Sport in the City of Leeds
Canoeing Football Golf Rugby Scuba diving
Canoeing
White Rose Canoe Club is Yorkshire's largest canoe club has come and try sessions on one of Roundhay park lakes
Football
Leeds United
Elland Road, Leeds, LS11 0ES
Tel: 0845 121 1992 for fixtures Website
Stadium Tours
Tel: (0113) 367 6223
See behind the scenes, changing rooms, dugout etc
Football Books
Golf Books
Rugby
Leeds Rugby Ltd
Headingley Stadium, St Michael's Lane, Leeds LS6 3BR
Tel: (0113) 278 6181 WebSite
Rugby League
Leeds Rugby Ltd
Headingley Stadium, St Michael's Lane, Leeds LS6 3BR
The rugby stadium and Cricket ground go back to the 1889
Tel: (0113) 278 6181 Web Site
Leeds Rhinos
A top name in in world Rugby League and a founder clubs of the game in 1895
Web Site
The story of Leeds Rugby League Club, based on the historic venue of Headingley, which through a vivid pictorial account follows the tribulations and successes of the club from Northern Union days, through the golden thirties and up to the present day
Rugby Union
Jonny Wilkinson The Perfect 10 / Grand Slam Heroes
by Jonny Wilkinson
Lions and Falcons: My Diary of a Remarkable Year
by Jonny Wilkinson
Leeds Tykes
Leeds Tykes are Leeds Rugby Limited's rugby union side. The Tykes play in the Zurich Premiership are one of the elite 12 clubs in English club rugby union.
The Tykes share the same Web Site as the Rhinos
Scuba diving & Snorkeling in Leeds
British Sub Aqua Club Leeds (115)
About Leeds BSAC
Meet at the John Charles Centre for Sport, South Leeds for training sessions every Wednesday between 8pm to 9pm. Various pools are used for training that includes both snorkel and scuba diving instruction. Luckily the sports centre has a 5.5metre diving pit ideal for some of the training sessions.
The club also has a very active octopush section. Octopush is a form of underwater hockey played by snorkel divers. They game requires stamina, good tactical techniques and excellent breath holding whilst underwater & quick recover of your breath on the surface.
The Leeds club have been training people to dive for over 40 years. The British Sub Aqua Club is the largest diving club in the world.
Leeds BSAC History
The Leeds branch of the BSAC started out as Leeds Underwater Swimming club and was one of the oldest underwater swimming clubs in the country and using ex war department dry suits and cylinders.
The club trained at Holbeck pool, one of the old fashioned 25 yard long pools, that were common in the City at that time. The clubs compressor was also ex WD that used to be on a Submarine. Later this was replaced with a brand new Williams & James Compressor
It then became the 115th branch of the BSAC and shortley later moved to the new International Pool in Westgate, Leeds. At the demise of the International Pool The Leeds BSAC moved to John Charles Centre for Sport.
Leeds BSAC Training Venue
John Charles Centre for Sport, South Leeds
Leeds BSAC after pool session Drink
Victoria Pub, behind Leeds Town Hall, Wednesday from around 9:30pm
For more information visit BSAC website British Sub Aqua Club Leeds
Reunion Leeds BSAC members around 1950 1980
A reunion of old member of the Leeds BSAC was held on Nov 12
Details / photographs BSAC Reunion 2005
LEEDS FREEDIVERS SUB AQUA CLUB LUUSAC
The Dive club meets on a Monday and Friday night at the Morley swimming baths. this takes place between 8:00 and 10:00 and then the social meeting at a near by pub to sink a few jars.
Leeds University Sub Aqua Club
Leeds University have there own Sub Aqua clubs, a branch of the British Sub Aqua Club.