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Penguin Latymer Royals U15s make their debut


London League, Water Polo

We have three Under 15 teams playing in the London League Summer Championships this year:

  • Penguin Laytmer U15B (The Royals) in Division 3
  • Penguin Hillingdon in Division 2
  • Penguin Laytmer U15A (The Emperors) also in Division 2.

Last weekend, Penguin Latymer Royals started their Division 3 campaign.

It was the first ever tournament for a relatively new team established in September last year, and they finished unbeaten in all four matches.

A great result with some skillful play.

 

London League Penguin Latymer Royals U15 team May 2018
The Penguin Latymer Royals U15 team: Giorgio (GK) – Omari (Capt.) – Cai (V. Capt.)- Leon – Edward – Alvaro – Geoffrey – Oscar – Yasset – Kai.

 

The team plays next at Latymer Sport Centre on 17 June.

Results

Penguin Latymer Royals vs Barnet 8-0
Penguin Latymer Royals vs Bexley 5-1
Penguin Latymer Royals vs Otter 3-1
Penguin Latymer Royals vs Kingston 3-1

League table

Penguin Latymer Royals 12 pts
Otter 9 pts
Kingston 4 pts
Bexley 3 pts
Barnet 1 pt

First round in the London League U13 Division 2


London League, Water Polo

Both of our U13 teams played in the first round of London League Division 2 on 22 April.

Hillingdon Penguin coach, Shaun Hill, is very proud of how the nine players in the side performed.

“They all worked extremely hard, and we were unlucky to lose our last game against Haringey. Our teamwork was incredible and I believe the players will learn a lot from the tournament.”

Hillingdon Penguin U13 team
Hillingdon Penguin U13 team with coach Shaun

 

Coach Claudio Palumbo was equally proud of the Latymer Penguin squad.

“Many of the team played for the first time, and they showed great technique and passion in our sport.”

Latymer Penguin U13 team
Latymer Penguin U13 team with coach Claudio

 

Claudio also recognised the two referees, Ian ‘Grimbo’ Grimwood and John ‘Shakey’ Lake for the perfect organisation, Simone Bardella for helping at the table with Audrey and Antonio, assistant coach Krisz Serfozo, and coach Andrea Cardia for the time he has spent training the Latymer players in recent months.

 

Tournament results

U13 LL results April 2018

 

Current standings in the league table

U13 LL league table April 2018

 

Next round

We play next on Sunday 3 June. Find the match schedule and follow the results on FixturesLive.

Anderson Jolly wins Jack Petchey Award for March 2018


Award, Water Polo

Anderson Jolly - April 18 Jack Petchey Award winner

The winner of the Jack Petchey Achievement Award for March 2018 is Anderson Jolly. Why? In three words: leadership, commitment and discipline.

Anderson, who is 15, joined the Club in December 2016. He was a strong swimmer, but new to water polo. It didn’t take him long to master the basics of the game and move to the Advanced group. At our end of term fun tournaments, Anderson has captained teams to victory on four occasions, showing what a great tactician he is.

His coach, Aloka, says, “Anderson at a young age has shown great stature in the form of leadership and discipline. He is a player with huge potential who remains humble and simple yet plays the game hard.”

We are grateful to the Jack Petchey Foundation for their support.

Jack Petchey Foundation logo

Introducing our new Club President


History

Posted by Sarah Wren

Gill and Louis - Club Presidents

Meet our new President, Louis Lemieux, who was voted in at the Club AGM this week.

Outgoing President, Gill Turner, handed over the chain of office and wished Louis all the best for his tenure.

A big thank you to Gill for her work as President over the past three years.

Jack Petchey Small Grant Award: A new goal and great teamwork


Water Polo

Posted by Sue Seagroatt

New goal in use at Hillingdon

The Hillingdon Juniors were fortunate to receive a Small Grant Award from the Jack Petchey foundation of £750 towards the cost of new equipment. We used this to help buy a new goal. This was urgently needed as our existing goals are suffering from wear and tear.

The goal arrived last week and we hoped to use it for our End of Term Fun Tournament on Saturday 24 March. The supplier had assured us that it would be simple to assemble. In the event, it wasn’t simple at all and required tools we didn’t have. We had to start the tournament without it but Sam, a very determined mum, refused to give in and enlisted another parent, Anton, and one of the Fusion team leaders, to work on it. After an hour it was more-or-less built and they managed to get it in the water just in time for the final game.

We will complete the assembly after Easter. A complicated challenge brought out the best in our section. Great to see the parents seize the opportunity and take responsibility to provide a better experience for the children.