Welcome to the web site of Portsmouth Victoria Synchronised Swimming Club.
We are a synchronised swimming club based in Hampshire on the South coast of England with our training sessions in the Portsmouth area.
We are by and large a competitive synchro club with many achievements, including past and present National Champions. Our swimmers have represented Hampshire County, the Southern District, England and Great Britain. We also boast a National referee and Ex-International Judge who has attended 2 Commonwealth Games.
Our synchronised swimmers have also been involved in various television displays, award ceremonies and shows.
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The Club offer a big ‘Well Done’ to all the club members who have worked so hard towards achieving Swim 21, especially Andrew Williams. On the 26th March 2009 the club learned that it had been awarded Swim 21 satus. This is a significant achievement on behalf of many Club members, who did preparatory work, went on mandatory courses and pulled togther the documents and supporting evidence.
Swim 21 Accreditation is a ‘Quality Mark’. It recognises nationally and regionally the clubs that are committed to providing safe, effective and quality services for the benefit of their members.
Club Officer Roles
Head Coach - Helen Morris
Chairman - Ian Harfield
Treasurer - Linda McDougal
Secretary - Alison Gunn
Events & Fundraising - Mark Morrison Fixtures - Nikki Williams
Welfare Officer - Jackie Walker Communications Officer - Karen Harfield Club Captain - Lucy Harfield
Vice Captain - Suzie Francis
Team Manager Co-ordinator - Angela Murphy
The Club has a policy of capitalising on those relevant skills present among its adult (and senior swimmer) membership. Appointments to the formal positions referred to in the foregoing job descriptions take place annually at the Club's AGM. The management and coaches' committees will seek to engage the informal help of any members with relevant qualifications on an ad hoc basis.
Detailed information on each of the roles can be found within the British Swimming web site. |
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News & Information
2011 Cobham Hall Courses
Dates and application forms are now out for Summer 2011 courses at Cobham Hall
Summer - 26-30th August
> Download an application form
Multi Regionals
Results and Photographs
Check out the results page of the web site to see how well the PVSC swmmers did along with some photographs from the event.
Keep checking this area of the web site for latest news on training, pool opening times, upcoming competitions and other important notices
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Preliminary Courses
We have preliminary synchronised swimming courses for those of you want to learn the basics. The courses are run over 10-12 weeks, and you will learn sculling, figures, routines, swimming to
music and swimming underwater.
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Taster Days
Want to do more than lane swimming? Want to be part of a team that will be sending swimmers to Olympic training? Then join us at one of our taster days. By the end you will be able to swim a simple routine to music to perform to your parents and friends.
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| Dates: Our next course will be starting on
January 16th 2012. |
Adult Courses
What it will do for you:- increase confidence and technical ability in the water, increase fitness and body tone (especially good for getting rid of bingo wings!), increase ability in all other swimming disciplines, increase flexibility, non-weight bearing so good for the joints, good social side, meet new friends. We have the pool to ourselves so no staring public.
Requirements:- must be comfortable to go underwater but don't need to be an expert swimmer.
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In The Spotlight
Who, or what, is in the PVSC spotlight... |
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Parents Open Day
On Saturday the 19th November the club held an Open Day for all parents to come and watch the club training session. This was so that parents could see the hard work the girls had been doing but also so the parents at the lower end of the club could see the natural progression through the squads. At the end of the session the whole club right from the Novice classes all the way up to the 15/16/17s showed off their hard work by doing performances of their routines and skills they had learnt. This was a really successful day with lots of parents there to support the swimmers and lots of positive feedback on how good the girls were looking. This is definitely something we will be looking to organize again in 2012. |
The Scottish National Age Group competition was held this weekend where lots of clubs from through out the UK went to compete as their final competition before our British National Age group Competition. Three girls from Portsmouth Victoria travelled up to Scotland to compete and they have once again made us very proud. From our 12 & Under Squad Robyn Stanhope and Rosie Gunn competed in the figure competition and came in a very respectable 5th and 6th place. Not only that but they went on to qualify to swim their duet and bagged the Bronze medal! With lots of feedback from the judges the girls will now have time to upgrade their routine and who knows what Nationals could bring.
Another success from the weekend was that of Rhiannon Williams who won both the Figures and the Solo competition in the 15/16/17 age group. Although now training with Reading Royals to gain experience in a team, we are still very proud!!! |
Rushmoor Novice Competition
On the 15th October we sent 15 of our girls to the Rushmoor Novice Competition where they competed in a figure competition where we got some brilliant results. A huge well to Emily Hare who won the Gold medal for the Skill level 1 Under 12s figures, and who then went on the win the Gold medal with her duet partner Trinity Hatherly in the Under 12s Duet Competition. These were not the only medals to be won with Evie Coffey and Lilly Ross doing an excellent job in their figures by gaining the Silver medals for their age groups and Megan Willis and Evie Coffey placing 2nd in the Duet competition.
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Multi Regional Age Groups
The 19 & Under recreational team came 5th. The 12 & Under recreational team and 12 & Under competitive team came 2nd. Robyn Stanhope came 5th in figures and 2nd for her solo routine. The 13/14 Team swam into third place. Ruby Walker achieved 11th in Figures and 7th in her Solo. The 15/16/17 Recreational Team won Gold. Overall great results!!
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Rhiannon Williams has her GB Debut
Rhiannon was selected to swim at the Junior European Championships in Belgrade. PVSC want to say well done!
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Tina Hinks Wins the Prestigious Mary Black Award at the 2010 Nationals...
given annually for outstanding service to English Synchronised Swimming.
Tina Hinks started as a mum over 25 years ago. She became a team manager, club helper, coach and judge. She was sent to Kuala Lumpar to judge at the Commonwealth Games. PVSC is delighted that her contribution to the sport has been recognised. |
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