David Annis from Pershore has been selected to swim for Great Britain in the Junior Europeans in Lithuania at the beginning of July.

18-year-old David was first selected to swim for GB in December 2023 where he travelled to Canada with the team and competed at his first international meet. 

David took home five medals, four silver and a gold in the 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay where the team took the European junior record.

David continued his success in the recent British Championships in London where his performance gained him a place in the GB Junior team competing in Lithuania.

David will race in the 400 and 200 individual medley, 400 and 200 freestyle and the 4 x 200 freestyle relay.

“David is a dedicated, hardworking athlete who has been a great role model to so many swimmers throughout the county. We wish him every success.”

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David Annis swims for Great Britain

Pershore Swimming Club qualified and competed in the SwimGainz A Final at the Alan Higgs Sports Centre in Coventry on Saturday 1st June.

The team finished in 5th place after some really strong swims from the young up and coming swimmers at the club. 

Head Coach Tom Naughton said “Great to see the young swimmers really racing hard to win, putting into the race what they had been working on in training. Well done to everyone!”

PSC qualified and competed in the SwimGainz A Final at the Alan Higgs Sports Centre in Coventry on Saturday 1st June

Pershore Swimming Club Qualified 

Cricket lovers will have the chance to gain an insight into the art of fast bowling at an event, in aid of Worcestershire’s Joe Leach’s Testimonial, later this month.

The Fast Men event will take place at The King Charles House in Worcester on Tuesday 30th July at 7.30pm.

There will be four guest speakers Joe Leach, Big Al Richardson, Adam Finch and New Zealander Nathan Smith.

Tickets cost £35 per person including one of the pubs renowned pie & mash suppers and can be purchased by contacting Mark on 07506 747619 or via email at 

In aid of Worcestershire’s Joe Leach’s Testimonial
he King Charles House in Worcester on Tuesday 30th July at 7.30pm.

Cricket lovers - the art of fast bowling at an event

The Dragon Boat racing season is well underway and Pershore Phoenix Dragon Boat Club is pleased with their promising start. The team has demonstrated great performance, teamwork, and sportsmanship across several events held in various locations throughout England.

Pershore Phoenix races in the mixed category with equal numbers of male and female paddlers working together to power the boat along the course as well as having mens and two ladies teams.   

At the first race of this year on the River Tees in Stockton the club managed to make the finals in both the 200 metres and 500 metres races. These are the main race distances with boats from clubs throughout the Country racing 4 abreast along the river in fast and furious sprints.

The next race on a lake in Milton Keynes was more challenging with a great turn out of crews from more than a dozen clubs. The success of Pershore Phoenix in recruiting paddlers from the community meant we were able to enter two boats with Phoenix Rising the development squad of new team members being particularly encouraging.

Our success this season is a direct result of the dedicated training regime implemented by our coaching staff with focused workouts on the River Avon to enhance paddling power and overall fitness.

The club based in Defford train and race hard but our priority is to have fun and enjoy ourselves. If you are interested in giving the sport a try email us to have a go!

Phoenix Dragon Boat Club - https://www.pershorephoenix.com