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2022-23 Winter Edition Newsletter

Posted on: 19th January 2023

Anybody know where the past few months since September have disappeared to? If you’re anything like us, you are not quite sure how we’re in 2023 already. It’s an exciting part of the season ahead for our swimmers and it kicks off with the Swim England Hertfordshire County Championships starting on 21st Jan. We wish […]
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Understanding Regionals

Posted on: 25th September 2022

As they progress, your swimmer will aspire to reach “Regionals”. The Swim England East Region Long Course (50m) Championships are held over two-three weekends in April and May and are usually split between the 50m pools of Inspire Luton and UEA Sportspark Norwich. There are event qualification times for each age group/gender which need to […]
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Arena & Peanuts Leagues

Posted on: 25th September 2022

Each year we enter teams into two separate leagues – Arena League & Hertfordshire Peanuts League – and we have guides for those of you who have never been before. The Hertfordshire Peanuts League is a series of three galas run in May, June and July each year, and is a mix of individual events […]
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Demystifying DQ codes

Posted on: 25th September 2022

Unfortunately there will be occasions when a swimmer gets disqualified (DQ) for an event. All swimmers go through this, but it is important that they understand why it happened and learn from it. The results listings from the meet will contain disqualification (DQ) codes and we have a guide to their interpretation. If you need […]
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Understanding Counties

Posted on: 25th September 2022

The first major competition your swimmer will try to qualify for will be Swim Herts County Championships, or ‘Counties’ as they are more commonly referred to, which are held over three weekends in January/February each year. For our younger swimmers their first County time is a Big Deal. The following guide contains lots of information […]
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