Arrangements are:
Meet outside W.H.Smiths in Victoria Station at 13.00.
Get the Oxford Tube bus to Oxford.
Competition starts at 16.30
Swim.
Go out.
Come home on Oxford Tube Bus which runs all through the night and arrives at Victoria.

Races available:
Free 50/100
Fly 50/100
Back 50/100
Breast 50/100
IM 200
Relays
We’ll sort the team out on the bus there.

The competition is free but take money for drinks and food. The return bus trip is £13 with student ID.

Theme is Army so bring Army stuff to wear for the night out. Check Aruns message for details.

If you don’t want to come but are at a loose end on Saturday there is also a sponsered swim at 52 Club on Gower Street 12-4pm. Its raising money for Malaria and 100% of the money raised goes to by bed nets that are treated with insecticide. Its a great cause and the swim, money raising will literally save lives. To sign up click on this link and follow instructions:

Think that’s it, email swimlust@gmail.com if you have any questions.

CONTACT INFO
There are several ways to keep updated with LUST goings on, firstly, this site which will be updated with details on dates, news, events and photos. We also have a facebook group which can be found by searching for L.U.S.T. or London Swimming. Also please direct any email queries to lustswimming@gmail.com. Between those you should always know whats going on.

TRAINING
Our training sessions are Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 7-8pm for competitive and non-competitive swimmers and also Wednesday 2.30-4pm and Saturday 4-5pm for competitive swimmers. The sessions are running from this week starting 5th October and you can try a couple of swimming sessions out before committing to the membership. Each session is a structured training session aimed at improving some aspect of your swimming ability and fitness. The sessions will be very busy in the next couple of weeks but things will calm down so don’t be put off by this.

MEMBERSHIP
Membership for the year is £50 which covers your entrance to the pool and coaching for the sessions. The committee will be available in the Energybase reception after each session to sort out the membership and answer any questions you may have. Membership forms are available here http://www.ulu.co.uk/content/index.php?page=83 or from a member of the committee. To complete the form you will have to have a valid ULU student or associate card for the 09-10 year.

SOCIALS
There are a couple of socials to kick things off this week, we will be heading up the the Duck and Dive bar after training throughout the week so you can get to know others in the team. Also, on thursday we will be heading out after training to get a curry somewhere close by to the pool. Arun and Louise have been busy planning lots of socials for the rest of the term and information will follow on these from him shortly.

OXFORD
On 24th October we are off to Oxford for a friendly gala with 50/100m races. The gala is very relaxed and is a good opportunity to get some up to date times. If you are not interested in competing then don’t worry - after we get the swimming out of the way we head out into Oxford with the other swimming teams for a social which has yet to disappoint. If you are interested in attending there will be a sign up sheet appearing at the pool this week. This is not a commitment, its just so we can have an idea of numbers and who is interested.

BUCS SHORT COURSE
The BUCS (previously BUSA) Short Course entry deadline is rapidly approaching. It will be held at Ponds Forge on 13th-15th November with teams from almost all the Universities in the country competing. Not only is it an excellent competition its also a really fun weekend. So, could anyone who thinks they may want to compete in this event speak to the men and women captain (James and Cathy).

To join, we will have a stall at the ULU Threshers Fayre which is held in the ULU Building (See map on website) where you can sign up and we can answer any question you may have. We will also try to have a presence at some of the individual College Fayres. It you can not wait until then, or miss us at one of the Fayres, please just come to the pool for one of our training sessions (times  also on site). Ask for one of the captains or presidents - you can swim a couple of times to try out the club before we ask you to join.

The cost of membership is 50 pounds for the year which covers entry to the pool and coaching for the five sessions as well as our coach.

Some of us will be meeting at the ULU bar duck and dive from 6pm where we will then move onto the Ice rink at Somerset House for 8pm. After the skating we will probably head over to Porterhouse in Covent Garden for some food and drinks.

It’s best to book the skating on the internet to avoid disappointment on the day. Here is the link for you to follow to do this.

If this doesn’t work type in Somerset house into Google and follow the links to the ice rink and tickets.

We’re booking for 20.00-21.00 on Friday 9th Jan 2009
The cost is £12.50

It’s easier to book yourself or if you can organise a group of you to book together then do so as I think it will prove difficult for me to book for everyone by the time you all come back.

ULU PIRATE NIGHT

As I guessed some of you will be away for the first social coming back from Xmas and all your New Year fun I have hopefully organised a fitting Welcome back social for the term.

I have organised a Pirate Night to be held at ULU from 6pm onwards!!!

One major difference is that I will be inviting other sports teams in ULU to attend so hopefully it will be a mass event!
If any one knows any other teams that you reckon would join let me know!

-Refresh night @ULU bar. 2-4-1 between 6pm-8pm. 8pm onwards mixers £1.50

This does mean dressing up as something like Captain Jack Sparrow or whatever pirate you like.

Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year folks

Team L.U.S.T.

The meal will only cost £20 which includes wine as we have generously subsidized the cost. A formal invitation is being handed out at training from tonight. Anyone wishing to receive an invite via post please contact Arun (Social Sec) via facebook with your address or reply to swimlust@googlemail.com

If you would like to attend Arun we will be collecting the money and an answer to which starter, main meal and dessert you would like. If you have any other dietery requirements please let us know before.

Dress Code: Spiffingly smart! (Arun Smart)
Date: Thurs 11th December
Place: Anchor Pub, London Bridge

Starters
-Red Onion & Goats Cheese Tart (v)
A savoury tarlet filled with sweet red onion and goats cheese.
-Smoked Salmon & Kiln Roasted Salmon Mousse
Garnished with watercress and rocket
Soup of the day
Served with baked baguette and butter.
-Rannachs Smoked Duck Pate
Creamy smoked duck pate served with toasted baguette and Bramley apple chutney.

Mains
-Grilled Wild Alaskan Salmon
With champagne sauce and chopped chives
-Roast Lincolnshire Turkey
Served with all the traditional trimmings
-Roasted Topside of Beef
Served with Yorkshire pudding and all the trimmings.
-Winter Vegetable Roulade (v)
A root vegetable roulade served with a tomoato and basil sauce.
-Pork Chop & Tewkesbury Sauce
Double thick pork chop with a Tewkesbury mustard and chedder cheese.

All main courses are served with roast and mashed potatoes, carrots, broccoli and buttered sprouts.

Desserts
-Christmas Pudding
Served with your choice of rich Brandy sauce, extra thick Channel Island cream, Callestick Farm ice cream or custard.
-Belgian Chocolate Cheesecake
With extra thick Channel Island cream.
-Cheese Plate
A selection of British cheeses served with Bramley apple chutney. grapes and cheese biscuits.
-Ice Cream
A selection of Ice cream from Callestick Farm.

I’ve attached a programme of the swimming events, we will be meeting at Victoria at 12:30 and leaving at 13:00 on the Saturday and getting the Oxford tube bus up. The warm up starts at 16:00 with the races starting at 16:30. After the swimming and the night out we will be getting the Oxford tube bus back to London Victoria, which runs all the way through the night. We have also put in a kit order for Oxford which should arrive this week, so if you would like some kit please speak to James.

Its a really fun day/night and we like to get as many people up to Oxford as we possibly can so please all give it some thought! If you would like to come along please speak to Arun who will take your details, or any other member of the committee.

Saturday from 7pm - Meet at the Duck n Dive, ULU, Malet street.

We welcome you all to one of the biggest social events of the year. We have reserved the gallery for the entire night so although we mite be at the duck and dive initially, if you arrive late check the other ulu bar. If any of you are worried about the Drinking Please don’t Be! We’re a friendly team as I’m sure you’ve noticed We will have loads of games and stuff to do for the whole night, expect it to
be immense!!! I give it a guess that for the whole night you won’t need to spend more than £20!
I look forward to seeing AS Many of you swimmers there as possible!

It looks like we’ve got some great new additions for the team and with a new academic year and BUCS looming around the corner we’ll really be raising the standard in the training sessions. Theres also the Welcome Social this Saturday (18th) with details to follow from Arun shortly. Should be an excellent year!