Chester Bailey Shines at Biathle European Championships Newbury District Swimming Club is proud to celebrate the achievements of Chester Bailey, who represented Great Britain at the Biathle European Championships in Turkey on Sunday, 9 November 2025. Competing in the Under-11 category, Chester delivered an outstanding performance, finishing 9th overall and earning the distinction of being the highest-placed British athlete in his age group. His efforts also contributed to Team GB securing a bronze medal in the team event. The challenging sea swim proved to be a new experience for Chester,...

Arena League Round 2: NDSC Shine with Strong Second-Place Finish Newbury District Swimming Club continued their impressive Arena League campaign with a fantastic second-place finish in Round 2 at Hart Leisure Centre, Fleet, on Saturday night. Competing in Division Two West of the Arena League South, Newbury showed great determination and team spirit throughout the evening, finishing just behind hosts Hart Swimming Club and narrowly ahead of Dorking by two points. It was another thrilling night of racing for NDSC, with strong swims across all age groups and plenty of...

Winter Regionals Weekend Highlights What a weekend of racing! The team brought the energy, the effort, and some seriously fast swims! Saturday kicked off in style with Olive smashing her PB in the 200m Backstroke, setting the tone for the weekend. Barnaby followed with a strong swim in the same event, just outside his PB but full of fight. In the 100m Breaststroke, Olive and Eloise were flying — Eloise stormed into the A final and finished an amazing 4th place against a tough field! Then came the 800m Freestyle,...

Masters Swimmers Make Waves at National Championships Two of our masters swimmers, Dave Milburn and Kelli Jannaway, had a successful weekend at the short course Masters National Championships at Ponds Forge. Dave dominated the breaststroke events, claiming gold in the 200m and 50m breaststroke, and silver in the 100m breaststroke. The competition was fierce, with the top four swimmers in Dave's age group finishing within 0.7 seconds of each other in the 50m breaststroke. Kelli also had an impressive showing, achieving personal bests in several events, including a year-best time...

Arena League Round 1: Strong Start for NDSC Newbury District Swimming Club opened their Arena League campaign with a competitive performance at Braywick Leisure Centre, finishing 4th in a tightly contested first round. The evening saw the team move fluidly through the rankings—at one point even sharing the top spot—before settling into a solid fourth place. It was a night of close margins and high energy, with every race making a difference. The team were fantastic. We had some incredible swims, dominating relay teams and all round amazing support and...

Newbury Triathlon: Members Past and Present in the Mix NDSC had a large contingent of past and present members tackling 300m of swimming, 22km of biking, and the 5km run at the Newbury Triathlon last Sunday (7/9/25). With nearly 400 competitors racing, our members had a long wait for their starts, as the fastest seeded swimmers were starting last. The final heat of the race was to be a bit of a battle royale between a group of current and ex NDSC swimmers. While Ethan Kuijten comfortably won that battle...

Two of our talented swimmers from the Advanced Performance Squad made waves at the London T-100 Triathlon series on August 9th and 10th. Reiss Smith's Super Sprint Success On August 9th, 15-year-old Reiss Smith took on the London Super Sprint Triathlon, consisting of a 400m swim, 10km bike, and 2.5km run. Reiss delivered an impressive performance, emerging from the swim in first place with a time of 5:40. He went on to complete the bike and run segments with times of 22:32 and 10:53 respectively, finishing with a total time...

Elin Excels at Pony Club Nationals 12-year-old Elin Rees, a member of our competitive squad, has made a strong impression at the Pony Club National Championships, representing Southern England in the Stepping Stones Girls Tetrathlon Section. This demanding competition tests athletes in four disciplines: shooting, swimming, running, and riding. Elin delivered an outstanding performance, finishing 17th overall. Her swimming prowess shone through, with the 3rd best swim of the day in a thrilling final heat. She also excelled in the riding section, scoring maximum points, and put in a solid...

Swim England English National Championships Grace Wade started the national competition with a phenomenal achievement in a 7.5km open water swim coming 14th in the 17/18-year age group (8th in the 17-year-olds). Grace completed her swim in 1 hour and 42 minutes at Rother Valley Country Park in Sheffield for her first ever 7.5km swim. Full story She also competed in the 800m and 1500m in the pool. Anna Patterson also competed in the 800m and 1500m freestyle in the 18 years and over age group. Anna came 7th in...

Chester Bailey Wins U11 British Biathle Championship Congratulations to our new member Chester Bailey, who has just won the U11 British Biathle (Run-Swim-Run) Championship at the age of 9, held on July 27th at Weymouth beach! For those unfamiliar, Biathle is a multisport event that combines running and swimming, where athletes run a set distance, transition to a swim, and then run again. Chester's victory has earned him qualification spots for the World Championships in South Africa and the European Championships in Turkey this November. As a talented runner with...