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NSC Club History |
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| The first mention of the Club
is to be found in copies of Committee Meeting Minutes to be found in
Nuneaton Library. Dated 22nd June, 1925, it states that it was very cold
for outdoor swimming. They enrolled 14 Junior and 12 Senior members. It
was decided to hold their first annual gala on 25th July, 1925. However,
further minutes state that they held their 8th Annual Gala on 24th July
1926. Some confusion here!
There is no more mention of the Club until it was reformed on 14th July, 1950. At that time there were 90 new members, including 55 juniors. The President at that time was Mayor Alderman Chamberlain. |
However, some interesting
details appear about the first swimming pool in Nuneaton. This opened to
the public for the first time on 3rd July, 1888. A Gentleman, name
unknown, decided that Nuneaton was large enough to have its own pool. On
24th February, 1888, the following advertisement appeared in the
Nuneaton Chronicle.
"The Advertiser intends to build privately a public swimming baths. Probable number of subscribers 100. Subscriptions, Yearly Ten Shillings, Daily 6d. Size of pool 75ft. x 25ft. To be tiled with white glazed tiles, and hold approx. 50/55,000 gallons of water. In answer to the many queries, it may be stated here and now, that the River Water will not be used." |
On 3rd July, 1888, the pool
was opened to the public. It is described as being "An old
Malting-Place situated at the rear of an old fashioned licenced
house." The hot water supplied for the pool was from the Hat
factory. The pool was in fact in Upper Abbey Street, and was demolished
in 1962. Following this there was of course the old St.Mary's Road pool.
Over the years, and in more comfortable surroundings, Nuneaton Swimming Club has grown to a membership of over 600, catering for young beginners, personal survival, competitive swimming, right through to adult swimmers. |
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