Personalised Swimming Trophy Award | Custom Swimming Prize UK

Celebrate every personal best with a swimming trophy that actually looks the part on a shelf or in a trophy cabinet. Our personalised swimming trophies are crafted from crystal-clear, premium acrylic and finished with vivid UV printing, giving you the polished, professional look of glass at a fraction of the cost. Whether it's for a club gala, a school swimming meet, or a swimmer of the year award, this is one of our most popular swimming trophies UK clubs and schools keep coming back to: it's fast, fully customisable, and built to be kept.

Key Features and Specs – Swimming Trophy Awards UK

• Premium crystal-clear acrylic, 20 mm thick
• Full-colour UV print only, no engraving
• Six size options:
  • Large (20 x 6 x 2cm)
  • Medium (15 x 5 x 2cm)
  • A7 (7.4 x 10.5cm)
  • A6 (10.4 x 14.8cm)
  • A5 (14.8 x 21cm)
  • A4 (21 x 29.7 x 2cm)
• Freestanding plaque-style block with a flat-edge base
• Choice of swimming symbol or your own uploaded logo
• Sixteen designer base finishes to choose from
• Smooth, glass-effect, long-lasting finish
• Works well as a crystal swimming awards alternative without the glass price tag

Best For

This trophy is best suited to:

• Swimming galas and competitions: overall winners, heat winners, personal best awards
• Club championships: end-of-season trophies, most improved swimmer, captain's award
• Schools and academies: swimming meet prizes, PE department awards, sports day trophies
• Swim team recognition: swimmer of the year, coach's award, team spirit prizes
• One-off personal gifts: a keepsake for a child's first gala, birthday, or milestone swim

If you need something engraved in real glass instead, this isn't that. But if you want a modern, crystal-clear award that gives you full colour, a swimming silhouette, and the same premium feel, this is exactly the right product.

Why It Stands Out

Most awards for swimming on the market use thin acrylic and a generic engraved logo that looks flat under pool-side lighting. Ours doesn't. The 20mm thickness gives it real weight and presence in a trophy cabinet, while UV printing means we can add full colour, club crests, swimming silhouettes, gradients, even photos. Not just etched text on a plain block.

It's also genuinely fast. Because everything is printed rather than hand-engraved, we can turn around custom swimming trophies quickly without compromising on finish. That makes it ideal for gala organisers and club secretaries working to a fixed presentation date, not just those planning months in advance.

How to Personalise Your Award

1. Choose your size from six available options, from A7 up to A4
2. Add your details: base number, award title, date or gala text, and recipient name
3. Choose your symbol: pick a swimming icon or upload your own club or school logo
4. Check your details: read your wording back carefully, as we print exactly what you enter
5. We print and dispatch: your award goes into production and ships within 1–2 working days

Frequently Asked Questions

Q1: Can I add my swimming club or school logo?

Yes. Upload your logo during personalisation, or choose from our standard swimming symbols, and we'll print it in full colour alongside your text. No extra charge.

Q2: Can I see a proof before you print?

We don't send a proof as standard. If you'd like to see one, message us after ordering and we'll put it together for you. Do bear in mind this will delay dispatch, as we need to make the proof, send it over and get your confirmation before we can print.

Q3: Are these engraved swimming trophies, or is it printed?

These aren't engraved. We use full-colour UV printing onto premium acrylic, which gives sharper detail, richer colour, and the option to include logos and gradients that engraving can't achieve. If you specifically need an engraved trophy, this product isn't the right fit.

Q4: What's the difference between this and a crystal or glass swimming award?

Acrylic is lighter, more impact-resistant, and allows full-colour printing rather than etching, so it suits club crests, multi-colour designs, and photos better than most crystal swimming awards. Glass and crystal typically cost more and are heavier and riskier to ship, especially for schools posting trophies to multiple winners.

Q5: Can I order just one, or a full set for a gala?

No minimum order. Whether you need a single swimmer of the year trophy or a full set for an end-of-season presentation evening, pricing and turnaround stay the same per unit. Ordering 10 or more? Use our Trophy Bundle Builder to put your set together and get a bulk discount.

Q6: Can I return or exchange a personalised swimming trophy?

Because each trophy is custom-made with a name, date, and gala details, we can only accept returns for faulty items or printing errors caused by us. Please double-check swimmer names, dates and spelling before you order, as we print exactly what you enter.

Ordering for a Whole Club, School or Gala?

If you need 10 or more, our Trophy Bundle Builder lets you put the whole set together in one go and gives you a bulk discount as you add trophies. Mix sizes across the order so your top award stands out. On larger orders it's worth asking us for a proof before we print – just message us after ordering.

Shipping & Returns

• Dispatch: we print, pack and ship within 1–2 working days of your order
• Standard UK delivery: Royal Mail Tracked, estimated 2–3 days from dispatch
• Express UK delivery: Royal Mail Express Tracked, estimated 1–2 days from dispatch, available at checkout
• Faulty or incorrect items: replaced free of charge, just contact us with your order number and a photo
• Personalised items: cannot be returned for change of mind, so please check your details carefully before ordering

Please Check Before You Order (Important)

Personalised swimming trophies are made specifically for you, so please double-check swimmer names, club or school names, gala dates, and spelling before you order. We print exactly what you enter, so a final check on your end helps us get it right first time.