We are a SWIM 21 accredited, ASA affiliated Swimming Club with 180 members
Dolphins are based at Ribblesdale Swimming Pool, Edisford Road, Clitheroe with some training at other local pools.
Our aim is to train and develop emotionally mature, competitive swimmers who can compete at the maximum level of their ability in a supportive community based club.
Fantastic Swims at North Lancs Championships
DOLPHINS took their biggest team yet to the North Lancashire Championships in Blackpool and produced a remarkable display.
On the first weekend, Will Murray won the 50m Freestyle Open Championship and added the 14 years’ 100m Freestyle.
Joseph Kenny also came away with a Bronze medal in the 200m fly.
Ellie Taylor got her first regional qualification time, even though she has yet to turn 12, and Dolphins already had 14 swimmers with qualification times for the County Championships – Alice Entwistle, Darcy Williams, Alice Fox, Hannah Procter, Ellie Taylor, Abigail Procter, Alasdair Moir, Harvey Griffin, Patrick Enion, Jack Stanley, Joseph Kenny, Harvey Haworth, Cameron Deacon and Will Murray.
Over the second weekend, Murray won silver in the 200m IM with a County and Regional time. Isabella Watt finished slightly ahead of Ellie Taylor as they both got County times in the 50m back. Alice Entwistle and Elie Brown both swam fantastic 50m fly times to qualify for the Counties.
Ellie Taylor was 0.02 seconds faster than Abbi Procter in the 50m free and they, along with Isabella Watt swam County times. Alice Fox and Hannah Procter achieved fantastic County-qualifying 200m IMs,
Joe Kenny, Harvey Griffin and Alasdair Moir swam County times at 50m free and Harvey Griffin and Joe Kenny again for the 200m free.
On the Sunday, swim of the day was Ellie Taylor’s stunning 100m Free which earned her regional qualification, closely followed by Harvey Griffin’s County time and bronze medal in the 50 Breaststroke.
Jacob Crompton became the 18th qualifier to the Counties with his fantastic swim at 50m Breaststroke and congratulations on County qualifying swims to Darcy Williams and Alice Fox in the 50m back, Alasdair Moir in the 50m Breast, Hannah Procter and Abbi Procter in the 100 Free, Alasdair Moir and Harvey Griffin in the 200 Breast and Ellie Taylor and Abbi Procter in the 200 Free.
Records Tumble at Annual Sprints Gala
Well done to all the swimmers who took part on in our annual Sprint Gala and made it
such a great competitive evening of swimming. 326 new personal bests were set, 134 North
Lancs qualifying times were achieved and 12 club records were broken! Many
races ended with fingertip finishes making the finish judge's job a very
difficult one.
In the earlier gala for swimmers aged 6-9, Daisy Dixon, Robert Moir and
Alistair Moir all took clean sweeps of gold medals in their age groups. The
following new club records were set:
Charlie Ashworth 9yr girls 50m Backstroke
Alastair Moir 9yr boys 50m Backstroke
Daisy Dixon 6yr girls 25m Butterfly
In the later gala for swimmers aged 10 and over, Hannah Procter, Megan
Davidson, Abigail Procter, Oliver Murray and Will Murray all took clean
sweeps of gold medals in their contested age groups. Harry Paige and Philip
Sellars also took 5 golds but their age groups weren't contested. The
following new club records were set:
Jack Stanley 10yr boys 50m Backstroke
Will Murray 14yr boys 50m Breaststroke
Megan Davidson 12yr girls 50m Butterfly
Will Murray 14yr boys 50m Butterfly
Will Murray 14yr boys 50m Freestyle
Harvey Griffin 10yr boys 100m IM
Will Murray 14yr boys 100m IM
Harry Paige 15yr boys 100m IM
Philip Sellars 17yr boys 100m IM
We also presented Dean with all the cards and collection for his honeymoon.
Amazingly, nobody had given the game away so it was a complete surprise to
Dean. Both Rachel and Dean would like to thank everyone for their
generosity. Thanks also to everyone who helped out at the gala - it wouldn't be possible without all our volunteers!
Dolphins have a Regional Champion!
Will Murray (pictured above centre) swam at the North West regional championships at the
Manchester Aquatics Centre in June and smashed his personal
best to claim GOLD in the
100m Freestyle for 13yr old boys. Swimming against the best swimmers from
Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Cheshire, Will narrowly
scraped into the final after his heat didn't go as planned! However, he
pulled his best swim ever out of the bag in the final to surprise all the
other qualifiers. His time of 58.01secs also qualifies him for the
National Championships in the summer. This is a great achievement for Will who has had his eye on qualifying for the Nationals all year and
his hard work is paying off. Will also finished in 5th place in the 100m
Butterfly and another Dolphin's swimmer, Elliot Norman, finished 5th in
the 200m Breaststroke for 10yr old boys.
Clitheroe Dolphins swimmers show off their medals after the annual prize giving at the Christmas Party
new
- Reminder! No training on Sunday 26th Feb and 11th March due to Micro League Galas.
- 2012 Dolphins Competition Calendar
- An up to date list of Dolphins competitions throughout 2012 is now available here.
- Statto's Page
- This month - all time best 50m breaststroke times for 11 yr old girls and 50m backstroke for 11 yr old boys. All times are ASA registered swims for Clitheroe Dolphins. View the tables here.
- North Lancs Meet Jan/Feb 2012
- Results can be found here.
- 2012 County Qualification Times
- The qualification times to be eligible for the 2012 Lancashire County Championships can be found here.
- Long Course Training with Bobcats
- For swimmers who are aiming to compete at the County championships next year, we have the opportunity for you to train with Bobcats once a month at Manchester Aquatics in a 50m pool. See Dean for further info.
- Simply Swim – Competition swimwear & swimsuits
- Get a 10% discount off all purchases by using the code SVC22 when you checkout!
