Posted on 21 July 2025
In April our swimmers attended the Aquatics GB Swimming Championships. This is the highest level of domestic competition in the country. As a result of some strong performances from the Leeds Swimmers 5 of them were selected to represent Great Britain at the European Aquatics Junior Championships in Slovakia:
- Emma Wood – Started at Kippax Stage 8, joined the scheme in 2016
- Daniel Ransom – Started at John Smeaton Stage 8, joined the scheme in 2016
- Matilda Potter – Started at Kirkstall Stage 8, joined the scheme in 2018
- Hollie Wilson – Started at Scott Hall Stage 8, joined the scheme in 2018
- Gabriel Shepherd – Started at Harrogate SC, joined the scheme in 2022
Last week the selected swimmers travelled to Slovakia for the European Junior Championships. Which proved to be a week of fantastic development for all 5 of the individuals some of which performed at an outstandingly high level and came away with medals, whilst others experienced success in the form of learning and development which will serve them well for future exposures to the international stage.
Medals
Gabriel Shepherd
- Bronze – Men’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay
- Silver – Mixed 4x100m Freestyle Relay
- Gold – Men’s 4x100m Medley Relay
Hollie Wilson
- Bronze – Women’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay
Daniel Ransom
- Gold – Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay
- Gold – Men’s 4x100m Medley Relay
As a result of their performances across the week both Daniel and Gabriel have been subsequently selected for the World Aquatics Junior Championships in August, where they will represent Great Britain again amongst some of the strongest junior swimmers from across the world.
To have 5 swimmers at European Junior level is a fantastic achievement and is more than any other programme in Britian. A true testament to how strong our age group and youth development programme is.
Posted on 13 June 2025
What an exciting morning of competition at the Annual White Rose Junior League on Saturday.
Congratulations to our City of Leeds A, B and C Team who finished 1st, 3rd and 4th. The City of Leeds A team triumphed with 384 points. The A Team will now progress through to the National Final Leeds A had an amazing 39 1st places. The B Team (311) and C Team (268) fought with Sheffield (312) all the way through to the end and came an overall third and fourth in the competition. Well done everyone.
The next round of the Junior League is the Grand Final which will be held on Sunday 30th November at Corby International Pool Northampton. This is our fourteenth year in the competition winning four years in a row (2010 – 2013) and claiming the title back again (2017 – 2019, 2022 – 2024). It would be great to secure the trophy back in Leeds again by winning the Grand Final for another year.
Posted on 29 May 2025
Results Summary: Aquatics GB Championships 2025 [PDF, 1 MB]
Posted on 29 May 2025
Results Summary: Yorkshire SA Championships 2025 [PDF, 1 MB]
Posted on 25 January 2025
Taster session to be held at John Charles Centre for Sport on Wednesday 19th February 1:30pm – 3:30pm.
Swim Training Scheme Taster Session [PDF, 2.5 MB]
Posted on 8 January 2025
Hello all,
We hope you’re well.
Great news! We have been working hard in the background to move the cancelled New Year meet from Sunday to this weekend, Sunday 12th January and it’s looking like we will have enough staff to cover the key areas. All events and entries are as published.
The only downside is that we do not have the use of the dive pit facility for warm up and cool down until 12:00pm.
We appreciate that it’s short notice and that you may have other things booked in so we will of course honour any withdrawals. If you are UNABLE to attend on Sunday, please email leedsentries@gmail.com with the swimmers names and which events they are withdrawing from. We will then be able to process a refund for you. It may work better for you guys if you ask the parents to email us directly and copy yourselves in? As the meet is going ahead, we will need to withdraw swimmers from the Sportsys File individually so swift responses would be very much appreciated.
We will also need volunteers to ensure the smooth running of the event, predominantly any timekeepers or officials. If anyone is able to help, please email anna.darnell79@gmail.com.
Lastly, thanks all for your understanding, it really is appreciated.
Speak soon,
Leeds Entries Team