
Microleague Dates for the Diary
18 Mar 2022

Northwest Micro League is a three Division league aimed at giving young swimmers aged 9-12 their first taste of competitive swimming action in a friendly team-based setting. Clitheroe Dolphins are currently in Division C and are aiming to return to the B division when racing restarts in 2022.
The winners and promoted teams are decided by who has accumulated the most points across all events. The team to represent Dolphins is selected by the head coach prior to each event, and usually consists of 4 to 5 boys & 4 to 5 girls in each of the following age bandings:
- Aged 9 and under (at the date of the National final in Nov) - all raced over 25m
- Aged 10 (at the date of the National final in Nov) - Butterfly is raced over 25m and all other events raced over 50m
- Aged 11 (at the date of the National final in Nov) - all raced over 50m
- Aged 12 (at the date of the National final in Nov) - all raced over 50m
DATES FOR THE DIARY – Dolphins Fixture
Round One – 14th May @ Palatine, BlackpoolLytham St-Annes, Kirkham, Preston B, Clitheroe
Round Two – 21st May @ Salt Ayre, Lancaster
Lancaster, Kirkham, Garstang, Clitheroe
Round Three – 26th June @ Clitheroe
Lytham St-Annes, Kirkham, Garstang, Clitheroe
Round Four – 2nd July @ West View, Preston
Lytham St-Annes, Lancaster, Preston B, Clitheroe
Congratulations to our 19 swimmers who qualified for this years summer regionals, we proud to share the 15 swimmers who are racing over the 3 weekends.
Clitheroe Dolphins swimming club produced a sterling performance as they clinched 18 medals at the 2026 Lancashire County Championships
Enjoy your day
If your role in the club requires a DBS check, why not make life easier by joining the DBS Update Service. It keeps your certificate up to date and helps reduce admin workload for your club officers.
If you are a qualified Swim England coach and are looking for an exciting new challenge Clitheroe Dolphins are recruiting.
Merry Christmas to all our athletes, coaches and poolside helpers - it's been a great year for Dolphins and we are looking forward to 2026.
We would also like to wish our wider swimming community a Merry Christmas and New Year - We look forward to seeing you soon
Clitheroe Dolphins
We have another fully qualified J1 official!
Congratulations and thank you Anne who has officially been signed off in Leeds last weekend! It’s fantastic for our club to have another official to represent us at events.
Swim England have launched a new marketing campaign – Fuel up and Feel Great
We would like to say a huge thank you to Booths, Clitheroe for their generous donation to our club from their October book sales of £323.45!
It is greatly received and will help our little club to keep growing in strength
Ribblesdale Pool in Clitheroe has become the latest organisation in the UK to achieve Swim England's Water Wellbeing standard.
The Water Wellbeing mark is aimed at transforming community swimming pools into places for health, wellbeing and rehabilitation. It recognises the organisation’s efforts in making the pools more accessible and inclusive for people with long-term health conditions.
Councillor Stuart Hirst, chairman of the council’s community services committee, said:
“It’s wonderful to see Ribblesdale Pool achieve this national award. It’s a testimony to the hard work of staff and the enthusiastic support of the pool’s users.
“Swimming and water-based activities are well-known for their health benefits for people of all ages.”