It seems swimmers might be great in water but struggle to remember both a username and a password. So we are making it easier to log-in. You can now use your original username or your email address to log in. Passwords remain unchanged.

There are a number of registrations outstanding because they have not been confirmed by clicking on a link sent to the registered email address. If you have tried to register and have not recieved notification of an account being created check your email (including your spam folders) for the confirmation link email. If you cannot find this email then please contact us as the email address you entered in the registration form was wrong.

The full registration process is described here.

Ros Hather armed herself with a Camera at Club Championships Gala 5 at the back end of last year.

Selected images have been given their own gallery in mySharks and can be viewed by anyone logged in.

Check them out here.

While we are waiting for the results for Saturdays trip to Lincoln for the first Lincs Junior League gala for this year why not read the latest penning from Elliss Worboys on the meet. Also joining in the fun is Charlotte Wilson, Junior Viace-Captain with a report of her own.

In the hope we get more reports from Elliss & Charlotte (and perhaps others?). our fixtures page now has links to reports on meets as they are added.

Take a look here.

Our roving official photographer was in action for the first time recently, covering the Presentation Night on 4th February.

Two new Galleries have been added to mySharks with loads of great photos for you to enjoy.

Check them out here.

This month I would like to reinforce technique in Butterfly. This month I have found a very good video below does a really good job of showing a streamlined butterfly stroke with crisp timing of breathing and kicking.

Remember, even if you don't favour butterfly as a primary stroke good techinique in it will help you bring down your IM times.

Check it out here

Full results for our first League outing for 2012 are now in. A quick update on Sharks return to the challenging Pocklington League.

Round 1 saw Sharks board a bus for the trip to Bridlington where we were up against strong competition from South Hunsley, Pocklington Dolphins and our neighbours Rossington Rascals.

In the end we finished third but we were only 2 points behind Pocklington in 2nd and 16 points behind the winning club South Hunsley. Rossington finished on 90 points. We'll get the full results to you as soon as possible and we can then look to see where we can get those extra points next time. Well done to all. A great result. Full results are here

Charlie Flatters was in the squasd and has kindly submitted this swimmers view of the trip:

The first league gala of the year was located at Bridlington, therefore a long drive. The whole team travelled down on a coach, all in Sharks hoodies and t-shirts dressed to impress. Gathering up team spirit on the coach by singing and having a laugh we made it to the swimming pool. After waiting only a few minutes we were all getting changed.

Walking onto pool side with are Sharks tattoos we were looking like a pretty cool team, ready to swim. A quick warm up lead by the captains got us all ready to race. And after another 15 minute warm up in pool we were soon cheering each other on in the team relay and individual races, competing against other swimming clubs. Everyone racing against their own age, but in some cases people had to swim up an age group because there simply were not enough swimmers in that group, so they stepped up to the mark and swam really well against older swimmers. Both girls and boys cheering and chanting for their team mates to win the race.

We were the loudest team there! Roll on round two!

The next round is a bit closer to home at Rossington on 19th May.

We now have our first result for 2012. If this is anything to go by 2012 is going to be a terrific year.

At the Rotherham Metro Long Course A/B meet at Ponds Forge no less than 24 Club records were set and 55 PB's swam. Many new records where created as this was one of the rare Long Course meets Sharks attends. Of course, if Sharks want to realise their ambition to get to the Yorkshire Championships and beyond then Long Course experience is essential.

This meet also sees the first distribution of Gala Points, our new rewards system for Sharks swimmers. Remember Swims Mean Points Mean Prizes!

Well done to the squad. A fantastic result. Check them out here >>.

Head Coach Rob has secured our first batch of Club Temporary Tattoos.

Easy to apply and remove they are nevertheless sturdy enough to wear a meets and show your dedication to Sharks.

They are about 35mm square and can be bought from Rob at 60p each or 2 for £1.

Perfect for their first outing at our Pocklington League fixture at Bridlington this weekend. Give them a go.

If you've been swimming for any time and have ambitions you will know it's a sport like few others. All sports require dedication and effort to do well but swimming asks more of younger competitors than almost any other sport.

To help swimmers and parents begin understand swimming in the UK and the possible roadmaps for swimmers of varying ability and ambition the ASA have produced a very useful document - 'Success is Long Term'. If you are at all interested in getting the best out of swimming you should Read it here.

It neatly summarises key aspects of the ASA Long Term Development Plan which drives the demands made on swimmers in the UK in order to achieve great things.

Not sure what to expect. Our 'First Time Gala' section gives you all the important information to help you make your first Competitive event less mysterious and more successful. Check it out mySharks

The end of 2011 saw the start of a major overhaul of the Sharks Website - most important of which was the introduction of individual member logins. Further work in 2012 will make member registration paramount to members as we increase member information in the secure area and run all communiucations with members through it. So a must for all members in 2012 is to

         Get Registered!

All you need is a valid email address and provide some information which enables us to make sure you are an actual member. Parents and Carers can and should register as well as all swimmers.    Register here >>

This month I would like to talk about the start of the league galas that will start at the end of this month, and what better way than watching the Women's 4x100 free relay from the recent Duel in the pool that took place in USA just before Christmas.

Check it out here

Sharks Sprint Ladders for Autumn 2011 are now complete and the winners confirmed. A new sprint ladder will start after the Christmas and New Year break.

The 2011 ladders will be archived when the new ladder starts with the first qualifying event of 2012 - The Rotherham Metro A/B long course meet at Ponds Forge in January. Archived sprint ladders can be found on our Sprint Ladders page.

Congratulations to winners of the 2011 Autumn Ladders (note the presence of our previous Head Coach in the list - well done Kev!):