Farnworth Sat Swim TT results Nov 2016

Click here for the results from 5th Nov. Swimmers had 30s rest after 200m and 60s rest after 400m. Stuart says 'keep training regularly and watch your total times come down'.

Temporary Closure to New Members ages 13 and under

We are sorry we can’t take any new starters aged 7 to 13 until further notice. Membership has grown rapidly and the Monday junior run/bike session in particular has become overcrowded.

Any juniors who have only started in the past few weeks but have not yet joined will have until Monday 10^th October to join the club. From 10^th October only members will be able to train on Mondays and the on-line membership facility will block any new applications for those aged 13 and under by 1^st Jan 2017.

Any juniors aged 14 or over by 1^st Jan 2017 can still join but will need to train with the adults on Mondays and can attend adult/junior swims sessions and the Friday bike session.

We are working on ways to increase capacity and recruit more coaches so as to be able to accommodate more juniors in 2017. .

New Session !! Strength and Conditioning Tuesdays 8pm

We have set up a new session which will run every Tuesday 8pm to 9pm starting  on Tuesday 4th October. It will be held at Kept Fit Gym Unit 1 Dunscar Business Park, Blackburn Road, Bolton, BL7 9PQ and will cost £3. For any members aged 16+

We will trial it for 2 months initially but as long as it is attended by at least 15 people each week we will continue it. Lukas, our head coach, has set it up and explains the benefits 

'With the autumn coming up it is exactly the right time to bring this type of training The sessions are aimed at members aged 16+ of all levels. The purpose of these sessions is to create greater core strength and flexibility which in turn can help to improve stamina and keep our members injury free. This is something that can fit into an athletes training plan all year round. In the winter more strength base and in the season more stability based.'

Cross Country Season is here! Sign up in September

It's time to enter the Red Rose Cross Country League (aka Mud ,Sweat and Cheers) 

For race dates and more  information go to http://redrosecrosscountry.co.uk/fixtures/ or see our leaflet 

All the information is below. Pay £5 at registration desk and e-mail chairman@boltontri.com if you want to enter . If you can include in your e-mail your dob it will save me time looking it up. Minumum age is 8 years on 31st Aug 2016. Once entered by me you can do as many races as you want 

At each event look out for the club feather flags and gazebo where you can get safety pins, leave your kit and meet your clubmates. You can also collect your race number if you haven't been given it beforehand

Stuart Carter Team Manager

Elton Splash and Dash Aquathlon Results.

Elton Aquathon results can be viewed here http://www.whatsmytime.co.uk/…/2016-06-07-0…/elton-aquathlon. Congratulations to Catherine Jones 1st BTC female and first female in the standard distance event, Cameron Lamb Lamb 1st BTC male (8th overall just ahead of Steve Buck) and George Walton 1st BTC 16 or under (15th overall). Also we had 1st female and male in the the sprint distance event well done Anne Marie Rushton and Adrian Adi Jonas. BTC finished second in the team event... only 20 seconds behind Rochdale Tri Club. We had a good turnout also including Andrew Hurst, Antony Lewis, Aiden Kane, Nina Carter, Tom Mitchell and Steve Buck. Thanks to Andy Bassett, Sheila Carter and Chris Lamb for marshalling and setting up, Danny Parr and the Rochdale Tri club volunteers and Julie and Graham from What's My Time. It was a good team effort by BTC and RTC and we had a pleasing 47 competitors. Look out for next years event

Open Water Swimming at Elton Sailing Club is back!

Elton Reservoir is fit for swimming again and the water is looking good so we are going to do 3 open water sessions on Tue 23rd and 30th August from 5 to 8pm and 6th Sept from 5 to 7.30pm to finish off the 2016 season. There will be no registration fee so the swim will be £5 adults, £3 juniors (there is a discount for full BTC members). Swimmers must be able to swim 500m non stop. Coached session for improvers/novices 6.30 to 7.15 each week. We will still need an up to date registration/membership form for each swimmer. To save you can fill it out in Google Forms. The club has new showers and changing rooms and current water temp is 19 degrees C. We have a few wetsuits to lend but not many so can't promise to have your exact size. Please bring a brightly coloured swim cap or you must use one of ours

Directions to Elton Sailing Club. BL8 2BR

If travelling down Bolton Road (A58) towards Bury turn right at Wellington Pub into Kitchener Street, signposted Elton Reservoir and Alpha Hospital. At end of Kitchener St turn right into Buller Street. Turn left over a small bridge signposted Alpha Hospital. Once over bridge bear right and down lane to Sailing Club. 

£4 a swim. BTC are now a Uswim tri club partner

BTC have become Tri club partners with Uswim. This means that if you join Uswim as a bronze member (costing £10) then you can swim for £4 a session at Salford Quays or Boundary Breeze. You need to bring your BTC membership card and also your Uswim registration e-mail either print off or show it on your phone. Go to http://www.uswimopenwater.com/…/u-swim-open-water-membershi… to join Uswim. The previous arrangement where we could swim on a pay as you go basis for £5 by showing BTC card only is no longer operating. Pay as you go will cost £8 from now on.

U Swim Open Water

As open water specialists Uswim operate quality, clean and safe swim venues suitable for all ages and abilities as well as organising a variety of exciting events.

uswimopenwater.com