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

GALLERY

Penrith Swimming Club's stretch of the River Eamont at Frenchfield was a busy place at the height of the summer. Founded in 1881 by Alderman J. Simpson Yeates, it was originally for men only; when women were eventually admitted special times were reserved for them. The club went from strength to strength with a record membership of 1,140 in 1933. Credit: Around Penrith in Old Photographs - Collected by Frank Boyd
Pupils of Penrith Boys' National School kept cool in an open-air 'classroom' when they visited the bathing place of Penrith Swimming Club, in the River Eamont at Frenchfield. The instructress, Mrs. Cuthbert, demonstrated strokes from the bank. Credit: Time of Change - Eric Davidson
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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