Leicester Penguins Swimming Club

The future's bright - The future's black and white

Welcome to the website of Leicester Penguins Swimming Club

The Number 1  Swimming Club in Leicestershire.

  Voted Best Club by Leicester Mercury in 2007

Leicester Autumn League 2007 Winners

Leicester Penguins Swimming Club was formed in 1964. It’s membership fluctuates each year between 180 and 230, with training taking place at 6 pools around the Leicester area. The Club caters for swimmers at the start of their competitive career through to County and National Honours.

Our objective is "Not to produce a champion but to create an environment where champions are inevitable."

Gareth Keating is selected for GB squad European Junior Squad in Belgrade this July. Click here for The Leicester Mercury article . Also on the ASA Site by clicking here

There will be no training at Syston or Loughborough Grammar School on May Day Monday

Penguins swimmers swim well at Bejing Trials in Sheffield

Leicester Penguins multi squad ( for swimmers with disability to those who do not know us) turned up in force on the poolside at Ponds Forge Sheffield last weekend. It was the British International Disability Swimming Championships, the final trials for Beijing. The standard for selection for GB is far harder than the qualifying time for the Paralympics. The quota per country is limited. Just to reach the qualifying times for the trials was an achievement. We did not go with negative thoughts but only to get PBs in everything and if we reached a final it would be a bonus.
The ten swimmers closest to the World Record for their class qualify for the multi disability final.  Jane Stidever reached three finals in her class with her best time taking her to 5th place. Not fast enough to make Beijing but excellent swims.
Over three hundred swimmers from 16 counties took part with Sarah Davison gaining four golds in the morning heats when swimmers competed against others with similar disabilities. She is totally blind.
Eleanor Grudgings, Lorna Twomlow and Michael Reeve all did BPs in their events so roll on 2012 which is their target.
Angie Stokes supported us when she was allowed to being one of the very official officials.