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Help us achieve our stretch target and deliver benefits to the people of Wycombe Dis...
Help us achieve our stretch target and deliver benefits to the people of Wycombe Dis...
Aim: Without our ability to host competitions our very existence is under threat. We need your help to keep our swimmers active and happy.
Our Organisation
We are Wycombe District Swimming Club (WDSC) - a successful community swimming club with a long history in High Wycombe and the surrounding district. We celebrated 110 years of swimming in August 2020 and are a club of 600 members, aged 6 to 84, unique in that we provide aquatic activities for performance, competition, fitness and fun for all ages, ability levels and aspirations.
Why are we Crowdfunding?
WDSC relies on our Open Meets (competitions) that we host in the state-of-the-art 50m pool at Handy Cross in Wycombe. We have been unable to host these competitions since Covid-19 arrived in March 2020 and are unlikely hold any more before late Spring 2021. This loss of income has left a sizeable hole in our finances.
The money we raise here will enable us to:
If we achieve our stretch target we will:
Effects of Covid-19
Over our history we have coached swimmers to the highest levels and managed to get through two World Wars, yet now the modern-day threat of Covid-19 could close the Club for good. Covid-19 hit our sport and club harder than most, yet through the hard work of the coaching team, committee and an army of volunteers we have managed to keep our swimmers engaged, fit and ready to race.
During the lockdowns we have been held quizzes, online cooking sessions, 1-2-1 and "virtual lounge" events where members can socialise together if they are feeling lonely or overwhelmed by the situation.
Our younger members are also missing out on important physical education at school, the online fitness sessions offered by WDSC may be the only exercise these children are able to access.
Before the first lockdown we retained the Top Club Trophy at the 2020 County Championships for the 6th year in a row and we were all ready and set to take 21 swimmers to the Olympic Trials in April 2020 – sadly this event was cancelled. Our other recent achievements include:
Our Club
We are a Club for all ages and a Club that is successfully achieving at all levels of the sport we love.
Our coaching team, led by our Olympic Level Coach Kevin Brooks, is highly qualified and experienced and many of our coaches have been recognised through selections at County, Regional, National and International Camps and Competition.
The Club is one of the top performing UK clubs, boasts a successful performance program that ranks highly in the UK and is proud to have been selected as a Swim England National Performance Centre in Partnership with Bucks New University.
Our Impact on the Community
It’s not just about performance. We also believe that sport is about your own personal achievements. We aim to be an inclusive welcoming club and are proud of our #oneteam ethos. Wycombe District Swimming Club aims to develop swimmers of all abilities and ages to reach their maximum potential.
We offer:
To ensure we can keep our members swimming, and able to achieve their sporting and fitness goals into 2021, we need our members, their families and our wider support network to contribute to this fundraiser.
This project successfully funded on 4th March 2021