▁W arr ender ▁champion ▁sw immer ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁ ▁but ▁initially , ▁most ▁of ▁W arr ender ' s ▁activities ▁cent red ▁around ▁water ▁pol o . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁Frank ▁Marshall ▁was ▁W arr ender ' s ▁first ▁water ▁pol o ▁international ist . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁Stanley ▁Bell ▁capt ained ▁the ▁Scottish ▁team ▁in ▁a ▁Water ▁Pol o ▁International ▁against ▁Wales ▁held ▁at ▁W arr ender ▁Bath s ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁W arr ender ▁won ▁the ▁first ▁Scottish ▁National ▁Water ▁Pol o ▁Championship ▁organ ised ▁by ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Am ateur ▁Sw imming ▁Association ▁( S AS A ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁W arr ender ▁Bath s ▁closed ▁for ▁economic ▁reasons ▁but ▁the ▁Club ▁carried ▁on ▁at ▁Port ob ello ▁sw imming ▁pool . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁Edinburgh ▁Corporation ▁purchased ▁the ▁site ▁and ▁opened ▁the ▁bath s ▁to ▁the ▁public . ▁W arr ender ▁Bath s ▁Club ▁returned ▁to ▁its ▁original ▁location ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁a ▁ladies ▁section ▁was ▁formed . ▁The ▁club ▁w ound ▁down ▁activities ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁as ▁all ▁senior ▁club ▁members ▁joined ▁the ▁forces . ▁ ▁A ▁pla que ▁in ▁the ▁front ▁lo bb y ▁of ▁W arr ender ▁Bath s ▁comm emor ates ▁those ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁this ▁war ▁- ▁one , ▁David ▁McG reg or , ▁was ▁awarded ▁Britain ' s ▁highest ▁award ▁for ▁val our , ▁the