THE HISTORY OF PENRITH SWIMMING CLUB
  • How the Club Began
  • Frenchfield Pool
  • Jubilee Souvenir Programme
  • The Club Now
  • Life at the Frenchfield Pool
    • Strict Rules at The Old Frenchfield Pool
    • Memories of the Frenchfield Pool
    • Teaching the Young
    • A New Lease of Life
    • The War Years
    • The First Gala
    • The First Lady Members
    • What's happened to the Frenchfield Pool
    • Moving to Penrith Swimming Baths
  • The Largest Swimming Club in Britain
  • The History behind the Club's trophies
  • The Club's Founder
  • Club Presidents
  • Lapel Badge
  • Club Archives
  • Gallery

Presidents of Penrith Swimming Club​

PictureMr J. W. Lowther, M.P
1882 - Rev. E. W. Chapman - First President of Penrith Swimming Club
1883 - Dr. M. W. Taylor
1884 - Capt. Machell
1885 - Dr. Sanderson
1886 - Mr J. W. Lowther, M.P
1887 - Mr. C. N. Arnison
1888 - Mr Hamlet Riley
1889 - Mr. T. D. Graham
1890 - Prof. Thompson
1891 - Mr. C. H. Graham
1892 - Rev. T. P. Monningham
1893 - Rt. Hon. Lord Brougham & Vaux
1894 - Lord Brougham & Vaux
1895 - Rt. Hon. Earl of Lonsdale - First president of Cumbria A.SA from 1923-1935
1896 - Mr. C. Fairer
1897 - Mr. G. A. Rimington
1898 - Hon. A. W. Erskine
1899 - Dr. Bowser
1900 - Mr. R. Heywood Thompson
1901 - Dr. Haswell
1902 - Dr. Thompson
1903 - Mr. J. J. Bewsher
1904 - Rt. Hon J. W. Lowther
​1905 - Rt. Hon J. W. Lowther
1906 - Mr. Hamlet Riley
1907 - Capt. Broadhurst
1908 - Gen. Dawson-Scott
1909 - Gen. Dawson-Scott
1910 - Mr. C. H. Shaw
1911 - Mr. C. H. Shaw
1912 - Rev. R. H. Law
1913 - Rev. R. H. Law
1914 - Rev. R. H. Law
1915 - Rev. R. H. Law

1916 - No President due to World War one
1917 - No President due to World War one
1918 - No President due to World War one
1919 - Mr. C. de Courcy Parry
1920 - No President
1921 - 1929 - Mr. W. H. B. Leech

1930 - 1940 - Mr. Stanley Kidd
?-? - Mr. William Brown
? - ? - Mr. Herbert Chaplehow
? - ? Dr Sanderson
1991 - 2001 - Mr. Roland Kirkbride
2001 - 2012 - Mrs. Jenny Birtle
2012 - Present - Mr. Ian T. Powley - president of Cumbria A.SA from 2005-2006

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  • How the Club Began
  • Frenchfield Pool
  • Jubilee Souvenir Programme
  • The Club Now
  • Life at the Frenchfield Pool
    • Strict Rules at The Old Frenchfield Pool
    • Memories of the Frenchfield Pool
    • Teaching the Young
    • A New Lease of Life
    • The War Years
    • The First Gala
    • The First Lady Members
    • What's happened to the Frenchfield Pool
    • Moving to Penrith Swimming Baths
  • The Largest Swimming Club in Britain
  • The History behind the Club's trophies
  • The Club's Founder
  • Club Presidents
  • Lapel Badge
  • Club Archives
  • Gallery