Author: Lisa Topham

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Ramsbottom Winter Splash – Closing Date: 30 September 2025

Blackpool Lights – Closing Date: 12 October 2025

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Please note – Blackpool Lights is also being hosted across the weekend of 15/16 November 2025.

(Blackpool Aquatics has not released the meet info as of today, 3 Sept 2025.)

🎉💦 ROYTON POOL REOPENING – PROVISIONAL DATE 💦🎉

Fantastic news, ORCAs!

Royton Pool is provisionally set to reopen on Monday 22nd September 2025. 🏊‍♀️✨

This means the Open League Fixture on Monday 15 September 2025 needs to be postponed, as soon as we have a new date, we will update further.

We’re buzzing to welcome Jamie Ingram 🦋 to ORCA on Saturday 11th October (3–5:30pm)!

🏅 Commonwealth Games silver medallist & one of GB’s fastest flyers.

Our Group 2/3 swimmers (& Group 1, Lanes 1–4 ONLY) will get the chance to:
✅ Sharpen technique with elite drills
✅ Get feedback from a world-class athlete
⚠ Spaces capped – don’t miss it!

❌ No regular training that day.
📩 Questions? head.coach@orcaswimming.club

💪 This is an amazing chance for our ORCAs to learn from one of Britain’s fastest flyers – and bring some world-class skills to our pool! 💦

Invites have been sent via Swim Manager

The countdown is on, ORCAs — only 3 weeks until entries close for the BCM Autumn Gala! 🐋✨

📅 When? Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th October 2025
📍 Where? Wigan Life Centre

⏰ ENTRY DEADLINE: Saturday 6th September 2025 — 12 noon

If you want a weekend full of racing, PB-chasing, and team spirit now’s the time to get those entries in!