The 1912 Amateur Swimming Association directory for swimmers in England listing: Indoor swimming baths, lidos, swimming lakes, swimming rivers, and seaside swimming facilities...
CUMBERLAND
CARLISLE.
Public Bath, James Street.
KESWICK.
Lake Derwant Water. Good sheds. Historic wild swimming venue.
MARYPORT.
Sea. Open beach. Historic wild swimming venue.
Oversands
Sea. Historic wild swimming venue. Lido.
PENRITH.
River. Historic wild swimming venue.
The club was originally based at Frenchfield in the River Eamont. Training sessions originally involved great variations of conditions that challenged the skills of any swimmer. Icy water, strong currents and obstacles like weed and the odd eel or two provided the ultimate test of stamina. It was all a far cry from conditions for today’s training sessions, held four nights a week at Penrith Leisure Centre.
Still at the original site of Penrith Swimming Club the old diving-board is at the water’s edge where the original pool use to be. Many local people still have fond memories of ‘gan dooken’ here on warm summer evenings in the 1950s and 60s.
WHITEHAVEN.
Public Bath. Duke Street.
WIGTON.
Public Bath.
