Dear All

Just to advise that there is a small amount of development funding available for any Dorset Master who is attending a Masters training course, camp or stroke clinic (pool / open water / tri-athlon).

There is a total of £250 available in £50 bursaries.

If you would like to access funding please could you contact me for an application form, and provide details of the course/camp you are attending.

If you are looking for a Masters specific event there are a number of warm-weather camps available. Try the following links:

www.totalaquatics.co.uk

www.bestswimcentre.com

There are also a small number of UK based clinics which you should be able to track down through a search engine.

best wishes
Di Gibbs

Quick reminder that you have one month before the closing date of Masters County Champs 2011 to submit your entries.

Closing date is midday Saturday 5 March 2011.

Please note that due to the very high cost of pool hire this year and the pool provider's requirement of two weeks notice of cancellation to avoid penalties, we will need to review very quickly after the closing date whether this event is financially viable or not. Therefore:

* The closing date cannot be extended as in previous years

* A decision will be taken on Monday 7 March as to whether the event is financially viable

* 260 individual entries are required to break-even on this event - I currently have 29

Last year we had 240 entries, but that was only achieved by extending the closing date twice. So - PLEASE - if you don't want to lose this competition and would like to enter, do that sooner rather than later.

Just been informed by Dorset ASA that the closing date for the Long Distace Championships is the 5th February, not 5th January.

There are 24 places left for this event and entry is first come, first served.

The two dates for these have been announced.

The 800m/1500m is at Littledown on Saturday 26th February (5:30pm warm up). Entries are limited to four heats and on a first come / first served basis. Closing date is 5th January 2011 but get thoses entries in ASAP!

The main sessions are at Rossmore on Sunday 27th March with a 12:30pm warm-up. Closing date for this is 5th March 2011.

The National Inter-County Masters Competition will this year be held at Oxley Sports Centre in Sherborne on Sunday 21 November 2010.

Warm-up will be at 1.30pm (to be confirmed).

Roger Guttridge will be selecting the Dorset team and will be in touch closer to the time.

Temporary boilers have been installed and are now operational so both the main and small pools are open as of today.

Our next training session there is Wednesday evening.