Warrender Baths Club
| Club Information | |
| Location | Edinburgh, Scotland |
|---|---|
| Established | 1888 |
| Home Pools | Warrender Baths |
| Team Colours | Red, White |
| Swimming Information | |
| Chairperson | Gillian Hepburn |
| Head Coach | Laurel Bailey |
| Website | http://www.swimwarrender.com |
Warrender Baths Club is a swimming club which originated at Warrender Baths in Edinburgh, Scotland, established in 1888. In 2013 the Club had 600 members with an active membership of 350 swimmers training at nine swimming pools across Edinburgh. Their swimmers competed in a wide range of international and national competitions including the Olympic and Commonwealth Games. Warrender has been called the premier swimming club in Scotland and claims to be one of the oldest, most successful swimming clubs in the UK.
Warrender's stated values are to help its swimmers achieve success at competitive swimming and water polo by providing world class swimming coaching. The club strives to enhance the reputation of Edinburgh and Scottish swimming in general.
In 1886 the Warrender Private Baths Company Ltd. built a private swimming baths in Edinburgh. The land was bought from Sir George Warrender, MP and the baths opened on 17 December 1887. Warrender Baths Club (Warrender) was established in 1888.
George M. Paterson was first Warrender champion swimmer in 1892, but initially, most of Warrender's activities centred around water polo. In 1896, Frank Marshall was Warrender's first water polo internationalist. In 1900 Stanley Bell captained the Scottish team in a Water Polo International against Wales held at Warrender Baths and in 1901 Warrender won the first Scottish National Water Polo Championship organised by the Scottish Amateur Swimming Association (SASA).
In 1906 Warrender Baths closed for economic reasons but the Club carried on at Portobello swimming pool. In 1908, Edinburgh Corporation purchased the site and opened the baths to the public. Warrender Baths Club returned to its original location and in 1910 a ladies section was formed. The club wound down activities during World War I as all senior club members joined the forces. A plaque in the front lobby of Warrender Baths commemorates those who died in this war - one, David McGregor, was awarded Britain's highest award for valour, the Victoria Cross.
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