We Are Doncaster Dartes
We are Doncaster Dartes, the town's Elite Swimming Training Scheme and traditionally one of the top 4 squads in Yorkshire Swimming. In association with Doncaster's swimming clubs, we provide the high performance training and top class, professional swim coaching required to succeed at the very highest level.
Our objective is to provide Doncaster's ambitious swimmers with the Environment, the Skills, and the Coaching Support required to reach the top in British Swimming.
Headlines and Site Updates
Nationals Day 2
29 Jul:
Two cracking PBs by
Jarvis Parkinson (Tho)
to qualify for his first National finals.
10th spot in the 200m Butterfly and one of the centre lanes for the 100m Freestyle as 2nd fastest qualifier. Finals this evening.
Nationals Day 1
28 Jul:
Joe Litchfield (Spa)
opens his 2010 Nationals campaign with a PB in 100m Backstroke.
He touched 8th in heat 6 (1:11.06).
Heidi Smith (Spa) swims 200m Backstroke later this morning.
A Flutter of Butterflies
26 Jul:
The season total for 200m Butterfly is 30!
A big well done to the latest 7 added to the Animal Squad after the Bradford meet. But doing it the first time is just the beginning.
You need to improve your performance next season!
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More Animals at Bradford
25 Jul:
In almost the last meet of the season we have 7 new names to add to the Animal Squad for 200m Butterfly.
Check back later in the week to see who.
It was an impressive weekend's medal haul and PB bonanza too, with
Holly Lewis (SAS)
rounding things off with a 200m Breaststroke master class specially for those who stayed to the very end.
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Summer Events
23 Jul:
Full details of the summer break are now available.
We're also planning a few activities over the summer for your amusement, including a day trip to Alton Towers.
It's first come, first served though, so be sure to get your name on the list ASAP.
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Meet Calendar Updated
17 Jul:
The meet calendar has been updated for the rest of 2010.
It includes provisional dates for Arena National League fixtures and the Targetted Meet for Cycle 1 of the new season: City of Leeds Christmas Cracker.
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Parents Meeting Feedback
14 Jul:
Firstly, thank you to everyone who attended the parents meeting last night.
Clearly there are going to be a lot of questions and queries arising from it over the next few days and weeks.
Please don't hesitate to have a chat with the appropriate coach for a more personal answer than we could provide in last night's group setting.
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Aaron Rises to the Challenge
10 Jul:
The previous 2x800m test set promised fireworks for the season finale, and despite holiday absences this morning didn't disappoint.
Two newbies in the sub-11min club, with
Aaron Walker (Ros)
the first under 10:30, and another 3 just seconds away from the 11min mark.
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Top Club at Jorvik
4 Jul:
For both years that Team Jorvik have run their Viking Sprints meet, Doncaster Dartes have returned home with the Top Club trophy.
We also picked up 4 Top Swimmer age group awards with another 6 runners up.
A pretty dominant display and a higher total score than the next two teams combined.
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Results Archive Updated
30 Jun:
The Sunday before last, JDS took part in some Backstoke time trials.
All of those time trial results are now available in the results archive.
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Coaches Workshop and Nutrition Seminar
27 Jun:
An entertaining and informative coaches workshop was held today at Adwick Leisure Centre.
We arranged for Russ Barber, Head Coach to City of Sheffield, to pop over with Butterfly sensation Braxton Timm and former swimmer turned Nutrition expert Andrew Shepherd, to run a Butterfly key skills workshop and more.
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Announcements
Phase 3 Sunday Special
1 Aug: This Sunday, Phase 4 Coach Dave Cuthbert will be putting phase 3 through a series of tests to identify potential recruits for Phase 4!
No decision will be made on the day, but 4 spots (2 already selected) are available in September.
National Champs Schedule
28 Jul: With Age Group Nationals starting on Wednesday, here's a brief guide to when our young stars compete.
All Age-Group events take place at Ponds Forge, so anyone who fancies making the trip to lend their support are more than welcome.
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News from Doncaster's Clubs
Narrow Win for Armthorpe
11 Jul:
This weekend's Dinsdale League tussle was between Armthorpe Kingfishers and Rossington Rascals.
In the end Armthorpe won by just 14 points.
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Adwick Take Div2 Title?
10 Jul:
We're still awaiting official confirmation, but it looks like Adwick won the BML div2 title this weekend.
With 4 of Doncaster's teams in the division we had plenty of excitement at both ends of the table, but Adwick and Armthorpe were the ones fighting for promotion in the final round.
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Sharks Keep Pressure On
10 Jul:
Round 4 of Pocklington Div2 saw South Axholme Sharks in a 3-way battle for victory.
It was tight, with just 6 points separating the top 3 clubs.
Despite winning all the girls team events, the Sharks were let down by missed events and DQs and finished 3rd.
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Minsthorpe and Edlington get Friendly
27 Jun:
It was already a busy weekend with league fixtures and the coaches workshop, but Minsthorpe had organised a friendly gala against Edlington too.
Lots of fun on the day, with many spot prizes handed out to smiling swimmers.
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2 out of 3 in Dinsdale for RASCALS
27 Jun:
While Dartes were runningn their Coaches Workshop, Rossington and Dearne Valley had a Dinsdale League gala to contest.
In the end it was Rossington's 2nd win out of 3 in this league for 2010.
Up on the balcony, supporters of both clubs took the opportunity to warm up their cheering for another sporting event that afternoon.
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Sharks Host BML Div 2
26 Jun:
Gainsborough was the setting for the latest BML clash in Division 2.
The hosts, South Axholme, were narrowly pushed to the bottom of the score board by half a point.
No such struggling at the top though, Adwick romped home winners with arch-rivals Armthorpe hot on their heels.
League tables will be updated once confirmed.
Latest from BML4
13 Jun:
Another closely fought gala in BML Div 4 saw the Stingrays come away with the honours.
Hot on their heels were the RASCALS of Rossington with rapidly improving Minsthorpe Marlins chasing in 3rd.
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Adwick Start to Climb BML2
23 May:
Hunting promotion to div 1, Adwick took full advantage of Armthorpe's scheduled absence to take the honours and build up a hefty points score.
Spa and South Axholme battle with Barnsley for the minor places, with only 8 points separating all 3.
Unfortunately, our clubs finished 3rd (Spa) and 4th (SAS).
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