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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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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BSSC Parents Guide to Swimming

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We appreciate that the world of swimming can be confusing as you join our club, so we’ve pulled together the wisdom of the ages from our senior swimming parents to help smooth your way! Please take your time to read our guide and share the details with your swimmers. Even seasoned parents could benefit from […]
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Understanding Nationals

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Once your swimmer has reached “Regionals”, the next step is to aspire to “Nationals”. British Swimming and Swim England hold multiple national level championships and meets each year and we’ve created a guide explaining how they work.
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Demystifying DQ codes

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Unfortunately there will be occasions when a swimmer gets disqualified (DQ) for an event. All swimmers go through this, but it is important that they understand why it happened and learn from it. The results listings from the meet will contain disqualification (DQ) codes and we have a guide to their interpretation. If you need […]
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