Category: Swimming news

Youth Games Almere 2022

Two wonderful reports back from Almere by Emily Peart and Thomas Fox, followed by how you can be involved in next years event on home soil! Youth Games Almere 2022 by Emily Peart The...

International Youth Games 2019

The International Youth Games is a sporting and cultural exchange usually between 3 other cities that are twinned with Lancaster. They are Rendsburg in Germany, Almere in Holland and Aalborg in Denmark. Each year...

George tipped for para stardom

A FAST improving Kirkby Lonsdale para swimmer has added to his list of achievements by winning two medals at the English Schools Swimming Association Championships in Sheffield. George Longley, 10, is already earning comparisons...

British Swimming Record Smashed

Carnforth Otters Swimmer, 13 year-old Elliot Woodburn, has broken the British Age Group Record for 50m Breaststroke with an incredible time of 31.02 seconds.  Elliot now joins the likes of Adam Peaty on the...

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Poolside ponderings…. NW Regional Champs 2019

Parents and coaches spend many hours on poolside, at training and competitions. One of our coaches and swim mum, Donna, decided to check in with the swimmers and this is what she found out…...

County Championships 2019

Carnforth Otters swimmers have launched their competitive season with some impressive results at both the Lancashire and Cumbrian County Championships.  13-year-old Owain Heathcote Jones took the County Championship title in 100 Freestyle with a...

Ulverston Open Gala 2018

Saturday 17th March 2018 saw an impressive 47 Otters head up to Kendal to compete in an open meet hosted by Ulverston Swimimg Club. For many of the younger swimmers this was their first...

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2017 NW Winter Championships

  Five of Carnforth Otter’s top squad swimmers travelled to Manchester Aquatics Centre for the NW Winter Championships having achieved qualifying times in multiple events. Despite being in the middle of heavy winter training,...

Sophie Casson – the Journey of a World Record Holder

Sophie Casson joined Carnforth Otters back in the early 1990’s, became one of the country’s best distance swimmers in her 20’s and has gone on to break numerous world records in masters swimming as...