Blogs

2023-24 New Season Newsletter

Posted on: 7th September 2023

Welcome back to another season! We hope you are suitably refreshed from the summer break and raring to get back into training and competitions. This edition of Babble not only looks forward to the events of the next few months, but takes time to reflect on and celebrate the superb achievements of so many of […]
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Jellyfish encounters in the Varsity Channel Relay

Posted on: 10th July 2023

Almost every other year since 1988, Cambridge and Oxford Universities have raced across the English Channel in the Varsity Channel Relay. Six swimmers, three male and three female, from each university race across the English Channel in hour long rotations from Dover until the French coastline of Calais is reached. The first ever race saw […]
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Swapping the pool for the open water, an Olympian’s thoughts

Posted on: 10th July 2023

Paul Palmer, BSSC Masters swimmer and Olympic Silver medallist (400m freestyle, 1996 Atlanta) recently took part in the 10th Anniversary of the Aquasphere Chillswim Coniston End to End event in the Lake District and shared his experience with our swimmers.
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2022-23 Spring Summer Edition Newsletter

Posted on: 25th June 2023

Although this season seems to be disappearing fast, we’ve had plenty of great achievements to write about in our latest edition of Babble, our BSSC newsletter. Happy reading!
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2022-23 Winter Edition Newsletter

Posted on: 19th January 2023

Anybody know where the past few months since September have disappeared to? If you’re anything like us, you are not quite sure how we’re in 2023 already. It’s an exciting part of the season ahead for our swimmers and it kicks off with the Swim England Hertfordshire County Championships starting on 21st Jan. We wish […]
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