Swimming

We are fortunate to have our own 25-metre by 10-metre 4-lane swimming pool here on our school site, which is shared between all four Merchant Taylors' Schools. We take great pride in our swimming squad and have done so for quite some time.

All squad members are encouraged to commit to attend both training sessions, Tuesday lunchtime and Wednesday afternoon after school. Our swimming training is often quite challenging, even for the strongest of swimmers. Training takes place all year round and boys usually find an improved level of fitness, flexibility and strength helps them to achieve and excel at other sports.

Regular swimming galas against other schools in the Northwest Cheshire and Greater Manchester areas take place between September and April on either a Monday or a Tuesday after school.

Our team usually has three age groups U9, U10 and U11 with A and B Swimmers. A full team would normally consist of 24-30 swimmers so our strength in depth is a key factor.

School Records

25m Butterfly
U8    24.15   G Bevan       2000
U9   18.60    G Chow       1998
U10 16.59    H Bagley     2002
U11 15.5      N Williams 1985

25m Backstroke
U8   20.06   M Parslew   2006
U9   18.81    B Bagley     1998
U10 17.32    G Bevan      2002
U11 16.42     G Bevan     2003
                                               Open 50m 39.20    B Bagley     2000

25m Breaststroke
U8    25.10    J Kaye          2000
U9    22.08   G Blease        2003
U10 19.65   H Silver         2001
U11 18.82      A Foster      2006
                                               Open 50m 42.16    G Fielding     2001

25m Freestyle
U8    17.63   P Latham       2001
U9    15.99   G Bevan        2001
U10 14.85    G Bevan        2002
U11 14.04    G Fielding    2001
                                               Open 50m 34.16    G Bevan       2002

Individual Medley
                                          Open 100m 1:17.40      G Bevan   2003

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