The club’s roots lie at what was for many years the home of Bristol Central Swimming Club, Broadweir public baths, near Broadmead, sadly now demolished. The Club’s main training sessions now take place at the Bristol University Pool, at the rear of the Student's Union building in Queens Road, Clifton. The pool is one of the longest within the Bristol Area and the thirty six and two third yards from shallow to deep can be seen as quite daunting to new or young swimmers to the club. We therefore utilise more learner friendly pools around the area, Jubilee, St Mary Redcliffe and Clifton High School being three of these. The pools are used for our learn to swim and development programmes.

Bristol Central’s three distinct swimming sections are:

• The Competitive Speed Section, including the 'learn to swim' and development programmes, is also responsible for the club's overall fitness level.
• Synchronised Swimming Section, a very specialised area of swimming requiring strength, body awareness and terrific lung control.
• Water Polo. Unlike the first of our two specialisms, Water Polo is very much a team game, Bristol Central having very thriving Men's, Women's and Junior teams competing at all levels.

With a limited amount of water time available to each of these sections, it is imperative that all club sessions, irrespective of discipline, are conducted in an effective and efficient manner. Bristol Central Swimming Club is dedicated to the competitive side of swimming, to that end all club sessions are geared to one or all of the three specialisms.

Competitive Swimming and club membership usually start at an early age, the younger the better, Competition for all ages and skill level is provided throughout the competitive year. Additional information can be obtained elsewhere on this site, on our leaflet or email info@bristolcentralsc.co.uk