Brian DeVal 
On 21 September Swim England Hertfordshire sent a massive 59 strong team to compete at the Junior Inter County competition at Luton. The Swimming Committee had designated this as a process meet for the swimmers and briefed the coaches to focus less on the times and more on the skills that the swimmers were executing. … Read more
More than 200 swimmers entered the Swim England Open Water National Masters Championships 2019 on the 1stSeptember 2019 at Nene Park near Peterborough. Nene Park hosted the annual event for the best open water masters swimmers in the country, with 207 competitors contesting races over 2km, 3km and 5km. Seven swimmers represented Hertfordshire clubs and … Read more
At the Swim England East Region Annual Council Meeting on Saturday 14 September, two of the county’s volunteers were recognised for their long service to the sport. The Jeff Cook Salver, Swim England East Region’s highest award, was presented to Derek Milton of Welwyn Garden Swimming Club. The Jeff Cook Salver is awarded to the … Read more
Following advice from Swim England we have revised our conditions for the County Championships and Ae Group Competition. The changes focus on the use of technical suits. The advice received is that we are not permitted to introduce restrictions on the use of these suits. The revised conditions are now available for download from the … Read more
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The selection policy for the Swim England Hertfordshire team going to the National Inter County Team Championships at Ponds Forge on 6th October has been published. We have also announced the first group of swimmers who have been selected for the team. Full details.
Watford Swimming Club in Hertfordshire is looking for a new Head Coach. They are an ambitious club with an innovative outlook and we are seeking a Head Coach who is equally ambitious and innovative in their approach to both coaching and the wider Head Coach role (ie strategic development, building links across the county, the … Read more
It has been and exceptionally successful summer for Masters Swimming in Hertfordshire both in the pool and in open water. There was plenty of medals brought home from the British Masters Championships in Swansea, which was held between the 14thand 16thJune 2019. There were 11 swimmers from Hertfordshire representing 6 clubs. The clubs represented were … Read more
The Swim England Open Water National Age Group Championships is the premiere competition for young open water swimmers in England. The Championships contain races over three distances: 2km, 3km and 5km. Age groups 12 and 13 yrs compete over 2km, 14 and 15 yrs compete over 3km, while 16, 17/18 and 19+ yrs complete the … Read more
Nathan Hughes (Hatfield SC) returns to the Unitied Kingdom as the International Junior Champion for the 10k Open Water. The 19 year old secured the European title at the LEN European Junior Open Water Swimming Championships 2019 on Saturday 3rd August in the Czech village of Racice, which is north of the country’s capital Prague. … Read more
The SE East Region Open Water (SEEROW) Championships were held on Sunday 21st July 2019 at Whitlingham Country Park (Norwich). There were a high number of entries received from 52 clubs from the Region and Hertfordshire were represented by nine swimming clubs with a total of 81 swimmers competing in the four events (3k, 1k, … Read more
Fifteen swimmers from across all synchro clubs in Herts attended the first of hopefully many Development days in the County. This was held in Cheshunt at Goffs Academy which was a great location for both land training and pool activities. We specifically aimed the session at swimmers who do not currently hold a skills grade. … Read more
