Scunthorpe Anchor Amateur Swimming Club

9th November 2023 – Scunthorpe Anchor swimming club once again represented the town successfully at the Yorkshire County championships over recent weeks. 29 of the club’s 80 swimmers qualified to attend this time around, once again showing the continued high standard of the club. From those 29 team-members, there were an astonishing 95 new Personal Best times in races across the two weekends of competition.

On top of this, the team also achieved 59 Top 10 finishes, including 20 medals and 3 county champions! Scunthorpe Anchor’s head coach Simon Pollard said “We are so proud of the team, as they consistently perform on a level comparable to much larger clubs from the major cities of the region.”