Bishop's Stortford Swimming Club

Affiliated to Swim England East Region

News

#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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Level X Round One

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With competitions still cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, Swim England has invented a new way for swimmers to compete with others across the country from the comfort of their own club training sessions and they call it Level X.  Up until Halloween, Bishop’s Stortford Swimming Club had planned to launch round one of Level […]
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Return to the Pool Newsletter

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Here’s the Return to the Pool edition of our Babble newsletter. Slightly later than planned given we’ve been back in the water for over a month now, but we are pleased to be sharing the content with you. We have some great articles from our regular contributors Paul Palmer and Coach Barry, along with exciting […]
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Kirsty and Millie reach a high point

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Two members of Bishop’s Stortford Swimming Club were recently selected for activities run by the England Swimming Talent team for top young athletes in England. Kirsty Neill (13yrs) will be part of 430 13-14 year old swimmers attending the Swim England National Development Programme learning and engagement day.  The Covid adjusted day will contain a […]
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2020/21 Squad structure

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[Summer 2020] Pools are gradually re-opening, and our coaching team is preparing for our return to the water.  We are a club that is changing year on year and to reflect those changes in size and competitiveness our head coach Benoit has reviewed the existing structure and made some updates that will take effect as […]
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