Established in 1981 we are South Yorkshire’s premier competitive swimming club and train at the prestigious Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield. Our aim is to compete at the highest levels in the sport, and within our squads we have many International swimmers and National medallists. We also compete at district, county and regional levels, including various open meets through-out the year. We are regularly ranked in the top 10 clubs in Great Britain.
For any training related enquiries please email by clicking this link. Any enquiries about COSSS Open Meets should be directed to our Gala Secretary by clicking this link. For any general enquiries or correspondence please email our Honorary Secretary, Sarah Finlay, by clicking this link, or for written correspondence, send to:- COSSS Honorary Secretary, Ponds Forge ISC, Sheaf Street, Sheffield, S1 2BP. Many of the photos on our site are courtesy of Simon Wright at GBswimstars, see more of his work at www.gbswimstars.com
Barnsley Minor League Dates
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- Last Updated on Sunday, 17 March 2019 15:43
Please note that the above have now been clarified in the Current Gala Plan.
March Madness Report
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- Last Updated on Wednesday, 13 March 2019 19:28
Last weekend CoSSS hosted it's March Madness competition, with the weather seeming to want to join in with March Madness itself. The stage was set for the Team Steel swimmers from JO1, JO2, JO3 and Regional squad to show off their racing skills.
Yorkshire Champs Weekend 3
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- Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 February 2019 08:40
The third and final weekend of the Yorkshires took place at Ponds Forge this time. 50m sprints, the 800 freestyle and a lot of action-packed relays were scheduled. Team Steel was showing no tiredness and kept the medals coming in. With 13 golds, 7 silvers, 7 bronzes and 56 top ten finishes the long course Yorkshire Championships came to a close this year in style.
Masters North West Champs
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- Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 February 2019 08:50
In Masters swimming any swimmer can partake in County and Regional Championships, allowing swimmers to continuously compete in high level meets all season round and push themselves to new personal bests. 5 City of Sheffield Masters swimmers crossed the Yorkshire border on their way to Blackpool for the Masters North West Championships for exactly that reason. Jonathan Saunders, Tom Day, Wendy Figures, Harriet Smith and Ryan Borthwick all swam for Team Steel achieving 3 Golds, 5 Silvers and 6 Bronzes.
Premier Meet Draft Program
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- Last Updated on Wednesday, 20 February 2019 15:19
The draft read only program for our Premier Meet is now available here and the rejections list is here. Please email any corrections or withdrawals to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by February 28th.
Yorkshire Age Groups Weekend 2
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- Last Updated on Thursday, 14 February 2019 12:55
The second weekend of the Yorkshire long course Championships took place last weekend at the John Charles Centre in Leeds. 42 City of Sheffield swimmers were back in action aiming to emulate the previous weekend’s success. With 59 top ten finishes, 7 third places, 6 second places and 16 first places it was another great weekend for Team Steel.
Yorkshire Age Group Champs
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- Last Updated on Wednesday, 06 February 2019 16:35
The Yorkshire Long Course Championships are held over 3 weekends at both John Charles Centre in Leeds and Ponds Forge in Sheffield, the first of these took place last weekend in Leeds. The freezing temperatures outside did not stop any of the 44 City of Sheffield Swimmers from heating up the competition with their great times and podium finishes.
Sportsys Entry Files for Spring Galas
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- Last Updated on Wednesday, 02 January 2019 13:31
The Sportsys Electronic Entry Files are now available for our March Madness, Premier Meet and No Frills galas on our Forthcoming Galas page.
COSSS 2019 Gala Dates
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- Last Updated on Friday, 07 December 2018 19:07
The dates for our 2019 Galas, and Meet Information Packs for the March Madness, Premier Meet and No Frills Meet, have now been confirmed and are available on our Forthcoming Galas page.
