Bishop's Stortford Swimming Club

Affiliated to Swim England East Region

News

March 2021 – brief update

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Although there is still uncertainty about the situation at present, we have some potential dates to share based on the government pathway for the easing of lockdown restrictions. Swim England have confirmed that club organised land training for under 18s can commence on 29th March and is not subject to the rule of six. Also, […]
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World Beating Masters

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Three BSSC Masters swimmers have been named in the 2020 FINA World Masters Top 10 Rankings.  Despite limited competition opportunities in the UK compared to many other Countries, Elizabeth Bellinger (40-44yrs), Alyson Fordham (60-64yrs) and Sally Winter (60-64yrs) secured multiple top 10 finishes in their age groups. Lizzie was first in the world long course […]
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2021 British Championship Qualifiers

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The 2020 British Swimming Championships was one of the big competitive events cancelled last year, but it has been announced that they hope to run it at the London Aquatics Centre at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park 14-18 April 2021.  The 2021 British Swimming Championships will form part of the qualification process for the Tokyo Olympic […]
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Level X Round One Results

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Five members of BSSC were recently named amongst the fastest in the country in a Swim England virtual competition.  Level X was launched in October 2020 to allow swimmers to compete from their own training pools and over 16,200 swimmers from 430 clubs uploaded 94,000 swims to the National Level X database. Even with only […]
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#KeepStortfordSwimming

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BSSC has been operating in Bishop’s Stortford since 1884, but the impact of Covid reduced training hours and pool hiring opportunities and the club had to go looking for additional funding to stay afloat.   BSSC launched their #KeepStortfordSwimming crowdfunder appeal with much trepidation on Sunday 1st November with a target of £10,000 – £5000 to […]
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