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British Gas ASA National Youth Championships 2011 17 Aug 2011
The British Gas ASA National Youth Championships were held in Sheffield from 27-31st July 2011. The Warrender Team consisted of 15 swimmers – one of the largest teams present. At the conclusion of five days racing the team had accumulated an outstanding 13 medals to finish 9th overall,...
National Debut for Junior National Boys 23 Jul 2011
Four boys from Warrender's Junior National Squad have made their debut swimming at National level in Britain this week. Daniel McGregor took part in the 14 year old 1500m Freestyle on Friday at the British Gas ASA National Age Group Championships, held in Sheffield. McGregor got off...
Warrender Players Picked to Represent Scotland! 22 Jul 2011
Congratulations to Gregory Fennell, Iain Lindsay and Scott Inglis who have been selected to represent Scotland in the Junior (under 17) Tri-Nations Water Polo Tournament to be held in Limerick, Ireland in August. Max MacCallum, Ben Phelps and Ross Inglis have been...
Two Medals for WBC on Final Day in Belgrade 10 Jul 2011
Dan Wallace and Craig Benson finished their 2011 European Junior Championship campaign the same way they started it - by swimming fast! It was a superb end to a very succesful five days of competition for the boys as they both finished on the podium in their respective finals, once again...
Benson on Scorching Form in Belgrade 9 Jul 2011
The weather wasn't the only think scorching in Belgrade today, on the fourth day of the European Junior Championships. As the mercury hit 39 degrees celcius, Warrender's Craig Benson smashed the 17 year old British Age Group Record to win the 1st semi final in a time 1:02.18. Benson will swim...
Wallace bags silver in a British double! 8 Jul 2011
Dan Wallace has won his first international medal, claiming the silver medal in the 200 Individual Medley on the 3rd night of finals at the European Junior Championships in Belgrade. Wallace pushed team mate Ieuan Lloyd all the way, with Lloyd showing his strength to pull away...
British Age Group Record for Benson on Day 3 8 Jul 2011
Warrender Performance Squad swimmers, Dan Wallace and Craig Benson, continue to perform outstandingly at the European Junior Championships in Belgrade. On the second day of competition Wallace swam the semi finals of the Men's 200 IM, setting a new personal best time of 2:01.61 to...
Quin in Breaststroke final in Berlin 8 Jul 2011
Scott Quin has qualified for the SB14 100m Breaststroke at the IPC European Championships in Berlin. In his favourite event, Quin raced to 1:15.04 to place him third going in to this evening's final. It will be a tight final, with three British swimmers in the Top 4. You can follow...
Quin debuts in Berlin 7 Jul 2011
Junior National swimmer Scott Quin, had his debut swim at the IPC European Championships yesterday, swimming the S14 100m Backstroke Although not his favourite event, Quin showed he is in good shape by posting a new lifetime best of 1:20.05 to finish 15th. Quin will be back in the pool on...
Boys show show early form in Belgrade 7 Jul 2011
Dan Wallace and Craig Benson look to be in good form as the European Junior Championships got underway yesterday. The Championships are taking place in Belgrade, Serbia, and host the best Junior swimmers from all around Europe. Both members of the...
Swimmers prepare for GB representative honours! 28 Jun 2011
Three of the Club's top swimmers are this week going through their final preparations before they head off with Team GB to compete in meets across Europe. We wish them all the very best of luck and look forward to watching their results online. Performance Squad members Dan Wallace and...
Smith collects a trio of medals at ASA Championships 28 Jun 2011
Lewis Smith was on fine form at the recent British Gas ASA National Championships in Sheffield, where he picked up three medals over the four day meet. The Meet was stage 2 of the World Championship Trials, with the very best talent from around the country present. Smith, who has been...
Warrender retains position as Top Club in Scotland! 25 Apr 2011
Swimmers from Warrender Baths Club are celebrating this week after retaining the Top Club Trophy at the British Gas Scottish National Age Group Championship in Glasgow from the 7-10th April. The Top Club Award was very closely contested, with the result coming down to the very...
Warrender Clinch 12th District Title! 21 Mar 2011
Swimmers from Edinburgh’s Warrender Baths Club are celebrating this week after being crowned the Top Club at the East of Scotland District Age Group Championships for the 12th year in succession. The Meet, held across four weekends,...
McNally wins Scottish Variety Awards 2011 21 Mar 2011
Craig McNally was the winner of the 'Best Up and Coming Scottish Sportsperson' at the 2011 Scottish Variety Awards on the weekend. McNally received his award at a lavish reception in Glasgow after receving the most votes in the Sportsperson category. Congratulations...
DAY 8 - British Gas National Championships 13 Mar 2011
Craig McNally completed his British Championships campaign in fine style tonight, bagging a silver medal on the Men's 50m Backstroke behind world champion Liam Tancock. McNally's time of 25.92 was a new Scottish Senior Record, breaking time previously held by Commonwealth Gold Medallist...
DAY 7 - British Gas National Championships 11 Mar 2011
The penultimate day of the British Championships was another good one for the boys in red, with Craig McNally and Scott Quin featuring in heats and finals. 19 year old Scott Quin swam the MC 100m Breastroke in the heats, where he set a new personal best time of 1:15.36....
DAY 6 - British Gas National Championships 10 Mar 2011
Dan Wallace was the only Warrender swimmer racing on Day 6, the other boys taking advantage of a much needed rest day after 5 busy days of racing. Wallace contested the Men's 100m Butterfly, setting a new lifetime best in the heats (56.35) to move from his orginal ranking of 22nd up to...
DAY 5 - British Gas National Championships 10 Mar 2011
Day 5 was another busy one for the Warrender swimmers, with six individual swims in the evening session. Craig Benson rounded off his successful meet with another personal best time in the 200m Breaststroke semi final. After a solid heat swim, equalling his best time of 2:22.94, Benson...
DAY 4 - British Gas National Championships 8 Mar 2011
It was another busy day for the Warrender swimmers, with plenty of action in the heats and finals sessions. Dan Wallace and Lewis Smith contested the heats of the 200m Individual Medley, with both cruising through to the evening's semi finals. Wallace achieved the qualifying time for...
DAY 3 - British Gas National Championships 7 Mar 2011
The British Gas National Championships continued in Manchester today with the first British Record of the week from Stockport Metro's Kerri-Anne Payne in the Women's 1500m Freestyle. Warrender swimmers in action today included Craig Benson who qualified for the semi-finals...
DAY 2 - British Gas National Championships 6 Mar 2011
Day 2 of the British Gas National Championships saw the Warrender boys continue where they left off on Day 1, with more excellent swims. Craig McNally swam the heats of the Men's 100m Backstroke, where he set a solid time of 57.16 to qualify in 7th place for the semi final later in...
DAY 1 - British Gas National Championships 5 Mar 2011
The 2011 British Gas National Championships are being held in Manchester from 5-12th March. These Championships are a selection trials for the World Championships, World University Championships, World Youth Championships, European Junior Championships, European Youth Olympics and the...
Important - Doping, updating Medical Declaration form 8 Feb 2011
Doping – approved Medical Declaration form 2011 In preparation for the new membership year, British Swimming have approved the Medical Declaration form for 2011. Please note...
Updated - Full list of EDAG Medallists and Finalists after Round 2 8 Feb 2011
2010-2011 East District Medallists and Finalists (after Round 2): Gold: Brodie Savage Boys 10/11 400 I.M Megan...
Cyprus Tourist Organisation subsidise Junior National Camp 12 Jan 2011
14 Junior National swimmers are looking forward to a one week training camp to Cyprus in February 2011. The cost of the camp has been made easier by the fantastic subsidy offered by the Cyprus Tourist Organisation (CTO - www.visitcyprus.com). The CTO offer subsidy to clubs for exposure on their...
Training update 1/12/10 1 Dec 2010
Training update for 1st December 2010: Performance Squad - Ainslie Park Leisure Centre 4-7pm (or whenever you can make it) Junior National and Age Group Squad - Ainslie Park Leisure Centre 7-8:30pm ALL OTHER SQUADS CANCELLED ...
Severe Weather Warning - Training Update 30 Nov 2010
Due to the unprecedented severe weather that we are experiencing in and around Edinburgh currently, please see listed below an update on your squads training schedule: Tuesday 30th November: The only squads training today are Performance, Ainslie Park...
Scottish Masters 1500m Meet 2010 24 Nov 2010
Two Masters swimmers from Warrender competed in the Scottish Masters 1500m at Tollcross, Glasgow on 13th November 2010-namely Robert Mackay (30-34 years) and Jason Kenney (40-44 years). There were about 40 competitors ranging from 21 years through to 69 years. The highlight of the day was Audrey...
AGM 2010 Information 1 Nov 2010
AGM documents now available in the members' section of this website under WBC AGM 2010.
AGM Agenda now in the Member's Section 26 Oct 2010
Please note that you can now view the Warrender Baths Club AGM Agenda in the Member's Section of the website.
XIX Commonwealth Games, India 15 Oct 2010
On the 20th September, the Scottish Swimming team departed for the pre-games holding camp in Doha, Qatar. We left amid a media storm which was suggesting that the games may not go ahead and that some countries might boycott the event, due to cleanliness issues within the athlete’s village....
Heart's Meet Report - by Carolyn Crichton 15 Oct 2010
My first day meet as Team Manager was a challenge and I would like to thank Kyle, Ross, Julia and all the swimmers for their help during the day. As this was Hearts 125 Anniversary Meet cash prizes were awarded to Top Swimmers in all catagories and also for Top Club/Top Boy &...
WBC Championships - Age Group Winners! 15 Oct 2010
Congratulations to the following list of swimmers who finished in the Top 3 for each Age Group at the recent Club Championships. I hope you are all looking forward to collecting your trophies at the Annual Awards Night on Saturday 11th December! Girls 9/under ...
Notice of Annual General Meeting 16 Sep 2010
Warrender Baths Club's Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on Tuesday 9th November 2010 at Boroughmuir Rugby Club. The AGM will run from 7:30-9pm in the upstairs committee rooms. All members are welcome. The address is: BOROUGHMUIR RUGBY CLUB...
WBC Annual Gentlemen's Dinner 2010 13 Sep 2010
This function is open to all male members, parents and friends of the Club who are over 18. It is primarily a social occasion but with a good turnout can generate some spare funds for the Club. The principal speaker this year is Kirkcaldy publican Jimmy Stirling who will propose the toast...
Stewart to take part in 16km Open Water event 20 Aug 2010
18 year old Marnie Stewart (member of the Warrender Performance Squad) has been selected by Scottish Swimming to take part in the 35th Croatian International Long Distance Swimming Championships, which take place off the Croatian Coast on August 28th. Stewart will be the only Scottish...
ASA National Youth Championships - Day 5 18 Aug 2010
Day 5 – Heats 400 Individual Medley Dan Wallace – 2nd, Boys 17/18 years Craig McNally – 9th, Boys 17/18 years* Jack Caster – 16th, Boys 17/18 years* Connor Mollison 17th, Boys 17/18 years* Mark...
ASA National Youth Championships - Day 4 17 Aug 2010
Day 4 – Heats 200 Freestyle Craig Hamilton – 1st, Boys 15-18 years Craig McNally – 95th, Boys 15-18 years 100 Backstroke Jennifer Dobson – 49th, Girls 14-17 years Camille Brash –...
ASA National Youth Championships - Day 2 17 Aug 2010
Day 2 – Heats 200 Butterfly Dan Wallace – 19th, Boys 15-18 years* Mark Steeples – 38th, Boys 15-18 years Craig Benson – 67th, Boys 15-18 years Murray Lawrence – 70th, Boys 15-18 years 400...
McNally, Smith and Fraser Named on Scottish Commonwealth Games Team 17 Aug 2010
Warrender swimmers Craig McNally, Lewis Smith and Sean Fraser have all been named on the 2010 Scottish Commonwealth Games Team. The 2010 Commonwealth Games are being held in Delhi, India, from 4-9th October. It will be the first time all three swimmers will have participated at the...
ASA National Youth Championships - Day 3 17 Aug 2010
Day 3 – Heats 200 Freestyle Jennifer Dobson – 40th, Girls 14-17 years* Kate Forbes – 133rd, Girls 14-17 years 200 Backstroke Craig McNally – 3rd, Boys 15-18 years Connor Wilson - 20th, Boys...
ASA National Age Group Championships 2010 - Report 3 Aug 2010
In his first year at the ASA National Age Group Championships, Junior National swimmer Daniel Lim , performed extremely well. Having returned from Kuala Lumpur only two days prior to the start of the Championships, where he completed four weeks of challenging...
ASA National Youth Championships 2010 3 Aug 2010
A team of 15 Warrender swimmers took part in this year’s ASA National Youth Championships in Sheffield, from 3-7 August 2010. 5 girls aged between 14-17 and 10 boys aged between 15-18 made up the Warrender team. The team was very successful, picking up two gold medals and numerous silver...
Wallace finals twice in Helsinki 20 Jul 2010
Warrender Peformance Squad swimmer Dan Wallace, today returns to training after a very successful swimming campaign at the European Junior Championships in Helsinki. Taking place from the 14-18 July, the meet hosts the very best talent in Junior swimming from across...
Wallace Proceeds to Semi Final in Helsinki 15 Jul 2010
17 year old Dan Wallace has this morning made his GB debut at the European Junior Championships in Helsinki, Finland. Wallace, swimming the heats of the 200 Individual Medley, smashed his previous best time of 2:05.88 by nearly 1.5 seconds to finish in 2:04.40. The time, a new 17 year old...
Scottish National Open Championships 2010 - McNally crowned double Scottish Champion! 9 Jul 2010
Craig McNally, from Edinburgh’s Warrender Baths Club, is celebrating being crowned the Scottish National Champion in the 100m and 200m Backstroke events at the 2010 British Gas Scottish National Championships held in Toll Cross, Glasgow from 22-27 June 2010. McNally...
Warrender Annual Golf Outing 2010 26 Apr 2010
This years event will be held at Gullane No.3 course on Sunday 13th June. Cost is £58, which includes two rounds of golf, bacon rolls on arrival, lunch and high tea. This event is now in it's 60th year. Anybody that's interested, including swimmers or parents, please contact Duncan...
Reminder - Medical Declaration Form 16 Apr 2010
As part of the Annual Membership Renewal, the attached Medical Declaration form MUST be completed by anyone that is representing Great Britain or their Home Country internationally or competing in a British Swimming, Scottish Swimming, ASA or WASA National event (all disciplines, excluding...
Warrender Crowned National Age Group Champions! 16 Apr 2010
Swimmers from Edinburgh’s Warrender Baths Club are celebrating this week after being crowned the Top Scottish Club at the Scottish National Age Group Championships last weekend (8-11 April 2010) at Glasgow’s Toll Cross pool. Competing against the country’s best...
Wallace earns first GB call up at British Championships 6 Apr 2010
16 year old Dan Wallace led the way for Warrender at the recent British Gas British Championships in Sheffield. The British Championships were held in Sheffield from the 29 March – 3 April, and were held as the qualification trials for selection to the GB European Junior Team, GB...
New Warrender Baths Club Contact Number!!! 17 Mar 2010
Please note that Warrender Baths Club has a new contact number. Please contact Head Coach Laurel Bailey on 07810 196180 for any matters relating to Warrender Baths Club!!
Warrender Make it Eleven in a Row! 8 Mar 2010
Swimmers from Edinburgh’s Warrender Baths Club are celebrating this week after being crowned the Top Club at the East of Scotland District Championships for the 11th year in succession. The Meet, held across four weekends, concluded on the weekend at the FIFE Institute of Sport in...
Medical Declaration Form 1 Mar 2010
As part of the Annual Membership Renewal, the attached Medical Declaration form MUST be completed by anyone that is representing Great Britain or their Home Country internationally or competing in a British Swimming, Scottish Swimming, ASA or WASA National event (all disciplines, excluding...
East District Notice re swim suit regulations 1 Feb 2010
Most of you should be aware of the changes to the swim suit regulations introduced by FINA, the world governing body, with effect from 1 January 2010. In order to clarify what will be allowed and what won’t at East District they have sent...
Warrender Crowned National Champions! 26 Jan 2010
Swimmers from Edinburgh’s Warrender Baths Club are celebrating this week after being crowned the Top Scottish Club at the Scottish Short Course National Championships last weekend (15-17 January 2010) at Glasgow’s Toll Cross pool. Competing against the country’s...
Warrender Baths Club Junior meet 27 and 28 March 7 Jan 2010
Warrender Baths Club Annual Junior meet information has now been posted on the SwimScotland website, http://www.swimscotland.co.uk . Please note that entries must be sent to John Bruce by 24 February 2010. We...
Club saddened by news of the death of Bill Law, Hon President 22 Dec 2009
The Club regrets to announce the death of its Honorary President Bill Law on 19th December 2009. Bill was appointed Honorary President in 1998 and was a great supporter of the Club attending many of its events and social occasions. Bill joined Warrender on its re-opening after...
Carnegie Winter Open Meet 2009 27 Nov 2009
Well done to all the swimmers who competed for the Club at the weekend Winter Meet. Flying solo as the only Warrender coach wasn’t hard as the coaches from the other squads had their swimmers well prepared for the meet. Needless to say the meet was full of fast times and great races. A...
Warrender Baths Club AGM 5 Oct 2009
Warrender Baths Club 2009 Annual General Meeting will take place at 7:30pm on Tuesday 10 November at Boroughmuir Rugby Clubhouse, Meggatland, Edinburgh. All adult members are welcome and encouraged to attend. If you would like to hear more about your club please come along and give us your...
Purnell Earns GB Call-up 21 Jul 2009
Warrender swimmer Billy Purnell has been handed his first GB Senior Cap after a surprise late call-up to the team for the Tri-Nations competition in London on 1-2 August 2009. The Stirling based athlete has been selected for the 200 backstroke, one of his premier events. He joins 40...
Warrender Swimmers Abroad 20 Jul 2009
It has been a busy few weeks for Warrender swimmers competing in international waters. In June, Stirling ITC members Lewis Smith and Billy Purnell , and SPS swimmer Ewan Johnston took part in a training camp in Barcelona before competing in the Barcelona and Canet legs of the Mare Nostrum...
Warrender Girls Success at Scottish Open Water Championships 20 Jul 2009
Four Warrender Girls had a successful day out at the Scottish Open Water Championships in Lochore yesterday. Jennifer Davis and Marnie Stewart finished 1st and 2nd in the first race of the day, the 5km. In cold and windy condition, Davis and Stewart very quickly made their way to the...
Warrender Crowned National Champions! 1 Jul 2009
Swimmers from Edinburgh’s Warrender Baths Club are celebrating this week after being crowned the Top Scottish Club at the Scottish National Championships last weekend (25-28 June 2009) at Glasgow’s Toll Cross pool. Competing against the country’s best swimmers,...
Warrender Baths Club British Gas Scottish National Championships 2009 Medal Winners 1 Jul 2009
Medal Winners: GOLD Lewis Smith Men’s 400 IM 4:15.92 4 x 200 Men’s Freestyle 7:37.96 (Scottish Club Record) SILVER Lewis Smith Men’s 200 IM 2:00.93* 4 x 200 Women’s Freestyle 8:35.99 4 x 100...
Hamilton selected for FINA World Championships 15 Jun 2009
It has been a huge few months in swimming for 17 year old Craig Hamilton. Coming off a great 1500m Freestyle swim at the British Trials in March, Hamilton was selected to take part in his first ever Open Water Swim in late May. Finishing a very commendable 5th place in the senior field, Hamilton...
Criag Hamilton reflects on his time in Israel 15 Jun 2009
Why were you in Israel? CH: I was in Israel for the LEN World Cup with the Great Britain Open Water Squad. The competition was being used for trials for European juniors and for the World championships. What were your impressions of...
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S SWIMMING EARNS FIRST EVER TOP-15 RECRUITING CLASS 15 Jun 2009
BATON ROUGE -- The LSU women’s swimming team will welcome its first ever top-15 recruiting class to campus in August as this year’s group of signees was ranked No. 15 in the nation by CollegeSwimming.com Thursday. “We are very excited about this recruiting...
News from Vancouver..... 3 Jun 2009
Two of the National Squad swimmers, Sally Wood and Craig Benson, are currently on a two week training camp in Vancouver, Canada. They are swimming at the University of British Columbia under the tutelage of renowned breaststroke specialist coach Jozsef Nagy. Nagy is the current coach of world...
Hamilton Finishes 5th in First Open Water Swim. 3 Jun 2009
Craig Hamilton today returns to Edinburgh after successfully completing his first Open Water race in the LEN Open Water Cup in Eilat, Israel. The men’s race saw British Gas team member Richard Charlesworth swim to victory as he claimed the number one spot ahead of Brian...
Warrender Qualifies Six Relay Teams for Youth Championships 23 May 2009
Congratulations to all swimmers that took part in Relay teams at the Scottish National Age Group Championships in April. From this, Warrender has now qualified six teams through to the Youth Championships in July. The teams that have qualified are: Women's 400...
Fraser Named on British Gas Disability Team for IPC Swimming European Championships 20 May 2009
A 39-strong team has been announced to represent Britain at the IPC Swimming European Championships in Reykjavik, Iceland, which includes Warrender's Sean Fraser. The British Gas team features 26 athletes that competed at the Beijing Paralympics including double Paralympic...
Fina announce approved swimsuits 20 May 2009
FINA has just announced its list of approved swimsuits. It seems that Jaked 01's, Blueseventy's and Arena X-Glides are no longer allowed, although they do have a chance to get back in if they modify their suits before June 19th. You need to read this press release...
Craig Hamilton swims in Open Water LEN Cup in Israel on 30th May 20 May 2009
Britain’s open water swimmers are set to take on some of Europe’s best when they compete in the first leg of the Open Water LEN Cup in Eilat, Israel on 30th May. The British Gas team consisting of 13 athletes, includes Olympic silver medallist Keri-Anne Payne and Daniel...
Performance Suits under review at Age Group events in Scotland 9 May 2009
Last night the National Swimming Committee met and during discussion on performance enhancing swimsuits, without reservation, agreed with the Coaches Technical Panel that the swimsuits are detrimental to the swimming development of age group swimmers. This is for a number of reasons,...
SASA Medical Declaration 4 May 2009
For: ALL Scottish Swimming Members (All Disciplines) Please read this Medical Declaration in the downlaods section for members. If you have any questions, please contact Melanie Orr at Scottish Swimming, m.orr@scottishswimming.com. The information applies to you if you...
Golf Outing Invitation 24 Apr 2009
We are holding the 58th Warrender Golf Outing on Sunday 7th June to which all parents, coaches, swimmers are invited to attend. This is a fun day suitable for golfers of all standards. Please log on to the members section for more details.
DAY 2 - Scottish National Age Group Championships 10 Apr 2009
Dan Wallace and Craig Benson added to their gold medal collections on Day 2 of the Scottish Gas National Age Group Championships, each adding a third title to their haul. Wallace swam a superbly paced 800 Freestyle in the afternoon event which was heat declared. His time of 8:46.49 put him three...
DAY 1 - Scottish National Age Group Championships 9 Apr 2009
Day 1 Day 1 of the 2009 Scottish Gas National Age Group Championships got off to a great start for the Warrender team with some excellent heat and final swims. Most of the best results were reserved for the finals, but there were some solid heat swims too. Jennifer Davis swam a...
Senior Coach Announcement 4 Apr 2009
I am pleased to announce that Kyle Goodfellow has been appointed as Senior Coach for Warrender Baths Club. Kyle will take up the duties of the role from 20th April ’09 and I’m sure you will all join me in congratulating him and in wishing him every success. Kyle will...
A competitive swimmer pathway in Edinburgh (“Pathway”) 1 Apr 2009
1. Introduction This is a short update intended to bring you up to date with the implementation of the Pathway in Edinburgh. It has been issued by the Pathway Transition Board (see below for details) and is being communicated consistently throughout the 5 Edinburgh...
Warrender Annual Junior Open Meet 2009 30 Mar 2009
106 of the Club's youngest swimmers turned out in fine form on the weekend to take part in our own Warrender Annual Junior Open Meet. The poolside was a sea of red as the 8, 9 and 10 year old's competed on Saturday and the 11 and 12 year old's on Sunday. There were some fantastic performances...
GB Selection for Hamilton 29 Mar 2009
Congratulations to Craig Hamilton who has been selected to represent Great Britain this Summer in a very prestigious meet. After an excellent week of racing at the recent British Gas Swimming Championships, Hamilton has been selected to represent GB at the European Junior...
Warrender Water Polo at Portobello Baths on 9th May 21 Mar 2009
Warrender Water Polo are holding their annual 5 a side tournament at Portobello Baths on Saturday 9th May 2009 from 11am - 5pm. Warrender are out to retain their crown won in an exciting final against Leeds last year. This years tournament sees teams from Scotland, England...
Day 5 Smith and Hamilton Finish on a High 21 Mar 2009
Day 5 Lewis Smith and Craig Hamilton finished their week at the British Championships on a high last night, both producing fantastic final performances in the last session of the meet. Smith, contesting the 400 IM, had qualified fastest for the final after a...
Day 4 Hamilton makes First Senior Final 21 Mar 2009
Day 4 It was a busy morning of heats for the Warrender team with Yasmin Khera swimming the 100 Freestyle first up (1:00.00). Sean Fraser was just outside his British Record in the heats of the 100 Backstroke (1:09.95) and took gold in the final with a time of 1:10.24. In the heats...
Day 3 Smith takes Silver 20 Mar 2009
The heats on Day 3 consisted of only 3 events, with the Warrender Boys contesting the 200 Backstroke. Callum Shaw posted a time of 2:11.58, Craig McNally 2:13.42. Andrew Haslett 2:06.21 and Billy Purnell 2:04.52. In the finals action, Lewis Smith added to his medal haul, once...
Day 2 -Benson breaks his own British Record 20 Mar 2009
Day 2 of the British Championships continued with some good swims from many of the Warrender swimmers. The heats got underway with a solid swim from Dan Wallace in the 100 Breaststroke swimming a lifetime best of 1:08.44. Wallace was back in the pool 15 minutes later in the 200 IM where he...
Warrender swimmers perform on Day 1 at British Champs 19 Mar 2009
Craig Hamilton got the Warrender team of to a flying start on day 1 of the British Championships in Sheffield as he booked his place on the GB European Juniors Team swimming a lifetime best of 3:56.51, Hamilton finished 4th out of the boys eligible to make the team, which was enough to secure...
Warrender make it 10 in a Row!! 9 Mar 2009
Swimmers from Edinburgh’s Warrender Baths Club are celebrating this week after being crowned the Top Club at the East of Scotland District Championships for the 10th year in succession. The Meet, held across four weekends, concluded on the weekend at the FIFE Institute of Sport in...
Warrender Coach Wins Top Award 9 Mar 2009
Warrender Swimming Club’s newly appointed Head Coach Laurel Bailey has been presented with a top honour during an awards dinner that took place after the Scottish Amateur Swimming Association’s Annual General Meeting in Carnoustie on Saturday 28th February. The award...
Warrender Crowned National Champions 4 Feb 2009
Swimmers from Edinburgh’s Warrender Baths Club are celebrating this week after being crowned the Top Club at the Scottish National Short Course Championships held last weekend (16-18 January 2009) at Glasgow’s Toll Cross pool. Competing against the country’s...
Bailey Announced as New Head Coach 13 Jan 2009
Warrender Baths Club is pleased to announce the appointment of Laurel Bailey as the Club's new Head Coach. Laurel has been with Warrender for over four years and her knowledge and coaching expertise will provide a smooth transition when current Head Coach Ian Wright...
McNally Breaks Scottish Junior Record! 2 Nov 2008
Over 70 Warrender swimmers were in action over the weekend at the first round of the East District Age Group Championships in Glenrothes. With over 250 individual Warrender swims there were many excellent performances, but perhaps none more so than Craig McNally in the...
Warrender Baths Club 2008 AGM 30 Sep 2008
Warrender Baths Club 2008 Annual General Meeting will take place at 7:30pm on Tuesday 11 November at Boroughmuir Rugby Clubhouse, Meggatland, Edinburgh. All adult members are welcome and encouraged to attend. If you would like to hear more about your club please...
Fraser Wins Paralympic Bronze! 11 Sep 2008
Warrender's Sean Fraser is celebrating today after claiming a bronze medal in the S8 100m Backstroke at the Paralympics in Beijing. British Record holder Sean, qualified in 3rd place with a heat swim of 1:10.77. He then backed this up in the final with a time of...
Warrender Trio Selected for Commonwealth Youth Games 23 Aug 2008
Warrender swimmers Ewan Johnston, Andrew Haslett and Sally Wood are celebrating this week after being named in the Scotland team for the Commonwealth Youth Games in India later this year. The trio will be part of a 44 strong team that will take part in a range of sports...
Smith strikes gold in Canada! 4 Aug 2008
Warrender's Lewis Smith has won the gold medal in men's 400 IM at an international meet in Canada. Competing for Great Britain in a three way international contest against France and Canada last weekend, Lewis led from the front in his signature event to take the...
Best Ever Result at British Youth Championships! 4 Aug 2008
Warrender's team of 15 swimmers has produced the club's best ever result at the British Youth Championships in Sheffield last week. Incredibly, the superb performances were also the best ever team result by a Scottish club at this competition. After five days...
Benson and Wilson win medals at ASA Age Groups 27 Jul 2008
Craig Benson and Connor Wilson got the ASA National Age Group Championships off to a superb start for Warrender with places on the podium on the first day of action. In the very first event of the meet, Connor swam a well paced race in the...
Warrender swimmers ready to end season on a high 23 Jul 2008
A group of Warrender swimmers have been finalising their preparations this week for the final competitions of the 2007-08 season. Four swimmers head to Sheffield today for the ASA National Age Group Championships which get under way tomorrow running...
Johnston hits form in Florida 20 Jul 2008
Warrender's Ross Johnston put together a set of outstanding swims at the Speedo Champions Series (Southern Zone) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida this weekend. Competing for the Fort Lauderdale Aquatics club, Ross swam an outstanding personal best time in the Men's 100m...
Medal Brace for Smith at ASA Nationals 13 Jul 2008
A team of Warrender's leading swimmers today returned from the ASA National Championships in Liverpool with two medals and eight final swims to their credit. Scottish Institute of Sport athlete Lewis Smith was the most successful of the group of...
Change of Club President 9 Jul 2008
Warrender Club President Bill Brash has unfortunately had to step down from this role with immediate effect due to personal reasons. The most recent Past President Philip Smith will take up the position of 'Acting President' steering the club through to the AGM...
Warrender Storm to National Title 30 Jun 2008
Warrender have been crowned Top Club at the Scottish National Open Championships which concluded in Glasgow yesterday. Numerous superb performances over the four days of action enabled the Edinburgh club to run away with the National title by over 200 points. ...
Strong Team Set for Scottish Championships 25 Jun 2008
Almost 50 Warrender swimmers will be in action this weekend at the Scottish National Open Championships in Glasgow. The competition starts on Thursday 26th June and runs through to Sunday 29th at the city's Tollcross venue. Paralympian Sean Fraser, GB Squad member...
Top Club Trophy Highlights Successful Warm Weather Training Camp 22 Jun 2008
A squad of 17 of Warrender's leading swimmers has returned from a two week training camp in Mataro, Spain with a Top Club Trophy after a series of successful swims at a local meet on the camp's final day. Competing in the 17th Trofeu Ciutat de Mataro (a regional...
European travels for Warrender swimmers 14 Jun 2008
It has been a busy week for Warrender swimmers in Europe, with eight swimmers representing their club or country in three different meets across three countries. Craig Benson, Ross Woolley and Helen McRoberts travelled to Vienna, Austria with the...
Fraser Set For German Challenge 21 May 2008
The British swimmers selected for the British Paralympic squad, which includes Warrender's Sean Fraser, will be looking to test themselves against some of the best swimmers in Europe at this weekend's German Open Championships. The 36-strong-squad features a mix of...
Warrender Relays Qualify for British Youth Nationals 20 May 2008
All six of Warrender's youth age relays have been announced as among the top 20 teams from across Britain who have qualified for this year's ASA National Youth Championships to be held in Sheffield at the end of July. The Girls 14-17 years and Boys 15-18 years teams in...
Swimmer and Coach earn GB call up 20 May 2008
Warrender swimmer Lewis Smith, and club Head Coach Ian Wright have been named in the Great Britain team that will compete in Canada this summer in a tri-nations contest against the host country and France. The meet will be held in Quebec and forms part of the 300 year...
Warrender quartet celebrate Scottish selection 20 May 2008
Four Warrender swimmers have been selected to compete for Scotland at prestigious meets in Europe next month. Billy Purnell will travel to Kranj in Slovenia as part of a 12 strong senior development team competing at the Slovenian International Open Meet. Fast...
Fraser named in GB Paralympic Team! 1 May 2008
Warrender's Sean Fraser has been selected to compete for Great Britain at the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing. Sean, 18, swims in the S8 category of disability sport and will contest the 100m Backstroke at what promises to be the most competitive Paralympics ever. He...
Warrender Water Polo Tournament Announced 29 Apr 2008
The Warrender Water Polo team are holding their annual 5-a-side tournament on Saturday 10th May ay Portobello Baths (from 10:30am). This event will see teams from all across the UK compete in whats grown to be one of the most successfull 5-a-side tournaments in the UK....
Warrender Crowned Top Club at Scottish National Age Groups 13 Apr 2008
The Scottish National Age Group Championships in Glasgow concluded today with Warrender being crowned the Top Club for the fourth consecutive year. The winning margin over closest rivals Portsmouth Northsea was an impressive 408 points. The top five overall clubs...
Benson Lowers British Age Record 12 Apr 2008
Warrender's Craig Benson lowered his own Boys 13 yrs British Age Group Record for the 100m Breaststroke (long course) when winning the event during Day 3 of the Scottish National Age Group Championships in Glasgow today. The record had stood at 1:09.03 from his swim at the Home...
Warrender swimmers continue to impress at Scottish Age Groups 11 Apr 2008
Day 2 of the Scottish National Age Group Championships in Glasgow saw the strong Warrender contingent pick up where they left off on Day 1 with a string of high quality performances. The Girls 14-17 years 4x100 Medley team of Rosie Hood, Emily McQueen, Camille Brash and...
Warrender off to strong start at Scottish National Age Groups 10 Apr 2008
Warrender swimmers got off to a strong start as the Scottish National Age Group Championships got underway in Glasgow Thursday. After the first day of action, the Edinburgh based club had built up a 74 point lead in the Top Club standings ahead of Portsmouth Northsea and...
Wood Completes Incredible Comeback 6 Apr 2008
Olympic Trials - Day 6 Finals & Heats, Day 7 Finals Rosie Hood was the only Warrender swimmer in finals action on Day 6 of the Olympic Trials in Sheffield. Rosie swam to 7th place in...
Smith looks to 2012 after 4th place finish 6 Apr 2008
Olympic Trials - Day 5 Finals & Heats Warrender's Lewis Smith quickly resolved to work harder and do more training than ever before after a 4th place finish in the Men's 400m I.M. final saw...
Olympic Time Eludes Smith 3 Apr 2008
Olympic Trials - Day 4 Finals & Heats Thursday morning finals action at Sheffield's Ponds Forge pool saw Billy Purnell further lower his personal best in the 'B' final of the Men's 200m...
Warrender swimmers hit form on Day 3 at Olympic Trials 2 Apr 2008
Olympic Trials - Day 3 Finals & Heats The morning finals on Day 3 of the GB Olympic Trials saw Warrender's Lewis Smith replicate his heat performance with a time of 2:04.59 that placed him...
Smith makes second final at Olympic Trials 1 Apr 2008
Olympic Trials - Day 2 Finals & Heats In the first session of finals at the 2008 GB Olympic Trials, Warrender's Lewis Smith swam 3:57.60 to place 7th in the Men's 400m Freestyle final. ...
Smith through to 400 Free final at Olympic Trials, big PBs from Woolley and Khera 31 Mar 2008
Olympic Trials - Day 1 Heats Lewis Smith made it through to tomorrow's 'A' final of the Men's 400m Freestyle as the British Olympic Trials got underway in Sheffield tonight. Swimming in the first seeded heat...
Warrender swimmers ready to roll at Olympic Trials 29 Mar 2008
Twelve of Warrender's leading swimmers will be in Sheffield this coming week to take part in the 2008 Great Britain Olympic Swimming Trials. This is the highest number of swimmers the club has ever sent to a meet of this nature, and is also more than any other Scottish...
Carnegie lead after day one as Warrender Meet gets underway 29 Mar 2008
Warrender's annual Junior Age Group Meet got underway in Dunfermline today with swimmers aged 8-10 coming together from all over Scotland to compete against each other. Swimmers are able to contest six events throughout the day: 50m of each stroke, plus 100 I.M. and 200...
Lloyds TSB Scotland and Warrender begin unique sponsorship deal 27 Mar 2008
One of Britain's most successful companies Lloyds TSB has teamed up with Warrender in a unique sponsorship deal. In 2007, Lloyds TSB was the first commercial partner to be announced as one of the primary sponsors of the London 2012 Olympic and...
Benson Blasts British Record! 10 Mar 2008
Warrender's Craig Benson continued his excellent mid-season form by setting a new British Age Group Record for the Boys 13 years 100m Breaststroke (long course) last weekend. Representing Scotland at the WISE Home Nations Schools International Meet in...
Warrender Swimmers Make it Nine in a Row! 3 Mar 2008
Swimmers from Edinburgh’s Warrender Baths Club are celebrating this week after winning the Top Club trophy at the Scottish East District Championships for the ninth consecutive year. The result, which concluded in Glenrothes last weekend (1-2 March 2008), means Warrender...
Grand Prix meet concludes in Missouri 18 Feb 2008
One morning session of finals wrapped up the Missouri Grand Prix Meet Monday. Warrender's three Scottish representatives were all in action again, although were slightly disappointed not to improve on their swims of the previous evening. Lewis Smith finished in 6th position in...
Smith benefits from Phelps test; Scottish relay wins Gold 17 Feb 2008
Warrender's Lewis Smith faced up to the world's best swimmer Michael Phelps during finals action at the Missouri Grand Prix Meet in America this morning. Smith was racing in the 'A' final of the men's 400 I.M. and it was no surprise that despite his best...
World Record Highlights Day 2 in Missouri 16 Feb 2008
A stunning world record by Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry was the highlight of some very fast swimming on day two of the Missouri Grand Prix Meet. Coventry wiped away one of the sport's longest standing records in the women's 200m backstroke, setting a time of 2:06.37 to erase the...
Johnston impresses on Scottish Senior Debut 15 Feb 2008
Eighteen year old Ewan Johnston made an impressive start to his senior international swimming career with two lifetime best swims on the opening night of action at the Missouri Grand Prix Meet in America. Representing Scotland for the first time since progressing...
Junior National Squad Complete Successful Training Camp 14 Feb 2008
Eighteen swimmers from the club's Junior National Squad have just returned from Club La Santa in Lanzarote where they completed a successful one week warm weather training camp. Under the guidance of Coach Laurel Bailey, and Team Manager Derek Small, the newly tanned...
MacGregor wins Scottish Player of the Year 7 Feb 2008
Congratulations to Warrender player, Callum MacGregor who has been voted Scottish Water Polo Player of the year for 2007. Callum will recieve his award at the Scottish Swimming annual dinner in Aberdeen on 23 February 2008. As well as his significnat swimming success,...
Warrender Water Polo Retain Masters Title 6 Feb 2008
The annual veteran's water polo tournament took place on Saturday 2nd February at Galashiels. This is played between Galashiels, Portobello and Warrender for the Charlie Grierson Trophy. Warrender managed to scrape together 7 players, Ali Ramm, Keith Johnston, Ian...
Warrender Trio All Set for the Chattanooga Choo Choo 1 Feb 2008
A trio of Warrender swimmers are all set for a trip to Chattanooga in the US to undertake an intensive training camp as part of their build up for the Olympic Trials in April. Lewis Smith, Ewan Johnston and Billy Purnell will form part of a small Scottish squad that is...
Senior Swimmers Race Well at Burns Meet 29 Jan 2008
A group of Warrender's leading senior swimmers were in action in Sheffield at the weekend at the annual Burns Open Meet. Lewis Smith, Ewan Johnston, Ross Johnston, Kyle Goodfellow, Craig Purnell and Fiona Booth all took the chance to focus on some quality long course...
Warrender Swimmers Shine at Scottish Schools Championships! 28 Jan 2008
There were some very impressive swims from our large contingent of Warrender swimmers at the recent Scottish Schools Swimming Championships in Tollcross, Glasgow. Stand out performances came from Ross Woolley in the Boys 15/16 200IM, which he won...
Warrender Retain Lothian Championship Title 28 Jan 2008
Warrender swimmers simply overpowered the opposition at the Lothian Region Club Championships in Prestonpans Sunday. Fielding two teams, the red's 'A' team retained the Division 1 title very comfortably ahead of Aquanauts, Haddington and Hearts, whilst the 'B' team...
Warrender Annual Age Group Meet 25 Jan 2008
Warrender is hosting its annual age group meet on 29-30th March 2008 at the Carnegie Leisure Centre in Dunfermline. Young swimmers from clubs throughout the country will descend on the...
Johnston Begins 2012 Journey 21 Jan 2008
Warrender swimmer Ewan Johnston has begun a journey which he hopes will lead to the London 2012 Olympics after attending the British Swimming Launch Day for their 2012 Target Squad. Already one of Scotland's best swimmers, Ewan has been named among 139 youth swimmers aged...
Scottish National Short Course Round Up 14 Jan 2008
Warrender swimmers were once again in great form at the Scottish National Short Course Championships, held 11-13 January 2008 in Glasgow's fast Tollcross pool. A change in the scoring system which resulted in large in-depth teams like Warrender being disadvantaged...
Warrender Christmas Handicap Results 24 Dec 2007
Warrender swimmers celebrated the festive season with the annual Christmas Fun Night held at Ainslie Park on Sunday 23rd December. The event which sees swimmers from all squads competing together in a range of different events was once again a great success, and even...
European Championships, Day 3 Round-Up 15 Dec 2007
Warrender's Lewis Smith completed his events at the European Short Course Championships in Hungary with a 2:00.44 swim in the Men's 200m Butterfly. The time was just outside his lifetime best of 1:59.66 and left Smith feeling a little deflated after his fantastic...
Smith Lowers Scottish Record Again 14 Dec 2007
Lewis Smith lowered the Scottish record for the 400m Individual Medley for the second time in a day as he recorded a time of 4:10.70 to place 8th in the final at the European Short Course Championships in Debrecen, Hungary. The time was 0.18 faster than he swam in...
Scottish Record for Smith at Europeans 14 Dec 2007
Lewis Smith continued his excellent form at the European Short Course Championships in Debrecen, Hungary this morning by setting a new Scottish Senior Record in the heats of the Men's 400m Individual Medley event. Lining up in the final heat against the Italian World...
Smith makes strong start at Europeans 13 Dec 2007
Lewis Smith made a good start to his debut appearance at a European Short Course Championship with two lifetime best swims on the opening day. Lining up first in the men's 200 I.M., Smith raced to 20th place in the strong field in a time of 2:01.17, just under half a...
Smith all set for Euro Champs 12 Dec 2007
Warrender's Lewis Smith put the finishing touches to his preparation today for the European Short Course Championships which get underway in Debrecen, Hungary tomorrow. The annual meet is the showcase of the short course swimming season in Europe...
Smith wins Bronze in Eindhoven 9 Dec 2007
Representing Great Britain at the Dutch Swimming Cup in Eindhoven, Warrender's Lewis Smith won the bronze medal in the final event of the meet Sunday, posting a time of 4:24.63 in the 400 I.M. Smith was part of a 19 strong British contingent who were using this fast long...
Warrender celebrates successful 2007 8 Dec 2007
Warrender members turned out in force Saturday to celebrate the club's achievements at the Annual Awards Night held at the Orwell Lodge Hotel. The night sees the presentation of the various overall trophies for boys and girls in each age group from performances at...
Warrender swimmers reach finals at British University Championships 20 Nov 2007
Warrender swimmers Fiona Booth, Ewan Johnston, Ross Johnston and Craig Purnell were all in excellent form representing their respective educational institutions at the British University Short Course Championships in Sheffield last weekend. Fiona, a...
Smith and Wright earn Euro call up 4 Nov 2007
Warrender swimmer Lewis Smith and club Head Coach Ian Wright have been selected for the Great Britain team that will contest the 2007 European Short Course Championships in Debrecen, Hungary from 13-16 December. Lewis will compete against the best in Europe in the 25m...
Smith heads to Ireland and Florida for training 4 Nov 2007
Senior international swimmer Lewis Smith heads to Ireland this week as part of his training build up for the Trials for the 2008 Olympic Team. Lewis will spend one week undergoing some intensive coaching at the 50m pool in Limerick with his coach Ian Wright. He...
Warrender Swimmers Dominate East District Championships 4 Nov 2007
Warrender swimmers took a firm grip on the race for the Top Club Solripe Trophy as they dominated proceedings at the first round of the East District Age Group Championships in Glenrothes this weekend. With a total of 28 medals won over the two days, Warrender staked...
Warrender swimmers lead East District team to best ever finish at National County Championships 28 Oct 2007
The 24 strong East District team successfully equalled their best ever performance at this years ASA National County Championships in Sheffield last weekend. The team included no less than 11 Warrender swimmers, with at least one WBC swimmer represented in each...
Fraser prepares for a busy few months! 28 Oct 2007
Sean Fraser (Junior National) recently spent a weekend in Manchester, getting final preparations in place for a busy few months ahead. Sean is a member of the British Disability Swimming World Class Programme, and as part of this programme was involved in a Race Prep weekend...
Warrender AGM 25 Oct 2007
Warrender's 2007 Annual General Meeting will take place at 7:00pm on Tuesday 13th November at Boroughmuir Rugby Clubhouse, Meggetland, Edinburgh. All adult members are welcome and encouraged to attend.
Eleven Warrender swimmers secure Olympic Trials cuts 18 Oct 2007
The recent publication of the qualifying times for the 2008 Great Britain Olympic Trials already sees no less than eleven Warrender swimmers who have achieved the required criteria. This is an incredible number for a regular swimming club and unlikely to be matched by...
Club Championships 2007 8 Oct 2007
The 2007 Warrender Club Championships concluded yesterday after four days of high octane action spread over the past two weeks. The meet is unique among swimming competitions in that it affords young development swimmers who have just finished swimming lessons...
Stacey Whitelaw Youngest GB Swimmer at World Deaf Championships 29 Aug 2007
Whilst most of us were having a well deserved summer break, Warrender's Stacey Whitelaw was busy representing Great Britain at the World Deaf Championships in Taipei. As a 13 year old, Age Group Squad member Stacey was the youngest member of the team and competed in...
Nine called up to District Team 28 Aug 2007
Nine Warrender swimmers have been called up to the East District representative team that will take part in the ASA National County Championships to be held in Sheffield on 21st October. Craig Benson, Yasmin Khera, Rachael McQueen, Ross Woolley, Robbie Purvis, Craig...
ASA Nationals Round Up 27 Aug 2007
We sent our largest ever team to this meet (21 swimmers) which incorporated swimmers from aged 11 upwards over 10 days of competition. In the younger section Craig Benson did particularly well winning two bronze medals in the 13 year boys breaststroke events. In addition,...
Warrender Prominent in Scottish Youth Development Squad 27 Aug 2007
Warrender swimmers featured prominently in the announcement of the 2007-08 Scottish Swimming Youth Development Squad last week. National Squad swimmers Craig Hamilton, Katelyn Stewart, Marnie Stewart and Rosie Hood; Junior National swimmers Yasmin Khera and Craig Benson;...
Warrender swimmers in action at UK School Games 26 Aug 2007
Four Warrender swimmers were in action at the second UK School Games, held in Coventry, England from 25-26 August 2007. Representing their school through the Scotland South & East regional team, Helen McRoberts, Emily McQueen, Ross Woolley and Craig Hamilton were all...
Benson Strikes Bronze at British Nationals 24 Jul 2007
Fast improving Craig Benson got the ASA National Age Group Championships in Sheffield off to a great start for Warrender when winning the bronze medal in the Boys 13 years 100m Breaststroke. His time of 1:12.19 was a lifetime best (as was his 50m split of 33.83) and...
Swimmers Prepare for British Championships 21 Jul 2007
The largest ever number of swimmers Warrender has qualified for the meet are currently finalising their preparations for the ASA National Age, Youth & Open Championships which get under way in the famous Ponds Forge pool in Sheffield next week. This 'festival of...
Johnston named in GB 2012 Training Squad 20 Jul 2007
Warrender swimmer Ewan Johnston has been named among a list of 115 swimmers aged 17/under from throughout Britain who have been identified by swimming bosses with potential for the 2012 London Olympics. A brand new training squad is to be set up this autumn with the aim...
Warrender swimmers compete for Scotland 6 Jul 2007
Seven Warrender swimmers will compete for Scotland this weekend at the Darmstadt International Meet in Germany. Lewis Smith, Billy Purnell, Andrew Haslett, Ewan Johnston, Katelyn Stewart, Rosie Hood and Helen McRoberts will all be in action in the high class event which...
Goodfellow and Johnston head for Florida 27 May 2007
National squad senior swimmers Kyle Goodfellow and Ross Johnston head to Florida today to spend two months training and coaching at the Fort Lauderdale Aquatics swim team. The pair will spend the next eight weeks as resident summer training camp assistant...
All Six Youth Relays Qualify for ASA Nationals 20 May 2007
There was good news for Warrender this week when British Swimming announced the clubs which have qualified for the relay events at this summer's ASA Youth National Championships, to be held in Sheffield from 27 July to 1 August. For the first time ever, Warrender has...
Smith trains in Florida 19 May 2007
GB Squad member Lewis Smith is currently spending two and a half weeks training with the University of Florida Gators swim team in Gainesville, Florida. The trip, set up with the help of the Scottish Institute of Sport, will see Lewis training alongside mutiple world...
Warrender Retain National Age Group Title! 16 Apr 2007
The good form of the swimmers of Warrender Baths Club continued in 2007 after the Edinburgh team won the ...
Strong team ready for Scottish Age Group Championships 10 Apr 2007
A strong Warrender squad is currently undertaking its final preparations for the Scottish National Age Group Championships which start in Glasgow on Thursday. A staggering 43 swimmers have achieved entry times for this year's competition, making the club...
Silver for Smith on final day of British Championships 1 Apr 2007
Lewis Smith made it a successful day for Warrender as the British National Championships came to a close in Manchester. On the final morning of finals action, Smith raced to a silver medal in the men's 400 IM in a time of 4:23.80. ...
Smith through to two finals on Day 6 of British Championships 31 Mar 2007
In this morning's action at the British Championships in Manchester, Lewis Smith recorded his second PB of the meet in the semi-finals of the men's 200 backstroke as he comfortably progressed to the final which takes place tomorrow morning. His time of 2:04.57 was...
Three Warrender swimmers through to Men's Backstroke Semi-Finals 29 Mar 2007
Warrender's women's 4 x 100 freestyle relay finished fourth on a quiet morning of action at Day 5 of the British Championships in Manchester. Fiona Booth led off the quartet with an excellent two second best time of 58.79, and was followed by Helen McRoberts (1:00.85),...
British Championships Day 4 ~ Round Up 29 Mar 2007
Despite some excellent performances, it was a case of 'so near but yet so far' for Warrender swimmers on Day 4 of the British National Championships in Manchester. Keen to follow up the medley relay bronze medal of the girls team the day before, Billy Purnell, Kyle Goodfellow,...
Relay Bronze for Warrender Girls on Day 3 of British Championships 28 Mar 2007
Day 3 of the British Championships in Manchester saw Warrender collect its first medal of the meet when picking up the bronze in the women's 4 x 100 medley relay. The successful quartet of Rosie Hood (back 1:08.15), Katelyn Stewart (breast 1:15.65), Fiona Booth (fly...
British Championships Day 2 ~ Round Up 27 Mar 2007
Warrender were well represented on Day 2 of the British Championships in Manchester Tuesday with several swimmers contesting finals and semi-finals. With the meet set up to mirror the time schedule of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, today's swimmers faced the challenge of...
Warrender squad make excellent start to British Championships 26 Mar 2007
Warrender swimmers got off to a great start as the British National Championships got underway in Manchester today. It was Scottish Institute of Sport athlete Lewis Smith who made the brightest start by qualifying in second place overall for tomorrow's men's 400m...
Warrender Eleven Ready for British Championships 25 Mar 2007
Eleven Warrender swimmers have been finalising their preparations for the British National Championships which get underway in Manchester tomorrow. The week long competition will be without the World Championship squad who are concurrently on duty in Melbourne,...
Host club swimmers shine on Day 2 of Warrender Meet 25 Mar 2007
Warrender's Annual Junior Age Group Meet in Dunfermline concluded Sunday following a series of excellent performances from the host club. Ailsa Small, Rachael McQueen, Zach Courtney and Sean Campsie led the way with great swims throughout the two sessions. Ailsa and...
Glasgow lead after Day 1 of Warrender Meet 24 Mar 2007
City of Glasgow took a 10 point lead into day two after some impressive performances throughout the opening day of the Warrender Annual Age Group Meet at Carnegie Leisure Centre in Dunfermline Saturday. Today's racing saw the 9/unders and 10 year olds in...
Swimmers ready for annual Warrender Meet 24 Mar 2007
Whilst the world's best swimmers get ready to do battle at the World Championships in Melbourne, and Britain's best do likewsie in Manchester at the British Championships, many of Scotland's stars of tomorrow will be competing in Dunfermline at the 2007 Warrender...
New swimmer adds strength to National Squad 6 Mar 2007
Warrender's National Squad gained strength this week with the addition of Jennifer Dobson. Jennifer, 13, moves to Warrender from Dunedin and has already fitted in well to her new programme. Jennifer is one of the leading swimmers for her age group in...
Eight in a Row for Warrender Swimmers! 5 Mar 2007
Swimmers from Edinburgh’s Warrender Baths Club are celebrating this week after winning the Top Club trophy at the East District Championships which concluded last weekend (3-4 March 2007) in Glenrothes. Incredibly, it is the 8th year in a row the club has won the title and means they are...
Altitude Training for Smith 16 Feb 2007
Lewis Smith has just returned from a month´s training with members of the Scottish Senior Squad at Sierra Nevada, near Granada in the south of Spain. Sierra Nevada is at 2400m altitude in the Spanish mountains and hosts a sports training complex...
Warrender dominates District distance events 4 Feb 2007
Warrender swimmers won a massive 22 medals at the third round of the East District Age Groups Championships held in Glenrothes Saturday. This one day leg of the Championship circuit consisted of the 800 and 1500 freestyle distance events, plus the 400 IM. The result now gives...
Celtic Nations Championship 1 Feb 2007
Congratulations to Fiona Booth , Billy Purnell , Helen McRoberts and Ewan Johnston who have all been selected to represent Scotland in the inaugural Celtic Nations Championship to be held in Dublin on 24-25 February. ...
National Squad welcomes new swimmer 17 Jan 2007
National Squad has welcomed a new recruit to its ranks with Andrew Brown recently joining the group. Andrew, 18, swam for Hearts up to the age of 14 but has been out of the sport from then until re-starting with Warrender. He has quite a lot of catching up to...
Warrender Crowned Scottish Champions! 15 Jan 2007
Swimmers from Edinburgh’s Warrender Baths Club are celebrating this week after being crowned the Top Club at the Scottish National Short Course Championships held last weekend (12-14 January 2007) at...
Christmas Training for Scottish Squad members 3 Jan 2007
Thirteen swimmers from National Squad participated in the Scottish National Squads Christmas training camp in Stirling over the holidays. Living and...
