Thanet Swim Club

The clubs 15th Anniversary Presentation Evening will be taking place on Saturday 26th November at Discovery Park Event Centre in Sandwich. If you haven’t purchased your tickets yet, you still can at www.thanetsc.co.uk/events

Starting at 5pm, we will be looking to partner with a taxi firm to ensure everyone can enjoy themselves. (More details to follow soon).

If you will be driving, please see attached a map of the parking on site. Cars maybe left onsite overnight and collected on Sunday, if required. Parking Map

The event will be a celebration of achievements, announcement of new club captains as well as awards presentations. There will be lots of fun activities!

One of our swimmers, Jessica Lidlow, will be participating in a sponsored swim for the Pilgrims Hospice in East Kent.

Organising the event herself, Jessica will be swimming 4 miles in recognition of the distance from her Grandad’s house to the Hospice and back, where the special staff support and care for him.

If you would like to support this great charity and event please visit:-

https://www.justgiving.com/Jess4swim?utm_source=Sharethis&utm_medium=fundraisingpage&utm_content=Jess4swim&utm_campaign=pfp-email

The club are delighted to announce that our head coach, Dan Cross, has been selected by ASA England Programmes for inclusion in the 2024 programme.

Dan is one of only 12 British Coaches to have been selected for this prestigious programme.

After guiding the club for the past 4 years, Scott Miles has taken the decision to step down as Chairman after the Clubs presentation evening. During this time, the club has seen significant change including:-

• Growth in swimmer members from 80 to now approx. 290 swimmers;
• Merger with Margate Swimming Club;
• Acquisition of electronic timing at Hartsdown;
• A major pool time review in Thanet;
• Stabilisation of the clubs finances;
• Change in Head Coach;
• New club kit and branding.

“I would like to thank everyone who has been involved with the club, from those that volunteer time to help on the committee, all the coaches, those that run the club shop, our social media volunteers to those that help us host fantastic open meets. The club is now in a very strong and healthy position, which will allow it to continue to grow and improve.

It has been a fantastic honour to lead the club to where it is today and I am immensely proud of its achievements. I wish the committee and the new Chairman the very best.”

The committee will be electing a new chairman in due course.