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Latest Update: 23rd April 2024 Members Page Updated: 15th April 2024
1ST YEAR OF REOPENING: MILLENNIUM W.A.S.P.S EXPANSION
This week marks the first year ‘re-opening’ anniversary of Millennium W.A.S.P.S. After being closed for some 15 months, we opened our doors the end of April 2023, offering swimming lessons on Saturday mornings.
We have grown and massively increased our numbers and introduced a Friday evening, which has, like Saturdays, grown and expanded to such a size, we have had to increase our lesson slots and are now offering 5.00 – 5.30 p.m. and will be increasing to a further 8.00 – 8.30 p.m. slot too.
It doesn’t end there! We are expanding into the week, where we hope to offer Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Marketing is currently in planning and we will be distributing new material shortly via leaflets, Social Media etc…We have also been handing out our 1st year anniversary pens, bottle-opener keyrings and memory-sticks, shopping trolley tokens are on their way!!
Feel free to share our details far and wide!!
25th April 2024
NUNEATON JUNIOR LEAGUE ROUND 2 DRAW
The draw for the next round on the Nuneaton Junior League has been made and can be downloaded below:
League tables and results will be posted when available. The date for the next round is Saturday 11th May 2024.
23rd April 2024
WEST MIDLANDS REGION STRATEGY 2024-2027
The Swim England West Midlands Regional Staff and Management Board are pleased to finally launch the much anticipated 4 year strategy, having been developing this since the end of 2022, ensuring consultation took place with key stakeholders and members throughout the last 18 months, identifying the key needs of our members and clubs and ensuring the strategy is reflective of that need. The Region has taken some time to ensure the strategy is aligned with Swim England Nationally and has completed a review and restructure of the staff team, to ensure the team in place is best positioned to support clubs in realising the objectives of the strategy.
17th April 2024
MEMBERS PAGE UPDATED
The members page has been update, feel free to browse!
15th April 2024
NUNEATON JUNIOR LEAGUE – A FEW RESULTS
Well done to all the teams competing last night in the Nuneaton Junior League. Some very tough draws and some very good results:
Div 1 Halesowen:
- Boldmere ‘A’ 245
- Walsall 187
- Orion 178
- Halesowen 168
- Chase 154
- Wolverhampton 129
Div 1 – Leamington:
- Leamongton Spa 248
- City Of Coventry 209
- Braunstone 184
- Worcester 167
- Sandwell Aqua 148
- Kingsbury Aquar 84
Div 1 – Nuneaton:
- Nuneaton & Bed 241
- Leiceser Sharks 223
- Blythe Barracuda 217
- Hinckley 160
- Bilston 114
- Stourbridge 106
All results are subject to change and league ratification. More results to be posted as and when obtained.
14th Aptil 2024
SWIM ENGLAND LTS JOURNEY – ON ITS WAY
The Swim England Swim Journey is on its way to all of our members. Collect the stickers and record your swimming journey. They will be distributed to members over the next few weeks.
12th April 2024
MILLENNIUM WASPS RECRUITMENT
We are now recruiting! With the run up to the summer and the main school holidays, we believe it’s very important for all to be able to be safe in and around water! So why not Learn To Swim with us!?!
We have limited spaces left for early Stages (0-1), please be quick as these are going pretty fast.
11th April 2022
SWIMGAINZ LEAGUE AFTER ROUND 3 – CURRENT STANDINGS
11th April 2022
PROMOTIONAL FREEBIES
We will be continuing promoting the club approaching our first year anniversary of re-opening. The following can be picked up from our club days on Friday and Saturday.
We will also be doing leaflet drops at schools and ensuring MW is promoted throughly around the area.
Please feel free to share our details to anyone who wishes to Learn To Swim.
6th April 2024
CHASE 2024 SUMMER ROEBUCK OPEN MEET
Chase Swimming CLub will be hold their annual Roebuck Open Meet on 29th & 30th June at Wolverhampton, WV Active Central, WV1 4EG. Full details can be found on link below.
https://www.chaseswimmingclub.org.uk/chase-roebuck/
2nd April 2024
NUNEATON JUNIOR LEAGUE ROUND 1 DRAW
The first round of the Nuneaton Junior League will be swum on Saturday 13th April 2024.
The full draw can be downloded below, along with all the venues and postcodes.
17th March 2024
SWIM ENGLAND LISTENING REPORT
Swim England has published in full the findings of the independent listening research commissioned as part of its pledge to create a better future for everyone involved in aquatic sports. It’s a long read if anyone has an hour or two spare on an evening, but well worth the read.
20th March 2024
A BLAST FROM THE PAST
Many thanks to Doreen Darby for the loan of these pictures, all scanned and logged for future. A waterpolo picture from the 1950’s and some from the many WASPS trips to France, 1970’s.
17th March 2024
MILLENNIUM WASPS WALL OF ACHIEVEMENT
Well done to the following swimmers for achieving their next level of certificate:
- Rumaysah – Stage 1 and 5m
- Evie – Stage 1
- Jasmine – 10 and Stage 1
- Mya 10m
- Remy 5m
- The ‘Grove Vale Everywhere Bear’ even has his first swimming lesson thanks to Gurkeerat!
These are the first pictures of our new promotional banner, we will be investing more into our marketing as the year progresses. We all keep moving in the right direction, much, much more to come, well done all!!
e even have a guest appearance from Kaiden the Swimmer, a former WASP (now with City of Birmingham and Halesowen) setting new heights at the Worcester County Championships for halesowen_swimming_club and a call up to the England Talent Camp, well done! We still follow progress!
25th February 2024
WEST MIDLANDS REGION 2024 QUALIFYING TIMES
The West Midlands Regional Qualifying Times have been released, they can be downloaded below:
Qualification window:
01/04/2023 – 07/04/2024. Entries will close on 10/04/2024.
4th February 2024
WALL OF ACHIEVEMENT
A huge congratuations to the below swimmers who have achieved their Stage 1, 5m, 25m and 200m awards! Keep up the hard work all!
6th April 2024
SWIMGAINZ – ANALYSIS & DEVELOPMENT
About Us
With over 30 years competitive experience in both pool and open water swimming, Swimgainz has been developed to provide coaching, technical analysis and development for anyone with a desire to learn and improve.
Whether you are a triathlete, open water swimmer, competitive swimmer or someone who just wants develop their swimming technique, Swimgainz can offer coaches who have extensive knowledge and experience to support you .
Both Ryan and Josh have swam at National and International level and have more recently enjoyed the world of open water swimming, culminating in Ryan being a proud member of the ‘Big Rick’s 4 Way Channel Relay Team’ in 2018. The team of 6 were the first from Great Britain and Europe to complete this monumental feat.
Alongside this experience both are fully qualified Level 2 Swim England Coaches . Both volunteer their time coaching at Halesowen Swimming Club and Josh also provides his expertise to the University of Birmingham swimming squad.
OUR SERVICES:
- VIDEO ANALYSIS & 1 TO 1 COACHING
- ADULT LEARN TO SWIM CRASH COURSE
- TRIATHLETE AND OPEN WATER SWIMMER DEVELOPMENT
- Club Day Hire
- SWIMGAINZ ACADEMY
WEBSITE: www.swimgainz.co.uk
6th April 2024
MILLENNIUM WASPS CLUB TOWELS
Our black club towels are now back in stock and will be available on Fridays and Saturdays. Please drop us a message if you wish to reserve one.
6th April 2024
MERCIAN SUMMER LEAGUE – ROUND 1 DRAW
The draw has been made for Round 1 of the 2024 Mercian Summer League. This round will take place on Saturday 27th April 2024. The draw is as follows:
Gala 1 – Tamworth Snowdome
- Pershore (Hosts)
- City Of Coventry
- Blythe Barracuda
- Boldmere
- Redditch
- No Team
Gala 2 – Walsall
- Orion
- Chase
- Wombourne
- Perry Beeches
- Bilston (Hosts)
- Worcester
Gala 3 – Nuneaton Pingles
- Stratford Sharks (Hosts)
- Halesowen
- Sandwell Aquatics
- Rugby
- Kingsbury Aquarius
- Leamington Spa
26th November 2023
WARLEY WASPS TRIATHLON
Triathlon page has been updated. Hopefully, some good news on the way!!
7th January 2024
RAY EVANS – WORCESTER COUNTY AWARD FOR LONG SERVICE
Please can we all join together in congratulating Mr Ray Evans on his recent award. The Worcester county Board have decided to create a Long Service Award for current volunteers who had served both Club and County for a minimum of 30 years. Ray Evans is the first recipient of this award.
Ray became a member of Warley WASPS in 1983, then becoming an Official in 1985, a position he still retains to day. He became the Club Chairman in 1985 and remained in position until beginning of this year, when he retired.
It was always a pleasure to work along side Ray, quite possibly the best Chair the club ever had, and oversaw our huge revival and succeses over the past 14 years or so.
Now a huge asset to Halesowen Swimming Club, where he still referees and officates as well as current duties for Worcester County Swimming Association.
Ray is also our Honorary President at Millennium WASPS, where both Ray and Janet are always welcome. This award is the very least Ray deserves for many years of dedicated hard work for club, County, Region and for the local community.
20th December 2023
