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We are a small, friendly, competitive swimming club based near Trent Bridge in Nottingham

Founded in 1931, we are one of the longest established clubs in Nottingham, yet have retained a forward-thinking outlook and a lively, welcoming membership.

In addition to squad training for children and young adults, we also run a masters session on a pay-as-you-go basis, open to swimmers aged 16 and over who are keen to improve technique, speed or general fitness.

If after reading the pages recommended above you have any other questions, please email our membership officer, [email protected]

About joining

If you want to know what level of swimming ability is needed to join a Portland swimming squad, please take a look at our How To Join page, where you will find our entry requirements and information on how to arrange a trial.

Swimming clubs couldn’t operate if it wasn’t for their amazing volunteers and we are no exception. Many parents will have helped out from time to time at league or club galas or with our training sessions. . We have been very lucky to  even have some qualified swimming teachers as parents too!    We have also always encouraged our older swimmers to help out at sessions. This can be a really rewarding experience for them and the club has supported them to gain the level one swimming coach qualification by paying for the qualification. Several of our swimmers and former…