Louth ‘Dolphins’ Swimming 2025 ‘Sportsman’s Week Activity Day and Presentations'

Sportsman’s Week ran for 42 years and was originally started in 1953 by the former Mayor Frank McDonald to mark the Queen’s Coronation that year. It folded in its original form at the end of 1994, when unfortunately, there were no presentations or awards evening. To enter you had to live within a 10-mile radius of Louth and the events included were many and varied from Tennis, Athletics, Cycling, Angling to Swimming etc.  

In 1996 Bob Wells, as the Chairman of Louth Swimming Club, took ownership of the swimming trophies with a promise to keep the swimming event going!  The event is in effect a second club camps and embraces Louth history of holding Sportsman’s Week events (the club believes they are the only one still using the original trophies)  

So, this was the 69th event – 29 years organised by the club                             

Sportsman’s Week 2024– Most Points Winners    

Pods Boys Winner - Sportsman’s Week Trophy Cup:    Noah Lawrence
Pods Girls Winner - Scunthorpe Builders Merchant Cup: Elsie Wood   

9/10 Boys Winner Blackbourne Cup - Brod Lentz 
9/10 Boys Runner up Cup - George Sears   
9/10 Girls Winner Harry Blackbourne Cup - Anya Terry  
9/10 Girls Runner up Louth Dolphin Trophy Shield - Libby Garlic          

11/12 Boys Winner    Tunnicliff Shield -  Arthur Adams  
11/12 Boys Runner up   Stephenson Cup -  Thomas Johnson   
11/12 Girls Winner    Vera Blackbourne Cup - Maddie Seagroat 
11/12 Girls Runner up   Borough of Louth Shield - Thea Whotton    

13/14 Boys Winner    Ian Munro Ferguson Cup - Dominic McLaughlin 
13/14 Boys Runner up   LCVYS Cup - Cez Mermutlu 
13/14 Girls Winner    Borough of Louth Cup - Suzie Burke 
13/14 Girls Runner up    Sportsman’s Week Shield - Georgia Middleton    

15+ Boys Winner La Ferte Bernard Cup - Oliver Sealey 
15+ Boys Runner up Louth Dolphin Shield - Jake Adams  
15+ Girls Winner Anstey Family Cup - Olivia Anstey  
15+ Girls Runner up Twidale Shield - Charlotte Bemrose    

Fastest Boy ‘Skins’ McIntyre Family Cup - Jake Adams   
Fastest Girl ‘Skins’ McIntyre Family Cup - Charlotte Bemrose   

Special Award The Captains Shield - Brody Lentz   

2024/25 Boys Captain:    Jake Adams 
2024/25 Girls Captain:     Charlotte Bemrose 
2024/25 Boys Vice Captain:    Layton Annison – Snowden   
2024/25 Girls Vice Captain:    Erin Ingham   
2024/25 Boys Vice Captain:    Will Kite 
2024/25 Girls Vice Captain:    Sophie Cooksey 

Combined with an Adventure day at Wild Pines, Market Rasen including High Ropes Courses, Ziplines, Archery, Mini Golf and Bear Trails and much more. The weather was perfect, and the staff were excellent a great day loved by all.    

The Presentations opening introductions and thanks by Club Chair Bob Wells  Announcer- Club Director of Swimming Ian Roscoe   Trophies Secretary Claire Annison-Snowden  Awards were presented by the hard-working Squad Coaches.   (Everyone associated with the Club is a Volunteer)    

Director of Swimming Ian Roscoe, "It is fantastic that Louth Dolphins still uphold the tradition of running the Sportsman’s Week Swimming Gala, first held in 1953. This year, for the first time, we ran a separate mini gala for our youngest swimmers in the Pods Squad. This was a resounding success with swimmers encountering a gala scenario for the first time and parents taking part in the running of the gala."  

Performance Head Coach Mark Anstey “To me, Sportsman’s week is about the variety of sprint races and what it brings out in all our swimmers. The inter club competitions really does spice it up. Culminating in a fantastic skins competition. Raced over 25 meters starting with eight and each time the slowest gets knocked out. Getting down to the two fastest for the final race. Very exciting!!”    

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A massive thank you to everyone who contributed in any way.  

Report by Bob Wells (Chair)