We would like to use this 30th anniversary to continue to remember Chloe Waddell, a key member of our Altrincham Swimming Club family.  In February 2013, at the age of 16, Chloe died suddenly due to an undiagnosed heart condition. She is missed greatly by everyone who knew her.

Chloe, was a lively, bubbly, hardworking and caring 16-year-old, with an infectious sense of humour and a smile always on her face. Chloe was also a dedicated and talented swimmer at Altrincham Swimming Club and Swim Trafford, having competed locally, regionally and nationally and representing Great Britain at an Open Water Talent Camp in France in 2012 and competing in London at the 2012 Olympic Trials.
 
As part of our 30th Year celebrations we have launched an ambitious fundraising target which will launch us into the next 30 years. 
 
Our fund raising is three fold: 

1. Via Chloe Waddell's memorial fund we pledge to raise £6,000 to fund a Cardiac Risk in the Young heart screening for 100 young local people.
2. The Chloe Waddell Bursary Fund: Swimming is a very expensive sport and many families struggle with the training fees, gala fees, swimming kit, training camps costs and travel costs associated with swimming at a Competitive level. We would like to set up the Chloe Waddell Bursary, to be funded by locally interested businesses to help boost the opportunities for all of our swimming family, no matter what their family circumstances.
3. On-going fundraising to buy a timing screen and the associated software to improve the experience for our swimmers and spectators at Club Galas. We believe that pride in our club pool and club galas will drive greater participation. 

We would like the whole community to get involved in our fundraising efforts. Please enlist the help of your family and friends too.  We have a sponsor form to get you started and you can find this here to print out and fill in.
 
We are in the process of also setting up the facility to donate via the website, and we’ll keep you updated when this is up and running.
 
We are running a series of events to facilitate many different ways that you can fundraise and get sponsors. You can choose one event or you could do a number of them to raise as much money as possible. 

• Saturday 18 June - Open Water Swimming Festival 

https://www.openswim.org.uk/event-details/greater-manchester-festival-of-open-water-swimming-2022
 
Please enter and start getting your sponsorship now. Our next meet up will be 3pm on Saturday 6 June at Sale Water Park.  Older swimmers can enter the longer events or the under 15 event and parents/family are fine to enter the 500m event if this is preferred. 

• CAKE SALES - please help us out with these - email headcoach@altrinchamsc.org.uk

18th June - Development 1/2 
29th June - Transition 
9th July - Competition 
16th  July - Performance

• Sunday 4 September - Sponsored Swimathon Relays - 5 teams... who will be victorious? 

• Friday 9 September - Celebration Party with fundraising raffle

• Sunday 18 September - Swim Clinic with GB 🇬🇧 Swimmer Lauren Quigley

• Ongoing - 30 things to do before ASC is 30 challenge list - start getting your sponsors now!  Please see the poster on this here with more information.

If anyone has links to a business which may be able to contribute or support our bursary fund, then we'd love to hear from you as soon as possible. 
 
We can do this ASC! 
 
Best wishes from the 30th Birthday Team