Electric Eels Swimming and synchro club for children and adults.

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Web Name: Electric Eels Swimming and synchro club for children and adults.

WebSite: http://electriceels.org.uk

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SwimmingElectric Eels was founded in June 2008. We are a competitive swim club for young people over 8 with Down Syndrome.Find out more SynchroIn 2014, Electric Eels launched the Syncro part of the club with the help of the GB team. We are the only such club in the country.Find out more VolunteersThe club relies on teachers and volunteers. No formal qualifications are required, but you should be interested in swimming. Find out more SupportersElectric Eels is a registered UK charity & every penny goes to helping our members. There are many ways to support the club.Find out more Electric Eels is a family orientated club specifically for children (over 8) adults with Down Syndrome. We cater for experienced non-swimmers alike, who wish to develop their fitness, core strength improve technical aspects of swimming, in a safe, friendly environment.We have won The Queen s Award to Voluntary Service. Hooray!Dear Pauline Walker, Electric Eels Swimming Synchro Club for people with Down ’s syndrome.I am writing to inform you that Electric Eels Swimming Synchro Club for people with Down ’s syndrome was nominated for The Queen s Award for Voluntary Service 2018. This award was created by The Queen in 2002 to celebrate the anniversary of the Queen s coronation, recognising excellence in voluntary activities carried out by groups in the community. It is the MBE for volunteer groups. The work your group does for the community was very much admired by the independent Assessment Committee, chaired by Sir Martyn Lewis CBE and I am delighted to inform you that your group has been selected as a recipient for The Queen s Award for Voluntary Service (QAVS) 2018. The award of The Queen s Award for Voluntary Service 2018 represents a tremendous achievement for your organisation. We hope that everyone involved, and particularly your volunteers, feel immensely proud of the recognition that this Award represents.Affiliation/Accreditation: We had a great team of 10 swimmers attend the Guildford gala on March 7th. This is a lovely gala for our swimmers as we are able to take swimmers for their first gala here. All swimmers had amazing swims Read More Team GB synchro (Electric Eels) Arrived back from Olbia, Sardinia on the 20thSeptember, bringing home two international bronze medals, after an extremely intense, rewarding, emotional, and fun week out at the 5thDSISO Open European Swimming and Synchro Championships. 5 Days Read More The founder of Electric Eels Swimming and Synchro Club has said it would not exist without volunteers. Pauline Walker praised the work of those who give up their time to help children with Down Syndrome to learn to swim. Electric Read More To mark World Down Syndrome Day 2019, Dan Richardson visited Electric Eels Swimming Club,which has helped to transform the lives of young people living with Down Syndrome. In 2008, Pauline Walker founded Electric Eels with a simple ambition – to Read More We performed our display to the biggest crowd ever, the crowd egged our swimmers on throughout the whole routine with lots of loud cheering!! Thank you so much Swim England for allowing us to come along to not just show Read More Happy New Year Pauline, you have changed my world in so many ways, by having me at your club allowed me to have opportunities that I could only dream of, you have helped in my path of finding a job Read More It’s certainly been a year to remember for Electric Eels – and now the club has another gong to add to its growing collection of awards. The club is the only swimming and synchro club in the country for people Read More On September 15th 2018,  The Electric Eels won the Swim England’s Swimming Club of the Year award for the south East Region. There are eight regions in the country, and we now go to the Finals in November against the Read More WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR DONATIONS THAT HELPED SEND OUR G.B. TEAM OUT TO TURO, NOVA SCOTIA CANADA In July, the GB Down syndrome team set out to Canada for the 2018 World Down Syndrome Read More A huge thank you to them both, they raised £150.00 for the Electric Eels Synchro Teams trip to Canada to the World Down’s Syndrome Synchro Championships. Thank you very much. Lizzie Allen attended the European Down Syndrome Open Swimming Championships and smashed the 25m Freestyle Junior Down Syndrome World Record. Competition was high with swimmers from across Europe including Russia, Estonia, Sweden and Spain and Ireland. She broke the record Read More On Sunday March 25th Molly Khan won a Special award at the Reading Sports Personality awards at the Hilton Hotel in Reading. Molly won the award for gaining a Silver medal at the World Down’s Syndrome synchronised competition in Italy Read More

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Electric Eels is a family orientated club specifically for children (over 8) & adults with Down Syndrome. We cater for experienced & non-swimmers alike.

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