Derby Excel SC - Performance
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Welcome to Derby Excel Swimming Club, based at Moorways in Derby. We coach and develop performance swimmers from all over Derbyshire.
Derby, UK
Joined January 2013
Thank you to @bhweddingvideos for an excellent promo video showcasing what we have to offer here at Derby Excel !
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Good luck to our 72 swimmers competing at @derbyshireswim Long Course County Championships starting tomorrow at @MoorwaysV Derby, our home pool πββοΈ ππΌ πββοΈ
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Thanks to everyone who attended our L1 meet @PondsForge this weekend. Many congrats to top visiting clubs: 1st - @camdenswimming 2nd - @SwimWarriors 3rd - @Royal_Swimming 4th - @Lboroswimming We look forward to seeing you again in March, L1 meet in both qualifying windows!
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Session Times for our L1 meet 11/12 Jan @PondsForge: Session 1:Β wup 8am, start 9am, est finish 1.15/1.30pm Session 2: wup 1.30pm, start 2.30pm, est finish 5.15pm Session 3: wup 8am, start 9am, est finish 12.30pm Session 4 - wup 12.30pm, start 1.30pm, est finish 3.30pm
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Thank you to everyone who has entered our L1 meet at Ponds Forge, 11th/12th January. The accepted entries are here: Please let us know if you have any queries: entries@derbyexcel.org.uk We look forward to seeing you.
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Well done to everyone who raced at our Xmas Cracker meet this weekend at @MoorwaysV, it's been a fab couple of days. Thanks to all the officials, volunteers and helpers, we couldn't have done it without you. Our next meet is L1 at @PondsForge 11-12th Jan, entries close tomorrow
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@BabsIngram @JamieIngram18 @CoManchAq @Aquatics_GB @derbyshireswim @MoorwaysV It was great to see @JamieIngram18, many congratulations from all of us at Derby Excel
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We've had a fantastic first day of our Christmas Cracker L3 meet at @MoorwaysV Derby, and look forward to doing it all again tomorrow!
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We'd love you to join us at Ponds Forge in January!
NEW YEAR OPEN MEET Our Level 1 New Year Open Meet is back! What a great way to start off the long course season than racing at Ponds Forge. Closing date 23rd December Our meet pack is available via our website
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Take a bow @georgie_pryorπ₯in the 100m butterfly at @Swim_England 2024 Winter Nationals in 57.33s. What an epic swim with some phenomenal underwater work, super proud of you. Congrats coach @AdyeJohn
@Aquatics_GB
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Our breaststroke Queen has done it again - S/C Champion once again at 50m and 100m breaststroke @Swim_England Winter Nationals - well done @Imiclark1999 you are a true inspiration π₯π₯@Aquatics_GB @funkitaswimwear @DerbyExcelClub @AdyeJohn
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Congratulations to all our swimmers who competed this weekend at @SwimEastMidland 2024 Short Course Championships. You've done yourselves proud as always. Thank you to the coaches, TMs and all officials/helpers
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Thank you to all the clubs who have entered our Christmas Cracker meet, we greatly appreciate your support. The accepted entries are here: Please email us on entries@derbyexcel.org.uk if you notice any errors or omissions.
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Excellent resource from @Swim_England helping to normalise conversations around periods and swimming. @HannahMiley89
The first of our new female health resources has been published! π The resource aims to provide info to female swimmers on each of the stages of the menstrual cycle, how it can affect your body and what you can do to help yourself and others to participate aquatics πββοΈ More ‡οΈ
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ARENA LEAGUE ROUND 1 We finished in 4th place out of 8 teams last night at the first round of arena league, well done to all of our swimmers. As a team, we had many consolidated swims, good skills, great PBs, and, of course, plenty of things to work on back in the pool! Onto R2!
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Our meet pack is now available and entries are open for our New Year Level 1 meet at Ponds Forge, Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th January 2025. Save the date! We'd love to see you there for some early long course season racing @Swim_England @Aquatics_GB
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Huge congratulations to Team Derbyshire who swam brilliantly in today's National County Team Championships to finish in 3rd place in Division 1. Well done to all the Derby Excel swimmers who took part, so proud of you all! @derbyshireswim @BelperSc @LESCNews @Swim_England
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Well said!
From the Olympics and Paralympics to community pools like this across the country, swimming is an activity with so many physical, mental and social benefits.
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Swimming legend Hannah Miley will be delivering a talk on Zoom about periods and swimming to Derby Excel members on Tuesday 1st October, 5pm. All Derby Excel members (including pathway) and parents are most welcome, check your emails for the link. @HannahMiley89 #SayPeriod
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Fantastic swimmer and role model. Hannah continues to give back to our sport with her work educating and supporting our female swimmers re their periods. We look forward to Hannah giving a virtual presentation to our club next week. Thank you @HannahMiley89
Hall of Fame β Hannah Miley π Hannah has provided us with many a cause for celebration over a superb career, winning 36 international medals, from European Championships to World Cups, World Championships, and of course, winning back-to-back titles for 400m IM in Delhi in 2010 and Glasgow in 2014 at the Commonwealth Games π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ She is inducted into the Scottish Swimming Hall of fame π
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