Record Breaker's so far in 2024 After a record-breaking December, our club marks are falling again with four swimmers to our knowledge who have rewritten club records so far in 2024, our congratulations go to the following athletes... Polina K Who has earned an impressive four Age Group Records in 50m & 100m Breast-stroke, 100m Backstroke and 100m IM across the County Championships? Charlie H Charlie earned two records on the same day in 200m Backstroke and then set some friendly competition against her friend and teammate Polina by lowering...

Charlie Meeks's first Swim England Call Up Charlie Meek, an exceptional Poole Swimming Club athlete, is about to embark on an exciting international endeavour that marks a significant milestone in his swimming journey. Having honed his skills and gained invaluable experience through the Poole Swimming Club Pathway since the age of 9, Charlie's unwavering dedication has led him to become a National Champion. Now, he eagerly looks forward to representing Swim England at the renowned Swedish Grand Prix Meet in Gothenburg. This remarkable opportunity not only allows Charlie to proudly...

Super Coach Jan Earns First International Coaching Position Jan Hutchings, our super dedicated and hardworking coach at Poole Swimming Club, has achieved a significant milestone in her coaching career. The club is filled with pride as Jan receives her first-ever international coaching call-up to represent Swim England. Having served Poole Swimming Club for an impressive 15 years, Jan has become an integral part of the team, demonstrating her exceptional skills and unwavering commitment. Throughout her tenure, she has meticulously worked with numerous swimmers, both at the club level and within...

Swim England Winter Nationals Report: 2023 After a wet and windy drive up to Sheffield and a brief stop at the motorway services on the M1, Coaches Chris and Jan arrived at Ponds Forge for a Wednesday afternoon training session with the team in preparation for the 2023 Swim England Winter Nationals. The 2023 Championships ran over a four-day period from Thursday 14th December to Sunday 17th December with the fastest 6 heats being swum in the morning and the remaining heats being swum in the afternoon. In the evening...

CHELSEA & WESTMINSTER + MILLFIELD INTERNATIONAL OPEN MEET REPORT 21st – 23rd OCTOBER 2023 There was an exciting wealth of National and International talent on-show at the Chelsea & Westminster + Millfield International Open meet. Just some of the noteworthy athletes who raced were Jacob Peters, Kieran Bird, Cameron Brooker, Ed Mildred, Matthew Ward, Emily Large, Edward Marcal Whittles, Nick Finch and Jonathan Adam. For most of our swimmers, this meet provided a chance to experience a high level short course meet at the start of the 2023/2024 season. It...

Coach Jan selected for the prestigious Elevate Coaching Programme With over 200 applicants applying, it is with pride that we congratulate coach Jan on her success and recent selection into the UK Coaching Elevate programme. The programme offers opportunities to observe coaches in high-performance environments and to connect and network with other like-minded coaches. Through workshops and webinars, coaches will explore ways to extend their role, their profile and the impact they can have. The club continues to benefit from the experiences Dr Jan Hutchings has bought to the athletes...

South West Regional Summer Championships Report Weekend 3: 13th – 14th May 2023 After our success in the pool in Millfield and Plymouth, the team were up and ready for another weekend of racing. The venue for the last weekend of the Regional Summer Championships took place at Hengrove Leisure Centre’s 50 metre pool in Bristol. As mentioned in our last report, there was so much to look forward to this weekend and we really did finish on a high with so many medals, finalists and personal best swims. The...

Swansea Open Meet Poole Swimming’s Clubs Youth contingent headed west to the Swansea Open Meet to improve long-course racing and push for Summer National Ranking Qualifying Times. It was to be a quick in–and–out meet and for some their first time away, so a bonus opportunity to learn the important independence, self-management, adaptability, and resilience skills needed for stepping into racing at high levels. The group left Poole at 5 pm, were in their hotel rooms by 10 pm, and was up at 6am for Saturday, Day 1 of the...

South West Regional Championships Weekend 1 2023 As the sun shone on a lovely spring morning PSC’s young Regional qualifiers made their way up to Millfield for the start of a busy weekend of racing. Preparations for the first weekend of the Regional Summer Championships had all gone well and our swimmers were primed and ready to go. Saturday – AM Heats The first event of the morning was the Girls 200m Butterfly. Both Grace and Blossom (14 years) swam well to finish in 10th and 13th position overall respectively....

National Arena League B Final On Saturday 4th March the group of swimmers, coaches, and officials attended the National Arena League B Final hosted at the prestigious Cardiff Swimming Pool. The first time the club had qualified for a National Final. With 300 teams across England and Wales and up to 12000 swimmers competing, to make the top 20 clubs was a huge achievement. Poole went into the B Final gala ranked 5th and our small band of mighty supporters had prepared for the occasion brilliantly. Bev, sporting yellow hair,...