Swimming

Isle of Wight swimmer Abigail Lacey has won the Isle of Wight's 1st gold medal in the pool by topping the podium in the 100 metres individual medley. Abi took gold in a time of 1:05.09, 0.32 seconds ahead of...

A competitive team of 12 swimmers will head aim to make a splash at the 2023 Island Games in Guernsey next week. Team Isle of Wight will be made up of the following athletes; Will Davidson, Rossen Martin, Ben Van...

Zac Lacey travelling to Global Games Zac Lacey from Ryde has won Silver in the 100m butterfly at the Virtus Global Games in Vichy, France. Zac – who is a member of Seaclose swimming club – came 2nd in the...

Charles Ambler Trophy being presented The recent 22nd IOW Marlins Open Swim Meet attracted swimmers from no fewer than 31 clubs, with those from as far away as Leicester and Exeter joining local swimmers from the Island's Seaclose, West Wight...

Harry Poynter Talented swimmers brother and sister Grace and Harry Poynter are seeking funding to travel to Guernsey to represent the Isle of Wight at the 2023 Nat West Island Games. The Poynter siblings are asking for support to help...

67 swimmers from the Island and the mainland will be at Medina Centre Swimming Pools for a Master's Open Swim Meet on Saturday (11th February). After an enforced COVID-19 break of 3 years, the event returns at 13:45. The event...

World Champion swimmer Zac Lacey from Ryde has added a British Down Syndrome Swimming Championships medal to his already impressive medal collection.  This weekend's event was the first-ever British Down Syndrome Swimming Championships and took place in Crawley. Zac, 22,...

Isle of Wight swimmer Zac Lacey won a total of 5 medals at the World Down Syndrome Swimming Championships in Albufeira, Portugal last week.  Zac had qualified for Team GB along with 29 others and had a busy schedule with...

Seaclose Swimming club recently competed in the Southampton Spring Open (5th/6th March) and the Portsmouth Northsea Spring Invitational Novice (13th March). In the Southampton Spring meet, 19 swimmers took part in a full programme of swimming events. There were fantastic results...

Ethan Tanner-Rolf from Ryde Swimming Club won 5 gold medals at Portsmouth’s Mountbatten Leisure Centre on Sunday (13th March). In total, Ryde Swimming Club picked up 20 medals at Portsmouth Northsea Spring Novice International Swim Gala. The individual Ryde swimmers...