Ellesemere Titans News
25-JUL-2010 | Top Young Lancashire Swimmer Joins Titans
12 year old Lucy Rowland is the latest swimmer to have been awarded a swimming scholarship to attend Ellesmere College. [cont..]
25-JUN-2010 | Top Young Welsh Breaststroke Swimmer Joins Titans
13 year old Welsh Breaststroke swimming prodigy Llawen Rossell-Smith, is the latest swimmer to have been awarded a scholarship to attend Ellesmere College. [cont..]
11-JUN-2010 | Titans Autumn Training Camp –Majorca
The Titans are delighted to announce that their Competitive Training Squad autumn training camp will take place at the B.E.S.T Centre in Colonia de Sant Jordi, Majorca from Wednesday 20th October to Sunday 24th October. [cont..]
09-JUN-2010 | Top Isle Of Man Swimmer Awarded Swimming Scholarship To Ellesmere College
16 year old Isle of Man swimmer Poppy Evans, is the latest swimmer to have been awarded a scholarship to attend Ellesmere College. [cont..]
04-JUN-2010 | Derventio Excel Swimmer Awarded Swimming Scholarship To Ellesmere College
Talented 12 year old swimmer, Beatrice Roberts, is the latest swimmer to have been awarded a swimming scholarship to attend Ellesmere College. [cont..]
04-JUN-2010 | Titans Launch Foundation Squad
The Titans are pleased to announce the launch of a Foundation Squad. This 3rd squad – aimed at 7-8 year old swimmers - will become a natural feeder squad for the Junior Development Squad. [cont..]
01-JUN-2010 | Titans Launch Open Water Training
With the recent increase in popularity of Competitive Open Water Swimming and its introduction in Beijing 2008 as an Olympic event - the Titans have made available a programme of open water training aimed at acclimatising existing proficient 1500m distance swimmers to the variances of open water. [cont..]
27-MAY-2010 | Derventio Excel Swimmer Awarded Swimming Scholarship To Ellesmere College
Talented 12 year old swimmer, Beatrice Roberts, is the latest swimmer to have been awarded a swimming scholarship to attend Ellesmere College. [cont..]
03-MAY-2010 | Luke Awarded Swimming Scholarship To Ellesmere College
Talented 10 year old swimmer, Luke Parker, has been awarded a swimming scholarship to attend Ellesmere College. [cont..]
26-APR-2010 | James’s Magnificent Seven
At the Stockport Metro Open Meet on 16th April Titan swimmer James Wilson, age 12, made it a “Magnificent Seven” National Qualifying times by swimming in the 1500m freestyle in 18:30.64.
This adds to his existing collection of NQTs in the 100m & 200m back; the 200m IM & 400m IM; and the 200m & 800m freestyle. [end]
21-APR-2010 | Hector Stuns Swimming World
At the prestigious Taunton & Deane Open Meet held last weekend, young Ellesmere College Titan swimmer Hector Pardoe, age 9, stunned the swimming world by breaking 4 Championship records and storming straight into no 1 position in the UK rankings. [cont..]
06-APR-2010 | Titan Swimmers Medal At British Gas Swimming Championships
At the recent British Gas National Swimming Championships and Commonwealth Games Trials, Ellesmere College Titan swimmers Stacey Tadd age 21, Darren Mew age 30 and James Faure age 21 put Ellesmere College and Shropshire swimming well and truly on the sporting map. [cont..]
06-APR-2010 | Clash Of Young Titans At Shrewsbury Swimming Meet
news 60At last Saturday’s Shrewsbury Open Swimming Meet young Ellesmere College Titan swimmers Hector Pardoe age 9 and Michael Doyle age 10 won all five gold medals in their 10/u age group. [cont..]
27-MAR-2010 | Titans Promoted to National Arena League First Division
The Titans are delighted to announce that following a review by the League committee - the club has been promoted for the forthcoming season to the National Arena League First Division. The decision follows the amalgamation of a couple of the other clubs within the League and is in recognition of our 4th place finish in last year’s final.
Commenting on this promotion Titans head coach Jon Pardoe said “I am absolutely delighted for everyone within the club. It’s very much a case of onwards and upwards at the Ttitans and we now need to rise to the added challenge of reaching the Premier League” [end]
25-MAR-2010 | Titans Add Cross Country to Training Schedule
The Titans have added a Thursday morning Cross Country run session to their weekly training schedule. The sessions are headed up by Neil Kershaw – himself an experienced runner. Each run will be of a 3-5 mile duration and take place at one of a number of scenic locations within a close proximity of Ellesmere. Last Thursday’s morning run saw Titan swimmers congregate at 7am amidst the mist at the beautiful glacial setting of Colemere.
Titan head coach Jon Pardoe said: “regular running brings with it huge cross training fitness benefits to swimmers. Most top international swimmers incorporate at least one weekly run into their training schedule – and what better way to do this than against the backdrop of some of the most glorious landscapes that England has to offer.” [end]
16-MAR-2010 | Titans Wrap Up County Championships in Emphatic Mode
Last Sunday’s closing ceremony of the 2010 Shropshire County Swimming Championships, held at Market Drayton, drew to a conclusion two weekends of intense competition. [cont..]
01-MAR-2010 | Titan Swimmers Smash County Records
Ellesmere College Titans swimmers stormed to victory at the first weekend of this year’s Shropshire County Swimming Championships held on 27th & 28th February at the Market Drayton Swimming Centre. [cont.
25-Feb-2010 | James Faure Qualifies For Commonwealth Games Trials
James Faure, age 21, of Ellesmere College Titans has qualified for next months Commonwealth Games trials which are being held on 29th March as part of the British Swimming Championships at Ponds Forge International Pool, Sheffield. [cont..]
22-Jan-2010 | Titans Celebrate Liverpool Medal Haul
At last weekend’s City of Liverpool Level 1 Open Meet, Titan swimmers amassed a total of 10 medals, recorded 33 Personal Best times and broke 9 Club records. [cont..]
13-Jan-2010 | Titans Welcome New Physio
Ellesmere College Titans are delighted to welcome Chartered Physiotherapist Fiona O’Reilly to the coaching set up. [cont..]
21-Dec-2009 | Mew Smashes British Record
On Sunday evening at the Plymouth Leander Open Swimming Meet, Darren Mew, age 30, of Ellesmere College Titans Swimming Club smashed the British Long Course 50m Breaststroke record in a time 0f 0:27.44. [cont..]
15-Dec-2009 | National Arena League Final – So Close & Yet So Far
The 2009 final of the North West National Arena League Second Division took place on Saturday 12th December at the Salt Ayres Pool in Lancaster. [cont..]
11-Dec-2009 | Darren Mew Helps Break British Relay Record
On the first day of the European Short Course Swimming Championships being held in Istanbul, Ellesmere College Titan Darren Mew helped the Men ’s 4x50m Medley Relay team to claim a new British record of 1:34.20 to take eighth place in the final.
The quartet of Darren Mew, Craig Gibbons, Antony James and Matthew Clay were pleased with the new record and their performance overall: “We all worked really hard for this,” said Clay. “We went in there with a target of getting the record and we just put our heads down and got on with the job.” [end]
30-Nov-2009 | Mew Qualifies for European Short Course Championships
Darren Mew, of Ellesmere College Titans Swimming Club, aims to celebrate his 30th birthday in style by winning gold at the forthcoming 2009 European Short Course Swimming Championships [cont..]
24-Nov-2009 | Swimming Academy Day Saturday 30th January 2010
Ellesmere College is offering scholarship awards worth up to £150,000 over 10 years to talented young swimmers. [cont..]
16-Nov-2009 | Titans Reach Final of National Swimming League
Last Saturday 14th November saw the Titans travel to Kendal to compete in the round two of the Arena National Swimming League. [cont..]
12-Oct-2009 | Michael Doyle Shines at Leeds
At last weekends prestigious Borough of Stockton Level 1 Open Swimming Meet, held at the John Charles Olympic size pool in Leeds, Ellesmere College Titan swimmer Michael Doyle, aged 9, from Weston Lullingfield School near Baschurch won the bronze medal in the 9/u 50m backstroke in a time of 0:44.52 and came 4th in the 400m freestyle in 6:23.61. [cont..]
10-Oct-2009 | British 2010 National Championships Qualifying Times Published
Download the full results (PDF)
05-Oct-2009 | Titans Make Waves at National Swimming League Gala
Last Saturday 3rd October Ellesmere College Titans competed in Round One of the National Swimming League [cont..]
25-Sep-2009 | Titans Coach Awarded Place on the ASA Advanced Coaching Programme
Titans Coach Jon Pardoe is delighted to have been awarded one of only 10 places in the West Midlands on the new ASA Advanced Coaching Programme. [cont..]
02-Aug-2009 | James Wilson Reaches National Swimming Finals
At the 2009 British Gas National Age Group Championships which were held at the Ponds Forge International Pool in Sheffield between 22nd & 26th July Ellesmere College Titan swimmer James Wilson, age 11, was a finalist in both the 100m and 200m freestyle events. [cont..]
13-Jul-2009 | Titans Awarded £10,000 Lottery Money
The Titans are delighted to have been awarded a £10,000 National Lottery funded grant. [cont..]
06-Jul-2009 | Titans Premiership Water Run
As part of an innovative and challenging approach to training, Ellesmere College Titans Swimming Club have teamed up with deep water running experts Aqua Running Ltd and their inspirational founder and head trainer - former Liverpool FC midfielder Terry Nelson. [cont..]
29-Jun-2009 | Titans Shine at Liverpool
11 Titans swimmers competed at last weekends City of Liverpool Open Sprint Meet. By the end of the weekend they had recorded 46 Personal Best times and smashed 6 club records. [cont..]
25-Jun-2009 | 2009/2010 Coaching Plan & Lane Criteria
- Titans 2009-2010 Training Plan (Excel)
- Titans 2009-2010 Training Programme (Word)
- Titans Lane Structure 2009 (Powerpoint)
25-Jun-2009 | Hector Stakes Record Claim at 2009 Titans 800m Championships
Hector Pardoe, aged 8, won the much coveted Ellesmere College Titans Age Graded 800m Freestyle Challenge last Saturday 20th June in a new 9/u boys club record time of 12:36.26. [cont...]
24-Jun-2009 | Shropshire ASA publish 2010 County Championship Qualifying Times
Download the spreadsheet here (Excel)
17-Jun-2009 | Young Titans Shine at Midland Swimming Championships
At the final weekend of the 2009 Midland Age Group Swimming Championships, which were held in Coventry, Ellesmere College Titan swimmers Alfie Pardoe and James Wilson, both aged 11, won a bronze medal apiece and came joint 7th in the overall Bagcat points table. [cont...]
08-Jun-2009 | James Wilson Records National Time at Midland Championships
James Wilson, age 11, pulled off a superb and very gutsy swim in the final of the 11/u boys 200m freestyle at last weekends Midland Championships, held in Coventry. [cont...]
03-Jun-2009 | David Main Becomes Titans First Honourary Member
As the Titans first ever boys Captain, David Main, age 18, has become the Club’s first honorary swimming member. [cont...]
15-May-2009 | Ian Freeman Ignites the Nutritional Flame
Last Thursday, in the Ellesmere College Arts Centre, Ian Freeman, one of British Swimming’s top nutritionists, talked to Titan swimmers and parents about the nutrition and hydration needs of competitive swimming. [cont...]
14-May-2009 | Titans Announce Launch of Junior Development Squad
The Titans have announced plans to launch a Junior Development Squad from the start of the new school term (6th September 2009). The existing Squad will become known as the Senior Competitive Squad. [cont...]
09-May-2009 | Naomi Wins Gold At Welsh National Championships
At the 2009 Welsh National Age Group Swimming Championships, which were held in the Swansea National Pool on the 11th & 12th April, Ellesmere College Titan swimmer Naomi Craig, aged 11, bagged a fabulous haul of 6 medals. [cont...]
07-May-2009 | Titans Receive £150 Donation
The Titans are delighted to have received a very generous £150 donation from the Ellesmere & District Ladies Circle. [cont...]
06-May-2009 | Radford SC 2009 Open Meet – A Tale of Near Misses
The Radford SC Open Meet was held at Ponds Forge, Sheffield on Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd May. [cont...]
06-May-2009 | 14 PBs Downed at Wrexham
A small gathering of Titan swimmers – Annie Mellings, Lauren Bond, Tom Lloyd and George Evans - attended the Wrexham Open meet over the weekend of 2nd & 3rd May. Out of a total of 31 events swum, this “gang of four” notched up a very respectable 14 Personal Best times. Full results click here (PDF) [end]
21-APR-2009 | Hannah Gets County Call Up
Ellesmere College Titan Swimmer Hannah Greene (aged 12) has been called up for her first cap to represent Shropshire County in the forthcoming Kingelee inter-county swimming gala which is to take place on Sunday 10th May in Milton Keynes. [cont...]
15-APR-2009 | Alfie Achieves National Qualifying Time
Last weekend Alfie Pardoe, aged 11, became the first Titan swimmer to obtain a National Qualifying Time. [cont...]
02-APR-2009 | Titans Awarded Prestigious Swim 21 & Clubmark Status
On the 25th March The Titans were awarded the prestigious Swim 21 and Club Mark status for their work in skill development. [cont...]
31-MAR-2009 | Titan Pride
Last Sunday’s closing ceremony of the 2009 Shropshire County Swimming Championships, held at Market Drayton, drew to a conclusion three weekends of intense competition. For the Titans it represented the further realisation of a dream. [cont...]
16-MAR-2009 | Records Tumble At Second Weekend Of Shropshire County Championships
Ellesmere College Titans swimmers plundered Gold and smashed records at the second weekend of this year’s Shropshire County Swimming Championships which took place on Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th March at the Market Drayton Swimming Centre. [cont...]
04-MAR-2009 | Titans Gold Rush at Shropshire County Swimming Championships
Titan swimmers stormed to victory at the first weekend of this year’s Shropshire County Swimming Championships held at the Market Drayton Swimming Centre. [cont...]
02-MAR-2009 | James Wilson Wins North Wales Top Swimming Award
At the recent North Wales Swimming Championships Ellesmere College Titan James Wilson, aged 11 was awarded the overall top 9-11 boys trophy. [cont...]
19-JAN-2009 | Liverpool Long Course Distance Meet 16th-18th Jan 2009
Titan swimmers came away from the 3 day Liverpool Long Course Distance meet with a magnificent total of 24 Personal Best times and 11 New Club Records. [cont...]
07-JAN-2009 | Titans Move up a National Speedo League Division
The Titans have been accepted into the North West National Speedo League 2nd Division for the forthcoming 2009 Season.
Head Coach Jon Pardoe said "Following on from our almost fairytale success in the North West Minor League in 2008 - our first ever season – we now march on in pursuit of bigger ambitions. Fortune favours the brave and ambitious and I’m confident that we can continue our surge up the National League structure in 2009". [end]
07-JAN-2009 | Swimming Academy Day - Saturday 24th January
Some of the top young swimmers from across the region will be attending the Titans first ever Swimming Academy Day on Saturday 24th January 11am-2.30pm at Ellesmere College.