RSW Swimming
RSW Swimming is a performance programme built around individual development, high standards and a clear pathway from regional swimming through to national, international and university performance.
Our deliberately focused squad structure allows coaches to know each athlete, understand their development needs and provide purposeful training, technical support, strength and conditioning, competition planning and pathway guidance within one integrated programme.
“RSW has been integral in providing the environment and opportunities for me to win Olympic Gold”
Matt Richards MBE
RSW Swimming Alumni
Made at The Royal
Matt Richards MBE
- Double Olympic Champion | Men’s 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay (2021 & 2024)
- Part of the first team in history to successfully defend an Olympic relay title with the same four swimmers.
- Olympic Silver Medallist | Men’s 200m Freestyle (2024)
- Winner of 16 (and counting) additional major international medals.
Tully Kearney OBE
- Triple Paralympic Champion | S5 100m & 200m Freestyle (2024), S5 100m Freestyle (2021)
- Paralympic Silver Medallist | S5 200m Freestyle (2021)
- 10x World Champion and multiple-time international medallist across Gold, Silver and Bronze.
Alice Dearing
- First Black female swimmer to represent Great Britain at the Olympic Games (Tokyo 2021 – 10km Open Water)
- Co-founder of the Black Swimming Association, launched to promote inclusion and access for BME communities in aquatic sports.
Toby Robinson
- Olympian | 10km Open Water (2024)
- World Championship qualifier | 10km Open Water (2022 & 2024)
- Commonwealth Games qualifier | 400m & 1500m Freestyle (2022)
This performance heritage continues today, with RSW swimmers competing at regional, national and international level and progressing into leading university and NCAA programmes.