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Dervis Konuralp is going to Beijing - May 2008
Congratulations to Dervis Konuralp who has been selected to represent Great Britain at the Beijing Paralympics which starts on the 6th September. The club wishes Dervis all the best in his preparations.
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Congratulations to Dervis Konuralp - April 2008
Congratulations to Dervis Konuralp who broke his own British record for 100m Butterfly in the S13 category on 27 April with a time of 1.02.15. Dervis was swimming in the DSE British International Disability Swimming Championships and came first in the S13 category and second overall in the S11 – S15 categories.
Report from British Swimming Website (www.britishswimming.org)
The men’s 100m Butterfly saw Greenwich Borough’s Dervis Konuralp secure the British record after a strong performance. Konuralp swam an excellent first 50m and turned in the lead, his final 50m finished off an impressive race and he touched in a time of 1:02.15 to lower the British record.
The 28-year-old took the silver medal after claiming 923 points in the S13 category.
“It is great to get that record,” Konuralp said. “It is a real testament to all of the hard work I have put in. I just hope that I have done justice to the amount of support I have received from my coach and my family have given me.”
“Gaining the qualification time has definitely given me a confidence boost and I am now going to enter a solid block of training which I hope will give me a good foundation as I work towards future competitions.”
New Head Coach Appointed - April 2008
Following Kevin Arundell’s decision to “retire” to spend more time with his family, the Club has appointed Gil Levy to take over as Head Coach. Gil will be starting with GBM on Monday 5 May.
The Club wishes to Congratulate Dervis Konuralp - April 2008
Many congratulations to Dervis Konuralp who swam in the British Swimming Championships (4th-6th April) and qualified for the Beijing Paralympics 2008 in the S13 class for 100m Butterfly.
Dervis also set a new British Record for this event with a time of 1.02.48
Kent County Championships 2008 - March 2008
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Presentation Evening - February 2008
Many thanks to all who attended the Club’s Annual Presentation Evening where swimmers were awarded with the trophies and medals they had won in the 2007 Borough Championships and the 2007 GBM Club Championships.
The trophies and medals were presented by Kay Grimshaw and the Club would once again like to extend our thanks to Kay for her support and also to offer our congratulations on her appointment as the President of the ASA for 2008/2009.
In addition, the Coaches announced both those swimmers they felt deserved special recognition and their selection for the Club Captains and Junior Captains for 2008.
Special Award
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Swimmer
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| A Goodwin Trophy (Most points at the Club Championships by 9/u Girl) | Chanel Robinson |
| A Goodwin Trophy (Most points at the Club Championships by 9/u Boy) | Joshua Brewster |
| Girls Sprint Trophy (Fastest 50m by Girl at Club Championships) | Katherine de Rome |
| Boys Sprint Trophy (Fastest 50m by Boy at Club Championships) | Daniel Wood |
| Most Points at Club Championships | Dylan Pratt McCullagh |
| Darmstadt Highest Points at Kents by a Girl | Katherine de Rome |
| Darmstadt Highest Points at Kents by a Boy | Michael Gregory |
| Bessie Wardle Trophy for Endeavour - Female | Pujaa Patel |
| Norman Hollamby Trophy for Endeavour – Male | Tom Allen |
| Ignition Special Award Trophy - Female | Natasha Sinha |
| Ignition Special Award Trophy - Male | Joshua Brewster |
| Most Improved Junior Swimmer | Hannah Jones |
| Most Improved Senior Swimmer | Karen Whyte |
| Outstanding Female Swimmer of the Year | Leanne Hennessy |
| Outstanding Male Swimmer of the Year | Dylan Pratt McCullagh |
| Junior Club Captain - Female | Leanne Hennessy |
| Junior Club Captain - Male | Nicholas Duxbury |
| Club Captain - Female | Laura Porritt |
| Club Captain - Male | Josh Pemberton Hill |
| Swimmer of the Year | Michael Gregory |
Our heartfelt thanks to Lesley Palfrey without whom, this evening would not have been possible. It is hard to comprehend how mammoth the task of organising and co-ordinating the three Club Championship galas, the engraving of trophies, obtaining medals and the presentation of them at this evening, is; and yet Lesley has again performed this with the minimum of fuss and with her usual brand of care and dedication. This year was Lesley’s swansong and she leaves an extremely tough act to follow.
The Evening finished on a high with swimmers and parents taking to the dance floor to dance the night away. Our final thanks to all of the swimmers and parents for helping to make the night so successful and special.