City of Southampton Swimming Club

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City of Southampton Swimming Club
Club information
Full nameCity of Southampton Swimming Club
Short nameCSSC
City Southampton UK
Founded1963
Home pool(s)The Quays Swimming & Diving Complex
Swimming
Head coachMatt Heathcock

The City of Southampton Swimming Club is the major swimming club in Southampton, Hampshire in the United Kingdom and is currently based at The Quays Swimming & Diving Complex near West Quay.

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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 2022 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]

Coaches

The current head coach is Matt Heathcock who himself trained at Southampton when his father David Heathcock was the coach.

Current assistant coaches include Gary Abraham (ex Olympian), Paul Dollery, Mark Taylor, Aislinn Murphy and Brooke Wilkinson.

Notable former coaches include: [1]

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References

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