MEET OUR COACHES
Mike Robinson
Head Coach
Joined: 2019
Awards: SENW Inspirational Coach 2021
Bio: A former coach at Pioneer ’79, Burnley Bobcats and most recently Bolton Mets, Mike has worked with and developed some of the best swimmers in the region.
Martha Smith
Swimmer / Assistant Coach
Joined: 2008
Awards: Welsh National, Regional & County
Bio: Martha is a senior swimmer, representing Wales at National level and swimming for many years at County and Regional events up and down the country.
Lee Scanlan
Assistant Coach
Joined:2016
Awards: SEQ Level 1, SEQ Level 2
Bio: Lee is also a qualified Rugby Coach and dedicated Chairman of our club. Passionate about Swimming he has a great record of developing talent.
Hugo Snowden
Assistant Coach
Joined: 2009
Awards: SEQ Level 1, SEQ Level 2
Bio: A qualified swim teacher, Hugo has a long affiliation to Dolphins. A favourite with the D3 group he is a fantastic member of the coaching team.
Nick Wilson
Assistant Coach
Joined: 2014
Awards: SEQ Level 1, SEQ Level 2
Bio: A former National Water Polo player, Nick is a Level 2 coach with years of experience pool side and experience of county, regional and national swimming.
Rene Calitz
Assistant Coach
Joined:2018
Awards: SEQ Level 1, SEQ Level 2
Bio: Rene coaches our younger dolphins and D3 swimmers. She is also our Vice Chair and is an integral member of the club.
- 26 Nov 2025Thank You Booths
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 - 14 Nov 2025Well done to the team at Ribblesdale
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.” - 14 Nov 2025And the regional times are out
Swim England North West are pleased to announce that the consideration times for the Swim England North West Summer Championships 2026. - 11 Nov 2025Lest we forget
. - 09 Nov 2025Masterly Swimming
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 - 02 Oct 2025Swim England teams up with club management systems for swim times
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. - 30 Aug 2025Thank you
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. - 21 Aug 2025Good Luck Everyone
We would like to wish all athletes across the North West all the best today if they are receiving their GCSE results today. - 14 Aug 2025National Recognition For Our Swimmers
Congratulations to Eva and Imogen who have been selected to take part in the Swim England National Age Group Development Programme - 10 Aug 2025Swim England North West Winter Championships 2025
Swim England North West are delighted to announce that the SENW Regional Winter Championships together with a Winter Development Meet will take place on the 1st & 2nd November 2025 at Manchester Aquatics Centre (25m).
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