Bishop's Stortford Swimming Club

Affiliated to Swim England East Region

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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 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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2023-24 Summer Newsletter

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As the 2023/24 season draws to a close, we’ve got plenty to write about! Since we last shared a newsletter, all of BSSC’s squads have been busy training hard, competing and breaking records. Our youngest swimmers gave their all to retain the Club’s position in Division One of Peanuts League. May saw 25 BSSC swimmers […]
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2023-24 Spring Newsletter

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Wow, 2024 is just flying by! There has been lots to celebrate so far this season, so we’ve had plenty to write about in this new edition of Babble. The new coaching team is now in place, several Club records have been smashed (and it’s only April!), 64 top-three finishes were secured at Counties andsix […]
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2024 Counties in pictures

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We are still pulling together photos from Counties this year so this article will continue to grow, but here are our photos so far. It started with the squad photos which is a little like herding cats so apologies for not managing to get everyone in the photos, though if you look closely you’ll spot […]
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