Welcome to the City of Peterborough Swimming Club Regional Fitness & Swimming Centre, Bishops Road, Peterborough, PE1 5BW Established Since 28th May 1936 Affiliated to the Amateur Swimming Association, East Region ASA and Cambridgeshire ASA - - - - - Latest News - - - - - COPS National Pride COPS swimmers once again did themselves proud at this years National Age Group and Youth Championships. During the Age Group Championships, Josh Aylett (13) finished 9th in the 1500m Freestyle with a new club record time; and then went onto a 13th place finish in the 800m Freestyle event.  Sam Holmes (13) was also on form in the 1500m Freestyle event, finishing just behind in 10th place, Daniel Powell (12) also swam well in the 1500m and 800m Freestyle events, finishing 21st and 27th respectively. Daniel Brown (12) also showed his class by reaching the final of the 200m Freestyle where he finished 10th.  On the way to the final Dan broke the club record and took a further 2 seconds off his PB. Matt Brigham (14) put in a good performance in the 200m Backstroke, finishing 21st overall. COPS success continued into the Youth Championships with Zara Bailey (14) showing excellent form by breaking her PB in all of the eight events she swam, as well as seven club records.  Zara made the semi-finals in the 200m IM just missing out on a final place by 0.8 secs. Ashley Binns (17) put in a personal best swim in the 200m Breastroke, breaking the club record also.  Emily Cook (15) swam well in the 50m and 100m Freestyle events, as did Molly Norman (14) in the 200m Individual Medley.  Jo Longland (16) was in good form in the 50m and 800m Freestyle events, breaking the club record in her heats. On great form was Liam Knight (15) who had a fantastic meet highlighted by winning the silver medal in the 200m Backstroke breaking the East Region Long Course Record by nearly a second.  Liam's efforts were further rewarded by achieving three other finals including 7th place in 100m Backstroke, 7th in 200m Individual Medley and 9th in the 400m Individual Medley.   His semi final time in the 200m I.M. improved his own County Record by 0.84s.  A further semi final place in the 200m Butterfly and solid performances in the 100m Butterfly, 100m and 200m Breaststroke completed a very successful week. COPS swimmers were also showing their talents at the National Open Water Championships where Sam Holmes and Josh Aylett finished 5th and 6th respectively in the 1500m event. An excellent end to a great year for the age group and youth swimmers.  Well done everyone. Next to watch will be COPS's Charlie Walker in the 50m & 100m Backstroke, 50m, 100m & 200m Freestyle and Lauren Steadman who has been training with COPS through the summer in the 50m & 100m Freestyle events at the Senior British Gas ASA National Championships in Sunderland from the 18th-21st August.  Good luck from all at COPS. ASA East Region Age Group Championships COPS had twenty two swimmers qualify for this years ASA East Region Age Group Championships, the highest number yet in the history of the Club. 72 personal best times were set with some great competition swimming and a total of 14 medals won. On top form was 13yr old Molly Norman who won the 200m Freestyle final and then went onto take gold in the 200m Individual Medley final with a new PB, Club Record and a National Qualifying time.  Not satisfied with that Molly then went on to take silver in the 100m Freestyle, 100m Fly, 400m Freestyle and 400m I.M finals, breaking three Cambridgeshire County records.  To top it all Molly also finished second in the overall BAGCAT rankings for her age group. Also in good form was Josh Aylett who won silver the 800m Freestyle with a National Qualifying time and then repeated that in the 1500m Freestyle. Other finalists were Matt Brigham, Olivia Standish-Leigh, Lee Clarke, Bethany Freeman, Josh Cassidy, Jamie Scholes, Katie Brown, Dan Brown, Sam Holmes and Rachel Wellings. If that wasn't enough the girls 4x100 medley relay team put in a great swim, raising their ranking by 3 places to 5th. A great championship and one all the swimmers should be proud of. Checkout what COPS can offer you in the "About Us" section.  We are always looking for new swimmers to join us, so we can help you, achieve your goals.                 All documents published on this website are in Adobe Format.   Click here to download the latest Adobe Reader.