Events

Swim England Hertfordshire have released the conditions, schedule and qualifying/consideration times for Hertfordshire County Championships which will take place in January 2026.

BSSC’s Short Guide to Understanding Counties has been updated for 2026, so do have a look.

Key Documents
We will try to keep these document versions up to date, but the latest versions should be available on the County website as we get closer to the date of the competition.

Download2026 County Championships QT and CT

Download2026 County Championships schedule

Download2026 County Championships meet conditions

Venue
Westminster Lodge pool.

Age groups
For 2026 there will be no 16 year old age group and this has been included in the oldest age category. However a higher number of entrants will be accepted into the 16 & older age category if they achieve the consideration times.

Qualifying and Consideration Times
These broadly remain the same; however some QT and CTs have been reduced due to the higher standards achieved. These times are highlighted in blue on the QT/CT sheet. If you want to see how your swimmer is progressing with regards to the qualifying times, see the ‘Qualifying’ tab on Swim Manager.

Age as at 31 December 2026
Please remember that a swimmer’s age for County Championships is age as at 31st December 2026 (e.g. if you are born in 2012, your age group will be the 14 year age group). Times must have been achieved at a licensed meet between 17th May and 7th December 2025.

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