Bishop's Stortford Swimming Club

Affiliated to Swim England East Region

Guides

See also the BSSC Guides for Parents download page.

See also: Blogs and Guides

Understanding Counties

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The first major competition your swimmer will try to qualify for will be Swim Herts County Championships, or ‘Counties’ as they are more commonly referred to, which are held over three weekends in January/February each year. For our younger swimmers their first County time is a Big Deal. The following guide contains lots of information […]
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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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