Bishop's Stortford Swimming Club

Affiliated to Swim England East Region

Club Championships

CONDITIONS OF ENTRY

You must be a member at least 3 months before closing date of said Championships (rule 3.9 of Club Constitution). Club Championships competitions may only be entered by persons who have been members of the club for a period of not less than 3 months on the closing date for entry to a particular club championship and who have not competed in any championship competitions of any other swimming club affiliated to a region of the Swim England in the same calendar year. School championship competitions may be excluded from this restriction at the discretion of the Executive Committee.

The Data Protection Act 2018 requires us to provide you with certain information and to obtain your consent before processing data about you.  Processing includes obtaining, recording, holding, disclosing, destruction or retaining information.  We require certain personal data for the purposes of making entries to the competition, managing the meet and the submission of results to Rankings. The information provided by you will be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018.  Consent to process such personal data is deemed to have been given by the submission of the entry. Where the personal data of competitors, officials and coaches/team managers has been passed to us by a third party such as a club rather than by the individuals themselves, we rely on the third party to ensure that consent has been obtained.

  1. The ages specified shall be the age of the swimmer at midnight on 31stDecember 2019
  2. Club Championships will be run under “Swim England Laws, Regulations, Technical Rules of Racing and to Swim England Open Meet Licensing Criteria”
  3. All competitors must be Swim England Category 1 or 2
  4. Age Groups
  • 9 years/under
  • 10/11 years
  • 12/13 years
  • 14/15 years
  • 16 years/over
  • Over 25 years (50m Freestyle only)
  • Juniors 13 years/under for all 200m events and over
  • Open for all 200m events and over
  1. Events by age that swimmers can enter
  • 9 years/under 50m, 100m, 200m all strokes, 100m, 200m Ind. Medley
  • 10/over years 50m, 100m, 200m all strokes, 400m Freestyle, 100m, 200m, Ind. Medley
  • 11/over years 400m Ind. Medley
  1. All events are Timed Finals
  2. All heats will be spearheaded.
  3. Medals will be presented to fastest 6 swimmers in each age group
  • 9 years/under 50m, events, 100m events 100m Ind. Medley
  • 10/11 years 50m, 100m events, 100m Ind. Medley
  • 12/13 years, 14/15 years, 16/over 50m, 100m events, 100m Ind. Medley
  • Juniors 13/under 200m all events, 400m Freestyle, 400m Ind. Medley
  • Open 200m all events, 400m Freestyle, 400m Ind. Medley
  1. Trophies will be presented to the following age groups
  • 9 years/under 50m, events, 100m events 100m Ind. Medley
  • 10/11 years 50m, 100m events 100m Ind. Medley
  • 12/13 years, 14/15 years, 16/over 50m, 100m events, 100m Ind. Medley
  • Juniors 13/under 200m all events, 400m Freestyle, 400m Ind. Medley
  • Open 50m, 100m, 200m all events, 400m Freestyle, 400m Ind. Medley
  1. Closing date for entries is Friday 6thSeptember 2019.
  2. There will be no Time Trials allowed at any Club Championships Sessions.
  3. There will be no signing in. Once your entry has been accepted it is assumed that you will be swimming. Any withdrawals before the session can be emailed to the recorders at [email protected]up to 10:00pm the day before the session in question or phoning / text message to 07505 924246.
  4. All competitors must report to the designated waiting area at least 1 event before their event.
  5. The Committee will set entry fee £3.25 per event.
  6. The final warm-up and start times of each session will be advertised on the notice boards and by notification to every competitor and on the club’s website.
  7. Trophies should be cleaned and returned to Trophy Trustee by the advertised date.
  8. In accordance with the Swim England Child Safeguarding Policies and Procedures any parents or carers of swimmers under the age of 18 who wish to take photographic or video images are requested to focus on their own child as much as reasonably possible and to avoid including other children in those images, particularly if those images are being shared with family and friends through social media platforms. Should you have any concerns about photography or filming at this event then please bring them to the attention of the promoter
  9. Any swimmer wishing to leave poolside must do so via the changing rooms wearing suitable clothing and footwear.
  10. Spectators, officials, helpers and competitors are asked to familiarise themselves with the location of all emergency fire exits.
  11. Results will be posted for competitors by the learner pool and in the lobby, they will also be available from our web site bsswimclub.org.uk
  12. The stairs which lead from poolside to the spectator’s gallery are only to be used in an emergency.
  13. Draft programmes will be available to download on club’s web site.
  14. Spectator entry fee £2.00 per person per session.
  15. The promoter of this meet is Pam Spratt

DownloadProgramme of Events

Club Championships Presentation Evening

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Drinks and nibbles will be served from 6pm, with the presentations starting at 6.30pm.

Elinah Phillip from our Elite squad will talk about her experience at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. What a fantastic opportunity for our young swimmers to hear from an Olympian!

The venue is Bishop’s Stortford College Prep School Hall. Please can all attendees park in the Prep School Car Park AND NOT in the main car park as there is another function taking place in the Ferguson Lecture Theatre. For those who have not been there before, go up Maze Green Road and turn left into the Car Park by the sign for the Prep School.

We hope to see as many swimmers and parents and families as possible to celebrate the swimmers’ successes.

Thrilling “Skins” competition wraps up Club Champs

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After six nights of racing, the final night of Bishop’s Stortford swimming’s Club Champs saw the top six swimmers in four categories battle it out to take the honours in the “Skins” competition.  Involving a series of 50m races where the stroke is drawn randomly each time and with only minutes between each race, it is a test of tactics, skill and stamina.

After each heat, one swimmer is eliminated.  The next race has a 10 second warning whistle and then starts, meaning that each swimmer must be focused and ready.   Swimmers qualifying in the top six for 13 and under girls were Mia Carter, Sarah Carroll, Isabella Renwick, Nellie Eastland, Anya Fletcher and Eleanor Mason. After heats in backstroke, breaststroke, then three in fly, Nellie emerged victorious in a close-fought final race with Sarah.

For the under 13 boys, Nicholas Botha, Thomas Ogden, Alex Catton, Callum Harold, James Gor and Darren Raphy.  The strokes ran breaststroke, breaststroke, then three free heats after which Nicholas was the winner in a nail-biting final heat with Thomas.  He then went straight into the open category, where he had qualified along with Thomas, Callum Davis, William Picton, Daniel Chada and Joe Taylor.  Breaststroke dominated this event, with only one heat in freestyle.  Joe battled it out in the final heat with Callum, a breaststroke specialist, for Callum to take the win.

In the open girls category Amy Young, Cira Fletcher, Megan Wickham, Chloe Ogden, Mia Carter and Sarah Carroll were in contention.   This time the strokes were more mixed, with fly, back, back, breaststroke, fly, fly.   Fly specialist Amy took the honours after finding herself up against breaststroker Cira in the final.

“With all the swimmers gathered at the end of the pool cheering them on, it was a rousing finale to Championships,” commented club Chairman, Tony Chada.  “It summed up perfectly the talent and determination that had been on display from all ages across the two weekends of swimming.”

Youngsters shine in Club Championships

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Club Championships got off to a great start with three evenings of exciting swimming and lots of determination on display.  Although it is a perfect opportunity to showcase the talents of our more experienced swimmers, for many it is their first experience of competitive swimming.

Cheered on by club members including older brother Joe, George Taylor, who celebrated his eighth birthday only a few weeks ago, put in a fantastic swim in the 200m freestyle to secure a 16-second PB time of 3:30.49 which ranks him currently second in the country for his age.   Asked what was the trickiest part, he said that making sure he counted the lengths accurately was the bit he worked hardest on, and making sure his tumble turns went smoothly.  Eight-year-old Alice Longman also swam an excellent race in 50m backstroke to take fourth place (1:01.03) as well as taking part in 200m breaststroke.

There were several nine-year-olds in action in the pool: Grace Mason (4:46.98) impressed in the 200m breaststroke; Jessica Fields took first in 50m backstroke in a time of 51.26, closely followed by Meisha Trend-Evens in 52.41; David Badcock took first in 50m fly in 50.54; and Harry Eagle swam 4:10.58 in 200m free, his first ever 200m race.

“Club Champs are perfect for giving our swimmers early competitive experience and it was great to see so much talent and determination on show over the first three nights”, said Adam Barnes, Head of Development.  “I’m looking forward to seeing more of them shine in the second weekend of swimming, and during the season ahead.”