On the 18th of January at Blackpool Palatine Leisure Centre, Chorley Marlins participated in Division 2 Round 1 of the North Lancashire Swimming League.  For those who are unfamiliar with this Competition, it is an annual event that consists of 3 swim meets against other local clubs and events range from 11 and under swimmers to open age swimmers.  This year the Marlins will swim against 7 other clubs which including Preston B, Ormskirk, Clitheroe, Lancaster, Blackpool B, Leyland B, and Garstang.   

On the day, the Marlins swam well and managed to achieve a point tally of 125.5 to take into the next round.  However, Preston B currently sit at the top of the table with a total of 256 points.  To achieve promotion to Division 1, Chorley need to finish in the top 2 places after 3 rounds, so ultimately that is the long-term goal the club need to work towards. 

Well done to all the swimmer that represented the club on the day especially to the younger one’s making their debut in this competition.  Round 2 of the competition is planned for Saturday 14th March at 16:30 at Salt Ayre Leisure Centre in Lancaster.  Hopefully the selected squad will be given plenty of notice so that we can field our strongest team (How about 2 weeks’ notice Mary 😊).

​League Tables

We are happy to announce that the pools at All Seasons Chorley have reopened today. 

All Chorley Marlins training will be resuming as normal from this evening. 

Thank you for your patience. 

 Training for squads at Chorley is unfortunately cancelled for Tuesday evening as the pools at All Seasons remain closed.

Development group and Alphas should train at Brinscall on Tuesday, 7 to 8 pm.
District Squad and J/D Squad to train at Brinscall Tuesday, 8 to 9:30 pm.

Intermediates to swim Wednesday 7 to 8:30 pm at Brinscall as usual.
Juniors will also train at Brinscall 7-8:30 Wednesday 

​For all other squads not training on Wednesday evening there is a Land Training session at Chorley 7 to 8 pm. They will need to bring a drink and wear gym kit.

Any updates will be posted as soon as we have them.

The pools at All Seasons Chorley remain closed until further notice.

Tonight's training at Chorley is therefore unfortunately cancelled for all squads.

Development Squad will train with Alphas at Brinscall on Tuesday 7-8 pm.

Mary is working on a plan for the rest of the week and we will update as soon as it is confirmed. 

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This weeks land based training challenge.

What is the maximum length of time you can do 'swimmers' for. 

​Please post in the comments how long you managed to achieve.

As the pools at All Seasons Chorley remain closed Alphas and Improvers squads will have a land training session rather than swimming on Sunday 26th January. This will run 5 to 6 pm at Chorley. They will need to bring a drink and wear gym kit.

For the Intermediates Squad and above, land training will run as normal from 6 to 7 pm.
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A new gala has been added to the calendar, RDASC April Fools Gala – 2020 

Date: Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 March 2020
Venue: John Charles Centre for Sport, Middleton Grove, Leeds, LS11 5DJ
Level 3 Gala Long Course (50m)
Submitted times must be SLOWER than the upper limit consideration times. 

This gala is open to swimmers age 9 years and over swimming in Alphas or above. Ages as on 29th March 2020.

As this is a ‘first come, first served’ gala entries need to be received by Friday 7th February. Late entries will not be accepted.

Any questions please speak to Claire the Competitions Secretary at training or by email [email protected] 

Entry forms and further details are available to download below.

Unfortunately Active Nation have taken the decision to close the pools at All Seasons Chorley due to serious technical issues. The pools will be closed all weekend and it is likely this will continue into next week. As a result all training at Chorley for Minis and squads has been cancelled this weekend. 

We will update once we have more information. Any changes to training for the week ahead will be posted on our website, you can sign up for our email newsletter here.

Warm up details for weekend 2 of ​Lancashire County W.P.& S.A. Age Groups & Championships 2020. 

Session 5 Saturday Morning 25th January Main Pool and Diving Pit
Warm Up 8:30 am to 9:00 am Girls
9:00 am to 9:30 am Boys
Session start as soon after 9:30 am as possible. Est Finish 1:00 pm

Session 6 Saturday Afternoon 25th January Main Pool and Diving Pit
Warm Up 1:30 pm to 2:00 pm Girls
2:00 pm to 2:30 pm Boys
Session Start as soon after 2:30 pm as possible. Est Finish 6:00 pm

Session 7 Sunday Morning 26th January Main Pool and Diving Pit
Warm Up 8:30 am to 9:00 am Boys
9:00 am to 9:30 am Girls
Session start as soon after 9:30 am as possible. Est Finish 12:30 pm

Session 8 Sunday Afternoon 11th January Main Pool and Diving Pit
Warm Up 1:30 pm to 2:00 pm Boys
2:00 pm to 2:30 pm Girls
Session Start as soon after 2:30 pm as possible. Est Finish 6:00 pm
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