in 1993 and now has over 300 members . Progression is by group and age; the youngest members being 5-7 year olds within the Junior Foundation squads through to the most experienced members in the Senior Performance and Senior Club groups.

The aim of the club is to provide a swim programme recognised for excellence to swimmers of all levels and the opportunity for every swimmer with the desire and commitment to progress from novice to champion. Membership of COGST is available to any child in the community who has the capability and desire to swim competitively.

A Management Committee comprising an Executive Committee (President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer) and other Committee members ensure the aims and objectives of the club are met.