Swimmers and their parents are invited to participate in two surveys which will provide valuable input to ASA products and services in the area of sport psychology.

The swimmers survey will look at the ways in which parents and coaches interact with their children and athletes within swimming and the parents survey investigates attitudes and perceptions with regard to the psychological, social and emotional development of swimmers.

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“Let’s do something different” exclaimed Club President Ali Budynkiewicz. “Let’s spend a day swimming at some different and unusual locations”.

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In the video below, Ali Budynkiewicz and Gerry Griffin recall the Club’s magical mystery swimming tour of waterfalls, rock platforms, lagoons and wonderful shingle bays in the Isle of Purbeck on 1 August 2010.

We would like to express our appreciation to Bob Holman for putting together such a memorable day. Watch out for more from the event shortly and we hope to see you on Swim Trek 2011!

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East Dorset Open Water Swimming Club members celebrated the end of a successful 2009 season which catered for over 400 swims. However we were saddened to hear that a female northern bottlenose whale had been found dead on the beach at Alum Chine where we swim.

The 21ft (6.4m) young female, thought at first to be a male, had given the name Gilbert after RNLI lifeguard Nick “Gilbert” Smith who first spotted it on 13 September between Bournemouth Pier and Branksome.

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A few enjoyed the Club’s pre-Christmas lunch swim on Sunday 7 December 2008 at a georgeous 7 C! Our Chair Person Ali then went on to present the following awards to the named members below.

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- Cassie Patten Open Water Swim Clinics;
- The OSS December Dip (6 Dec 2008 from 10am to Noon, Parliament Hill Lido)
- Top Festive Swims
- November swim tip on coping with waves
- What temperature is the sea right now
- International and National Swim Events 2009
- Swimming Home, an art-swimming project
- Swimmers improve with age,
- How to swim through winter

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Well done to everyone who braved the sea on the last Tuesday session of 2008. We swam the annual handicap race, but slightly adapted because of the conditions – and the gloom! 1. Connor 2. Steve (Sadler) 3. Kevin and Katie Most of you will know that we were not able to rent a hut for

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