Team spirit was alive and kicking at the Cotswold League Round 2 Gala with Forest of Dean Swimmers coming joint 2nd with Cheltenham, with Clevedon winning. Well done everyone who journeyed to Hutton Moor to compete, officate, volunteer and cheer on the team.

If you are a competent swimmer and are thinking what next – why not come for a free session to see if Swimming Club is for you.

Sessions are available for Stage 5 and above, swimmers can train 3 times a week from just £38.00 per month

There are places available for stronger swimmers within our other squads. Just get in touch for more information at members@fodsc.com

The County Championships started on 25 January. Please check below forecasted timings for all county dates – please be ready in plenty of time before then with your team.

We are seated on the balcony with other Clubs. Good luck to all our Forest of Dean swimmers.

There is a Spectators area – £5.00 per session or £15.00 for the weekend.

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Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Session 4

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Forest of Dean Swimming club hosted the first Cotwold League Gala on Saturday 11 January at Monmouth School Sports Club.

The other Clubs taking part were Bridgwater, Bristol Penguins and Monnow, with some very tight finishes and plenty of enthusiasm it was an exciting night for all. The final results on the evening were Bridgwater 171 points, Monnow and Forest of Dean joint second with 124 points and Bristol Penguins with 90 points.

The Cotswold League is a team event with 20 teams competing in total in 4 rounds and a final between January and April each year. The age groups are 11/under, 13/under, 15/under and Open. The points from each round are added up to decide which of the 3 finals each team will compete in.

Thank you to everyone who swam, volunteered or supported on the night. Round 2 of the Cotswold League is at Hutton Moor in Weston-Super-Mare on Saturday 1st February.

Forest of Dean Swimming Club (formerly Cinderford and Lydney Swimming Clubs) are looking for new members to join in our exciting future

We have squad’s for all abilities from Swim England Stage 5, to County, Regional and National swimmers and even a dedicated Masters section. We train up to 5 days a week over 2 sites at Freedom Leisure Cinderford and Lydney under our enthusiasic Head Coach Craig Skinner.

If you love swimming and would like to get in touch to learn more about our Club, please email Headcoach.fodsc@gmail.com

Well done to everyone who competed at this Meet – plenty of great swims and new and improved County Qualifying times.

Congratulations to all our swimmers who took part in a very successful weekend of swimming at the Open Meet at Hutton Moor in Weston.

There were plenty of exciting races with Forest of Dean swimming in their new swim hats being distinctive in the pool. The team of 23 swimmers managed 55 improved times and 13 new times for swimmers competing in events they had never swam before.

Emily achieved gold medals for 100 and 200 breaststroke and Millie in her 200 IM. Daisy, Thomas R, Molly, Harriet, George W, Imy, David and Toby all achieved silver medals and 14 bronze were also collected by Forest of Dean swimmers.

Welcome all swimmers from former Clubs: Cinderford & Lydney, as they move forward with the newly named Forest of Dean Swimming Club and the new Head Coach, Craig Skinner.

The new timetable can be found under the Members Information heading. If you have any queries about the new squads or timetable please email Craig headcoach.fodsc@gmail.com

Good luck everyone and a very warm welcome to all the swimmers, parents, volunteers and helpers. We very much look forward to seeing everyone this week in the new united Club.

We held this years Club Championships at Monmouth Schools Sports Club on Saturday 9th, Sunday 10th and Saturday 16th November.

The aim of the Club Championships is to provide all swimmers, whatever their ability or age with the opportunity to take part in this competition.  

Medals and trophies were awarded at the Presentation Evening on Saturday 23rd November at Oaklands in Cinderford and a great evening celebrating the achievements of all the swimmers with their families.

The 2024 Challenge. During this year all our swimmers have been attempting to swim the equivalent of The English Channel from Dover to Calais (21 miles or 1351 lengths of our pool) – some of them numerous times

We have added up the lengths they swim each training session and the total of these distances are posted regularly on our notice board. 

This Challenge will finish on 30th August and certificates will be awarded soon after. So this is the final push to achieve your personal goals on this Challenge. Good luck everyone.