City of Glasgow Swim Team

North Ayrshire 200 Meet

Saturday & Sunday 11th & 12th February 2012
Auchenharvie Leisure Centre

Session One & Three, warm-up 9.00am for 10.00am start
Session Two & Four , warm-up 1.30pm for 2.30pm start

Draft programme is in the members area here

Team Manager contact no: 07532017288

It is the parent/swimmer’s responsibility to contact the team manager if the swimmer will not be attending the meet they have entered and been accepted for, or if the swimmer wishes to be withdrawn from a swim.

Please note that every swimmer must attend and report to the Team Manager or Coach at the START of the warm up time as indicated on the entry form for that meet. If a swimmer is running late and has not notified either the Team Manager or Coach, there is a risk of the swimmer being withdrawn from their swim.

Congratulations to all swimmers who competed at Cumbernauld this weekend at the West Districts Group 1 a big thank you to the Glasgow STO’s for their support.

The weekend produced 88 personal best swims with 19 medals a fantastic effort from all swimmers. The new format for this West District required swimmers to compete a the heat and then final within the one session some swimmers competed in ten races over the weekend.

The coaching staff on duty commented “this has been a great effort from our swimmers and their positive approach to their racing has produced some fantastic Personal best times”. It is important for all swimmers to continue to attend training regularly and apply themselves in every session to continue this success.

During the weekend the club struggled to have the required STO representation which almost resulted in the club being fined. Please can I ask all parents to volunteer some of their time at competitions (if you all do one or two sessions then the load can be shared) especially West District competitions where we are fined if we don’t have the required representation.

If you are unsure how to sign up to support the club please contact Mairi This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or the club office as they are always happy to point you in the right direction.

Well done to all swimmers below on achieving final placing or personal best times: 

The management committee currently have several vacancies for new members to join the team. We are looking for willing, enthusiastic volunteers to give up a small amount of their time to help with the running of the club.

There are a number areas that we could do with extra support from advertising and marketing to organising social events and fundraising. No experience is necessary as full support will be given.
We meet once a month at The Adelphi Centre(right next to Gorbals Swimming Pool) and meetings normally last 2-3 hours.

For those that have considered joining the committee in the past now is a great time to try it out. Our AGM is in May so any new members will be co-opted on till then, at which time they can choose to stand for a further term.

We would love to see some new faces at our next committee meeting which will be at 6pm on Tuesday 7th February Tuesday 14th February at the Adelphi Centre.

If you would like to come along please email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

If you don’t fancy joining the committee but have a little spare time and any experience in the areas mentioned above we would still love to hear from you as we can always do with an extra pair of hands!!!

Mairi Clark

Please Note change to date

The new Online COGST shop is now open ..

You can buy club kit like:

• Costumes and trunks
• Polo Shirts
• Tracksuits
• Caps

You can also buy some essential swimming equipment like:

• Rucksacks
• Holdalls
• Goggles

All at very competitive prices.

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.