City of Ely Swimming Club turned 100 years old in 2023. The club was formed in 1923 with training and events taking place in the River Great Ouse near the Cutter Inn.
An open-air swimming pool was built on Angel Drove in 1934 and the club only trained through the summer months. 1977 saw the club take up winter training also in St. Ives which improved their standards immensely.
The Paradise Pool was then opened in Ely in 1981 by Olympic swimmer Sharron Davies and was home to the club until it closed its doors in 2018 and the club relocated to new facilities at The Hive where they remain today and thankful for their support in helping swimmers achieve their goals.
The team celebrated over the Summer with a big Centenary party at Witchford Village Hall, money raised through fundraising and donations helped to support the swimmers and families to enjoy this momentous occasion with outdoor inflatables and disco fun. Each swimmer was awarded a special centenary medal and swim cap for their efforts at the short distance Club Championships.
Highlights for the club in its 100th year have been 3 Top Club awards, 16 Top Boy and Girl awards, Team wins at Junior and Senior fenland leagues, 17 swimmers competing at County level, 8 swimmers competing at Regional level, 3 swimmers competing at National events, 2 swimmers selected for the East Region Development programme, 1 swimmer selected for the Swim England National Age Group Development programme and an amazing 154 Club records broken. The Masters team has also grown with our biggest squad to date of 15 swimmers with 3 of these also competing at national level.
The Club has just finished the year with its Christmas celebrations and awards for the long distance Club Championships with special recognition and trophies awarded for the year in the following:
Junior Swimmers of the Year – Gabriel Kim and Peony Jackson
Intermediate Swimmers of the Year – Alex Pashley & Jacob Schultz and Lauren Turnock & Felicity Gates
Senior Swimmers of the Year – Cillian O’Brien and Keira Mavin
Most Improved Swimmer – Jake Dunham
Coaches Award – Lyra Schultz
City of Ely Swimming Club is excited for the next 100 years of swimming, could we see an Olympic swimmer one day!
Press release from City of Ely Amateur Swimming Club
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