Posted on 26 November 2024
Well done to all the swimmers who took part in the Junior Swim League 2024. After winning the White Rose leg of the competition and qualifying for the final, our swimmers came out the strongest and were crowned the National Junior League champions for the sixth time in a row.
Leeds now holds the record for the longest streak of wins in the competition since it started in 1979. It certainly was an exciting afternoon with lots of fast racing and fun. It was great to see you all supporting each other and working together as a team. City of Leeds came out on top with 33 first place finishes. An excellent team effort, WELL DONE.
A big thank you to all the supporters amongst others who provided all the hats and flags etc. Parents, thank you for all the effort that went in to supporting the team, you were all excellent, you looked great, and it really helped motivate the swimmers.
Best Female in Age Group
12 Years – Rosie Brogden
Meet Record
9 Yrs 4x25m Medley Relay = 1:11.81
(Reuben Barker, Noah Bedford-Collins, Adam Mohammed, Callum Young)
Cannon Trophy Winners 2024
City of Leeds victory was the product of an excellent team performance and outstanding support, with our colourful and vocal supporters cheering the team all the way. Well done to swimmers, coaches, team managers and supporters for a fantastic event and an outstanding victory.
“A Team Above All. And Above All A TEAM.”
City of Leeds Junior League History
2024 – 1st = 355
2023 – 1st = 307
2022 – 1st = 350
2019 – 1st = 337
2018 – 1st = 337
2017 – 1st = 330
2016 – 2nd = 282
2015 – 3rd = 254
2014 – 6th = 192
2013 – 1st = 301
2012 – 1st = 321
2011 – 1st = 321
2010 – 1st = 322
Posted on 3 June 2024
What an exciting morning of competition at the Annual White Rose Junior League on Saturday.
Congratulations to our City of Leeds A & B Team who finished 1st & 3rd. The City of Leeds A team triumphed with 382 points. The A Team will now progress through to the National Final. Leeds A had a amazing 45 1st places. The B Team (310) fought with Sheffield (314) all the way through to the end and came an overall third in the competition. Well done everyone.
The next round of the Junior League is the Grand Final which will be held on Sunday 24th November at Corby International Pool, Northampton. This is our thirteenth year in the competition winning four years in a row (2010 – 2013) and claiming the title back again (2017 – 2019, 2022 – 2023). It would be great to secure the trophy back in Leeds again by winning the Grand Final for another year.
Posted on 28 November 2023
Well done to all the swimmers who took part in the Junior Swim League 2023. After winning the White Rose leg of the competition and qualifying for the final, our swimmers came out the strongest and were crowned the National Junior League champions for the fifth time in a row.
It certainly was an exciting afternoon with lots of fast racing and fun. It was great to see you all supporting each other and working together as a team. City of Leeds came out on top with 29 first place finishes. An excellent team effort, WELL DONE!
A big thank you to all the supporters amongst others who provided all the hats and flags etc. Parents, thank you for all the effort that went in to supporting the team, you were all excellent, you looked great, and it really helped motivate the swimmers.
Best Male in Age Group
9 Years – Sam Ford
10 Years – Robson Hart
Best Female in Age Group
9 Years – Katie Sadler
11 Years – Elizabeth Bond
City of Leeds victory was the product of an excellent team performance and outstanding support, with our colourful and vocal supporters cheering the team all the way. Well done to swimmers, coaches, team managers and supporters for a fantastic event and an outstanding victory.
“A Team Above All. And Above All A TEAM.”
City of Leeds Junior League History
2023 – 1st = 307
2022 – 1st = 350
2019 – 1st = 337
2018 – 1st = 337
2017 – 1st = 330
2016 – 2nd = 282
2015 – 3rd = 254
2014 – 6th = 192
2013 – 1st = 301
2012 – 1st = 321
2011 – 1st = 321
2010 – 1st = 322
Posted on 5 June 2023
What a fantastic morning of competition at the Annual White Rose Junior League on Saturday morning. Congratulations to our City of Leeds A & B Team who finished 1st & 2nd.
The City of Leeds A team triumphed with 378 points. The A Team will now progress through to the Grand Final, seeing off challenges from City of Sheffield (301) and Harrogate (186). Leeds A had a whopping 44 1st places. The B Team (315) did an amazing job by stealing points from the other teams and came an overall second in the competition. Well done everyone.
The next round of the Junior League is the Grand Final which will be held on Sunday 26th November at Corby International Pool, Northampton. This is our twelfth year in the competition winning four years in a row (2010 – 2013) and claiming the title back again (2017 – 2019, 2022). It would be great to secure the trophy back in Leeds again by winning the Grand Final for another year.
Posted on 29 November 2022
Meet Report: Junior League Grand Final 2022 [PDF, 1 MB]
Posted on 25 November 2019
Well done to all the swimmers who took part in the Junior Swim League 2019. After 3 rounds of swimming Leeds came out the strongest in all 3 rounds and were crowned the National Junior League champions for the third year running.
It certainly was an exciting afternoon with lots of fast racing and fun. It was great to see you all supporting each other and working together as a team. City of Leeds came out on top with 19 first place finishes. An excellent team effort, WELL DONE!
Posted on 7 October 2019
An exciting day of racing at John Charles as City of Leeds triumph in the Northern Final for the eighth time.
Posted on 26 June 2019
A fantastic morning at the annual White Rose Junior League saw our ‘A’ & ‘B’ teams complete a 1 – 2 finish for the second consecutive year.
The ‘A’ team claimed 32 1st place finishes, including the canon, and progress to the Northern Final with 370 points, having seen off the challenge from City of Sheffield (160), Doncaster Dartes (260), and our very own ‘B’ Team (267), who did an amazing job of stealing points from the other teams to finish overall second in the competition. Well done everyone, it was a tense and amazing experience.
Posted on 10 October 2018
An exciting day of racing in Blackpool as City of Leeds triumph in the Northern Final for a seventh time.
We would like to congratulate all of you on your behaviour, cheering, team spirit, swimming, and most importantly, winning the National Junior League Northern Final. You were all ace and we are very proud of you.
This is the seventh time we have won the Northern Final after victories in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016 and 2017.
The team achieved a whopping 32 first place finishes (4 more than last year), and placed in the top 3 in every event. Back to hard training now, ready to put up a fight in the National Final on 25th November in Corby.
It was great to see all the parents having so much fun on the balcony as you cheered for your team. Thank you for all the support you gave to each of the swimmers. Let’s see if we can go to the final with not just the best swimmers, but the best supporters as well.
The team would like to thank Kim Mathias and Meron Gebre for their fantastic team managment, and also David Broome, Jackie Broome and Vicky Spencer for their help on the day.
Good luck to City of Leeds, Southport, Tynemouth and Leicester Sharks who move forward to the National Final in November.
The team for the National Final will be announced soon.
Well done, everyone!
Posted on 9 January 2018
Big congratulations to our 2017 Junior League team, who have been shortlisted as finalists at the Leeds Sports Awards, to be held at the First Direct Arena, Leeds on 1st March 2018.
The team are finalists in the Young Club/Team Performance and Young Club/Team Participation Categories.
Posted on 27 November 2017
The team return from Corby triumphant after winning the Junior League Grand Final for the fifth time.
Well done to all swimmers who took part in the Junior Swim League and ensured City of Leeds came out on top in all 3 rounds. The Grand Final was an exciting afternoon with lots of fast racing and fun, and it was great to see you all supporting each other and working together as a team. Out of 49 races, City of Leeds bagged 28 1st place finishes, which helped us claim overall victory over second placed Guildford by just 10 points! An outstanding performance by all.
Special mention to Daniel Ransom (9 yrs) and Anna Ashcroft (10 yrs) who received top boy and girl awards respectively for their performances in the individual events, some of which were meet records.
Parents, thank you for all the effort that went in to supporting the team; you were all excellent, you looked good and it really helped to motivate the swimmers.
Well done to the swimmers, coaches, team managers and supporters for a fantastic event and an outstanding victory.
Final standings
- City of Leeds 330
- Guildford 320
- Stockport Metro 223
- Camden Swiss Cottage 211
- Derby 177
- Southport 168
- Tynemouth 165
- Leicester Sharks 152
Meet records set
| Event |
Name |
Time |
| Girls 9 yrs 4x25m Freestyle Relay |
Gabrielle Idle-Beavers, Charlotte Shaw, Hannah Smith, Emma Wood |
1:01.66 |
| Boys 9 yrs 4x25m Freestyle Relay |
Aniel Ransom, Jacob Talbot, Arthur Firth, Oliver Brompton |
1:00.14 |
| Boys 10 yrs 4x25m Freestyle Relay |
Kourosh Khodakhah, Thomas Milner, Harry Senior, Theodore Rosenberg |
59.08 |
| Girls 9 yrs 4x25m Medley Relay |
Evie Harris, Gabrielle Idle-Beavers, Hannah Smith, Emma Wood |
1:11.77 |
| Boys 9 yrs 4x25m Medley Relay |
Jacob Talbot, Daniel Rensom, Oliver Brompton, Matthew Just |
1:11.44 |
| Boys 9 yrs 50m Breaststroke |
Daniel Ransom |
41.65 |
| Boys 9 yrs 50m Backstroke |
Daniel Ransom |
36.94 |
| Girls 10 yrs 50m Butterfly |
Anna Ashcroft |
33.26 |
| Boys 9 yrs 25m Butterfly |
Oliver Brompton |
16.31 |
City of Leeds Junior League History
| Year |
Place |
Points |
| 2017 |
1st |
330 |
| 2016 |
2nd |
282 |
| 2015 |
3rd |
254 |
| 2014 |
6th |
192 |
| 2013 |
1st |
301 |
| 2012 |
1st |
321 |
| 2011 |
1st |
321 |
| 2010 |
1st |
322 |
Posted on 4 October 2017
A fantastic day of racing saw the City of Leeds crowned winners of the National Junior League Northern Final.
A whopping 28 first place finishes helped us claim our sixth victory in the Northern Final, adding to the titles we won in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2016.
Thank you to all the parents who came along on the supporters’ bus and cheered for our team. We hope you all had fun!
Thank you to Kim Mathias and Kay Jackson for their fantastic team managing, and also David Broome and Ian Jackson for their help on the day.
Good luck to City of Leeds, Stockport Metro, Southport and Tynemouth who all progress to the National Final on 26th November in Corby. Our team for this will be announced soon, but in the meantime, we’re back to hard training and preparing to put up a fight in the winter.
Well done everyone! We’re very proud of you all.
Posted on 8 August 2017
The team has been selected for this year’s Junior League Northern Final to be held on Sunday 1st October at Tynemouth Pool.
You must confirm your child’s availability, via e‑mail to our Junior League Team Leader, kevin.schofield@leeds.gov.uk, no later than Friday 1st September.
Squad List: Junior League Northern Final 2017 [PDF, 30 KB]
Posted on 9 July 2017
Congratulations to our Junior League teams, who finished 1st and 5th in the White Rose League on Saturday morning. The ‘A’ Team have progressed to the Northern Area Final with a convincing win, which included 23 1st place finishes. They won by a massive 76 points!
Many thanks to the coaches, team managers and officials who voluntarily gave up their time to support the teams.
Posted on 6 October 2015
City of Leeds narrowly lose out to Stockport Metro but qualify for the Grand Final in November.
Team Leeds headed to the Stechford Cascades, Birmingham on Sunday 4th October for the Northern Junior League final. The competition was as close as ever with Stockport just edging out Leeds in the final twelve events.
Posted on 26 November 2013
The team returned from Corby triumphant in retaining the Grand Final Championship for a 4th year running. This equals the current record of 4 straight wins.
Posted on 27 November 2012
An outstanding display of team spirit, competitive swimming and a will to win saw our Junior League Squad to victory in the ARENA Junior Inter-League Grand Final last Sunday.
Posted on 6 October 2011
Congratulations to the Junior League Team who won the Northern Final on Sunday 2nd October 2011 at the Tynemouth Pool. They Compete in the National Final at Corby on the 27th November looking to defend their title.
Congratulations to all swimmers who competed, another fantastic effort!
Many thanks to:
- The Team Managers for their excellent efforts,
- All the parents who made the trip – the support was excellent once again,
- The Supporters and Executive committees for their support.
Posted on 23 December 2010
City of Leeds’ triumph in last month’s Junior League Final makes the front cover of December’s Swimming Times Magazine.
The Swimming Times article has been scanned and is available in PDF format below. Please note that it is a large file and may take a while to download.
Swimming Times December 2010: New Kids on the Podium [PDF, 4.37 MB]
Courtesy of the ASA.
Posted on 29 November 2010
Yesterday, City of Leeds stomped to victory in the Arena Junior Inter-League Final for the first time in their history.
Posted on 5 October 2010
Sunday saw the City of Leeds overcome strong opposition to be crowned Northern League Champions and will now progress to the National Final in November.
Posted on 12 September 2010
A magnificent double victory by both ‘A’ & ‘B’ teams in the White Rose League meets held at Aquatics Centre, JCCS.
Saturday 11th September 2010 saw the top clubs in Yorkshire congregate at the John Charles Centre, Leeds for the annual White Rose Competition. This year there were two galas back to back, with the City of Leeds Swimming Club being represented in both galas.
Gala 1: City of Leeds ‘A’ team Storm to Victory
The first gala saw the City of Leeds ‘A’ team going up against strong opposition from the City of Sheffield, Borough of Kirklees, York, Kingston Upon Hull, Harrogate, Doncaster Dartes and Rotherham Metro.
City of Leeds ‘A’ team got off to a fantastic start winning 6 of the first 8 relay events, opening up an early points lead. As the gala moved into the individual events the City of Leeds ‘A’ team continued to build on their great start winning a further 15 events and consistently finishing in the top 3. Going into the final block of relay events the City of Leeds ‘A’ team had a 25 point lead.
This lead proved too much as the City of Leeds ‘A’ team stormed to a further 7 wins in 9 events, winning the overall competition and finishing 44 points ahead of the Borough of Kirklees, with 28 event wins. The ‘A’ team now travels to Lincoln on the 2nd October to compete in the Northern Area Final of the National Junior League.
individual winners were: Ellie Jones (2), Abigail Jack, Kiani Campbell-Grady (3), Liam Birrell (2), Chantel Madden, Toby Kitching, Blake Bennett, Euan Cowan, Richard Mawson (2) and Chloe Adams.
Gala 2: City of Leeds ‘B’ team make it a Double!
The second gala saw the City of Leeds ‘B’ team take on City Of Sheffield ‘B’ team, Doncaster Dartes ‘B’ team and the City Of Bradford.
Following on from the ‘A’ team the City of Leeds ‘B’ team also made a great start winning 6 of the first 8 relay events. Keeping up the momentum as the second gala moved into the individual events, the City of Leeds ‘B’ team won 14 of the individual events and placed no lower than 3rd. This meant that the ‘B’ team took a strong lead into the final phase of the gala winning 4 of the last 9 relay events, making it an impressive 24 event victories. Despite a strong comeback from Bradford, the City of Leeds ‘B’ team won the second gala by 23 points, securing a fantastic double for the club.
The individual winners were: Dara Madden, Abigail Burton (2), Kit Lawless Coombes, Hannah White, William Finn, Kate Offord, Oliver Bingham, Ben Taylor Walsh, Billy Walker, Elle Pickett, Finlay Lawless Coombes, Leah Crisp, and Bethany Hay.
Well done to all the swimmers and staff involved from both teams and thanks to all the volunteers for their time in making these two meets possible.
Due to a clash of dates, those City of Leeds ‘A’ team swimmers who have been entered for the City of Leeds Junior Open will be removed from the Saturday program and refunds will be arranged.