Bishop's Stortford Swimming Club

Affiliated to Swim England East Region

Important news

Summer Training update

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Please see below for key dates and timings for summer training. Please read it carefully and note which details apply to your swimmers:

Sunday 19th July – Last weekend training sessions.
Thursday 23rd July – Last land training session.
Friday 24th July – Last morning training session.

Training – Monday 27th July to Friday 31st July will run as normal but no morning sessions or land training.


There will be NO training from Saturday 1st August till Sunday 23rd August.

Training Monday 24th August to Friday 28th August will follow this schedule
(All sessions at the College Pool unless stated by it):
Monday 24th
17:00 – 18:00 Junior Squads
18:00 – 19:00 AG Development, AG Competitive, Senior Competitive
19:00 – 20:30 Junior Performance, AG Performance, Senior Performance, Performance Plus
Grange Paddocks 19:00 – 20:00 Masters
Tuesday 25th
17:00 – 18:00 Rookie Squads
18:00 – 19:00 Junior Squads
19:00 – 20:30 Junior Performance, AG Performance, Senior Performance, Performance Plus
Wednesday 26th
17:00 – 18:00 Junior Squads
18:00 – 19:00 AG Development, AG Competitive, Senior Competitive
19:00 – 20:30 Junior Performance, AG Performance, Senior Performance, Performance Plus
Grange Paddocks 19:30 – 21:00 Masters
Thursday 27th
17:00 – 18:00 Rookie Squads
18:00 – 19:00 Junior Squads
19:00 – 20:30 Junior Performance, AG Performance, Senior Performance, Performance Plus
Friday 28th
Grange Paddocks 6:30– 7:30 Masters
17:00 – 18:00 Junior Squads
18:00 – 19:00 AG Development, AG Competitive, Senior Competitive
19:00 – 20:00 AG Performance, Senior Performance, Performance Plus

There will be NO training on Saturday 29th, Sunday 30th & Monday 31st August.
New Season Training Schedule will start from Tuesday 1st September morning
sessions.

Seniors Swim Session Thursday Evenings 

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The Thursday evening swim session at the College, starting Thursday 7th May, will now run from 19:15 to 20:45. This change is due to an update in the pool bookings.

Major League: Promotion for BSSC

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After winning rounds one and two in February and March, it was all to play for as the team headed to the Final at Hitchin Swimming & Fitness on Saturday 25th April. 

After 43 events from swimmers aged 9 to 18 – including 50m and 100m individual events and team freestyle, medley and squadron relays – the Club finished top of the League by 16 points, above competition from Berkhamsted, Royston, Letchworth, Hitchin and Ware. Club Captains for the 2025/2026 season, Oliver Tom and Zoe Opiyo, collected the winner’s pennant on behalf of the Club. 

This win means that BSSC will be promoted to Division One next season, where they will join Hertfordshire’s top swimming clubs including Hatfield, City of St Albans and Watford. Royston Swimming Club finished in second position overall, and will also be promoted to Division One. 

New training sessions at Grange Paddocks

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We are pleased to offer the following additional training sessions at Grange Paddocks:

Starting Tuesday 7th April – 8pm to 9pm, Age Group Development

Starting Monday 13th April – 8pm to 9pm, Age Group Competitive

Counties 2026: Top of the Medal Tables!

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Following the conclusion of this year’s county Championships, BSSC finish top of the Age Group, Junior Championships and Overall medal tables as top overall club in Hertfordshire!

BSSC Head Coach, Jamie McLaughlin, was delighted with the result:

“I’m incredibly proud of how our swimmers performed at Counties this year. Their grit, determination and commitment to training really showed in the pool and every race reflected the progress they’ve worked so hard for. To come away as the top club in the county is an amazing achievement and a true reflection of the collective effort from everyone involved.”