A pupil from a school in Bingham is taking the swimming world by storm, breaking a Nottinghamshire record that stood for 18 years and adding more medals to his ever-growing collection.Lewis Warner who attends Toot Hill School - which is part of the Nova Education Trust - qualified for the Swim … [Read more...]
Toot Hill swimmers ranked in top five in country after superb national finals
Four swimmers from Toot Hill in Bingham ensured the school was one of the top five in the country at the prestigious National Finals in London.Year seven students Oscar Ferrar and William Newham, along with year eight pupils Lewis Hare and Ben Roberts, competed in the English Schools’ Swimming … [Read more...]
Nottingham schoolgirl chosen to be a water safety ambassador for national charity
STA, a national charity dedicated to the teaching of swimming and water safety, has announced that Laila Dore, a 9-year old schoolgirl from Nottingham has been chosen to be one of the associations’ young water safety ambassadors for 2019.After a nationwide search and hundreds of applicants, STA … [Read more...]
Rushcliffe Swimming Club hold charity swimathon
Rushcliffe Swimming Club recently held a swimathon, inviting swimmers of all ages to join in and see how many lengths they could swim to raise money for West Bridgford charity, the Friary.The swimmers swam an amazing 98km in total, which is almost three times across the Channel. The … [Read more...]
Seven-year-old Max achieves mile swimming badge
A seven-year-old school boy from West Bridgford has just achieved his mile badge for swimming an incredible 64 lengths without stopping. Max Barnes-Bayles, a pupil at Greythorn Primary School, has been swimming three to four times a week since he was eight weeks … [Read more...]
Bingham’s Keith undertakes five-kilometre swim
Bingham’s Keith Wenborn has recently undertaken a grueling five-kilometre swim at the National Water Sports Centre at Holme Pierrepont. He told the Local News: “The idea for the challenge started last summer. “I have had both knees replaced so since 1996 my main exercise … [Read more...]
More success for Bramcote Swimming Club’s Aquastars
Bramcote Swimming Club's Aquastars synchronised swimming team have recently returned from the UK Nationals at the Olympic Park swimming pool in Stratford, London with an impressive medal haul. It was the second time the event had taken place and was watched by over 1,000 spectators, … [Read more...]
Successful competition for Green Arrows
The Green Arrows Synchronised Swimming Club of Nottingham sent their senior team down to London to take part in the National Combo Cup at the London Aquatic Centre. The day began for the swimmers and parents at 4:30am when everyone met to travel down south in a … [Read more...]