We will be holding a joint Open Meet with Harlow Penguins Swimming Club on Saturday 14th March at Harlow Leisurezone.
This meet is open to all Squads, with Rookies by Invitation).
More details to follow!
BSSC Open Meets
BSSC x Braintree Christmas Cracker
Entries for this meet have now closed.
Braintree and Bishop’s Stortford Swimming Clubs would like to invite swimming clubs to their joint Christmas Cracker on 29th and 30th November 2025.
Below are the schedule, QT’s and meet conditions:
DownloadBSSC x Braintree Christmas Cracker Schedule
DownloadBSSC x Braintree Christmas Cracker meet conditions
We look forward to you joining us!
Highlights from Harlow: BSSC on top form at joint open meet
BSSC and Harlow Penguins Swimming Club hosted their second joint Regional Qualifier Open Meet at Harlow Leisurezone on Saturday 22nd March.
The clubs welcomed over 300 swimmers, together with a packed gallery of 300 supporters and spectators from clubs across the region including Epping Forest, New Hall, Harwich and Brentwood.
BSSC was well represented, with 80 swimmers from across the Club – from our Junior squads to Masters swimmers. Our swimmers raced in 298 events, with 198 races resulting in personal best times. Thirty-three swimmers PB’d in every race.
Our overall medal haul was 177 medals – 86 gold, 53 silver and 38 bronze.
Ten swimmers from the Juniors squad were competing in their very first open meet, with three of them going on to secure top-three places: Ruby Penny (10) – Silver, 50m Backstroke, Lara Crotty (9) – Silver, 50m Butterfly and Otis Mastin (10) – Gold, 50m Breaststroke.
Congratulations to the following swimmers, who secured top-three places and personal best times in all of their events:
- Ailbhe Millsom, 9
- Morgan Richards, 9
- Harrison Dodwell, 11
- Edie Foster, 14
- Tom Hughes, 14
- Daniel Csincsak, 16
Five short course BSSC Club Records were broken during Saturday’s racing:
- Dylan Davenport – 50m Freestyle, male age 14-15, 24.73
- Taras Boiko – 100m Butterfly, male age 10-11, 1:12.25
- Taras Boiko – 200m Individual Medley, male age 10-11, 2:39.36
- Benjamin Green – 100m Backstroke, male age 9/Under, 1:37.71
- Ailbhe Millsom – 100m Breaststroke, female age 9/Under, 1:52.20
Full results:
9 years
- Ailbhe Millsom – 50m Freestyle Bronze, 50m Breaststroke Silver, 100m Breaststroke Gold, 50m Backstroke Bronze
- Benjamin Green – 50m Freestyle Gold, 100m Freestyle Gold, 200m Freestyle Silver, 50m Breaststroke Gold, 100m Breaststroke Gold, 50m Backstroke Gold
- Erin Millsom – 50m Breaststroke Gold
- Lara Crotty – 50m Butterfly Silver
- Morgan Richards – 200m Freestyle Gold, 200m Breaststroke Gold, 50m Butterfly Gold, 50m Backstroke Silver
10 years
- Alys Morton – 100m Freestyle Bronze
- Cian Millsom 50m Freestyle Gold, 100m Freestyle Gold, 200m Freestyle Gold, 50m Butterfly Gold
- Daniel Cara – 100m Breaststroke Gold, 50m Butterfly Silver, 100m Backstroke Gold
- Otis Mastin – 50m Breaststroke Gold
- Ruby Penny -100m Backstroke Silver
11 years
- Evie Lowers – 100m Freestyle Silver, 50m Butterfly Gold, 100m Butterfly Gold, 100m Backstroke Bronze, 200m Backstroke Silver, 200m Individual Medley Gold
- Harrison Dodwell – 100m Freestyle Gold, 50m Butterfly Gold, 200m Individual Medley Silver
- Joshua Green – 400m Freestyle Gold, 50m Backstroke Bronze, 100m Backstroke, 200m Backstroke Silver
- Kenny Millsom – 50m Breaststroke Gold, 100m Breaststroke Gold, 200m Breaststroke Gold
- Linke Groenewald – 100m Breaststroke Gold, 50m Backstroke Gold
- Margo Martin – 50m Breaststroke Bronze
- Oliver Vaughan – 200m Freestyle Bronze, 50m Breaststroke Bronze, 200m Freestyle Gold
- Taras Boiko – 100m Butterfly Gold, 50m Backstroke Gold, 100m Backstroke Gold, 200m Individual Medley Gold
- Yana Patel – 50m Freestyle Bronze, 200m Freestyle Bronze
12 years
- Claudia Csincsak – 50m Freestyle Bronze, 100m Freestyle Silver, 50m Backstroke Gold, 100m Backstroke Gold, 200m Backstroke Gold, 200m Individual Medley Gold
- George Hall – 100m Freestyle Bronze, 400m Freestyle Silver, 50m Butterfly Bronze, 50m Backstroke Bronze
- Holly Fitzgerald – 400m Freestyle Silver
- Isabella Crotty – 200m Freestyle Silver, 50m Butterfly Gold, 200m Individual Medley Silver
- Luca Tse – 50m Freestyle Bronze, 50m Butterfly Silver, 50m Backstroke Silver, 100m Backstroke Silver
- Noah Conroy – 50m Freestyle Silver, 100m Freestyle Silver, 200m Freestyle Gold, 200m Individual Medley Gold
- Sienna-Lilly Hutchinson – 100m Butterfly Bronze
- Summer Miller – 200m Freestyle Gold, 100m Breaststroke Silver, 200m Backstroke Silver
13 years
- Anna Grimwood – 200m Freestyle Silver
- Emilia Cass – 50m Freestyle Gold, 100m Freestyle Bronze, 50m Breaststroke Bronze, 50m Butterfly Silver, 200m Individual Medley Silver
- Guy Spearman-Baines – 100m Freestyle Bronze, 200m Freestyle Silver, 50m Breaststroke Silver, 100m Breaststroke Gold, 200m Individual Medley Gold
- Isabelle Earley – 200m Freestyle Bronze, 50m Breaststroke Gold, 100m Breaststroke Gold, 200m Breaststroke Gold
- Lois Fields – 50m Freestyle Bronze, 400m Freestyle Silver, 50m Backstroke Gold
- Meredith Ting – 200m Individual Medley Bronze
- Sebastian Smith – 100m Breaststroke Silver, 200m Breaststroke Silver
- Zackary Haslett Fossey – 50m Backstroke Gold, 200m Backstroke Gold
14 years
- Benjamin Palmer – 50m Freestyle Bronze, 100m Freestyle Gold, 200m Freestyle Silver, 400m Freestyle Silver
- Chloe Richards – 200m Breaststroke Silver
- Edie Foster – 100m Freestyle Silver, 400m Freestyle Gold, 100m Butterfly Gold, 100m Backstroke Gold
- Elliot Hall – 50m Freestyle Gold, 200m Freestyle Gold, 50m Butterfly Gold, 200m Individual Medley Silver
- Meha Patel – 200m Freestyle Bronze, 200m Individual Medley Bronze
- Rose Conday – 50m Freestyle Gold, 100m Freestyle Gold, 200m Freestyle Gold, 50m Butterfly Gold, 50m Backstroke Gold, 200m Individual Medley Silver
- Samuel Bird – 400m Freestyle Bronze
- Thomas Hughes – 50m Freestyle Silver, 100m Freestyle Silver, 50m Butterfly Silver
15 years
- Bobbie Macdonald-Williams – 200m Individual Medley Gold
- Dylan Davenport – 50m Freestyle Gold, 100m Freestyle Gold, 200m Freestyle Gold, 50m Butterfly Gold, 100m Butterfly Silver
- Elizabeth Balaam – 50m Freestyle Bronze, 100m Freestyle Bronze, 200m Freestyle Gold, 50m Butterfly Silver, 50m Backstroke Bronze
- Emily Fitzgerald – 200m Freestyle Silver
- Zoe Opiyo – 50m Freestyle Silver, 50m Breaststroke Gold, 50m Butterfly Gold
16 years and over
- Beau Reilly – 50m Breaststroke Silver, 50m Backstroke Bronze
- Brandon MacDonald-Williams – 200m Freestyle Gold, 200m Backstroke Silver
- Daniel Csincsak – 100m Freestyle Bronze, 50m Butterfly Silver, 50m Backstroke Gold, 100m Backstroke Gold, 200m Backstroke Gold, 200m Individual Medley Gold
- Esme Stringer – 100m Freestyle Bronze, 200m Freestyle Silver, 100m Breaststroke Gold, 200m Breaststroke Gold
- Felice Chan – 50m Freestyle Bronze
- Freya Hadnutt – 50m Freestyle Gold, 100m Freestyle Silver, 200m Freestyle Bronze, 50m Backstroke Silver, 200m Individual Medley Silver
- Jack Deeks – 50m Breaststroke Bronze, 100m Butterfly Silver
- Keira Shaw – 400m Freestyle Gold
- Niamh James – 100m Freestyle Gold, 50m Breaststroke Gold, 100m Butterfly Gold, 50m Backstroke Gold
- Oliver Tom – 400m Freestyle Gold, 100m Backstroke Silver, 200m Backstroke Bronze, 200m Individual Medley Bronze
- Scarlett Joslin – 50m Breaststroke Bronze, 100m Breaststroke Silver, 100m Butterfly Silver
BSSC & Harlow Penguins Regional Qualifier 2025
**This Meet is now full – entries are now closed**
Harlow Penguins and Bishop’s Stortford Swimming Clubs would like to invite swimming clubs across Essex and Hertfordshire to their Regional Qualifier meet on Saturday 22nd March 2025 at Harlow LeisureZone.
Below are the schedule, QT’s, meet conditions and the entry file.
If you would like to enter please email openmeet@harlowpenguins.com for a copy of the Sportsystem entry file so we know which clubs to expect entries from.
The closing date for entries is 22nd February 2025 or earlier if full.
We look forward to you joining us!
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DownloadHarlow & BSSC Regional Qualifier 2025 - Schedule
DownloadHarlow BSSC Regional Qualifier Conditions (120.1 KB)
DownloadHarlow BSSC Regional Qualifier 2025 QTs (96.8 KB)
DownloadHarlow BSSC Regional Qualifier 2025 Entry Form (134.9 KB)
DownloadHarlow BSSC Regional Qualifier 2025 Club Summary Form (127.4 KB)
BSSC Successful Return to Open Meet Hosting
It was absolutely fantastic to welcome swimmers from ten clubs across Essex and Hertfordshire to Harlow Leisurezone on Saturday 23rd March for BSSC’s very first open meet since 2019!
Jointly hosted with Harlow Penguins Swimming Club, our Regional Qualifier saw 45 BSSC swimmers aged from 9 to 23 take part in 145 swims. Our swimmers were on top form, with 99 out of 145 swims resulting in a top three place; 45 gold, 29 silver and 25 bronze medals were won on the day.
Twenty-one BSSC swimmers took home medals for every one of their races, including 9-year-old Poussins swimmer Daniel Cara, who was competing in his very first meet with the Club.
Congratulations to all swimmers who secured medals, but special mention must go to Harrison Dodwell and Elliot Hall who won Gold medals in all of their races.
A big ‘well done’ also goes to swimmers who achieved personal best times and top-three places in all of their events: Daniel Cara, Freya Hadnutt, Joshua Green, Laura Burgess, Linke Groenewald and Volodymyr Ignatiev.
We hope to host more meets in the near future. However, this is only possible with the help of our fantastic volunteers, so we’d like to say a big ‘thank you’ to everyone who gave their time to help organise the event, and our Team Managers, Officials and Poolside volunteers. Without you, this wouldn’t be possible!
Officials: Richard Baines, Helen Burgess, Claire Fields, Amar Gor, Deborah Huggett, Graham Huggett, Jake Lloyd, Sally Lowe, Cressy MacDonald-Williams, Lorinda Pietersen, Gilles Raphy, Nicola Rix, Sally Winter
Team Managers/Volunteers: Cat Bell, Sarah Cass, Laura Dodwell, Nicole Ealey, Nicola Earley, Kat Gore, Ed Hall, Paul Palmer, Darshana Patel, Danielle Reilly, Jackie Taylor, Rachael Taylor, Emily White
Full medal results by age group are given below.
9 year olds:
- Cian Millsom (Gold 50m Butterfly, Silver 50m Freestyle, Bronze 50m Backstroke)
- Daniel Cara (Gold 50m Backstroke, Bronze 50m Freestyle)
10 year olds:
- Harrison Dodwell (Gold 50m Freestyle, Gold 100m Freestyle, Gold 50m Breaststroke, Gold 100m Breaststroke, Gold 50m Butterfly, Gold 200m Individual Medley)
- Joshua Green (Gold 100m Backstroke)
- Kenny Millsom (Gold 200m Breaststroke, Silver 50m Freestyle, Silver 50m Breaststroke, Silver 100m Breaststroke, Bronze 50m Backstroke)
- Linke Groenewald (Silver 50m Backstroke, Bronze 50m Freestyle)
- Olivia Hawker (Gold 100m Breaststroke, Gold 200m Breaststroke)
- Yana Patel (Gold 100m Freestyle, Silver 50m Freestyle, Silver 50m Butterfly, Bronze 50m Backstroke)
11 year olds:
- Alexander Eustace (Bronze 100m Backstroke)
- George Hall (Silver 100m Freestyle, Bronze 50m Freestyle)
- Isabella Crotty (Gold 50m Freestyle, Gold 50m Butterfly, Silver 100m Freestyle, Bronze 200m Freestyle)
- Isobel Lucas (Gold 100m Backstroke)
- Luca Tse (Bronze 50m Breaststroke)
- Noah Conroy (Gold 200m Individual Medley, Silver 100m Freestyle, Silver 50m Backstroke)
12 year olds:
- Elspeth Lowe (Silver 100m Backstroke)
- Guy Spearman-Baines (Silver 50m Breaststroke, Silver 100m Breaststroke, Bronze 50m Freestyle, Bronze 200m Freestyle)
- Isabelle Earley (Gold 100m Breaststroke)
- Lois Fields (Gold 100m Freestyle, Gold 200m Freestyle, Gold 50m Butterfly, Silver 50m Freestyle, Bronze 50m Backstroke)
- Sebastian Smith (Bronze 50m Breaststroke, Bronze 100m Breaststroke)
13 year olds:
- Benjamin Palmer (Silver 400m Freestyle, Bronze 50m Freestyle , Bronze 100m Freestyle, Bronze 200m Freestyle)
- Elliot Hall (Gold 50m Freestyle, Gold 100m Freestyle, Gold 400m Freestyle, Gold 100m Butterfly, Gold 200m Individual Medley)
- Meha Patel (Silver 200m Individual Medley)
- Molly Greatbatch (Gold 50m Breaststroke, Gold 200m Breaststroke)
14 year olds:
- Bobbie Macdonald-Williams (Gold 200m Individual Medley)
- Zoe Opiyo (Silver 50m Breaststroke, Silver 50m Butterfly, Bronze 50m Freestyle, Bronze 50m Backstroke)
- Volodymyr Ignatiev (Gold 50m Breaststroke, Gold 100m Breaststroke, Gold 50m Butterfly, Gold 50m Backstroke, Silver 50m Freestyle)
15 year olds:
- Beau Reilly (Silver 50m Freestyle, Bronze 100m Freestyle)
- Felice Chan (Gold 50m Butterfly, Silver 100m Freestyle)
- Freya Hadnutt (Gold 100m Freestyle)
- John Deeks (Gold 200m Individual Medley, Silver 50m Backstroke)
- Robert Gor (Bronze 50m Breaststroke, Bronze 100m Breaststroke, Bronze 200m Breaststroke)
16 year olds:
- George Taylor (Silver 50m Butterfly)
17 year olds:
- Emma Fields (Gold 50m Freestyle, Gold 200m Freestyle, Gold 100m Butterfly)
- Grace Mason (Silver 100m Butterfly)
- Lauren Gore (Gold 200m Breaststroke, Gold 50m Backstroke, Silver 50m Freestyle, Silver 100m Breaststroke)
- Meisha Trend-Evans (Silver 400m Freestyle, Bronze 200m Freestyle)
- Miriam Moukdad (Bronze 400m Freestyle)
18 year olds and over:
- Laura Burgess (Gold 400m Freestyle)
- Niamh James (Gold 50m Breaststroke, Gold 100m Breaststroke, Gold 200m Individual Medley, Silver 200m Freestyle)
