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.
Important news
Major League: Promotion for BSSC
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
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!
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.”
Swim England Hertfordshire County Championships 2026
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.
