About us

City of Leeds Swim­ming Club is the pre­mier swim­ming club in York­shire, with swim­mers com­pet­ing at nation­al and inter­na­tion­al lev­el. Hav­ing recent­ly moved from our long-time home of over 40 years, to a new­ly-built world class facil­i­ty at the John Charles Cen­tre for Sport (JCCS), the club is an inspir­ing and ener­giz­ing place to be.

We are the com­pe­ti­tion out­let for the Leeds City Coun­cil’s Swim Train­ing Scheme. And through the guid­ance and men­tor­ing of our expe­ri­enced ASA-qual­i­fied coach­es, swim­mers are encour­aged to attain their full poten­tial, and aspire to be the best that they can be.

Our rich his­to­ry, includ­ing being home to the 1988 Seoul Olympic gold medal­list Adri­an Moor­house, makes us one of the most suc­cess­ful clubs in Great Britain. Nev­er­the­less our focus is sole­ly on the future, and it is through our mem­bers’ com­mit­ment and endeav­our that we can go on to achieve yet more victories.

Club Night

We host a ​“Club Night” every Mon­day 4:30pm – 7:30pm at the Aquat­ics Cen­tre, JCC .

Sit­u­at­ed in the Deni­son Suite is an infor­ma­tion desk, where you can put any ques­tions you may have to a club offi­cer, who will be hap­py to help you.

Major achievements

  • 17 Olympians win­ning 1 gold and 1 bronze medal
  • Over 100 major games representations
  • 7 World, 7 Com­mon­wealth and 8 Euro­pean records held
  • Euro­pean men’s club champions
  • Over 100 senior and junior inter­na­tion­als
  • Nation­al Age Group Cham­pi­onships top team on 11 occasions
  • Great Britain Club Team Cham­pi­onship win­ners on 15 occasions
  • Nation­al Speedo League win­ners on 18 occa­sions

Team achieve­ments

George Lester Tro­phy (York­shire Age Groups)
1965 – 61968 – 91972 – 992000 – 20072009 – 2024
York­shire Bank Tro­phy (York­shire Senior)
1974 – 992000 – 2004
Nation­al Swim League Champions
1980 – 8419881990 – 992000200120032004
Junior League Winners
20102011201220132017201820192022202320242025
Junior League Mixed Can­non Relay Tro­phy Winners
201220182022202320242025
Nation­al Age Group Boy​s Cham­pi­ons
198019921995 – 96199819992000200120042007
Nation­al Age Group Girl​s Cham­pi­ons
1981 – 821993 – 97199920002001
Nation­al Age Groups and Youth Champions
2002
Hen­ry Ben­jamin Tro­phy (Top Men’s Team)
1981198519861989 – 97
Harold Fern Trophy
1996 – 97
Nation­al Club Team Champions
1983 – 911994 – 99
EEC Club Team Cham­pi­ons (Men) 1990
British Swim­ming Per­for­mance Rank­ing (2002) 5th
British Swim­ming Per­for­mance Rank­ing (2003) 3rd

World Records

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100m breast­stroke

Adri­an Moorhouse 1:01.49
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4 x 200m freestyle relay

Claire Hud­dart 7:49.11
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200m Butterfly

James Hickman 1:51.76
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100m Butterfly

James Hickman 51.02
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Mas­ters 30 – 34yrs 200m butterfly

David Emer­son 2:12.15

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