Author: headcoatch

Another tremendous effort by all the swimmers showing that the hard graft in training is making a major difference to the level of performances.
A huge congratulations goes to Kirsty, Ellie, Alice, and Vilara for the effort and times posted for their swims. Vilara was competing in her first 200free and gave it everything. All four posted personal bests in their swims. I would also like to congratulate Elise who is improving all the time and her split time in the relay was excellent so well done.

Despite carrying a slight injury Abby competed really well as did Annabella, Rachel, Thomas, Maggie, Aimee and Kara. Elliot was clearly not feeling 100 per cent but credit to him for not missing any of his swims which says a lot for his determination.

The day produced some outstanding performances not least of which was Kara’s 200 Free. The meet produced no fewer than seven club records as follows

Elliot Furniss 200 IM 3.09.11
Ellie. Watt 50 back. 49.07
Ellie. Watt 50 Free. 43.10
Aimee Henderson 200 Free. 2.51.48
Thomas Henderson. 200IM. 3.11.96
Kara Armstrong. 200 Free. 3.20.05
Abby Rutherford. 200 I’m. 3.06.71

All times will be shown on swim scotland website in due course. In addition for archive purposes the club records broken at a previous meet have now been added to the Hogwarts report (am getting writers cramp with all these new records lol).
As usual if I have missed anyone out please accept my apologies in advance. Keep up the hard training and I have to say that the enthusiasm shown as a swim team is second to none so a big thanks from me and Susan.

I would also like to thank Thomas for helping me out poolside and also to confirm with Alice that despite over twenty games of Rock Paper Scissors I am still the reigning world champ lol.

Next on the agenda amongst other training sessions is our starts and more importantly our turns on all strokes which I feel can be improved upon.

I never sleep well before a gala and this was no exception having arrived in Hogwarts car park narrowly missing the crimson  Ford Angelia stuck up the tree in the corner of the cricket ground

Being a bit tired I picked up my bags and headed at a great rate of knots to the entrance to platform 9 3/4 only to bounce off the automatic doors. This was going to be a day to remember especially for the parents of the swimmers as the dementors had already encircled the balcony and cast a spell on the level of heat which was nearly unbearable. The paintings on the walls for the revolving staircase up to the balcony depicted people in swim suits and fanning themselves with one picture showing a fireman and water spouting out of the frame to cool people as they passed.

After the owls had delivered the programme for the day the sorting hat (start list) was issued and the quest for as many horcruxes (medals) began.

There were far too may excellent swims and personal bests to mention all the times mainly for fear of me missing a pupils pb out from  all of the four houses (Slythern, Gryffindor, Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff)

Alice, Ellie. Emma, Darcy Rachel and Kirsty all managed to hide underneath the invisible cloak and rocket up and down the pool without being seen by the opposition. Incidentally there is no truth in the rumour that our swimmers had eaten Gillyweed and grown gills before the gala started.

Horcruxes were in abundance and the winning theme continued all day with the pupils testing out the new firebolt broomstick much to the annoyance of other Quidditch teams in the afternoon warm up.

Thomas, Elliot, Aimee, Sam, Kara, Abby and Annabella all chased the snitch in the afternoon Quidditch game although alarm bells rang when the gala was nearly cancelled as the team pet mascot scabbers the rat could not be found. Later recovered from a locker but not before it had chewed its way through a brand new swimsuit lol. Well one way of destroying the opposition.

All the horcrux winners were summoned to the ministry of magic for going so fast and being unfairly accused of casting a Patronas spell in the presence of a muggle.

Elliot Furniss, too young to drive nevertheless drove too  fast in the crimson Ford Angelia on one of his swims and has now amassed 12 points on his license and his dad is now paying a 120 pound fine.

I think I am right in saying that despite other teams having Lord Voldemort on their side four club records have been broken details of these will follow.

I am now going to seek some medical help for turning insane and also going to lie down in a darkened room to recover.

Keep training hard and bringing these times down as there is no doubt at all that we are a force to be reckoned with against the dark side.

Records broken are as follows

8 years 25 fly Ellie Watt. 26.69
9 years 25 fly Alice Henderson 21.72
8 years 50 back Ellie Watt. 50.40
8 years 50 free Ellie Watt. 45.34
10years 50 fly. Rachel Todd. 43.57
12 years 5O back Elliot Furniss 38.90

Colin Galbraith
Head Coach Scorpion Swim Team