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Ponds Forge Pool

Ponds Forge, the home of COSSS

We are South Yorkshire’s premier competitive swimming club and train at the prestigious Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield, which accommodates both 25m and 50m training facilities. Within our squads we have International swimmers, National Age/Youth winners and finalists, and we compete at County, District and National levels, including various open meets through-out the year. We are a British Swimming select club and are regularly ranked in the top 10 clubs in Great Britain.  Our aim is to place swimmers on the podium at all domestic and International level meets.

For any training related enquiries please email Head Coach, Russ Barber, or call 0114 223 3454. Any enquiries about COSSS Open Meets should be directed to Jane Faulkner at j.faulkner@btinternet.com. For any general enquiries or correspondence please email our Honorary Secretary Val Ragsdale or for written correspondence , send to:- COSSS Honorary Secretary, 51 Woodburn Drive, Chapeltown, Sheffield, S35 1YT.

ASA Nationals

Report from the ASA Nationals where COSSS swimmers delivered some great swims.

Harrogate B Grade

Report from the Harrogate B Grade, held over the weekend of June 18th and 19th.

NER BAGCAT Long Course Championships Weekend 2

More success for COSSS swimmers on the final weekend of the NER Championships with Emily Longstone winning Gold in the 100m free.

NER BAGCAT Long Course Championships

A successful weekend for COSSS swimmers after the Barcelona training camp, with particular congratulations to Sam Budd who won Gold in the 1500m free.

No Frills Meet Report

COSSS swimmers achieved a large number of medals in a highly successful weekend of swimming.

Wear Valley Level 3 Meet

JO2 travelled to Wear Valley over the weekend of May 14th and 15th and enjoyed a fantastic weekend of swimming success. Pictures now available in the Photo Gallery!

Sports Aid Gala

A large contingent of AGN, JO1 and JO2 swimmers travelled to Leeds over the weekend of May 7th and 8th. Pictures now available in the Photo Gallery!

Little Olympics Results from May 8th

Results from the event held on May 8th at Ponds Forge.

NER Youth and Senior Championships

A greatly improved performance over last year and great performances from the relay teams to qualify for the National Youth Championships.

Arena League B Final

COSSS finish a creditable 5th in the National Arena League B Final.

Time Trials

Results for the Time Trials held on April 28th 2011.

No Frills Meet Draft Program Available

The draft read only Program and the rejections list for the No Frills Meet is now available. Please advise Jane Faulkner of any alterations by May 7th at the latest via j.faulkner@btinternet.com or phone on 01142 500598 / 07775 556702

Leeds National Qualifying Meet

JO1 and AGN made the short trip to Leeds in search of National Qualifying times.

COSSS Premier Meet

Forty three medals and COSSS just pipped Plymouth Leander to top club!

Yorkshire Championships Weekend 3

Report from the third weekend of the Yorkshire Championships

Yorkshire Championships Weekend 2

Report from thre second weekend of the Yorkshire Championships

Yorkshire Championships Weekdend 1

Report from the first weekend of the Yorkshire Championships

No Frills and Teaspoon Galas

The Sportsys entry files are now available for the No Frills and Teaspoon Galas.

British Gas Championships Report

The biggest championships of the domestic season saw medals for James Crisp, Ellie Faulkner, Becky Turner, Dan Cocking and Tom Sunter plus lots of finallists and semi-finallists. A fantastic performance by all concerned!

Arena National League B Final

For a short period of time spectator tickets for the above, to be held at Ponds Forge on April 17th, are available for sale. Hurry, you need to place and pay for your order by April 1st!.

Premier Meet Results

Results from our Premier Meet in HTML and PDF format.

Harrogate Short Course

Age Group National and JO1 squads made the trip to Harrogate at the beginning of February.

Zonal Meet

This new event saw good success for a number of our swimmers.

Burns Meet

Senior Elite Swimmers competed at the Burns Meet in mid January.

Premier Meet Change of Information

Please note the amended information issued on January 22nd to clarify that there is no prize money available at this gala, medals will be issued to top three finishers.

Tom Sunter Swims at European Short Course

Congratulations to Senior Elite Swimmer Tom Sunter who competedfor GB at the EuropeanShort Course Championships.

Premier Meet, No Frills and Teaspoon Gala Information and Entry Forms Available

Information and entry forms for the first three galas of the year is now available. Sportsys Entry files will follow shortly.

Little Olympics Results from December 19th

Results from the event held on December 19th at Ponds Forge.

Rescheduled Chesterfield and Dartes Galas

The Chesterfield Christmas Open Meet is now taking place on 8th & 9th January. The Doncaster Dartes Swim-along-a Santa Meet is now on the 16th January.

JO2 and JO3 Time Trials

Results for the Time Trials held this month.

British Gas ASA NER (25m) Championships

A new format for the championships saw Age Group and Senior swimmers competing over the same weekend. Matthew Johnson and James Crisp had an outstanding weekend setting new British records.

Fantastic Weekend of Swimming for Masters

The club's Masters and Senior Age Group swimmers had a tremendous weekend at the British Gas National Short Course Championships returning 17 medals in total including 7 Gold and a new British record for the Women's 72+ years 4 x 50m Medley team.

White Rose and October Time Trials

Results for the above are now available.

Club Handbook Updated

Click on the link above to see the latest version of the Club Handbook, published on October 19th 2010. Also see the new link to the Emergency Procedures Guide published via the new link in Main section on the left.

Yorkshire Winter Competition

Report from the Yorkshire Winter Competition held over the weeklend of October 9th and 10th.

Kingston upon Hull Open Meet

A red invasion saw a bagful of medals returned from the Hull Open Meet held on October 3rd.

Barnsley Minors Promotion to Division 2 for COSSS

Well done to all the swimmers who capped off a very strong season with promotion to Division 2 of the Barnsley Minors League.

Little Olympics

Results from the event held on September 5th at Ponds Forge.

A Fantastic Summer of Swimming!

The club's swimmers have had a fantastic summer of swimming, read about all the successes across Europe.

Report from the British Gas ASA National Championships

The club's senior swimmers travelled to Sunderland for four days of intense competition.

Report from the British Gas ASA Youth Championships

Fice days of top quality swimming saw many medals for COSSS swimmers.

Partnership with Decathlon

The club is pleased to announce a partnership with leading Sports retailer Decathlon.

ASA Age Group and Youth Open Water Championships 2010

The club continues its strength in Open Water events with a clutch of medals and finished joint Top Club with City of Manchester.

British Gas ASA Age Group Championships Report 2010

Emily Longstone was the star of the show for COSSS with two golds and a silver medal at the National Age Group Championshiops.

COSSS National Qualifiers 2010

An impressive list of COSSS swimmers have qualified for the National Age Group, National Youth, Open Water Age Group, Open Water Youth and National Championships.

Rotherham Metro A/B Grade

A good end of season meet for many of our JO1, JO2, JO3 and Junior Development Swimmers.

Braxston Selected as GB Team Captain

Braxston Timm and Tom Sunter are at the European Junior Championships in Helsinki, with Braxston getting the added honour of being selected Team Captain.

British Gas NER Bagcat Championship

The club finish second overall in the NER Bagcats with 'Girl Power' showing the way!

COSSS No Frills Gala Report

COSSS Swimmers turned in some fantastic performances and results. Well done to all our swimmers!

COSSS Swimmers Help Cancer Charity

COSSS Swimmers hand over a cheque for more than £2000, earned as a result of a sponsored swim, to Weston Park Cancer Charity.

Wear Valley Level 3 Meet Report

May 15th and 16th saw swimmers from JO1 and JO2 travel to Wear Valley, and Kate Clifton led the way as our swimmers produced some excellent performance.

Andy Shepherd Announces Retirement from Competitive Swimming

Andy Shepherd has decided to call time on his swimming career due to injury, he has been a great servant of the club and we wish him well with his new venture absolutesportsnutrition.co.uk

COSSS Swimmers in LEN Open Water Cup

Ellie Faulkner, Matthew Johnson and Tom Sunter competed in the LEN Open Water Cup in Israel.

Mike Taylor wins Coaching Award

Mike Taylor has won a prestigious award for his work with Sheffield Hallam University Swim Team.

Sports Aid Gala

Age Group National and JO1 swimmers made the trip to Leeds for the Sports Aid Gala, many medals were won with some great performances.

NER Senior/Youth

Sunderland was the venue for the NER Senior/Youth Championships over the weekend of May 1st and 2nd. Based on the results all of the COSSS relay teams should qualify for the National Youth Championships.

Doncaster Dartes Minster Meet

A trip to Beverley for the Dartes Minster Meet on April 18th resulted in a number of medals and speeding tickets for our swimmers.

COSSS Swimmers Gain GB and England Selections

COSSS swimmers have gained GB and England selections following the recent British Championships.

City of Leeds National Qualifying Meet

A number of COSSS swimmers took advantage of the chance to get National Qualifying Times.

British Gas Championships Report

The club's swimmers have a fantastic week of swimming and success at the British Gas Championships!

Lucy Swims in Schools International

Lucy Spencer swam for England Schools in an International Meet over the weekend of March 20th and 21st, coming away with a couple of medals!

Premier Meet Report

Lots of medals, National Qualifying Times and PBs for COSSS swimmers at our own Level 1 Long Course Meet held over the weekend of March 26th to March 28th.

Major Training Alterations

Due to the British Championships there are major training alterations during week commencing March 29th. Click the link for more information.

British Gas Swimming Championships 2010

The biggest swimming event in the domestic calendar takes place between March 29th and April 3rd with places in the Delhi Commonwealth Games team up for grabs. COSSS has a number of swimmers taking part, come to the pool and give them a big cheer!.

Yorkshire Age Group Championships Weekend 3 Report

More medals and champions for COSSS in the sprints and teams events.

Yorkshire Age Group Championships Weekend 2 Report

The second weekend of the Yorkshire Age Groups was held at John Charles Pool in Leeds and Megan Hudson and Jenny Knowles led the way for COSSS as they became Yorkshire Champions in the 200m Breaststroke and 400m I.M.

Club Shop Now Available Online!

Its now possible to order online from time to time. Closing date for orders is now April 5th.

Junior Development to 'Swim the Channel' for Charity!

Junior Development Squad will swim 21 Miles in memory of Keith Downing and to raise money for charity.

Yorkshire Age Group Championships Weekend 1 Report

The first weekend of the Yorkshire Age Groups was held at Ponds Forge and COSSS picked up a large number of medals.

Aynsley Medals in Bordeaux

Senior Elite Swimmer Aynsley Heseltine comes away from the French Grand Prix with two silver and a bronze medal.

Yorkshire Senior/Junior Championships

A busy weekend of swimming with lots of PBs and a number of National Qualifying Times.

Burns Meet

Senior Elite and Age Group National Squads competed at this British Championships preparation meet.

Luton Exhibition for Simon

One of our Masters swimmers, and a talented photographer, Simon Wright, has an exhibition of his photographs in Luton during February.

Harrogate Open

Age Group National and JO1 competed in the annual Januaru Open Meet in Harrogate.

Sheffield and District Championships

Many of our swimmers competed and achieved PBs and medals.

Calendar of Events for 2010

Calendar of Events for 2010 is now available.

Important News on Early Morning Access

There are some important changes to the access allowed into the Pool facilities for early morning training. Click the link for more details.

Records for Rebecca in Istanbul

Rebecca Turner and Ellie Faulkner competed for Great Britain in the European Short Course Championships with Rebecca coming home with a Senior Yorkshire Record and an English Relay Record.

Snow Frills Report

Some excellent swims delivered a long list of National Qualifying times plus a welcome return to form after injury for James Kirton.

Doncaster Dartes Santa Splash

Beverley was the venue for this meet on December 6th for our JO2 swimmers.

More Awards for Ellie

Senior Elite swimmer Ellie Faulkner has collected two more awards for her outstanding performances in 2009.

Lincoln B Grade

COSSS won the Top Club Award and together with 22 gold medals there were lots of Yorkshire Qualifying Times.

NER BAGCAT Short Course Championships

A successful weekend in the North East saw the swimmers return with a numbers of medals.

Stockport Open Meet

Senior Elite and Age Group Nationals squads had a successful meet with many medals and national qualifying times despite being in hard training.

James Crisp New World Record!

After more than a year recovering from major shoulder surgery James Crisp sets a new 400Fc World Record at the DSE Short Course Championships.

Ellie - Rising Star!

Ellie Faulkner is being tipped by Sport England and SportsAid to make their mark at the 2016 Olympics in Rio. Click the link to read more!

Ellie and Becky Selected for European Short Course

Rebecca Turner and Ellie Faulkner have been selected to swim for the Senior GB team in the European Short Course Championships in Istanbul in December. Well done to both girls!

Winter Yorkshire Competition

All our squads competed and enjoyed success at the Winter Yorkshire Competition.

Kingston Upon Hull Short Course meet

A big contingent of swimmers travelled to Hull on October 4th for the Kingston Upon Hull Short Course meet.

Ellie Faulkner Selected for GB for the FINA 10K Marathon

Congratulations to Ellie Faulkner for her selection to the GB team to swim the FINA 10K Marathon next week. Ellie has also received the OCS Young Sports Person of the Year 2009 for the North East!

Russ Barber wins Top Award

COSSS Head Coach Russ Barber has won the BSCTA Youth Coach of the Year Award. Congratulations from everyone at the club.

Whiting Trophy Report

A small group of swimmers travelled to Mansfield to compete in the Whiting Trophy.