Sherwood Colliery Swimming Club is celebrating its 90th Anniversary in 2025. We are a competitive swimming club for swimmers who have achieved a Stage 6 certificate upwards. The Club has a family feel as we have a smaller squad than others around and the volunteers that support the club make everyone feel welcome.
We hold our Club Championships and run this with the complete support of parents & volunteers at the Club and have our annual Open Meet at Ponds Forge, the Robin Hood Open Meet in September. The Club is often recognised for the level of support given to other clubs and Notts ASA considering its size.
Often referred to as “Small but Mighty”, Sherwood is always well represented at County, Regional and National levels of competition. Finishing 3rd in the medals table for Nottinghamshire ASA County Championships this year as well as 3rd in the medal table for Nottinghamshire ASA County Relays. Sherwood also reached the Final of the Arena League East Midlands Division in 2024, competing against clubs throughout the region across the year. This is only the 3rd time in the last 30 years.
Sherwood Colliery Swimming Club was formed on 6 October 1934 by a small group of Sherwood Colliery employees and became affiliated to the Amateur Swimming Association in 1935.
The club is based at the Rebecca Adlington Swimming Centre, (formerly known as the Sherwood Colliery Swimming Baths) which was refurbished in January 2010 to be renamed the Rebecca Adlington Swimming Centre in recognition of our very own double gold Olympian.
Rebecca started her swimming career at Sherwood back in 1997 before moving on to the elite County swim squad, Nova Centurion, with which the Club still has strong ties.
Coached in her early days by the current Sherwood Head Coach, Ian Negus, Rebecca went on to become Great Britain’s most decorated female swimmer with four Olympic medals, two golds and two bronzes.
Sherwood was also the base club for Paralympian swimmer Charlotte Henshaw. Charlotte gained a Paralympic silver medal in the 100m breaststroke at the London 2012 Paralympic Games and a bronze at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Charlotte has now gone on to become one of the top Paracanoe athletes and won gold at the Toyko 2020 Paralympic Games.
The club is based at the Rebecca Adlington Swimming Centre, (formerly known as the Sherwood Colliery Swimming Baths) which was refurbished in January 2010 to be renamed the Rebecca Adlington Swimming Centre in recognition of our very own double gold Olympian.
Rebecca started her swimming career at Sherwood back in 1997 before moving on to the elite County swim squad, Nova Centurion, with which the Club still has strong ties.
Coached in her early days by the current Sherwood Head Coach, Ian Negus, Rebecca went on to become Great Britain’s most decorated female swimmer with four Olympic medals, two golds and two bronzes.
Sherwood was also the base club for Paralympian swimmer Charlotte Henshaw. Charlotte gained a Paralympic silver medal in the 100m breaststroke at the London 2012 Paralympic Games and a bronze at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Charlotte has now gone on to become one of the top Paracanoe athletes and won gold at the Toyko 2020 Paralympic Games.