Entries are now live for our fantastic joint sprint meet which we host with Keynsham. On a single Saturday of 25th November, swimmers have the opportunity to race all of the 50m and 100m events (including 100m IM) in the middle 25m competition pool at Hengrove Leisure Centre. The day is split into two sessions running from 10.45am to 2.15pm and then from 2.15pm to 5.30pm. This meet is a perfect opportunity to race 50m events for the first time, explore new 100m events and gain county qualifying times. There...

Bristol Penguins are hosting an open water swimming festival on behalf of Gloucester County Swimming Association. This is a relatively informal meet, and we encourage participation from less experienced open swimmers and those more familiar with open water races. The races are open to all swimmers who are members of a Gloucester County Swimming Club. Entry level is for swimmers who are comfortably able to swim the required distance, are at least 10 years old and have some experience of open water swimming. Those without open water experience and those...

Come and join the team as a lifeguard at Penguins. We need lifeguards for sessions at St. Mary Redcliffe School pool, Hengrove Park Leisure Centre and Badminton School. Contact Polly at [email protected] for futher information or to express your interest. This role can be voluntary or paid.

We welcome applications from swimming coaches and swimming teachers who wish to develop into swimming coaches. Ideally applicants should ideally hold a level 2 qualification (either teaching or coaching) although we will consider applications from those who hold either the assistant teacher or assistant coach qualification. For those who have a strong background in competitive swimming and/or have already shown to have transferable teaching / coaching skills, we will consider this upon application and we will support you to gain the relevant qualifications. The role will involve teaching and coaching...

On Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th June, Harry H competed at the Swim England Junior Para Nationals, which were held at the Allan Higgs Centre, Coventry. Para swimmers from the around the South West including City of Bristol, Team Bath and Gloucester all sat together and supported one another as they raced swimmers from across the country. The weekend proved to be a wonderful experience for Harry. He swam personal best times in the 100m freestyle, 50m freestyle and the 100m backstroke. As a result, Harry won bronze in all...

Five of our swimmers have been invited to the 2023 British and English national summer championships. These championships are the culmination of the swimming season with selection being based on the highest ranked swimmers per age group in Britain or England based on long course performances through the spring qualifying window. It is a fantastic achievement for all of our swimmers to have achieved the qualifying ranking and it is the second season in a row that a group of Penguins swimmers have been invited. This year, James has had...

The end of May saw the culmination of the Bristol Penguins Primary Schools Gala Series. During the season, ten schools took part from the across the city. This gala series gives primary school swimmers an introduction to competitive swimming with many competing for the very first time. Our A Final took place at Easton Leisure Centre and in a hotly contested gala, Westbury-on-Trym A team won the the gala by 1 point from Bishop A team who came 2nd. Badminton School came 3rd with St Bonaventure's 4th, Clifton College 5th...