Hounslow Jets Swimming Club

As Volunteers’ Week comes to an end, we’d like to thank our volunteers again for all they do
and will continue to recognise and celebrate their contribution throughout the year.
Our Club would not run without all of our volunteers - committee, officials, team managers and everyone - thank you to all of you for helping all of our swimmers reach their potential!

After a couple of glorious weeks, some of our braver swimmers decided this weekend’s grey skies were a great time to get back into the open water season! Though one or two have been in the lakes all winter, 18C was a shock to the system to others. Great to see them all getting into it - here’s to the open water competition season

To all Hounslow Jets members taking on exams, especially GCSEs and A Levels, we want to wish you the very best of luck as you taxi onto the runway for this important exam season. You’ve clocked up the hours, put in the hard yards, and shown real perseverance—now it’s time to trust your preparation and get ready for take‑off. As the saying goes, “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts,” and that courage is something we see from you week in, week out at the pool. With it being Mental Health Awareness Week, we’re especially aware of the turbulence exams can bring, so please remember that myself and our entire coaching team are always on hand if you need to talk about anything at all. While training loads are reduced during this period, we still recommend swimming and exercise as a great way to de‑stress, improve sleep, and give your mind a first‑class break from revision. Keep your eyes on the horizon, stay grounded when needed, and know that the Jets family is behind you as you fly through this season—ready to climb, cruise, and land safely on the other side.

Best Wishes
Steve and the Coaching team!!

Well that’s a wrap for London Summer Regionals 2026!
Jets had 8 swimmers (Elspeth, Emilia, Leonia, Alex, Faith, Alfie, Lily, Mara) who qualified for 25 events between them.
A brilliant 12 finals:
Elspeth 50 breast
Emilia 100 fly, 50 & 100 breast
Lily 50 back & 50 free
Leonia 50 & 100 free
Alfie 50 free
Faith 50 back and 50 fly
Mara 200 back
And the saving the best for last was a bronze for Emilia in the 100 breast! 🥉
Huge thanks to the coaching team and volunteers for everything you do to get the swimmers here (and parents!)

This is an important story showing the pressure on leisure operators across the country (and very few people realise that leisure provision is not a statutory obligation for local authorities). Jets had a prolonged period out of the water in the early COVID period whilst pools were run by Fusion. We are extremely grateful that London Borough of Hounslow took the decision to take administration of their centres back into their own control under Lampton Leisure and the working relationship we have built with them since.
Leisure centre and lido operator enters administration

Leisure centre operator Fusion Lifestyle enters administration Fusion Lifestyle has had a "prolonged period of financial difficulty".

Our swimmers had a great weekend L1 Nationals qualifier. Lots of smiles, loads of PBs and even a few medals (very impressive at a Nationals qualifier!). Great swims and team support with our older swimmers being great role models for the younger ones (maybe even some homework support as well!). Thanks to all of our coaches for their hard work and all of our volunteers for stepping up

Good luck to all of our swimmers competing open meet today

What a fantastic weekend #1 at Middlesex Counties for Jets! From our first time qualifiers to those back again, everyone gave their all and showed some great teamwork and support. As well as some great PBs, lifetime bests and regionals qualifications the medals total is off to a flying start, with three new first time medallists

Weekend 1️⃣:
13 finals swims and 5 medals
🥈50 back Leonia
🥈50 breast Elspeth
🥈50 free Zohar
🥉50 breast Emilia
🥉50 free Leonia

In addition to the medallists our finalists were:
Lily, Mara and Faith - 50 back
Alfie - 50 free
Zohar - 50 fly
Bianka - 50 breast
Emilia - 200 IM and 50 fly

A particularly impressive finals qualification for Alfie who has aged up into the 17/over category where he was swimming alongside several internationals!

We are very much looking forward to weekend #2

The countdown to take-off is ON. Jets are getting ready for Middlesex County Championships 2026. For those qualified for the first time to those who might be off to pastures new later in the year, we’re very proud of them all and excited to see them race