
Welcome to Clitheroe Dolphins
A swimming club where EVERY swimmer matters..

We are a SwimMark accredited competitive swimming club located at the heart of the Ribble Valley in Lancashire. We pride ourselves on the friendly environment we provide and our structured development pathway which is designed specifically with the needs of our swimmers in mind.
We all have our own goals, aspirations and development needs and we recognise that. Here at Clitheroe Dolphins our ambition is to produce well rounded and robust athletes who have been given the opportunity to be the best swimmers they can be.
No two swimmers are the a same, so each athlete that comes though our programme is treated as an individual and not just the next swimmer off the production line.
We cater for swimmers who have reached the upper end of the Swim England Learn to swim syllabus, through to those with National Championship aspirations, and our carefully constructed development pathway will enable swimmers to achieve their own personal goals, and they will do so in a supportive environment.

" The only limit to your ambitions are those you place on yourself"



Clitheroe Dolphins swimming club produced a sterling performance as they clinched 18 medals at the 2026 Lancashire County Championships
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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
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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.