West Dunbartonshire Amateur Swim Club

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A competitive swimming club that train at the Vale of Leven and Clydebank Leisure Centre pools.

West Dunbartonshire Amateur Swimming Club (WDASC) is a competitive swimming club with squads training at the Vale of Leven and Clydebank Leisure Centre swimming pools. Established since 1914 we have a rich history of success, competing at every level from Mini League through to the Commonwealth Games. Our Vision is to inspire individuals to be the best version they can be by creating an environment focusing on; excelling, enjoyment and lifelong participation. Making people feel valued and be willing to build a club where every person counts. Working closely with local Learn to Swim WDASC is run by an elected Committee of parents volunteers. WDASC has a full time Head Coach, Jimmy Orr, who oversees the coaching team and swim squads from Development through to Youth and Senior Divisions.

30/10/2026

Last thursday we were at the Allander for the national league round 1 vs Milngavie & Bearsden ASC

The team swam really well and after the first round of fixtures sit 20th overall. The next round is in a couple of weeks and there is still time to sign up to try and help the team!

Big thanks to those at Milngavie & Bearsden ASC for hosting us and for a fun night of racing 🤝🏻

26/10/2026

It was our first taste of District action last weekend, and what a way to kick things off!
We had 21 swimmers competing at Tollcross, bringing fantastic team spirit, plenty of personal bests, top 10 finishes, finals appearances, and some medals.
A massive well done to everyone who competed! 🌟
Thanks to Declan for support over the weekend.

🏅 Medalists
Ailidh: 100bc (Silver), 100 IM (Bronze), 50 bc (Silver)
Archie: 800fc (Silver)
Jay: 400IM (Bronze), 800fc (Bronze)

⭐ Finalists
Ailidh: 100bc, 100 IM, 50 bc
Bella: 50 fly
Betsy: 50 fly, 50 bc
Jay: 100 fly
Kyle: 50 fly, 50 bc
Aidan: 100 fly
Matt D: 100 fly
Nieve: 50 free, 50 brst
Luke: 50 brst

25/10/2026

What was the coaches favourite set on camp?
We think this week might have broken Jimmy 😂

22/10/2026

What was your favourite Warm Weather Camp session?

08/10/2026

Warm Weather Camp 2026!!
We are off to Torremolinos for a week of sun and hard training 🤟

05/10/2026

Yesterday, the masters team were in Linwood for the REN96 masters meet.
It was a great day for the team who came home with some pb's and plenty of medals!

Tom: 4x gold in 50 fly, back,breast, free
John: silver 50 breast
Lucy: silver 400 free
Ella: silver 50 free + 50 breasy
Declan: 4x gold in 50 fly, 50 breast, 50 free and 200 breast.

Big thanks to all REN96 for hosting a smooth meet.
Thanks to Abi for coming along and supporting the team 🔥

20/09/2026

With club champs just around the corner and swimmers registered we now need you to sign up …. Don’t worry not to swim ( unless you are keen to join the parents race … more details to follow!)

We need your help to make this event run and give the swimmers a brilliant experience, so whether you are a seasoned pro volunteer or totally new to the club please sign up to help, all and any help is very welcome and much appreciated.

Email us on [email protected] or use the sign up link , if you have a job in mind please let us know in your email alongside swimmers name and squad!

Thanks in advance, as without your support we couldn’t run these fantastic opportunities for our swimmers!
Thanks so all who have already signed up ! There are still roles to be filled if anyone can spare some time on day .

https://m.signupgenius.com/ #!/showSignUp/10C054AADAA2EA7FBC07-65587538-wdasc?useFullSite=false

14/09/2026

All sessions at the Vale are cancelled tonight and tomorrow morning due to issues with the water. CLC sessions still going ahead as usual.

10/09/2026

Hear from some of our masters swimmers after their weekend at the Masters National Open!

08/09/2026

Over the weekend, our masters team headed to Tollcross for the Scottish National Masters championships! This was the first taste of racing for them and they got the season off to a cracking start! It was also a welcome back to racing for coach Declan as he came out of retirement and competed for the first time since 2019!

Well done to all those for competing and for medals won:

Tom - Gold 400IM, Bronze 200 IM, Bronze 100 back

Ludo - silver 100 free, silver 100 fly, silver 50 free

Emma - gold 50 fly, gold 100 free, gold 50 back, Gold 50 free and a new age group masters record! Emma also won top Female in her age group 👏
Craig - Gold 400IM, Bronze 200 IM, Gold 100 fly

4x50 mixed free: Emma, Ludo, Ella, Declan - Silver
4x50 male medley: Tom, John, Ludo, Declan - Bronze
4x50 male free: Tom, John, Ludo, Declan - Bronze

It was a great weekend for everyone involved!

The masters team are now gearing up for the REN96 masters meet in October 👊

Address

Vale Of Leven Swimming Pool, North Main Street
Alexandria
G830EU

Website

https://uk.teamunify.com/team/wdasc/page/home

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