Bishops Stortford Swimming Club

🔙 A look back at a fantastic weekend at the Team Steel Meet in Sheffield 🏊‍♂️🏊‍♀️

Our swimmers delivered some excellent performances, with plenty of top 3 finishes across the age groups and lots of medals coming home. Most importantly, it was a fantastic opportunity to race at Ponds Forge, the venue for this summer's National Championships, and gain valuable experience in one of the country's premier competition pools.

Well done to everyone who competed and represented the club so brilliantly.

Next up: Club Championships Weekend 2 tomorrow, followed by the .swimming Summer Sprint Meet this weekend ☀️

➡️ Next stop: Sheffield!

A small squad heads to Ponds Forge this weekend to compete at the Team Steel Level 1 Meet.

As the venue for next month's national championships, this is a fantastic opportunity to gain experience racing in one of the UK's most iconic pools and enjoy high-quality competition.

Good luck to our swimmers and coaches travelling north this weekend. Race well and enjoy the experience!

💥New Club records💥

A fantastic set of 1️⃣0️⃣ Long Course Club records were broken by swimmers across the age groups at last month's Regional Championships 🏊‍♂️🔥

Congratulations to Otis, Taras, Kenny, Noah, Summer, Benny and Edie on their outstanding swims 👊

A great experience for our swimmers at the Swim England East Region Open Water Development Day held at Stanborough Lakes this weekend 🌊🏊‍♂️

Two of our age group swimmers took part in preparation for next month’s Regional Open Water Championships, gaining valuable experience across a full day of lake-based training, classroom learning and a 2km open water swim.

We also had a strong Masters presence on the day, gaining valuable time in the open water and supporting the wider club involvement in the event.

A big thank you to our coach Joe, who was in attendance supporting swimmers throughout the day, including supervising on the water and providing guidance during the sessions.

A really positive and productive day of learning for all involved 🌊

💥 A fantastic evening for our swimmers at Round 2 of the Hertfordshire Peanuts League!

👊 Congratulations to both our A Team and B Team on securing victories in their respective galas. The results are a reflection of the hard work, commitment and team spirit shown by all our swimmers both in training and on race day.

🙏 A special thank you to our Club Captains, Ollie and Zoe, who attended the galas to support and encourage our younger swimmers.

We're also incredibly grateful to our Team Managers, officials, volunteers and swim parents who helped make the evening possible, particularly those who assisted with hosting one of the galas.

One round remains at the end of June, and we're looking forward to finishing the season strongly.

Well done, everyone!

✨️ Good luck to all our swimmers competing this evening!

➡️ Our two Peanuts League teams are back in action, with the A Team heading to Hemel Hempstead for Round 2 of Division 1, while our B Team travels to Hitchin for Division 2.

🔥 After a fantastic start to the season with a Division 1 victory for the A Team and a runner-up finish for the B Team in Round 1, we're looking forward to seeing everyone race hard, support their teammates and represent the club with pride.

🍀A special mention also to our swimmers competing at the IAPS National Finals at the London Aquatics Centre this weekend. We wish them the very best of luck as they take on some of the country's strongest school swimmers.

Good luck everyone!

🏊‍♂️🏆 Good luck to all our swimmers competing in Club Champs tomorrow! 🏆🏊‍♀️

A few key reminders:

✅ Arrive from 10am (competition starts 10:30am)
✅ Wait to the right of the entrance barriers until invited in
✅ Park in town (Northgate End car park is only a 5-minute walk) – please avoid the leisure centre car park
✅ Keep all belongings small – no large club bags on poolside
✅ Support our volunteers and officials – thank you for making the day possible!

❌ No phones on poolside ❌ No food on poolside ❌ No parents in the changing rooms ❌ No swimming in the training pool

🏅 Swimmers: please stay on poolside between events so Team Managers can make sure you don't miss your races.

Most importantly, swim fast, cheer loudly and enjoy the day!

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We want everyone to enjoy going for a swim, but with more and more people heading to the water and tragic drowning incidents once again highlighting the potential risks, below is some key water safety advice to help keep safe around the water:

Know the Water Safety Code

🛑Stop and think; always swim in a safe place
🏊Swim in supervised, lifeguarded areas
🌊Enter the water slowly and carefully

Stay together 🤝
Stay within reach of others, and keep children in arms reach at all times

Float 🛟
If you fall in or become tired, float on your back, breathe, relax and call for help

🚨If you see someone in an emergency:

📞 Call 999 (If you're at the coast, ask for the Coastguard, if you’re inland ask for Fire and Rescue)
🗣 Tell the person in the water to float on their back, breathe, relax
🟡 Throw them something that floats

To learn more about keeping safe around water, visit: https://www.respectthewater.com/campaigns-resources/phone-float-throw/

✨️ Congratulations to our 12 swimmers who have qualified for this summer’s national championships at Ponds Forge International Sports Centre!

The summer begins with the Aquatics GB Next Gen Championships from 16th to 22nd July, followed by the Swim England National Summer Meet from 27th July to 1st August.

A special well done to the four swimmers qualifying for national competition for the first time.

We are incredibly proud of all 12 swimmers and wish them the very best in Sheffield!

East Region Championships 2026 🔥

What an incredible three weekends of racing for BSSC!

Weekend 3 brought another strong finish with 4 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze medals, plus 18 finals and standout swims across all age groups.

Across the full Championships our swimmers achieved:

🥇 9 Gold
🥈 11 Silver
🥉 12 Bronze

3️⃣2️⃣ Medals in total

Compared to 2025 (20 medals), this represents a huge step forward for the club, with more finals, more podium finishes, and consistent performances across every weekend.

Most importantly, we saw swimmers from across all ages stepping up, gaining experience and racing with confidence 👏

Proud of every swimmer, coach and supporter who made this happen 👊