10 Dec 2016
Before I comment on the evening and the swimmers performance I must make everyone aware of the brilliant support that parents give to this club. The event was originally allocated to another club to host. Some 10 days before the event was due to take place they withdrew from hosting and the event therefore had no one to organise it. It became clear that no other club was going to come forward and led by Ann Basford we stepped forward to host the event in a pool 38 miles from our base. To do so required us to organise volunteers for refereeing, results recording, takings on the door, organising a raffle, providing health and safety people, organising volunteers from other clubs to announce the results and fill half a dozen judging and timekeeping roles, provide and distribute drinks for officials. All of those in addition to providing a team manager and assistants, 2 timekeepers and a judge which we do for every gala. What a great performance from the Dolphins parents to ensure the event took place and ran smoothly.
