Welcome to Derby Excel Swimming Club, based at Moorways in Derby. We coach and develop performance swimmers from all over Derbyshire.
Joined January 2013
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Thank you very much to everyone who has entered our Summer Sizzler L3 meet at Moorways 11-12th July. The meet is now full and we will not be able to accept any more entries.
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Sadly, our Director of Swimming Glenn Fisher has decided to step down, and will leave the role at the end of the season. We will greatly miss his expertise and, enthusiasm, and wish him all the very best for the future.
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The Trustees will immediately begin the process of finding a new Director of Swimming to continue Glenn’s great work with Derby Excel. Our aim is to have the new coach in place for the start of the new season.
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For all the latest information about our Last Chance Qualifier meet, including session times, please visit our website:
uk.gomotionapp.com/team/derb…
We look forward to seeing you for some fast racing!
We are still looking for officials, please email: officials@derbyexcel.org.uk
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Joyce Mellor
We are deeply saddened to learn that Derby Excel's Past President Joyce Mellor has passed away, aged 95.
On behalf of everyone at Derby Excel, we send our sincere condolences to Joyce's family.
RIP Joyce.
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Looking for an end of window meet? Come and join us at Moorways Derby for our level 1 Last Chance Qualifier. We have plenty of availability, the closing date is Monday 13th April. For more information:
uk.gomotionapp.com/team/derb…
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The wait is over! Every photo and video from the Derby Excel Spring Qualifier 2026 has been edited and added event-by-event to the meet gallery.
propulsionswimming.zenfolios…
The password for the gallery has been emailed to all participating clubs.
@Propulsion_Swim
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We are thrilled to announce that Propulsion Swimming will be the official photographers and videographers for our Spring Qualifier meet 2026 on Sunday 8th March.
You can pre-book on their 'must shoot' list here, no obligation to buy: propulsionswimming.zenfolios…
@Propulsion_Swim
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For all the latest information about our L1 Spring Qualifier meet, 6th-8th March including session times, please see our website: uk.gomotionapp.com/team/derb…
If you can officiate at this meet, we'd love to hear from you, thank you
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Thank you to everyone who has entered our Spring Qualifier L1 meet at Ponds Forge.
The accepted/rejected entries list is now available on our website:
uk.gomotionapp.com/team/derb…
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Thanks to everyone who has entered our Spring Qualifier L1 meet at Ponds Forge, the meet is now closed. As it is very over-subscribed, there will unfortunately be rejections. We will publish an accepted/rejected entries list as soon as possible.
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Thank you to @JamieIngram18 for coming to @MoorwaysV with @arenaUK_ race suits, advising on suit options and sizing. Our swimmers could try race suits during their training session.
Thanks to Martyn from @SportySwimStore for attending with the full range of suits🩱🩳
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13 Dec 2025
Racing is underway at our L3 Christmas Cracker meet at @MoorwaysV Derby. Good luck everyone 💪🏊♀️
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Derby Excel SC - Performance retweeted
10 Dec 2025
Wishing the best of luck to all our swimmers and pathway swimmers racing at the Swim England National Winter Championships this week 🏊♂️❄️
Keep an eye out for our upcoming posts and stories for results links and race schedules! @DerbyExcelPerf @Swim_England
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3 Dec 2025
We are looking forward to our Christmas Cracker meet 13/14th December at Moorways in Derby. Session times:
S1, wup 8am, start 9am, est finish 1pm
S2, wup 1pm, start 2pm, est finish 6pm
S3, wup 8am, start 9am, est finish 12.45pm
S4, wup 1pm, start time 2pm, est finish 5.40pm
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30 Nov 2025
Huge thanks to @steelershockey for inviting our swimmers to attend their game v @PanthersIHC last night, we had 80 club members there. Fantastic game and atmosphere. Good luck for the rest of the season!
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25 Nov 2025
We are delighted to announce our new coaching team from Jan 2026:
Director of Swimming - Glenn Fisher
Head Coach - Oliver Tipping
Coaching/Performance Consultant - Kevin Renshaw
Welcome to you all, exciting times ahead! @DerbyExcelClub @KevinRenshaw5 @olivertipping @Aquatics_GB
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Derby Excel SC - Performance retweeted
10 Oct 2025
Thankyou to everyone who has supported our Christmas Cracker Meet!🎄
We have now had to close entries due to meeting full capacity!
We will be posting about our March Early Window Qualifier soon, so make sure to keep an eye out👀
@DerbyExcelPerf
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Derby Excel SC - Performance retweeted
6 Oct 2025
Congratulations to our Swimmers & Pathway Swimmers on your achievements🎉@DerbyExcelPerf
For further information about the development programmes visit:
swimming.org/sport/swimmer-d…
For DiSE information visit:
swimming.org/sport/diploma-s…
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3 Oct 2025
We are seeking a Director of Swimming from January 2026 for our performance and community swimming programmes. We are one of the UK’s leading clubs, based at Moorways in Derby.
For more info including how to apply, please visit:
uk.gomotionapp.com/team/derb…
Closing date: 24th October
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