Peanuts League 2025 concluded in thrilling style on Saturday 28th June, as BSSC’s youngest swimmers battled it out to see who would win the Hertfordshire Peanuts League 2025.
Following a second-position finish in round one in May, and a win for the second round earlier in June, it was all to play for going into the third and final round at Haberdashers’ Boys’ School in Elstree.
It was an exciting night of racing, with nearly all races going down to the wire. The swimmers did incredibly – winning seven out of 39, securing 30 top-three places. Ultimately, City of St Albans A Team took the win, finishing ten points ahead of BSSC.
Noah Conroy and Sophie Tom, both 12, collected the runner-up pennant on behalf of BSSC.
Despite disappointment over not topping the league, finishing as runner-up in the League is a remarkable achievement and enormous progress on last year’s results, where BSSC finished tenth out of 12 teams and at times had to dig deep to stay up in Division One.
Combined Team Scores:
• CoStA A 178
• Bishop’s Stortford 168
• Stevenage 137.5
• Watford 136
• Hatfield 118.5
• Harpenden 76
Top 3 finishes in Round Three:
9 years:
Lara Crotty – 1st 25m Butterfly, 2nd 25m Freestyle
Ben Green – 2nd 25m Butterfly, 1st 25m Backstroke
Erin Millsom – 1st 25m Breaststroke
Archer Dodwell – 1st 25m Breaststroke
George Georgeu – 3rd 25m Freestyle
9-10 years:
William Marshall – 2nd 25m Freestyle, 3rd 25m Butterfly
Isla Hall – 3rd 25m Butterfly
Alys Morton – 3rd 25m Backstroke
Morgan Richards – 3rd 25m Backstroke
Otis Mastin – 2nd 25m Breaststroke
9-10 years Mixed Freestyle Relay team – 1st
9-11 years:
Linke Groenewald – 1st 50m Backstroke, 3rd 50m Breaststroke
Harrison Dodwell – 2nd 50m Breaststroke, 1st 50m Freestyle, 2nd 50m Butterfly
Aurelia Court – 3rd 50m Freestyle
Isla Hall – 3rd 50m Butterfly
9-12 years:
Sophie Tom – 2nd 50m Freestyle, 2nd 50m Butterfly
Noah Conroy – 3rd 50m Freestyle, 2nd 50m Butterfly
Mixed 9-12 200 SC Meter Medley Relay – 3rd
Mixed 9-12 Butterfly Relay – 3rd
Mixed 9-12 Breaststroke Relay – 2nd
Mixed 9-12 Freestyle Relay – 2nd
Mixed 9-12 Squadron Freestyle Relay – 2nd
About Peanuts League
The Peanuts League consists of three separate galas held between May and June. Swimmers aged 9 to 12 compete in a mix of individual age group races (9yr, U11yr, U12yr, U13yr) and relays. BSSC is currently in Peanuts League’s Division One, alongside eleven other Hertfordshire swimming clubs including Hatfield, Watford, City of St Albans, Harpenden and Stevenage.
For many of our youngest swimmers, Peanuts League is their first time competing in a team event – for some, it was their first taste of competitive swimming. They all put in amazing performances, working together as a team, supporting each other and cheering on their team mates.
