Pontefract Marlins ASC

Down Syndrome Swimming Great Britain is proud to announce that 29 swimmers have been selected to represent Great Britain at the 12th World Down Syndrome Swimming Championships

The event will take place in Albufeira, Portugal from 30th October - 7th November 2026

Congratulations to the following swimmers who have worked extremely hard during the qualifying period to achieve their goal of
being selected for Team GB:

Lizzie Allen Alton & District Swimming Club
Daniel Daley The Cheshire Penguins COMAST
Alexandra Edwards Bristol Penguins SO
Joseph Edwards Verulam SC
Mark Evens Hitchin SC
Caroline Faithfull Taunton Deane SC
Amalia Freeland Leander SC
Caitlin Hatfield Wi******er City Swim
Benjamin Hillyer City Of Manchester Aquatics Swim Team
Ruth Hodgson Leatherhead SC AquademySPORTS
Mark Holmes Colchester Phoenix SC
Dylan Hughes RCT Swim Squad
Scarlett Jones Darlington Amateur Swimming & Diving Club
Zachary Lacey Seaclose SC IoW Swim Team
Conor Macauley-Conway Kingston Royals Epsom District SC
Kathryn Martin Bracknell & Wokingham Masters
Matthew McCreadie Inverness ASC Highland Disability Swim Team
Cerys McCrindle SAST
Zak Pankhurst RRSC
William Reed Teddington SC Masters
William Roberts PSOSG St Ives SC
Jemima Rudd-Jones RTW Masters Swimming Club
Ellen Stephenson RDASC
Harvey Stonebank RDASC
Holly Sullivan Swindon ASC
Helen Thompson Colchester SC
Jake Vicars Pontefract Marlins RDASC
Dorian Williams Trowbridge Amateur Swimming Club
Dylan Williams Torfaen Dolphins

DSS-GB would like to convey a huge thank you to all of the clubs listed and the coaches who have worked
so hard with our swimmers to prepare them for the forthcoming World Championships

An enormous thank you too to the DSS-GB coaches and team manager for preparing the squad and for all the admin that goes into selecting, entering and taking a large team to an international event Neil Lacey Julie Evens

2nd Round of League Swimming Tonight, Good Luck!

It's Drowning Prevention Week! 🛟 🛟 🚒

Unfortunately there has been an increase in drowning incidents this year around Yorkshire. Hopefully sharing advice and our knowledge to our swimmers and spreading awareness online to others will help in some capacity

After a long weekend of racing our swimmers took part in some fun prevention week related activities as part of their active recovery to gage some understanding of the difficulties of open water 🏊🚣🏄

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Sighting and Spotting
It's important to keep looking around as you swim to make sure you're heading in the right direction and not into danger. Landing marking and Spotting hazards is important

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Floating and Treading
Suddenly falling into cold water can lead to shock, to help control your breathing and conserve energy, float on your back arms and legs out, belly up, stay calm. Float to live.

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Swimming with clothes on is a lot harder than skins goggles and race cap. Gageing an understanding of swimming with extra resistance and weight can help swimmers learn how to swim efficiently

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Disorientation
Swimming in open water can be disorientating, especially when you don't have a lovely sterile pool with flags, lane lines and is crystal clear.

Rotherham spring gala 2026!
90 swims with a 72% PB rate!
Well done all swimmers at this gala onto the next one 💪

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Marlins Club Captain’s Equipment Crowdfund 2026 This year, the Club Captains have made it their mission to secure funds for new equipment to support all swimmers with their progression.

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Marlins Club Captain’s Equipment Crowdfund 2026 This year, the Club Captains have made it their mission to secure funds for new equipment to support all swimmers with their progression.

Well done to our amazing Captains who, for Easter collected and donated Easter eggs to give to the Pontefract Food Bank! They collected a total of 40 eggs with the kind donations from our swimmers & their families, a massive thank you to everyone who donated!🐣🐰🥚🍫