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Bishop's Stortford Swimming Club

Bishop's Stortford Swimming Club

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Guides

See also the BSSC Guides for Parents download page.

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Understanding Counties

Posted on: 30th July 2025

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

Posted on: 11th March 2025

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

Posted on: 17th January 2025

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

Posted on: 14th October 2024

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

Posted on: 14th October 2024

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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Important news

Swim England Hertfordshire County Championships 2026

Swim England Hertfordshire have released the conditions, schedule and qualifying/consideration… Read more

BSSC guides for parents

BSSC Guides for Parents The world of swimming can often be confusing for new members, so we've put together some guides to help you.

Upcoming events

Oct
5
Swim England National Team Championships
At Ponds Forge International Sports Centre
Oct
11
National Arena Swimming League Round 1
At Inspire Luton Sports Village
Oct
18
City of Birmingham Swimming Club Winter Meet
At Ladywood Lesiure Centre
Ends on 19 Oct
Oct
24
National Masters SC Championships
At Ponds Forge International Sports Centre
Ends on 26 Oct
Oct
25
Basildon & Phoenix Autumn County Qualifier
At Basildon Sporting Village
Ends on 26 Oct

Full events calendar

Latest news

Strong start to the Season at Braintree

Swim England Hertfordshire County Championships 2026

Club Captains: 2025/26 Season

BSSC Summer Social & Awards Evening 2024/25

Ready to represent at County Team Champs

Five BSSC Swimmers Selected for Swim England Development Programmes

Masters kick-start 2025/26 season

Now available: BSSC club-branded Arena kit from Swim NV

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