Sportsman’s Week ran for 42years and was originally started in 1953 by the former Mayor Frank McDonald to mark the Queen’s Coronation that year. It folded in its original form at the end of 1994, when unfortunately, there were no presentations or awards evening. To enter you had to live within a 10-mile radius of Louth and the events included were many and varied from Tennis, Athletics, Cycling, Angling to Swimming etc.
In 1996 Bob Wells, as the Chairman of Louth Swimming Club, took ownership of the swimming trophies with a promise to keep the swimming event going!
The event is in effect a second club camps and embraces Louth history of holding Sportsman’s Week events (the club believes they are the only one still using the original trophies)
So, this was the 69th event – 29 years organised by the club
Sportsman’s Week 2024– Most Points Winners
Pods Boys Winner Sportsman’s Week Trophy Cup – Elsie Wood
Pods Girls Winner Scunthorpe Builders Merchant Cup – Noah Lawrence
9/10 Boys Winner Blackbourne Cup – Brod Lentz
9/10 Boys Runner up Cup – George Sears
9/10 Girls Winner Harry Blackbourne Cup – Anya Terry
9/10 Girls Runner up Louth Dolphin Trophy Shield – Libby Garlic
11/12 Boys Winner Tunnicliff Shield – Arthur Adams
11/12 Boys Runner up Stephenson Cup – Thomas Johnson
11/12 Girls Winner Vera Blackbourne Cup – Maddie Seagroat
11/12 Girls Runner up Borough of Louth Shield – Thea Whotton
13/14 Boys Winner Ian Munro Ferguson Cup – Dominic McLaughlin
13/14 Boys Runner up LCVYS Cup – Cez Mermutlu
13/14Girls Winner Borough of Louth Cup – Suzie Burke
13/14Girls Runner up Sportsman’s Week Shield – Georgia Middleton
15+ Boys Winner La Ferte Bernard Cup – Oliver Sealey
15+ Boys Runner up Louth Dolphin Shield – Jake Adams
15+ Girls Winner Anstey Family Cup – Olivia Anstey
15+ Girls Runner up Twidale Shield – Charlotte Bemrose
Fastest Boy ‘Skins’ McIntyre Family Cup – Jake Adams
Fastest Girl ‘Skins’ McIntyre Family Cup – Charlotte Bemrose
Special Award The Captains Shield – Brody Lentz
2024/25 Boys Captain – Jake Adams
2024/25 Girls Captain – Charlotte Bemrose
2024/25 Boys Vice Captain – Layton Annison – Snowden
2024/25 Girls Vice Captain – Erin Ingham
2024/25 Boys Vice Captain – Will Kite
2024/25 Girls Vice Captain – Sophie Cooksey
Combined with an Adventure day at Wild Pines, Market Rasen including High Ropes Courses, Ziplines, Archery, Mini Golf and Bear Trails and much more. The weather was perfect, and the staff were excellent a great day loved by all.
The Presentations opening introductions and thanks by Club Chair Bob Wells
Announcer- Club Director of Swimming – Ian Roscoe
Trophies Secretary – Claire Annison-Snowden
Awards were presented by the hard-working Squad Coaches.
(Everyone associated with the Club is a Volunteer)
Director of Swimming Ian Roscoe,
‘It is fantastic that Louth Dolphins still uphold the tradition of running the Sportsman’s Week Swimming Gala, first held in 1953. This year, for the first time, we ran a separate mini gala for our youngest swimmers in the Pods Squad. This was a resounding success with swimmers encountering a gala scenario for the first time and parents taking part in the running of the gala.’
Performance Head Coach Mark Anstey,
“To me, Sportsman’s week is about the variety of sprint races and what it brings out in all our swimmers. The inter club competitions really does spice it up. Culminating in a fantastic skins competition. Raced over 25 meters starting with eight and each time the slowest gets knocked out. Getting down to the two fastest for the final race. Very exciting!!”
A massive thank you to everyone who contributed in any way.
Report by Bob Wells (Chair)
