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26 November 2017 - Watford Joggers Autumn 10K
Well done to four RNSC Masters swimmers Ann, Fiona, Motoko & Elizabeth for completing this off-road course through Whippendell Wood, West Herts golf course and the beautiful Cassiobury Park. Great to see the Club badge on display Fiona! Swimming, running - what next ladies??? |
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London 2012 - Meeting Missy Franklin of the USA Swim Team
Photo of Grace and Molly with Missy Franklin at Heathrow Airport
Elizabeth Harland of Lane 5 writes: We thought the Olympics were awesome! I have attached a photo that I thought might be good for the website. We bumped (almost literally!) into Missy Franklin at Heathrow Airport the day after the closing ceremony. She was most obliging when my daughters Grace & Molly wanted a photo with her!
London 2012 - Olympic Golden Moment
Karen Butterworth meets Olympic gold medalist Giovanni
Cernogoraz
RNSC's Karen Butterworth had a Golden Olympic moment she'd like to share with the club, the Lane 3 rep continues:
Over the past month I have been volunteering as a games maker at the
Heathrow Terminal 1. During one of my shifts I was lucky enough to meet Giovanni
Cernogoraz, the gold medal winner of the men's trap shooting who was returning
home to Croatia.
The whole games maker experience has been amazing. The team that I worked
with at the airport were a great bunch of people. We met a variety of athletes,
officials and IOC members who had travelled to London from all over the world.
One group of six athletes had travelled from the Cook Islands to get to the
games. It had taken them 24 hours to get to Heathrow. They had to connect in
Auckland, New Zealand and Hong Kong before arriving in London. Finally they had
to endure a long coach ride across the capital to get to the Olympic village in
Stratford.
It was a fantastic opportunity to be part of the London 2012 Olympics, something that I will remember for many years!
[Updated 06-08-2012]
Over the past month I have been volunteering as a games maker at the
Heathrow Terminal 1. During one of my shifts I was lucky enough to meet Giovanni
Cernogoraz, the gold medal winner of the men's trap shooting who was returning
home to Croatia.
The whole games maker experience has been amazing. The team that I worked
with at the airport were a great bunch of people. We met a variety of athletes,
officials and IOC members who had travelled to London from all over the world.
One group of six athletes had travelled from the Cook Islands to get to the
games. It had taken them 24 hours to get to Heathrow. They had to connect in
Auckland, New Zealand and Hong Kong before arriving in London. Finally they had
to endure a long coach ride across the capital to get to the Olympic village in
Stratford.
It was a fantastic opportunity to be part of the London 2012 Olympics, something that I will remember for many years!
[Updated 06-08-2012]
London 2012 - Olympic Torch Relay
Photo of Anna and her mum Jane Shekhdar
Jane writes: Anna was the medic for the Torch for two weeks. Yes, the torch needs a medic: well actually because about 350 people travel with the Torch it needs two medics!
The picture was taken at Duxford aerodrome on the 7th of July; I went to meet Anna there during her lunch break. I was allowed on the "officials" side and to hold an unlit torch. What a treat! This photo was taken in front of the official bus during the few minutes when it wasn't raining......
Jane writes: Anna was the medic for the Torch for two weeks. Yes, the torch needs a medic: well actually because about 350 people travel with the Torch it needs two medics!
The picture was taken at Duxford aerodrome on the 7th of July; I went to meet Anna there during her lunch break. I was allowed on the "officials" side and to hold an unlit torch. What a treat! This photo was taken in front of the official bus during the few minutes when it wasn't raining......
World Book Night - Monday 23rd April 2012
Jill Kirner writes: "As many Club members will know that, alongside swimming, one of my other passions is reading and I am an avid supporter of my local library and bookshop. In 2011 we were given a book on World Book Night and this year I applied to be a giver myself and have just received our allocation of paperbacks. The books that I will be giving out are "The Player of Games" (A Culture Novel) by Iain M Banks who is an author I am not familiar with but from the reviews it appears to be a science fiction novel. If any Club member would like to read this book and then pass it on to others, please let me know."