Bishop's Stortford Swimming Club

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2021 FINA World Top 10 Masters

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Despite 2021 being yet another year of extremely restricted training and limited competition opportunities, three BSSC Masters have been named in the recently released 2021 FINA World Masters Top 10 Short Course (25m) Rankings.  Elizabeth Bellinger (40-44yrs), Sally Winter (60-64yrs) and Alyson Fordham (65-69yrs) all secured multiple world top 10 finishes in their age groups.  Sally and Alyson also still feature on the FINA All Time top 10 rankings in their age groups, with Sally having the 9th and 10th fastest ever 200m freestyle swims (short course and long course respectively) and Alyson holding the 8th fastest short course 100m freestyle swim.

FINA World Masters Top Ten Rankings:

  • Elizabeth Bellinger: 4th 100m Butterfly, 6th 50m Butterfly, 10th 200m IM 
  • Sally Winter: 5th 100m Freestyle, 9th 200m Freestyle
  • Alyson Fordham: 5th 50m Freestyle

Super Six Qualify for British Championships

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We are delighted to share that six of our Stortford based swimmers and one of our overseas members have achieved entry times for the British Swimming Championships 2022! #GoodLuck #SwimFast #HaveFun #GoStortford

It’s a wrap for Counties 2022

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Once all the racing finished, Swim England Hertfordshire crowned the best overall swimmers and three BSSC swimmers secured top spot in the County for their age group: Ella Greatbatch (14 yrs), Kirsty Neill (15 yrs) and Niamh James (18/Over yrs).  Elliot Hall (12 Yrs) was 2nd in his group, whilst five other swimmers were in the top eight: 4th Dylan Davenport (13 yrs); Bella Parkus (17 yrs); 5th Ethan David-Tostevin (13 yrs), Jacob Hayes (15 yrs); 6th Brandon Macdonald-Williams (14 yrs).

  • Kirsty Neill
  • Ella Greatbatch
  • Niamh James

The medals from the whole competition were tallied across the clubs, and BSSC came a superb 4th overall behind the large clubs of Hatfield, City of St Albans and Potters Bar.  In fact, BSSC women (all ages) were ranked second, the Junior Championship women came first and both sexes came second in the Championship rankings.  After the challenges faced by all the swimmers since the last Counties in 2020, it was fantastic to see such great performances.

Don’t forget to explore our other articles about 2022 Counties: Future Stars Make a Splash at Counties, BSSC Celebrates County Successes and BSSC Has “Relay” Great Team Success!

BSSC Has “Relay” Great Team Success

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Weekend three at Hertfordshire County Championships was relay weekend.  Time for club rivals from previous weeks to come together as teams and represent BSSC against the best that Hertfordshire could offer.  The members of BSSC did not disappoint, with nail biting close finishes and great come backs that had spectators off their seats willing them on.  The freestyle and medley relays were split into three age categories (Age Group 13yrs and under, Junior Championship 15yrs and under, and Championship 10yrs and over) with male, female and mixed teams in each.  BSSC relay teams finished in the top 8 in all 18 events, and won an amazing nine medals (1 Gold, 5 Silver & 3 Bronze), seven more than in 2020. Full results are given below the fab photos taken by our Team Managers Claire and Sarah.

Don’t forget to explore our other articles about 2022 Counties: Future Stars Make a Splash at Counties, BSSC Celebrates County Successes and It’s a wrap for Counties 2022!

Full relay results for Age Group teams:

  • Silver Mixed 200m Freestyle Relay: Dylan Davenport, Ethan David-Tostevin, Zoe Opiyo, Felice Chan
  • Silver Women 200m Freestyle Relay: Felice Chan, Maisy Martindale, Imogen Bell, Zoe Opiyo
  • Bronze Mixed 200m Medley Relay: Ethan David-Tostevin, Molly Greatbatch, Felice Chan, Dylan Davenport
  • 4th Women 200m Medley Relay: Maisy Martindale, Molly Greatbatch, Felice Chan, Zoe Opiyo
  • 4th Men 200m Freestyle Relay: Dylan Davenport, Elliot Hall, Samuel Bird, Ethan David-Tostevin
  • 7th Men 200m Medley Relay: Samuel Bird, Ethan David-Tostevin, Dylan Davenport, Elliot Hall

Full relay results for Junior Championship teams:

  • Gold Women 200m Freestyle Relay: Alice Longman, Kirsty Neill, Ella Greatbatch, Imogen Tang
  • Bronze Mixed 200m Medley Relay: Jacob Hayes, Kirsty Neill, George Taylor, Ella Greatbatch
  • 4th Women 200m Medley Relay: Hollie Heighes, Ella Greatbatch, Kirsty Neill, Zoe Opiyo
  • 5th Mixed 200m Freestyle Relay: Jacob Hayes, George Taylor, Imogen Tang, Alice Longman
  • 7th Men 200m Medley Relay: Jacob Hayes, Leo Suo-Saunders, George Taylor, Brandon Macdonald-Williams
  • 8th Men 200m Freestyle Relay: Jacob Hayes, Beau Reilly, George Taylor, Dylan Davenport

Full relay results for Championship teams:

  • Silver Women 200m Medley Relay: Niamh James, Lauren Gore, Emma Fields, Millie Fields
  • Silver Men 200m Medley Relay: Jago Derrington, Callum Davis, Sami Zemzami, Callum Cox
  • Silver Women 200m Freestyle Relay: Millie Fields, Emma Fields, Meisha Trend-Evans, Niamh James
  • Bronze Men 200m Freestyle Relay: Callum Davis, Callum Cox, Jago Derrington, Sami Zemzami
  • 4th Mixed 200m Medley Relay: Jago Derrington, Kirsty Neill, Callum Davis, Millie Fields
  • 5th Mixed 200m Freestyle Relay: Callum Davis, Millie Fields, Meisha Trend-Evans, Sami Zemzami

BSSC Celebrates County Successes

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As well as winning lots of 2022 Hertfordshire County individual age group medals (full list below photos), swimmers at Counties additionally competed to be crowned Junior (15yr and under) and Open Champions (10yr and over) and nine BSSC swimmers had great success!  In the Junior Championships, Kirsty Neill secured six Gold (100m/200m/400m IM, 50m/100m/200m Breaststroke), one Silver (400m Freestyle) and one Bronze (200m Freestyle); Alice Longman won one Silver (50m Freestyle) and two Bronze (100m Freestyle, 100m IM); and 14 year old Ella Greatbatch got two Bronze (100m/200m Breaststroke). 

In the Open Championships, Niamh James was dominant in backstroke taking four Gold (50m/100m/200m Backstroke, 400m IM) and one Silver (200m IM); Callum Davis took three Gold (100m IM, 50m/100m Butterfly), one Silver (200m IM), and two Bronze (50m Freestyle, 50m Breaststroke); Sami Zemzami got one Gold (200m Freestyle), one Silver (100m Butterfly) and one Bronze (100m Freestyle); Millie Fields secured one Silver (200m Freestyle) and younger sister Jessie one Bronze (100m Butterfly); 16 year old Jago Derrington stormed to two Gold (200m Backstroke, 400m Freestyle), two Silver (200m IM, 1500m Freestyle); whilst 15 year old Kirsty Neill beat off strong, and much older, competition to take Gold in 200m Breaststroke, and three Bronze (100m Breaststroke, 100m/400m IM).

Congratulations to everyone who competed! The Covid restrictions still in place meant age group medals were not handed out during Counties and the usual celebration evening was not held, so Headcoach Benoit was delighted to have the job handing out all the bling to his successful swimmers!

Don’t forget to explore our other articles about 2022 Counties: Future Stars Make a Splash at Counties, BSSC Has “Relay” Great Team Success and It’s a wrap for Counties 2022!

Full list of medalists by age group:

11 years:

  • Lois Fields – Bronze 50m Backstroke

12 years:

  • Elliot Hall – Silver 200m IM, 400m Freestyle; Bronze 200m Freestyle
  • Maisy Martindale – Bronze 50m Freestyle, 50m Backstroke
  • Molly Greatbatch – Gold 200m Backstroke;  Silver 200m IM

13 years:

  • Dylan Davenport – Silver 400m Freestyle; Bronze 200m Freestyle
  • Ethan David-Tostevin – Silver 200m Backstroke
  • Zoe Opiyo – Silver 50m Freestyle

14 years:

  • Ella Greatbatch – Gold 50m/100m/200m Breaststroke, 400m IM; Silver 100m/200m IM
  • Hollie Heighes – Silver 100m Breaststroke

15 years:

  • Alice Longman – Silver 50m Freestyle, 100m IM; Bronze 100m Freestyle
  • Jacob Hayes – Silver 100m Backstroke, Bronze 200m Backstroke
  • Kirsty Neill – Gold 50m/100m/200m Breaststroke, 100m/200m/400m IM; Silver 400m Freestyle; Bronze 200m Freestyle

16 years:

  • Emma Fields – Silver 50m/100m/200m Freestyle, 100m Butterfly; Bronze 50m Butterfly
  • Grace Mason – Silver 200m Butterfly
  • Jago Derrington – Gold 200m Backstroke, 400m Freestyle; Silver 100m Backstroke, 200m Breaststroke, 200m IM, 1500m Freestyle
  • Jessica Fields – Gold 100m Butterfly; Silver 100m IM
  • Lauren Gore – Silver 200m Breaststroke; Bronze 50m/100m Breaststroke, 100m IM
  • Meisha Trend-Evans – Bronze 800m Freestyle
  • Callum Cox – Bronze 50m Butterfly

17 years:

  • Bella Parkus – Gold 200m Butterfly; Silver 400m IM; Bronze 100m Butterfly, 200m IM, 100m/400m Freestyle
  • Freya Reilly – Gold 50m Backstroke
  • Sami Zemzami – Gold 50m/100m Freestyle, 100m Butterfly; Silver 200m Freestyle

18Yrs/Over:

  • Callum Davis – Gold 50m/100m Butterfly; Silver 200m IM; Bronze 50m Freestyle, 100m IM
  • Eleanor Mason – Gold 800m Freestyle
  • Millie Fields – Silver 100m/200m Freestyle
  • Niamh James – Gold 50m/100m/200m Backstroke, 400m IM; Silver 200m IM