This month one of our amazing club swimmers Matthew Menzer has been competing in the Swim England National Championships after qualifying at the regional event last month! He swam a huge 7.5km to finish in a fantastic personal best time of 1hr 41 mins and 26 secs. The club are so very proud of this phenomenal achievement! Well done Matthew!

Our super talented club swimmer Naomi Broadley recently competed at the Aquatics GB Next Gen championships at Ponds Forge. She qualified for the 400IM and swam an amazingly strong performance that saw her with a well earned new PB and 12th overall in her age category against some of the best swimmers in the country which is a phenomanal performance!! As a club we are so very proud of these amazing acheivements! Well done Naomi.

A huge congratulations to two of our exceptionally talented swimmers. Naomi Broadley who has qualified for British and English Summer Championships and Rose Keefe who has qualified for English Summer Champs. Both girls have worked so hard in the qualifying window to earn the right to swim with some of the best swimmers in the country. All of us at the City of Wakefield Swimming club wishes them all the best and will be cheering them on via the streaming links. We will post links to these nearer the time!...

Huge congratulations to our very own club swimmer Grace Blair for her selection for a European Triathlon taking place next year! All of us at the City of Wakefield swimming club are so proud of your acheivements and we wish you all the very best!!

The first batch of Winter Yorkshires has wrapped up, bringing plenty of positives to kick-start the season. Representing City of Wakefield, we had 27 swimmers competing in 134 races, bringing plenty of opportunities to kick-start the season. The trio of Keefe swimmers—Rose, Aimee, and Emilia—continued their strong starts. Rose showcased her form with two top-10 finishes and several personal bests after a challenging year. Emilia contributed to the team's success with a medal in the 50 breaststroke and narrowly missed another in the 100 breaststroke, finishing in 4th place. Sibling...

City of Wakefields Beth Jordan achieved great success at last weekends "Swim England Masters National Championships (25m)" which took place at Ponds Forge International Sport Centre in Sheffield. The Swim England Masters National Championships is the highlight of the national Masters short course calendar. Competition is always fierce for medals in every age group at the Championships, with multiple British, European and World record broken each year. A 3rd place in the 50m Back (18-24 Yrs Age Group) with a time of 30.76 seconds was therefore a fantastic achievement. Beth...

We're thrilled to announce that Grace Blair from Calibre Squad has been selected for the Swim England North East Region – Open Water Squad 2023. This is a remarkable achievement for Grace, and we're excited to support her over the next 12 months as she embarks on this journey. The selection will provide Grace with a fantastic opportunity to refine her technical, tactical, and physical open water skills alongside other swimmers of similar age and ability from across the North East. With the overarching goal of progressing further up the...

February became a bit of a milstone for the club this year, with a record number of entries to the Yorkshire Swimming Championships. Our club proudly sent 30 swimmers to compete in 151 events over the course of three weekends, pitting themselves against the finest athletes in Yorkshire. The weekend also saw a record 36 Finals for us, walking away with 32 penants and 4 Medals. A huge step in the right direction. RESULTS: Jessica Hampshire 9th - 100 Back, Emily England-Hall 5th - 100 Back, Eleanor Bridgman 6th -...

As we settle for Christmas with our families and friends, it’s time to give thanks, reflect, and look forward. You will have seen Harvey’s post about our ever-growing success in the pool this year, which is down to sheer hard work and determination from swimmers, coaches, and parents/carers alike. Huge kudos to parents for rushing round, getting athletes to training and galas, sitting poolside for hours and being their first stop support system. Our coaching team, headed up by Harvey and Rob, are always looking for new ideas to improve...

As the year comes to an end, I want to take the opportunity to thank you all for all your hard work this year regardless of whether you were on-deck with our developing athletes, behind the scenes internally helping run the club day-to-day, or council side ensuring our sessions are adequately lifeguarded and showing your support for the future. For those of you who have recently joined the committee or for those of you who are new to the coaching team, you probably are not aware that less than 12...