Dynamic tonight: Lucia, Matt, James, Andrew, and Gary. Static: Livvy, Ben, Theo, Sarah, Toby and Mark. Well done to Theo for a new 'wet' PB, and for proving my point that a little bit of tiredness often makes for a good static.
Thank you everyone for joining me in a mark of respect to Loic. I know some of you didn't know him, but he was worthy of a minute of our time.
Friday, March 30, 2007
** News Bulletin **
Well, it's not really news, but something I just wanted to convey to 'The reglars'. As some of you know, we have been encountering the odd Scuba diver in what we have been viewing as 'our' dynamic lane. Not really what we want out of our weekly hour, so I have discussed this with Frank.
The current deal is this: the farside lane is for our usage, with the top metre being exclusive to freediving. In addition we can use a portion of the shallow end for static, as long as we keep as close to the lane divider as possible. As far as the deep end within the single lane is concerned, this is for shared use between Scuba and freedivers, with Scuba divers not allowed into the top metre.
You may feel this is a change to our previous arrangement; you may feel this is not fair. All I can say is that a) we are paying guests of the Scuba group and are obliged to abide by their rules, and b) I can think of far worse arrangements where we lose either our lane or session altogether!
Can I ask everyone to respect these arrangements, and be tolerant of any 'breaches' by the Scuba divers. If you notice Scuba divers that are persistently blocking our lane, please just signal ( politely ) for them to move. If they don't then please feel free to remind them of our arrangement once they are out of the water ( or ask me to ). If there is any animosity involved ( and please, please, make sure it is not on our part ), then let me know and I will report them to Frank.
Our last session did not involve any incidents, so it looks as if the past offenders from the Scuba group have been advised of the arrangement.
I'd prefer if we don't post any anti-Scuba messages on the blog. I'm not criticising anyone for previous comments, as I know how frustrating it has been over the last fortnight or so. But lets try and work alongside them from now on.
Almost finished, but just one other change of plan - we will meet downstairs in the cafeteria area from now on - apparently we have been welcomed back there, and are no longer considered a danger to the furniture!
Have a good Easter, everyone.
The current deal is this: the farside lane is for our usage, with the top metre being exclusive to freediving. In addition we can use a portion of the shallow end for static, as long as we keep as close to the lane divider as possible. As far as the deep end within the single lane is concerned, this is for shared use between Scuba and freedivers, with Scuba divers not allowed into the top metre.
You may feel this is a change to our previous arrangement; you may feel this is not fair. All I can say is that a) we are paying guests of the Scuba group and are obliged to abide by their rules, and b) I can think of far worse arrangements where we lose either our lane or session altogether!
Can I ask everyone to respect these arrangements, and be tolerant of any 'breaches' by the Scuba divers. If you notice Scuba divers that are persistently blocking our lane, please just signal ( politely ) for them to move. If they don't then please feel free to remind them of our arrangement once they are out of the water ( or ask me to ). If there is any animosity involved ( and please, please, make sure it is not on our part ), then let me know and I will report them to Frank.
Our last session did not involve any incidents, so it looks as if the past offenders from the Scuba group have been advised of the arrangement.
I'd prefer if we don't post any anti-Scuba messages on the blog. I'm not criticising anyone for previous comments, as I know how frustrating it has been over the last fortnight or so. But lets try and work alongside them from now on.
Almost finished, but just one other change of plan - we will meet downstairs in the cafeteria area from now on - apparently we have been welcomed back there, and are no longer considered a danger to the furniture!
Have a good Easter, everyone.
Friday, March 23, 2007
Friday, March 16, 2007
Thursday 29th March 2007
The Dynamic crew tonight were Lucia, Andrew, Ian and Mark; with Toby and Annie shoring up for statics. Well done to Andrew for his new PB.
Friday, March 02, 2007
Thursday 22nd March 2007
Just Sarah and Toby on static tonight, with James, Gary, Benny, Andrew and Mark doing battle with the SCUBA ( Still Can't Use Brain At-all ) lane invaders. I think we won in the end, but I broke a fingernail.
Friday, February 23, 2007
Thursday 15th March 2007
Statics outwon dynamic in the popularity stakes tonight. Livvy, Sara, Annie and Mark partaking there, with a PB for Sara, I believe (?). Old aqua aintences Benny and Laura Storm took the low and high roads respectively, in old lane DYN.
As for James, Gary and Andrew - don't know where you all snuck off to, but hope you enjoyed yourselves!
As for James, Gary and Andrew - don't know where you all snuck off to, but hope you enjoyed yourselves!
Friday, February 16, 2007
Thursday 1st March 2006
In Lane one, a full complement consisting of Persey, Matt, Andrew, Theo, Gary and Ian ( complete with shiny new Mustangs, the lucky man! ); while the static quattro were Sarah, Toby, Benny B and Mark. ( Benny B and Mark divided their time whimpering about their poor performances, and waxing lyrical about bygone days of 31 degree static pools. )
As for Andrew he made a finless PB. The spare tyre must be paying dividends?
As for Andrew he made a finless PB. The spare tyre must be paying dividends?
Friday, February 09, 2007
Thursday 22nd February 2007
Static stalwarts tonight were Lucia, Sarah, Livvy, Benny, Gary and Toby. Dynamic denizens were Persy, Andrew, Alex and Mark. Well done to Sarah for a new PB, and to Lucia for surviving my attack on her oesophagus ( Livvy and I were trying to patch her up with black tape where....it's all too complex to explain.)
Friday, February 02, 2007
Thursday 15th February 2007
Anyone wishing to come along, please book by posting a comment. Choose which discipline you want to train in ( either static apnea or dynamic apnea ), and state which you will be doing. Before you post, check to see if there are more than five others doing the same discipline – if so, then please either choose the other discipline if possible, or book for the next week if it is showing. ( This means the maximum is 6 per discipline! )
Please do not book more than a week in advance unless you have been unable to book for the current week, due to full subscriptions. Anyone not understanding the above, or having trouble with postings, please mail Mark H.
Attendees must be paid-up members of The British Freediving Association, and must either have completed a freediving pool induction or have the appropriate qualifications for the disciplines they are training in.
Please do not book more than a week in advance unless you have been unable to book for the current week, due to full subscriptions. Anyone not understanding the above, or having trouble with postings, please mail Mark H.
Attendees must be paid-up members of The British Freediving Association, and must either have completed a freediving pool induction or have the appropriate qualifications for the disciplines they are training in.
Friday, January 26, 2007
Thursday 8th February 2007
Good to see lots of us were enthusiastic about the Big Chill! Seemed to pay dividends for James, who PB'ed in static afterward. I'll run a repeat session in a couple of weeks or so.
Otherwise another even split in the disciplines, with Ben, Ian, Gary and Andrew in Dynamic lane one; and Liv, Mark, James and Toby with heads down in the shallows.
Otherwise another even split in the disciplines, with Ben, Ian, Gary and Andrew in Dynamic lane one; and Liv, Mark, James and Toby with heads down in the shallows.
Friday, January 19, 2007
Thursday 1st February 2007
Even split tonight, with Sarah, Mark, Toby and Gary doing the static thang, and Sebastien, Andrew, Benny and James daring demonic dynamic. Well done Toby - another PB - and further into the 5-6 club.
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
Thursday 25th January 2007
Welcome tonight to our new inductees, Sarah Lambert and Ian Campbell. Nearly another newcomer turned up, but this turned out to be Alex with a head of hair ( new and slightly confusing for me! ). He, Andrew and James patrolled lane 1 ( yes, we had an extra lane! ). Meanwhile Toby and Gary floated the night away together in a bout of statics.
Thursday 18th January 2007
Welcome tonight for Penny, Annie, Tamsin, Myles, Nicholas, Andrew and Gareth. Big thanks to Livvy and JM for the assistance - and well done everyone for getting here with the adverse weather conditions!
Thursday, December 28, 2006
Thursday 11th January 2007
Anyone wishing to come along, please book by posting a comment. Choose which discipline you want to train in ( either static apnea or dynamic apnea ), and state which you will be doing. Before you post, check to see if there are more than five others doing the same discipline – if so, then please either choose the other discipline if possible, or book for the next week if it is showing. ( This means the maximum is 6 per discipline! )
Please do not book more than a week in advance unless you have been unable to book for the current week, due to full subscriptions. Anyone not understanding the above, or having trouble with postings, please mail Mark H.
Attendees must be paid-up members of The British Freediving Association, and must either have completed a freediving pool induction or have the appropriate qualifications for the disciplines they are training in.
Please do not book more than a week in advance unless you have been unable to book for the current week, due to full subscriptions. Anyone not understanding the above, or having trouble with postings, please mail Mark H.
Attendees must be paid-up members of The British Freediving Association, and must either have completed a freediving pool induction or have the appropriate qualifications for the disciplines they are training in.
Thursday 4th January 2007
Anyone wishing to come along, please book by posting a comment. Choose which discipline you want to train in ( either static apnea or dynamic apnea ), and state which you will be doing. Before you post, check to see if there are more than five others doing the same discipline – if so, then please either choose the other discipline if possible, or book for the next week if it is showing. ( This means the maximum is 6 per discipline! )
Please do not book more than a week in advance unless you have been unable to book for the current week, due to full subscriptions. Anyone not understanding the above, or having trouble with postings, please mail Mark H.
Attendees must be paid-up members of The British Freediving Association, and must either have completed a freediving pool induction or have the appropriate qualifications for the disciplines they are training in.
Please do not book more than a week in advance unless you have been unable to book for the current week, due to full subscriptions. Anyone not understanding the above, or having trouble with postings, please mail Mark H.
Attendees must be paid-up members of The British Freediving Association, and must either have completed a freediving pool induction or have the appropriate qualifications for the disciplines they are training in.
Sunday, December 17, 2006
Friday, November 17, 2006
Thursday 21st December 2006
Anyone wishing to come along, please book by posting a comment. Choose which discipline you want to train in ( either static apnea or dynamic apnea ), and state which you will be doing. Before you post, check to see if there are more than five others doing the same discipline – if so, then please either choose the other discipline if possible, or book for the next week if it is showing. ( This means the maximum is 6 per discipline! )
Please do not book more than a week in advance unless you have been unable to book for the current week, due to full subscriptions. Anyone not understanding the above, or having trouble with postings, please mail Mark H.
Attendees must be paid-up members of The British Freediving Association, and must either have completed a freediving pool induction or have the appropriate qualifications for the disciplines they are training in.
Please do not book more than a week in advance unless you have been unable to book for the current week, due to full subscriptions. Anyone not understanding the above, or having trouble with postings, please mail Mark H.
Attendees must be paid-up members of The British Freediving Association, and must either have completed a freediving pool induction or have the appropriate qualifications for the disciplines they are training in.
Thursday 7th December 2006
Anyone wishing to come along, please book by posting a comment. Choose which discipline you want to train in ( either static apnea or dynamic apnea ), and state which you will be doing. Before you post, check to see if there are more than five others doing the same discipline – if so, then please either choose the other discipline if possible, or book for the next week if it is showing. ( This means the maximum is 6 per discipline! )
Please do not book more than a week in advance unless you have been unable to book for the current week, due to full subscriptions. Anyone not understanding the above, or having trouble with postings, please mail Mark H.
Attendees must be paid-up members of The British Freediving Association, and must either have completed a freediving pool induction or have the appropriate qualifications for the disciplines they are training in.
Please do not book more than a week in advance unless you have been unable to book for the current week, due to full subscriptions. Anyone not understanding the above, or having trouble with postings, please mail Mark H.
Attendees must be paid-up members of The British Freediving Association, and must either have completed a freediving pool induction or have the appropriate qualifications for the disciplines they are training in.
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