Bishop's Stortford Swimming Club

Affiliated to Swim England East Region

Guides

See also the BSSC Guides for Parents download page.

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J1 Training: Step by Step

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This guide breaks down the training pathway to becoming a Judge Level 1 - a swimming technical official responsible for timekeeping, inspecting turns, ensuring swimmers comply with rules during starts, turns, and finishes.
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Race-Day Nutrition Plan

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We have worked with specialists and Craig Maddocks (BSSC’s new S&C Lead) to produce the following guide to race-day nutrition, designed to enhance our athlete’s performance on competition days.
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Arena & Peanuts Leagues

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Each year we enter teams into two separate leagues – Arena League & Hertfordshire Peanuts League – and we have guides for those of you who have never been before. The Hertfordshire Peanuts League is a series of three galas run in May, June and July each year, and is a mix of individual events […]
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BSSC Guide to Competitions

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As our club continues to grow, we will naturally have a number of our swimmers attending competitions for the first time.  Even those who have been with the club for 2-3 years will not have experienced many events, so we have created a guide that aims to answer those common questions of what should we […]
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Understanding Regionals

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As they progress, your swimmer will aspire to reach “Regionals”. The Swim England East Region Long Course (50m) Championships are held over two-three weekends in April and May and are usually split between the 50m pools of Inspire Luton and UEA Sportspark Norwich. There are event qualification times for each age group/gender which need to […]
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