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Saturday Morning Swimming - last session
Saturday, March 31 2007
Due to an increase of approx 400% in pool hire we can no longer afford to run the Saturday morning sessions.
To continue these sessions would necessitate a large increase in membership fees to provide swimming for a relatively small number of swimmers.
The club has therefore had to make the decision to stop Saturday morning sessions.
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Seasons First Win
Monday, March 19 2007
Padiham Pool
The years second gala saw Accrington beat Burnley 64-54.
22 swimmers recorded a total of 31 personal best times were recorded, including 2 PB's by this years ladies team captain Nicole Henry

23/3/07 Accrington Observer
Kean On Swimmers
Accrington Swimming Club: Their swimmers chalked up a staggering 19 personal bests as they defeated Burnley Swimming Club 64-54 on Monday night at Padiham Pool.
Coach Chris McKean cheered his team on from the poolside and was delighted with the improvement in his squad.
"I did not swim the team did that themselves and I only helped them get there" he said.
"It is an honour to be at Accrington"
The club are straight back in training as their next gala is in Monday 30 April at Hyndburn Sports Centre against Darwen.
The clubs AGM is on Tuesday 24 April at Harvey Street Community Centre, Oswaldtwistle.
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£1,500 split between the borough's three swimming clubs.
Thursday, March 8 2007
Tory leader Councillor Peter Britcliffe this week pledged £20,000 to the Active People 07 initiative, which from 1 April to 30 September will see children under 16 able to swim for free during school holidays at Great Harwood Baths and Hyndburn Sports Centre. There will also be free crown green bowling passes, free sports pitches for children, half-price pitch hire for adults and £1,500 split between the borough's three swimming clubs. Accrington Observer
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Years first gala sees narrow defeat for Accrington
Monday, March 5 2007
Gt Harwood Pool
Accrington were away to Gt Harwood for the first gala of the year and were narowly beaten 62-58.
This was at a 20m pool so no personal best times were recorded.

16/3/07 Accrington Observer
Swimming Success
Accrington Swimming Club took on last year's league winners Great Harwood Otters recently.
It was Accrington's first gala of the season and so it was a tough test for the young swimmers who hadn't competed before and the older swimmers who were well beaten last year.
Although Accrington lost the gala 62-58 they pushed the Otters all the way.
Chief Coach Chris McKean said, "Otters have some really great swimmers but they seemed surprised at how well our club has improved over the space of a year."
"We have a new team manager in Richard Swanney who not only sorted the team out on the night but won his race well."
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Friendly League AGM
Friday, January 12 2007
Padiham Leisure Centre
A proposal was made to change the league from three to two divisions, this would have put us in the same division as Todmorden and West Craven (new commers this year) with the greater travelling and earlier start and finish this would entail for our swimmers. Thankfully this was voted against by 7 out of the 11 clubs attending and so we will face the same teams as last year. The gala dates were decided for 2007.
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