

Clitheroe Dolphins Swimming Club has been providing competitive swimming opportunities for children and young adults since the club was formed in 1973. We are a community club in every sense with parents and siblings of the swimmers getting involved poolside and in all our activities, and our swimmers have been ambassadors for Clitheroe throughout the northwest and beyond, participating at county, regional and national levels.
In 2023 the club celebrates its 50th anniversary and this not only provides an opportunity to reflect on and share our history, but, importantly, to look to the future.
With that in mind, we have set up our very own £50 for 50 club to help us invest in the future.
We would be very pleased to hear from any company or individual who would be interested in becoming a member of our 50 Club, whereby you pledge to donate a one-off amount of £50 to help support the club’s continuing growth.
The committee of the club has a passion to continue to deliver opportunities for our swimmers, and we recently implemented a four year plan to become one of the best technical swimming clubs in the county and with a focus on making all our swimmers the best they can be. We would be delighted if you were able to play a part in supporting and sharing the great work the young people of our wonderful club are capable of and we look forward very much to hearing from you if you are interested in becoming a member of our 50 Club.
In return, you get your brand included on the website, you get to offer your products to our swim parents and you get partner rates on sponsorship activities such as branded clothing, swim cap logos, poolside banners and much more.
Be a part of our community and gain instant customers and supporters of your business.
For further details, contact – [email protected]
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.”
Swim England North West are pleased to announce that the consideration times for the Swim England North West Summer Championships 2026.
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On the back of Andy’s record breaking feat at British Nationals a few weeks ago it was another great day for Dolphins masters yesterday.
Ruth Parker made the trip to Sheffield to compete at the South Yorks masters open meet, coming home with Silver in the 100IM & 50 Breast, and bronze in the 50 Fly, posting three new PBs in the process.
Not only that but subject to the qualifying times being released we believe the time of 40.6 Ruth posted in the 50 Breast should be enough to qualify for the 2026 National Champs.
Well Done Ruth
The Masters have been back in action today as Ruth will be joined by Caitlin Wilson, Martha Smith and Sam Griffiths who have all been selected to represent Lancashire at the inter counties championships at Manchester.
Looking forward to todays stories
If you would like to hear more about our masters setup or come and join the fun book your trial online now
Swim England is proud to be teaming up with leading swimming club administration platforms – including Swim Club Manager and Swim Manager – to deliver a faster, more efficient way for clubs, coaches, and event organisers to access official swimming times.
A very big thank you to Tesco Clitheroe In The Community for their generous donation from their book sales in July!
Some of our swimmers & Paul our chairman went to collect the cheque today.