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Nov 2022
Harrogate swimming club seeks sponsor to keep head above water
Harrogate District Swimming Club is appealing for help from businesses to help it sustain its recent stellar run of successes in the pool.
Swimmers at the club have won armfuls of medals, and even broken a world record at competitions over the last couple of weeks. But club officials are keen to find a corporate sponsor to help it recoup the loss of thousands of pounds over the last three years.
Normally, the club would hold three weekend-long swimming galas a year at Harrogate Hydro and bank the profits, but the covid pandemic and the closure of the Hydro for its £11.8m refurbishment has seen that source of income all but dry up.
Team manager and communications officer Brian Charlton said:
The world record-breaking female 4x200m front crawl 200-239 yrs team: Julie Hoyle, Jo Beardsworth, Karen Graham and Fiona Cryan.
Swimmers from HDSC recently competed with 1,000 others from across the country at the annual Swim England Senior/Masters National Championships in Sheffield, coming away with 14 gold medals, five silvers and three bronze, as well as four European/British records and even a world record for the ladies 4x200m front crawl 200-239 years team.
Younger swimmers were also in action at the second short course County Championships, also known as the 'Yorkshires'. Overall, they achieved 34 top-ten finishes, including eight gold medals, four silvers and one bronze.
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