• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
Bishop's Stortford Swimming Club

Bishop's Stortford Swimming Club

Affiliated to Swim England East Region

  • Members
    • Club mission and vision
    • Training schedule
    • Blogs and Guides
    • Volunteering
    • Club kit
    • Committee
    • Club documents
  • Squads
    • The coaching team
    • Club Captains
    • Squad coordinators
    • Squad structure
    • Masters squad
  • Training
    • Training schedule
    • Training news
    • Virtual training and resources hub
  • Events
    • Calendar
    • Fixtures
    • BSSC Open Meets
    • Club Championships
    • Events news
    • Qualifiers
    • Competition reports
  • Join the club
  • Learn to Swim
  • News
    • News
    • Blogs
    • In the News
    • Babble
    • Training updates
    • Competition reports
  • Sponsorship
  • Contacts
  • Search

Squad structure

Our squad structure reflects the swimming strategy that the club has been implementing under the guidance of Headcoach Benoit and takes into account three main factors when determining squad placements: the calendar year in which swimmers were born, their times against a target list for that age within each squad and also attendance during the previous season.  The detailed squad criteria are downloadable at the foot of this page. 

All squads will have targets and be training for appropriate competitions, and swimmers will be with those of a similar age and similar times to give them the optimum training experience.  All swimmers, regardless of squad, will have individual performance targets set by coaches, and this way will have the best chance of progressing and achieving them as the training for each squad can reflect individual targets within the group.  Determining squads in this way ensures that training is appropriate both for the age, physical development and ability of the swimmer, and also helps the coaching team to ensure swimmers are targeting the right meets and events throughout the year as part of the overall strategy.

Squad movements take place once a year, prior to each new season in September.  Times achieved are reviewed after the last meet on the summer schedule, and any changes are communicated prior to training resuming in August/September. The squad structure for the 2023/24 season and the full criteria for each squad are given below.

DownloadSquad criteria 2023-24 (79.8 KB)

Primary Sidebar

Important news

There are no important news items right now.

Upcoming events

Dec
3
BSSC Christmas No Frills
At Bishop’s Stortford College Pool, 7:00pm - 9:30pm
Dec
9
Arena League - Round 3
At Southbury Leisure Centre
Dec
9
Harlow Penguins County Qualifying meet
At Harlow Leisurezone
Dec
14
Swim England National Winter Championships
At Ponds Forge International Sports Centre
Ends on 17 Dec

Full events calendar

Latest news

Club Captains and Youngsters Shine at Luton

Six Record Smashing Masters take on Sheffield

Great start to NASL 2023

BSSC on Facebook

Facebook
... or for club members only ...
Facebook

BSSC on Twitter

We would like to show our Twitter(X) feed here, but it is currently not working, because of changes made by Twitter(X). These changes are affecting sites worldwide, and we don't know if or when this will be resolved.

In the meantime, please visit our Twitter(X) page. You will need to be signed in.

Log in to Swim Manager

We use the Swim Manager system to help manage the club. You can update your details, view all messages from the club, see and enter upcoming meets, review your invoices and payments, and check your swimmers' times.

Log in to Swim Manager

Help support BSSC

Please help support the club when you shop online - with EasyFundRaising or ProSwimwear

Easy Fund Raising

Proswimwear

BSSC kit supplier

Stortford Sports Supplies

Our official kit is available from Stortford Sports Supplies

Footer

Swim EnglandSwim England East Region
Swim England Learn to Swim
Swim Markclub Mark

Bishops Stortford Swimming Club © 2023 | Privacy policy