Craig Benson Breaststroke Demonstration
Craig demonstrated various aspects of the stroke and actively spoke to the swimmers about how they could improve their technique and then answered several questions that the swimmers and parents had at the end.
p> Craig has offered his services again in the new year to LDD once he has competed in his next few competitions and I am sure that the swimmers again will benefit from training with Craig.Robert Dalgleish Selection
Congratulations to Robert Dalgleish who has been selected for Scottish National Youth Development Squad. Robert has been progressing very well over the last few years and recently broke 2 Scottish records at Grangemouth for 50m backstroke and 100m Freestyle. Well done Robert.Iain MacFadyen Memorial Gala - 10 September 2011
LDD took a development squad of 25 swimmers age 12 and under today to Prestonpans.Here are the facts:-
105 swims75 personal bests
2 club records
1 meet record (mixed 8-10 IM relay)
16 gold medals
8 silver medals
8 bronze medals
6 fourth place
7 fifth place
9 sixth place
1 massive team effort
1 happy coach.
Special mention goes to Kirsty Forsyth for her 3 individual golds and 1 silver medal And Harvey Tait 3 individual golds and 2 relay golds.
Results for this Gala can be found and downloaded on the results page of the website Here >>LDD Dunedin Gala - 3-4th September 2011
LDD as part of Swim West Lothian entered the above competiton at the weekend and here are a few statistics put together for you:
LDD INDIVIDUAL SWIMS 241LDD PERSONAL BESTS 147
LDD CLUB RECORDS 35
Fantastic achievement by everyone but special mention should go to Sean Allan who swam in 9 individual events and finished in top 3 in all events and broke 8 LDD club records.
Results for this Gala can be found and downloaded on the results page of the website Here >>From a Stingray to a Dolphin
A big welcome to Leah Smith who is training with B squad over the summer programme. Leah is nine years old and swims with the Abqaiq Stingrays in Saudi Arabia.
Swimming at JYHS will be a whole new experience for Leah as she usually trains in an outside pool in the Saudi sunshine.Welcome to LDD Leah.
East District Open Water Swimming - 18th June 2011
Congratulations to Nathan Kennedy who won the East District age group open water championship. Also to Paul Walledge who was first in the 13-14 age group and Lucy Noble who was 3rd in the junior womans! Well done guys, excellent results and very brave brrrrrr!!!Aquanauts Graded Meet - 18th/19th June 2011
Well done to all the LDD swimmers who took part in the Aquanauts Graded Meet at Bathgate over the weekend. There were lots excellent results, from wins in both the boys and girls chain relays to 2nd top club and lots of medals and PBs throughout the squad.Results are now available to view online and can be found here: Results >>
LDD Graded Meet - 7th May 2011
Congratulations to everyone who competed in the LDD Graded Meet at Prestopans on 7th May for retaining the trophy for the second year in a row.Results are now available to view online and can be found here: Results >>
Mad March - 2nd & 3rd April 2011
Well done to everyone who entered the Mad March Event this weekend. Here are a few snaps taken from the Saturday of the Gala.
Another Scottish Record - 12th March 2011
Another scottish record set by Robert Dalgleish yesterday in the 100 backstroke.
British record & making the European and world youth championships - 6th March 2011
Congratulations to former LDD swimmer Craig Benson for breaking the British record and making the European and world youth championships.
Scottish Backstroke Record Broken - 6th March 2011
Congratulations to Robert Dalgleish who broke the 100 backstroke Scottish record today at the British Champs in Manchester.
LDD Development Gala - January 2011
Great day of swimming today at the LDD Development Gala - thanks to demonstration swimmer Corrie Scott (of Scotland Commonwealth Games Team 2010), all the swimmers, coaches, officials, organisers and helpers....and well done to the relay team for their gold medal!
Swimark Accreditation December 2010
Livingston & District Dolphins Is pleased to confirm that the club has now achieved SwiMark status!
Scottish Swimming | swiMark Accreditation: Congratulations
http://www.scottishswimming.com Scottish Swimming is the National Governing Body for Swimming, diving, water polo, open water and synchro in Scotland. Visit the Scottish Swimming website to find out the latest news on the sport and how to get involved.
Iain MacFadyen 2010 Winners
Congratulations to our young swimmers on winning the Iain MacFadyen meet held on 11 September 2010 at Prestonpans.
