Gainsborough Dolphins

Gainsborough Dolphins This is the official page for Gainsborough Dolphins Swimming Club. Welcome! fitness swimming or competitive swimming.

Here youโ€™ll find club news and information, including gala results, upcoming events, and details about our volunteers. Gainsborough Dolphins Swimming Clubs aims to create an environment in which swimmers thrive and are able to reach their full potential. The club offers a variety of pathways to follow depending upon the needs/desires of the swimmer, e.g. The club caters for all ages and abilities, from young learn to swim children through to mature swimmers with a Masters section and competitive swimming, in a friendly, caring, secure, learning environment where the individual is valued and their needs respected. Gainsborough Dolphins Swimming Club competes in the Lincolnshire Junior League, the National Swimming League sponsored by Arena and the Squadrons. The aims are to achieve times to allow swimmers to compete in the Counties, Midlands and the Nationals meets. Anybody wishing to join our club, please contact us via 'Contact Us' section of our website - where a member of our teaching/coaching team will contact you as soon as possible. Contact Us Link: http://gainsboroughdolphins.co.uk/?page_id=1143

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๐‚๐‹๐”๐ ๐‚๐‡๐€๐Œ๐๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐’๐‡๐ˆ๐๐’ ๐Ÿ | ๐Ž๐‚๐“๐Ž๐๐„๐‘ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”Entry forms for our second Club Championships of 2026 are now available!https://forms...
21/09/2026

๐‚๐‹๐”๐ ๐‚๐‡๐€๐Œ๐๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐’๐‡๐ˆ๐๐’ ๐Ÿ | ๐Ž๐‚๐“๐Ž๐๐„๐‘ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”

Entry forms for our second Club Championships of 2026 are now available!

https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/qn8w9ruESM

Donโ€™t leave it too late! Entries close at 23:45 on Saturday 3rd October.

๐Ÿ… 12.5m & 25m races
Open to Tadpoles (B and above) and Goldfish.

๐Ÿ… 50m & 100m races
Open to Otters, Penguins, Development, Performance, Junior Fitness and Masters.

Our Club Championships are a great opportunity for swimmers of all ages and abilities to experience racing in a familiar and supportive environment.

If you have any questions about the event or which races to enter, please email Head Coach Ben at [email protected].

๐๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐€๐‹ ๐‚๐Ž๐”๐๐“๐˜ ๐“๐„๐€๐Œ ๐‚๐‡๐€๐Œ๐๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐’๐‡๐ˆ๐๐’ We are delighted to announce that Oscar has been selected to represent Lincolnshire ...
16/09/2026

๐๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐€๐‹ ๐‚๐Ž๐”๐๐“๐˜ ๐“๐„๐€๐Œ ๐‚๐‡๐€๐Œ๐๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐’๐‡๐ˆ๐๐’

We are delighted to announce that Oscar has been selected to represent Lincolnshire at the National County Team Championships! ๐Ÿ’š

Oscar will proudly represent the county on Sunday 4th October at Ponds Forge in Sheffield, competing alongside some of Lincolnshireโ€™s top swimmers.

An incredible achievement and fantastic recognition for all of Oscarโ€™s hard work and dedication. Everyone at Gainsborough Dolphins is incredibly proud of you!

Weโ€™ll be cheering Oscar and the entire Lincolnshire team on from start to finish!

Good luck, Oscar! Go and enjoy every moment! ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿฌ

15/09/2026

๐“๐‡๐„ ๐๐ˆ๐† ๐’๐–๐ˆ๐Œ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”

The swimming is overโ€ฆ
The final lengths have been counted and verifiedโ€ฆ
The numbers are inโ€ฆ

But weโ€™re not revealing them just yetโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ‘€

We started with one huge target: ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ๐ค๐ฆ.

We ๐‘บ๐‘ด๐‘จ๐‘บ๐‘ฏ๐‘ฌ๐‘ซ it.

Then we passed 300km.
Then 350km was within touching distanceโ€ฆ

So, where did Team GD finally finish?

And just how much did we raise for our two fantastic local causes?

๐€๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐›๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐“๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ.

One final announcement...
Two big numbers!

๐‘จ๐’๐’š ๐’‡๐’Š๐’๐’‚๐’ ๐’ˆ๐’–๐’†๐’”๐’”๐’†๐’”? ๐Ÿ‘€





Cllr Matt Boles
Gainsborough Rugby Union Football Club

๐‘๐Ž๐๐ˆ๐ ๐‡๐Ž๐Ž๐ƒ ๐Ž๐๐„๐ ๐Œ๐„๐„๐“ | ๐–๐‡๐€๐“ ๐€ ๐–๐„๐„๐Š๐„๐๐ƒ! What an incredible weekend of racing for Gainsborough Dolphins at Ponds Forge! Ou...
14/09/2026

๐‘๐Ž๐๐ˆ๐ ๐‡๐Ž๐Ž๐ƒ ๐Ž๐๐„๐ ๐Œ๐„๐„๐“ | ๐–๐‡๐€๐“ ๐€ ๐–๐„๐„๐Š๐„๐๐ƒ!

What an incredible weekend of racing for Gainsborough Dolphins at Ponds Forge! Our Development and Performance swimmers certainly made their mark, with some fantastic performances across the team. ๐Ÿ’™

The numbers speak for themselvesโ€ฆ

๐Ÿฅ‡ 11 Gold Medals
๐Ÿฅˆ 16 Silver Medals
๐Ÿฅ‰ 12 Bronze Medals
๐Ÿ… 39 medals in total!

โฑ๏ธ 119 NEW PERSONAL BESTS
๐Ÿ”ฅ An incredible 83% PB rate!

And the success didnโ€™t stop thereโ€ฆ

โญ 11 County Qualification Times
๐ŸŽ‰ 1 brand-new County Qualifier! (Alfie)

A special congratulations to our Swims of the Day:

๐ŸŠ Saturday โ€” George C, 100m Backstroke
๐ŸŠ Sunday โ€” Isla, 400m Freestyle

Beyond the medals and times, we were incredibly proud of the attitude, support and team spirit shown throughout the weekend. Every PB, every race and every lesson learned is another step forward.

A huge thank you to Sherwood Colliery Swimming Club for hosting a brilliant weekend, and to Leanne, Ben, Stephen, Louise, Joanne, Katie and Brett for giving up their time to coach and team manage across the meet.

What a weekend, Team GD! ๐Ÿฌ

Next upโ€ฆ Peter Jervis Meet in Retford!


We would like to wish the very best of luck to all our swimmers who are taking their 11+ exams this weekend and next wee...
12/09/2026

We would like to wish the very best of luck to all our swimmers who are taking their 11+ exams this weekend and next weekend!

You have all worked incredibly hard, so believe in yourselves, stay calm and give it your very best.

Whatever happens, be proud of the effort you have put in and remember that one exam does not define you.

Stay calmโ€ฆ Stay positiveโ€ฆ Believe in yourself! ๐Ÿฌ

Good luck from everyone at Gainsborough Dolphins!

๐’๐‡๐„๐‘๐–๐Ž๐Ž๐ƒ ๐Ž๐๐„๐ ๐Œ๐„๐„๐“ The very best of luck to our Performance and Development swimmers competing at the Sherwood Colliery ...
12/09/2026

๐’๐‡๐„๐‘๐–๐Ž๐Ž๐ƒ ๐Ž๐๐„๐ ๐Œ๐„๐„๐“

The very best of luck to our Performance and Development swimmers competing at the Sherwood Colliery Open Meet this weekend!

Another exciting opportunity to put all the hard work in training into practice, chase some new personal bests and hopefully pick up a few County qualification times along the way!

Swim fast, enjoy the experience and support each other throughout the weekend.

Come on Team GD! ๐Ÿฌ

๐๐ˆ๐† ๐’๐–๐ˆ๐Œ โ€“ ๐Ž๐๐„ ๐‹๐€๐’๐“ ๐๐”๐’๐‡! ๐ŸฌOur final official night of The Big Swim took place last night and the final distance has bee...
11/09/2026

๐๐ˆ๐† ๐’๐–๐ˆ๐Œ โ€“ ๐Ž๐๐„ ๐‹๐€๐’๐“ ๐๐”๐’๐‡! ๐Ÿฌ

Our final official night of The Big Swim took place last night and the final distance has been counted and notedโ€ฆ

But just how far did Gainsborough Dolphins swim? ๐Ÿ‘€

There is one small catch before we reveal itโ€ฆ

Tonight, ๐‘ฏ๐’†๐’‚๐’… ๐‘ช๐’๐’‚๐’„๐’‰ ๐‘ฉ๐’†๐’ ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐‘ท๐’๐’๐’๐’”๐’Š๐’…๐’† ๐‘ฏ๐’†๐’๐’‘๐’†๐’“ ๐‘ฌ๐’Ž๐’Ž๐’‚ are heading back to the pool for one final swim to see if they can add a few more metres to our already incredible total!

We started with a target of 250KM. We smashed that on night one.

We then moved the target to 400KMโ€ฆ

So, before Ben and Emma hit the water tonight, we want to hear your predictions!

๐Ÿ‘‡ ๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ฒ ๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐…๐ˆ๐๐€๐‹ ๐๐ข๐  ๐’๐ฐ๐ข๐ฆ ๐ญ๐จ๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐›๐ž?

Get your guesses in the comments!

And thereโ€™s still time to support our swimmers and raise money for Feeding Gainsborough and GAPA Gainsborough. Every donation makes a difference to two fantastic local causes. โค๏ธ

๐ƒ๐Ž๐๐€๐“๐„ ๐‡๐„๐‘๐„:
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/gains-dolphins-big-swim


10/09/2026

Today, Gainsborough Dolphins Swimming Club joins people across the world in recognising World Su***de Prevention Day.

Swimming is about so much more than times, medals and results. We are a community, and looking after each other outside the pool matters just as much as supporting each other in it.

A difficult but important statistic: around three in every four su***des registered in England in 2024 were men. (Samaritansโ ๏ฟผ)

Behind every statistic is a person, a family, a friend, a teammate or a community.

Sometimes the most important question we can ask someone is simply:

โ€œAre you okay?โ€

And when somebody answers, take the time to listen.

If you are struggling, or you are worried about somebody else, support is available:

๐Ÿ’š SAMARITANS: Call 116 123 free, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. (Samaritansโ ๏ฟผ)

๐Ÿ’™ NHS 111: Call 111 and select the mental health option if you need urgent mental health support. (nhs.ukโ ๏ฟผ)

๐Ÿ’œ PAPYRUS HOPELINE247: Call 0800 068 4141 for su***de prevention support, particularly for young people and those worried about someone. (nhs.ukโ ๏ฟผ)

๐Ÿšจ IMMEDIATE DANGER: If you or somebody else is in immediate danger, call 999 or go to your nearest A&E. (nhs.ukโ ๏ฟผ)

At Gainsborough Dolphins, we want every swimmer, parent, coach, volunteer and member of our wider swimming family to know that you never have to struggle in silence.

Look out for your teammates.
Look out for your friends.
Look out for your family.

A conversation can make a difference โค๏ธ

๐๐ˆ๐† ๐’๐–๐ˆ๐Œ ๐”๐๐ƒ๐€๐“๐„ #๐Ÿ“349.64๐พ๐‘€ ๐ด๐‘๐ท ๐ถ๐‘‚๐‘ˆ๐‘๐‘‡๐ผ๐‘๐บ!What another incredible night for The Big Swim!Tonight our Tadpoles, Penguins, ...
09/09/2026

๐๐ˆ๐† ๐’๐–๐ˆ๐Œ ๐”๐๐ƒ๐€๐“๐„ #๐Ÿ“

349.64๐พ๐‘€ ๐ด๐‘๐ท ๐ถ๐‘‚๐‘ˆ๐‘๐‘‡๐ผ๐‘๐บ!

What another incredible night for The Big Swim!

Tonight our Tadpoles, Penguins, Junior Fitness and Masters all took on the challenge, adding another huge ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ•,๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ๐Œ to our total!

That takes our overall distance to an amazing ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ—.๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ’๐Š๐Œ!

Weโ€™ve smashed our original 250KM target, passed the 300KM mark and now we are just ๐Ÿค away from 350KM!

With one night still to go, our new 400KM target is getting closer and closerโ€ฆ

50.36๐พ๐‘€ ๐‘‡๐‘‚ ๐บ๐‘‚!

Can we do it? ๐Ÿฌ

If you would like to support our swimmers and help us raise as much as possible for GAPA Gainsborough and Feeding Gainsborough, you can donate here:

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/gains-dolphins-big-swim

Thank you for the continued support and donations!

Gainsborough Rugby Union Football Club
Cllr Matt Boles

Play World
JNC electrical contractors
Gainsborough Town Juniors
The Blues Club
Gem Cars


๐๐ˆ๐† ๐’๐–๐ˆ๐Œ ๐”๐๐ƒ๐€๐“๐„ #๐Ÿ’๐‘‡๐ป๐ธ ๐พ๐ผ๐ฟ๐‘‚๐‘€๐ธ๐‘‡๐‘…๐ธ๐‘† ๐พ๐ธ๐ธ๐‘ƒ ๐ถ๐‘‚๐‘€๐ผ๐‘๐บ!Last night, four of our Development swimmers who missed Sundayโ€™s session h...
09/09/2026

๐๐ˆ๐† ๐’๐–๐ˆ๐Œ ๐”๐๐ƒ๐€๐“๐„ #๐Ÿ’

๐‘‡๐ป๐ธ ๐พ๐ผ๐ฟ๐‘‚๐‘€๐ธ๐‘‡๐‘…๐ธ๐‘† ๐พ๐ธ๐ธ๐‘ƒ ๐ถ๐‘‚๐‘€๐ผ๐‘๐บ!

Last night, four of our Development swimmers who missed Sundayโ€™s session had their chance to take on The Big Swimโ€ฆ and added another 6KM to our total!

Just four swimmers, with a ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘๐‘–๐‘›๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘”๐‘’ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘™๐‘ฆ 36, managed to clock up 6KM between them. What a brilliant effort!

Our Big Swim total now stands at an incredible ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ.๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ๐Š๐Œ!

Tonight itโ€™s the turn of our Tadpoles, Penguins, Junior Fitness and Masters swimmers to take on the challenge and see how much further they can push that total.

Weโ€™ve already smashed our original 250KM targetโ€ฆ

Now the question is, how close can we get to 400KM tonight?

๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ.๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ๐Š๐Œ ๐€๐๐ƒ ๐‚๐Ž๐”๐๐“๐ˆ๐๐†! ๐Ÿฌ

Alongside the swimming, weโ€™re raising money for two fantastic local causes, GAPA Gainsborough and Feeding Gainsborough.

If you would like to support our swimmers and make a donation, you can do so here:

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/gains-dolphins-big-swim

Every donation, no matter how big or small, is hugely appreciated. Thank you for supporting our swimmers and two brilliant causes in our local community! โค๏ธ

Thank you again to our sponsors and lane sponsors!
Gainsborough Rugby Union Football Club
Cllr Matt Boles

Gem Cars
Gainsborough Town Juniors
JNC electrical contractors
The Blues Club
Play World



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