Banbury Swimming Club

14/08/2026

🏊‍♀️ WHICH BANBURY SWIMMING CLUB SQUAD IS RIGHT FOR YOU? 🏊‍♂️

From developing skills and confidence to racing at local, County, Regional and National level, there’s a pathway to help swimmers find the right level of training and competition for them.

Our squad structure has something for everyone:

🔵 Junior Squad – up to 14
🔷 Development Squad – ages 11–14
⭐ Performance Squad – ages 12+
🟠 Competitive Squad – ages 14+
🟢 Fitness Squad – ages 14+
⚫ Masters Squad – ages 18+

Thinking about joining us? Get in touch to find out more or arrange a trial.

📩 [email protected]

04/08/2026

Enrolling now - email [email protected].

Trial sessions available for our Swimming Club (junior through to masters)

31/07/2026

🏊 Learn to Swim Update 🏊

Our Learn to Swim programme is currently taking a short summer break which gives us the opportunity to review our classes and prepare for the next block of lessons.

The good news is that we have spaces available across most of our sessions! If you’ve been thinking about starting swimming lessons or progressing to the next stage, now is a great time to get in touch. Spaces are limited and are expected to fill quickly.

📧 To enquire or book a place, email: [email protected]

We look forward to welcoming new and returning swimmers back to the pool! 🌊

12/07/2026

Last night we held our Banbury Swimming Club Summer Party! ☀️🎉

It was fantastic to see so many of our swimming family together in a relaxed setting. Watching the kids (and adults) smiling, dancing, singing and simply having fun together was exactly what the evening was all about.

A huge thank you goes to Coach Charlie, who organised the whole event from start to finish. Your hard work, dedication and countless hours behind the scenes made it such a fantastic evening, and we’re incredibly grateful for everything you do.

A big thank you as well to DJMD Events for keeping the dance floor full all night with a brilliant disco and karaoke, and to The Spencer Clubhouse Banbury for being such fantastic hosts.

Banbury Swimming Club is run entirely by volunteers—from our coaches and committee members to our officials, team managers and everyone who helps behind the scenes. Together, we all work hard to make our club more than just a place to swim. We want it to be a place where friendships are made, confidence grows, and everyone feels part of something special.

Last night was a perfect reminder of what makes our club so special.

Thank you to everyone who came along and helped make it such a memorable evening. We can’t wait to do it all again next year! 💙🏊🎶✨

04/07/2026

This weekend marks a busy one for Banbury Swimming Club!

With County Relays, the Long Distance Meet in Witney, and our Masters racing in Coventry, it’s a brilliant showcase of commitment and club spirit. 🏊‍♂️✨

Time to reflect and celebrate!

🌟 Huge milestone: this past year, 46 young swimmers and 13 Masters swimmers competed externally — an amazing achievement! 🌟

🏅 Club Championships
A strong start, full of great racing and setting the tone for the year.

💦 Open & Distance Meets (Sept–Dec)
Three Open Meets and two Distance Meets, with plenty of PBs and experience gained.

💙 County Championships

• 16 individual qualifiers
• 4 relay teams
• 34 finals
• 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze — congratulations Mia, Ryan and Jeremiah! 🎉

🔥 Coventry & Oxford Meets (March)
More excellent swims and continued progress.

🌊 Regional Championships (May)
Jeremiah reached the final at his first long course championship — fantastic achievement!

🌟 Milton Keynes & Witney (May–July)
Lots of swimmers racing, including many juniors in their first ever competition. 💙

A season full of progress, confidence and club pride. Well done to every swimmer, coach and volunteer. 💪💦✨

Fancy joining the club, email [email protected]

11/06/2026

As we head into the summer months, it’s vital to stay safe around open water. Even strong swimmers can be caught out by cold temperatures, hidden hazards and fast‑moving currents. The Royal Life Saving Society has some brilliant guidance to help everyone enjoy the water safely: https://www.rlss.org.uk/pages/category/open-water-safety-tips

Looking for Swim Lessons or gaining more swim confidence!

Did you know we run Swim England Learn to Swim lessons?! We run these term time, Tuesday evening at Bloxham and with small class sizes of no more than 6!

Our Stage 1 class is currently full, but we have spaces available from Stage 2 upwards. These sessions are led by our fantastic coaches, Sue, Denise and Emma, who are passionate about helping swimmers develop strong technique and increased their water confidence.

And for those level 7 and above looking for something more active, social, and fun, we’d love to welcome you for a club trial session. It’s a brilliant way to keep fit, sharpen your swimming, and become part of a supportive, energetic community.

To book or find out more, email Ed at [email protected]

Swim hats, stages and where they fit into our Learn to Swim program and Swimming Club

Join our waitlist at Learn to Swim!
🔴 Red - Stage 1
🟠 Orange - Stage 2
🟡 Yellow - Stage 3

Join us at Learn to Swim!
🟢 Dark Green - Stage 4
🔵 Light Blue - Stage 5
🔵 Dark Blue - Stage 6

Swim Club Ready!
🟣 Purple - Stage 7
🟢 Light Green - Stage 8
⚫️ Black - Stage 9/10

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22/05/2026

A huge well done to all swimmers across the club for their recent achievements and continued hard work both in training and competition.

Our coaching team recently praised the positive attitude, effort and determination being shown throughout the squads, and it’s fantastic to see that dedication paying off.

Recent highlights include:
🏊 A regional finalist performance and outstanding personal bests at South East Regionals.
🏊 Swimmers selected for the County Pathway Development Programme, gaining valuable experience in technique, strength training and nutrition.
🏊 A brilliant team effort at the Witney Development Meet, with swimmers making competitive debuts, trying new events, achieving PBs and winning medals.
🏊 Continued success from our Masters swimmers across several competitions, bringing home an incredible collection of medals, PBs and meet records.

The club continues to go from strength to strength — congratulations to everyone involved!

22/05/2026

Great news — we’re enrolling again! We currently have spaces available in Stages 1-6, so if you’d like your children to feel confident in the water ready for the summer holidays, we’d love to hear from you.

To enquire or book a place, please contact us at [email protected].

Lesson prices:
• 30‑minute sessions — £6
• 45‑minute sessions (Stages 5–6) — £7

27/03/2026

As we approach Easter, it’s a great moment to reflect on the past few months. It’s been a fantastic start to the year, with brilliant swims at recent meets and some outstanding results at Counties.

Our Masters swimmers continue to shine too, travelling to meets across the country and showing incredible team spirit and friendship along the way.

Training sessions have been full of energy, with swimmers pushing themselves, progressing into new squads, and we have welcomed new members into the club. Even outside the pool, our competitive squad show real dedication by following land‑based training programmes to build strength and support their performance.

We’ll be swimming right through Easter, and as we head into spring and summer there’s lots to look forward to — the outdoor pool opening in June, our first club disco, and County Relays in July!

14/03/2026

COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS 2026 – WHAT A START TO THE YEAR!

Five weekends of racing at the Oxfordshire & North Bucks County Championships brought huge success for our swimmers, with loads of PBs, finalist places and a brilliant collection of medals across all strokes and distances.

We celebrated standout long‑distance results, sprint medals, a fantastic gold in the 200m butterfly for the 10/11 age group, and strong performances right through to the Open Age Group relays. Several swimmers also made their Counties debut — and they rose to the challenge brilliantly.

A massive thank you our amazing coaches and to every volunteer, official and team manager who supported the squad throughout the championships. Your time and commitment make all of this possible.

What an incredible way to kick off 2026.