Richmond Dales Swimming Club - RDASC

11/09/2026

🔥 THEY’RE HERE! Maya Models Our Brand New Club Shirts! 🤩

📣 The wait is over—our new Richmond Dales club shirts have arrived! 📣We are absolutely thrilled with how they turned out, and we can’t wait to see everyone wearing them with pride.

We will be handing them out over the next week or so, so keep an eye out at your next session! 🤩

✨ A massive shoutout to Maya! ✨

As the amazing winner of our shirt design competition, Maya had the well-deserved honour of being our official model to show off the final look. Doesn't she look fantastic?

We think these shirts are incredible, but we want to know what you think.

Check out the photos and video below to see Maya rocking the new design! 👇

We are delighted to have been able to add the logo to the shirt to show our continued support for this amazing charity. 😊👏👏👏👏

🎥📸Let us know in the comments if you’re as excited to get yours as we are!

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Swim England North East
Yorkshire Swimming Association
AllforJoe

10/09/2026

💙 BITTERSWEET NEWS FOR THE RICHMOND DALES FAMILY! 💛

This week, we are saying a very fond goodbye to the wonderful Mae H, who is leaving us to start the next exciting chapter of her journey at the University of Aberdeen! 🎒🏊‍♀️

✨Mae has been an absolutely amazing part of the Richmond Dales team, and to say she will be missed by everyone is an understatement. Her infectious smile and lovely personality have brightened up the pool deck every single day. While her departure is a huge loss for our club, she is going to be an incredible addition to Aberdeen Uni! 🌟

🎓We are so incredibly excited to see how her swimming progresses up in Scotland! We are wishing you the absolute best of luck, Mae, with both your studies and your swimming. 🏊‍♂️

📚💪Don't stay away too long, though—we already can't wait to see you back training with us during your uni breaks!

🏊‍♀️🏡Thank you for everything, Mae. Go smash it! Lots and lots of good luck from your entire Richmond Dales family! 🎉

🥳💙💛 #

Yorkshire Swimming Association
Northumberland & Durham SA
Swim England North East
University of Aberdeen

10/09/2026

📣 MASSIVE SHOUT OUT! 📣

We are incredibly proud to see our very own two amazing referees, Sue and Christine, officiating at the 2026 European Para Swimming European Championships in Kocaeli, Türkiye! 🇹🇷

🏊‍♂️✨To be selected to officiate at this prestigious event—where over 400 athletes from 38 nations are competing on the road to LA28—is a phenomenal achievement. 🌟📋

Sue and Christine, you are both absolutely amazing. 💖

We cannot thank you enough for your continued support, endless dedication, and unwavering commitment to our sport.

You represent the very best of us, and we are so lucky to have you! 🙌

🎉Join us in wishing them the absolute best of luck for the rest of the competition! Drop them a comment below to show your support! 👇👇👇



Swim England North East
Yorkshire Swimming Association
Northumberland & Durham SA

01/09/2026

🏊‍♂️ Richmond Dales SC — Making a Difference Beyond the Pool! 💙
We’re incredibly proud of two of our Richmond Dales Swimming Club members, Sid R and Ellie P, who have been going above and beyond to support two fantastic causes in their communities. 👏
🧗‍♂️ Sid R —
Sid took on a fantastic adventure at Penrhyn Quarry in Wales, raising money for the charity.
We’re delighted to say Sid has already raised an amazing £234 — a brilliant achievement and a fantastic contribution to such an important cause. 💙

🚴‍♀️ Ellie P — Yorkshire Air Ambulance
Not to be outdone, Ellie has taken on an incredible 46-mile bike ride in support of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. 🚲👏
That’s a seriously impressive effort for a fantastic charity that provides vital emergency care across Yorkshire.

Both Sid and Ellie have shown exactly what it means to be part of a community — using their determination, resilience and sporting spirit to give something back away from the pool as well as in it. ❤️
Two amazing swimmers, two fantastic challenges and two incredibly worthwhile causes.
Well done, Sid and Ellie — Richmond Dales SC is very proud of you! 👏💙


🏃‍♂️ And if that wasn’t enough… !
One of our swimmers and coaches, Thomas D is about to embark on a very different challenge. Next week, Thomas will be taking part in the Great North Run, raising money for The Great North Children’s Hospital — a cause that is particularly close to his heart.
The incredible team at the hospital cared for Thomas for four months following a medical emergency in 2024, and he is now giving something back by taking on this huge challenge in their honour. 💙
We’re sure you’ll all join us in wishing Thomas the very best of luck for his run next week. We’ll be cheering you on every step of the way, Thomas! 👏🏃‍♂️💙


You can show your support by donating to any of these three amazing young athletes by clicking on the links below :-

https://allforjoe.enthuse.com/pf/sid-roskilly

https://www.justgiving.com/page/ellie-peacock-1?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=CL

https://ajbellgreatnorthrun2026.enthuse.com/pf/thomas-d

23/08/2026

🏊‍♀️🔥 BACK TO POOL. BACK TO RACING! 🔥🏊‍♂️

Start the 2026/27 season with a splash at our Iain Young Back to Pool Gala!!

📅 19th & 20th September 2026
📍 Neptune Centre, Middlesbrough

Whether it’s your first ever gala, your first race back after the summer, or the chance to get some early-season times and PBs on the board, we’d love to welcome our swimmers and clubs from across the region for a brilliant weekend of racing.

Expect great competition, a fantastic atmosphere, our infamous mobile phone friend 📱😂 and plenty of fun along the way.

❤️🖤🤍 New season. New targets. Let’s get racing!

Details in the link below 👇

https://www.rdasc.org.uk/Portals/0/IYB2P2026DOCS.pdf

Get those entries in and we’ll see you behind the blocks! 🏊‍♀️💦

22/08/2026

❤️🖤 OUR SWIMMERS DO INCREDIBLE THINGS – IN AND OUT OF THE POOL 🖤❤️

We’re incredibly proud to be supporting two members of our Richmond Dales family as they take on two very different challenges for two brilliant causes.

🚴‍♀️ ELLIE PEACOCK – 46 MILES FOR YORKSHIRE AIR AMBULANCE 🚁

This year marks 10 years since Yorkshire Air Ambulance came to the aid of our brilliant swimmer, Ellie Peacock.

Ellie was born with Osteogenesis Imperfecta (brittle bones) and, in March 2016, sustained a serious break to her left femur at school, putting her at risk of haemorrhage.

From her rural primary school, the journey by road to James Cook Hospital would have taken around 1 hour 20 minutes.

Yorkshire Air Ambulance got Ellie there in just 15 minutes. ❤️

Ten years later, Ellie wants to give something back.

On 29 August, she’ll cycle 46 miles through Wensleydale, representing the distance from the site of her accident to James Cook Hospital.

And, because Richmond Dales people apparently regard 46 miles on a bike as a perfectly sensible way to spend a Saturday, she’ll have some familiar faces joining the cycling tag team! 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️

❤️ Ben Gilchrist
🖤 Kylah Cowan
❤️ Thomas Smith
🖤 Thomas Eardley

Friends and family will also be joining Ellie for sections along the way.

The ride will finish at The Crown Inn, Askrigg, where there’ll be a raffle and bake sale. We’d love to see as many RDASC swimmers and families there as possible to welcome Ellie and the team home, grab some homemade cake and support this incredible charity.

⚡ SID ROSKILLY– TAKING ON VELOCITY FOR ALL FOR JOE

Before that, this Tuesday, our brilliant Sid is taking on the Velocity Zip Wire to raise funds for AllforJoe , supporting a charity close to us all and the memory of our cherished Joe Fields.

We’ll be cheering Sid on as he takes on what is a seriously impressive challenge for a cause very close to our club family. ❤️

Two brilliant young people. Two huge challenges. Two causes that matter.

This is what being part of a club is about. Not just what happens in the pool, but people supporting one another when it really matters.

Please get behind Ellie and Sid, share their stories and support their fundraising if you can.

https://www.justgiving.com/page/ellie-peacock-1

❤️🖤 Good luck Ellie and Sid. Your whole Richmond Dales family is behind you! 🖤❤️

Help Ellie Peacock raise money to support Yorkshire Air Ambulance Charity

01/08/2026

🌟 A New Personal Best & Plenty to Celebrate! 🌟
🏊‍♂️ Huge congratulations to Will A on a fantastic performance in the MC 50m Freestyle Final! 👏
After setting a personal best of 28.65 in the heats, Will went even quicker in the final, smashing that time with an outstanding 28.41! 💥
He narrowly missed out on the bronze medal by just 4 Para points—the equivalent of only 0.06 seconds. That's how fine the margins are at this level!
An excellent swim, a fantastic new personal best, and plenty of valuable learning to take away. We're incredibly proud of the hard work, determination, and resilience you've shown throughout the competition. Well done, Will—the future is looking very bright! 🌟💙

A massive thank you to Ben G for his incredible commitment throughout the week. Ben has been on poolside supporting all of our athletes in every heat and final, having arrived on Sunday and not heading home until Saturday evening. It's been a long, demanding week with our swimmers racing every single day, and his dedication, encouragement, and support have been invaluable.

Thank you to all of the Officials and staff who helped make the event happen.

Finally, a huge thank you to the rest of our amazing coaching team back home, who have kept all of our training sessions running seamlessly throughout the week. It really is a team effort, and we're incredibly grateful for everything you do to support our swimmers both at competitions and back at the club.

A week of outstanding performances, teamwork, and commitment—well done, everyone! 💙🏊

01/08/2026

🌟 NATIONAL FINALIST. CLUB PRIDE. NEXT UP... LET'S GO, WILL! 🌟
What a fantastic performance from Alba K in yesterday's 200m Butterfly Final at the Swim England Summer Nationals! 🦋💙
After qualifying through the heats, Alba came back even stronger in the final, producing an even faster swim and giving absolutely everything from the first stroke to the last. 💪 Her determination, grit and willingness to battle all the way to the finish were brilliant to see, and everyone at the club is incredibly proud of her!
A special mention to our County Squad, who were watching the race live during their classroom session. 📺 The cheers and encouragement could definitely be heard all the way to Sheffield. (we're sure of it! 😉). It was fantastic for our younger swimmers to watch Alba competing on the national stage and to support one of their own in real time.
Now it's Will A's turn! 🙌
This morning, Will will be representing our club and the Para Squad in the 50m MC Freestyle at the Swim England Summer Nationals. 🏊‍♂️
Everyone at the club is behind you, Will. Swim fast, enjoy every moment, and know we're all cheering you on! 🍀💙
GOOD LUCK, WILL! WE'RE ALL BEHIND YOU! 👏🔥


******** Update ***********

Will raced a fantastic heat with a lifetime best of 28.65

He goes into tonight’s final 4th fastest.

Well done Will 👏👏👏👏👏👏😀

31/07/2026

🚨 Help Richmond Dales win £1,500! 🔵

We’re delighted to be part of the Tesco Stronger Starts Community Fund, and we need your help!

Every time you shop at Tesco, pick up a blue token at the checkout. Simply pop it into the Richmond Dales voting box as you leave the store.

💙 It takes just a few seconds…

💙 It doesn’t cost you a penny…

💙 But it could help us secure £1,500 to invest in opportunities for our swimmers.

If you’re dropping the kids off at training or popping into Tesco while you wait, please remember to collect your blue token and cast your vote.

Better still… if you’re doing a big family shop, every token counts! 😉

Thank you to everyone who supports our club. Together, we can make a real difference for our swimmers. ❤️🖤🤍

31/07/2026

🏊💙 RICHMOND DALES SWIMMING CLUB – SUMMER NATIONALS UPDATE! 💙🏊
🎉 Huge congratulations to Tristan P on an outstanding performance in yesterday’s 200m Freestyle at the Summer Nationals!

🔥 A fantastic 1.5-second lifetime best and, even more impressively, three lifetime bests from three swims at this year's championships. An incredible achievement and a true reflection of all the hard work, dedication, and commitment that Tristan has put in. We are all so proud! 👏💙

🏊‍♀️ Up next, it's the turn of Alba K and Thomas S!

🦋 Alba K takes on the 200m Butterfly.
⚡ Thomas S races in the 800m Freestyle.

🍀 Wishing you both the very best of luck! Swim with confidence, enjoy the experience, and give it your all. Your Richmond Dales Swimming Club family is behind you every stroke of the way! 💙💪

👏 Let's all show our support in the comments and cheer on our swimmers! 🌊🏅💙

******* Update********
Alba has secured a place in tonight’s final with an excellent heat swim of 2.31.52.
A fantastic effort and more to come in the final. Well done Alba 👏👏👏👏👏