Training

Butterfly clinic with Laura Stephens

Posted on: 9th April 2025

We’re delighted to announce BSSC’s next stroke clinic – and it’s one you won’t want to miss!

Come and join 2024 World Aquatics Championships 200m Butterfly gold medalist and Olympic swimmer Laura Stephens for our Butterfly Clinic on Saturday 26th April.

The event will begin with a motivating and inspiring 45-minute talk from Laura about her competitive swimming journey. Swimmers will then move to the pool to work with Laura and the coaches on butterfly skills, drills, starts, and turns.

Please note that the clinic will focus on the butterfly stroke, so all attendees should be prepared to spend the majority of the session working on this stroke.

Swimmers from other clubs welcome!

Venue: Bishop’s Stortford College Pool
Date: Saturday 26th April
Time: 9.15am to 11.15am
Cost: £45

Email headcoach@bsswimclub.org.uk to book your space. Limited spaces available!

Half-term Breaststroke Clinic: Monday 17th Feb

Posted on: 27th January 2025

Come and join National-level breaststroke swimmer and BSSC Coach Darren Tucker and National 50m and 100m Breaststroke champion Ella Greatbatch for our next-level breaststroke clinic!

Swimmers will work on breaststroke starts, turns and drills to increase confidence and help perfect their technique.

Where and when?

Bishop’s Stortford College Pool
Monday 17th February
5pm to 6.15pm
£25

The clinic is open to all BSSC squads. Swimmers from other clubs are also welcome to attend.

Email headcoach@bsswimclub.org.uk to book your place.

Maddocks Fitness kick off S&C programme

Posted on: 8th January 2025

We are delighted to welcome Craig Maddocks from Maddocks Fitness to the BSSC team!

Craig will be delivering specialist dryland Strength & Conditioning coaching, starting with the Age Group and Senior Performance squads on Tuesday evenings at the College.

Maddocks Fitness have a long history of training swimmers, and work with many of the top swimmers and clubs in the South East. Craig’s programme will be focusing on S&C, mindset and nutrition, and over the coming months Craig introduce these new elements to training. This will help improve swimmers’ fitness, performance and recovery, as well as their general health and wellbeing – which in turn will result in improved performance, more effective training and reduced chance of injury.

Craig delivered a fantastic first session on Tuesday 7th January, with plenty of hard work, enthusiasm and positive feedback from the swimmers. Welcome to the BSSC team, Craig!