City of Southampton Swimming Club

City of Southampton Swimming Club

Club information
Full name	City of Southampton Swimming Club
Short name	CSSC
City	Southampton
Founded	1963
Home pool(s)	The Quays LC
Chairman	Tim Rowe
Swimming
Head coach	David Terry

The City of Southampton Swimming Club is the major swimming club in the city of Southampton, Hampshire and is currently based at the Quays swimming pool near West Quay. The head coach is David Terry.

History

The club was founded in 1963 and was one of the earliest members of the UK's National Swimming League. It celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in May 2014.^[1]

The club has been National League winner on five occasions and Regional Division winner on fourteen.^[2]

Membership

As of 2015 the club has approximately 250 members ranging from 5 years to masters, who compete at local, county, regional and national competitions.^[3]

Notable former members include:^[1]

Gary Abraham, Olympic and Commonwealth Games medallist
Keith Bewley, triple Commonwealth Games medallist
Ricky Burrell, Olympian and triple Commonwealth Games medallist
Colin Cunningham, Olympian and three times Commonwealth Games medallist
Dave Haller, Olympian
Alan Kimber, European medallist
Malcolm O’Connell, Olympian
Ray Terrell, seven times Commonwealth Games medallist

Coaches

Notable former coaches include:^[1]

Derek Snelling (founder) 1963
Dave Haller (Olympian) 1967

References

1 2 3 "Swimming club celebrates 50 years". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
↑ "Results Archive - City of Southampton Swimming Club". cossc.org.
↑ "City of Southampton Swimming Club". Retrieved 23 November 2013.

External links

Swimming in the United Kingdom

Governing bodies	British Swimming, the federation of: The ASA Scottish Swimming Swim Wales

Swimming	British records in swimming British Swimming Championships champions British swimmers British Olympic swimmers

Swimming clubs	City of Southampton Durham University Gloucester City Hemel Hempstead Hoddesdon in London Nottingham Leander Portsmouth Northsea Sheerness Sheffield City South London West London Penguin Wyre Forest

Water polo	National Water Polo League (NWPL) National Women's Water Polo League (NWWPL) British Olympic water polo players

Water polo clubs	West London Penguin

Other	Venues with 50 m swimming pools

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