What is DARTES?

In 1976 the Doncaster Metropolitan ASA (DMASA) established a swimming training scheme, later to become known as DARTES.

Its purpose has always been to provide Doncaster's ambitious swimmers with:

• top class coaching;
• training time to compete nationally;
• a collective identity at swim meets.

Individually, the DMASA's small village clubs couldn't hope to compete with top city clubs. Brought together as DARTES, these clubs can, and have, done just that.

The achievements of DARTES swimmers are on display in the honours section.

The Acronym

The name, DARTES (pronounced darts), is an acronym for all the clubs in Doncaster.

D - Doncaster, Dearne Valley, Don Valley

A - Armthorpe, Adwick

R - Rossington

T - Thorne

E - Edlington

S - Spa Askern, South Axholme Sharks