George Lewis Handicap

The George Lewis Handicap Trophy was introduced to commemorate the memory of Mr George Lewis and to recognise the valuable contribution he made to Doncaster swimming and Edlington ASC in particular.

He was the Chairman and Chief Coach of Edlington ASC from 1972 until his death in 1980.  During this period he taught numerous children to swim and coached a very successful competitive squad.  In 1975 he was one of the founder members of the Doncaster Metropolitan Swimming Association and served as its Treasurer from 1975 to 1980.  When DMASA obtained some water time for additional training for Doncaster swimmers at the old Greyfriars pool on a Sunday morning, George was the coach who led the session.  This session was the initial start to the DMASA training scheme, which eventually led to the formation of Doncaster DARTES ASC.

This trophy recognises the outstanding commitment George made to swimming and Edlington ASC. The George Lewis Handicap is a one day event, of 50m front crawl, that gives all swimmers in the club an equal opportunity to win. The difference in times from the fastest to the slowest are calculated so that everyone sets off at the same time.