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Find out the Halstead Open Meets and what leagues and events that will be supported by Halstead Swimming Club. HSC Open Meets Enter and Save the Date! Halstead Swimming Club are delighted to announce that we will be holding our Annual Open Meet on Sunday 17th May 2026, 8:15-17:45 at Braintree swimming pool. This is a full day meet, with 50M & 100M events for all strokes together with 200M freestyle. We will be using Gala Organiser for this event, which can be found here: http://www.galaorganiser.co.uk/entry/meetentry.php?Meet=HASTHO26 Entries are open until 21st April or until such time as the meet is filled. HSC Events Calendar Essex Mini League Sat 14 Feb Location is TBD Details Swim England Essex County Age Group Championships 2026 Sat 21 Feb London Details Swim England Essex County Age Group Championships 2026 Sat 28 Feb London Details Swim England Essex Masters Championships 2026 Sat 07 Mar Basildon Sporting Village RSVP The Essex Swimming League Sat 07 Mar Location is TBD Details The Essex Swimming League Sat 18 Apr Location is TBD Details Swim England East Region LC Championships 2026 Fri 24 Apr Inspire Luton Sports Village Details Swim England East Region LC Championships 2026 Sat 02 May UEA Sportspark, Norwich Details Swim England East Region LC Championships 2026 Fri 08 May Inspire Luton Sports Village Details Halstead Annual Open Meet 17th May 2026 Sun 17 May Braintree Swimming & Fitness Learn more The Essex Swimming League Sat 06 Jun Location is TBD RSVP The National Arena Swimming League Sat 10 Oct Location is TBD Details The National Arena Swimming League Sat 14 Nov Location is TBD Details The National Arena Swimming League Sat 12 Dec Location is TBD Details Results Gordon Finch Halstead SC Sprint Meet - 2024 Results Opportunities to Compete When you join Halstead Swimming Club you will be introduced to the complexity of the sport SLOWLY, there is A LOT to learn To be fair, you will probably learn most of it from the coaches, parents and other swimmers around as you develop, but here's a short guide: Halstead Swimming Club members will be offered the opportunity to compete in a both licensed and unlicensed events . Licensed Events When you join any competitive swimming club you are allocated a Swim England membership number, this will enable you to join the centralised database where all your licensed events will be recorded: What you swam, where you swam, the time, etc... There are even graphs of your progress! Link: Swimming Results Website Swim England ensures that the standards of the sport are upheld; a ny organisation wishing to offer a licensed event must provide Swim England with the details of each programme and they must meet the criteria for whichever license they are applying for - All stipulated in the terms and conditions of each event. License Levels (simplified.........kind of) Level 4 Licensed Meets - These are considered entry level meets, perfect for inexperienced swimmers to gain experience, before progressing to Level 3 meets. It is usually the license that our Club Champs is held under. While they are held within the club, they still require officials who have met the required standards. It is rare, but sometimes clubs might host a development meet, where 8 year olds can compete under license, these are invitational only meets (where the host invites a limited number of other clubs to attend) Level 3 Licensed Meets - These are the most common meet license that the majority of swimmers attend. Once a swimmer has achieved their Competitive Start certificate (Coach confirms that they can safely dive from the blocks) AND the swimmer is 9 years old or over, they can enter any open meets the swimming club has stated that they will support. There is a publicly available Meet Calendar on the Swimmingresults.org website, which amalgamates British Swimming, Swim England, Swim Wales and Scottish Swimming. Link: Meet Calendar The Coaches and Halstead Committee pulls together a selection of meets that our club are able to support (Coaches/Team Leaders available on the day, for safeguarding, guidance and support, plus we have to offer host clubs Officials to help run the event) Members can choose when and how often they would like to attend Open Meets. It is a personal choice. Level 3 meets are used to qualify for County and Regional championships. There is one League that Halstead takes part, whose events are Licenced - The National Arena League. This is a Halstead Swimming Club Team event. The coaches will make a team selection based on swimmers performances at Open Meets, Club Champs and Training commitment. Link: National Arena League Level 2 (Short course/25m pool) and Level 1 (Long Course/50m pool) Licensed Meets - These are the Championships and Open Meets where swimmers have to have reached minimum times. The standards of entry vary depending on the level of the Championship, either being entered, or the qualification being attempted: Essex County Championships - Essex holds 2 championships a year; usually held between the London Aquatics Centre and Basildon venues. Winter Championships (Level 2, short course) in October. Qualifying times for the female and Open categories are released in June (one time per event, competing age is not separated out). Qualification is from Level 3, 2 & 1 licenses. The Age Group Championships (should be Level 1, long course, but in recent years has been reduced to Level 2 short course, due to problems with the Basildon venue) held in Jan/Feb. Qualifying times are released in September. Qualification for this event is accepted from Level 4 licensed events and higher. The QTs are broken down by age and classification Female/Open East Region Championships - 2 Championships a year. Usually Held across EAU Norwich and Inspire Luton venues. Qualification for these events is accepted from Level 3, 2 & 1 licensed swims. Winter Championships (Level 2, short course) in November. Qualifying times for the female and Open categories are released in August (one time per event, competing age is not separated out). Long Course Championships (Level 1, long course), held in May. Qualifying times are released in January. The QTs are broken down by age and classification Female/Open British and National Championships - Swim against Britain and your Nations best, there are 2 championships a year. Summer Championships (Level 1 Long Course). Summer Championships, both British and National (England, Welsh, Scottish) have a strict qualifying season. The qualifying open meets are held between March and May. These are invitation only, age group events and the qualification window is very small. When the season opens, there will be a number of Level 1 open meets on offer for swimmers striving for times. A spreadsheet of shortlisted swimmers is launched on swimmingresults.org's home page , it is updated twice a week until the closing date in May (usually after all the Regions have completed their Long Course Champs). British Summer Championships is held in July and Nationals is at the beginning of August. Winter British and National Short Course Championships - Qualification times are issued in the Autumn. The event is held mid December. Unlicensed Events Some events are unlicensed, which allows for voluntary run opportunities to compete. The fundamental rules of competing are maintained, but there is a flexibility in the levels of qualification that the officials need to have in terms of referee, time keeping, judging etc.. Halstead swimmers routinely take part in two unlicensed team events: The M11 Junior league and the Essex Mini League The coaches select swimmers to represent Halstead and send out invitations. The Essex Masters event is one of the most enjoyable events to take part in for the +18 years swimmers, but it is unlicensed.

Halstead Swimming Club's History, Coaches, Committee Members, Welfare Officers, Club records and Squad breakdown and details. Halstead Swimming Club Halstead Swimming Club was started early in 1965 at the old swimming pool in Parsonage Street. The founder members were Maisie Randall and Johnny Newport. Our President, Gordon Finch, became involved in 1973 and has been with the club ever since. The swimming pool was built as a dye tank for the Courtaulds factory in 1914 and later given to the people of Halstead as a Public Bath. We fought for many years to get a new pool and finally moved to our present home in the Halstead Leisure Centre in 2004. Many of our swimmers, after progressing through the various squads continue to support the club by becoming coaches and officials. HSC is affiliated to Swim England Essex and Swim England East Region. The club holds a constitution; this is a set of rules based on a model constitution from Swim England. The HSC Constitution was updated at the AGM, held on 26 June 2020. A copy of which is available for members to view under documents on Club Organiser. Brief History Committee President's Letter Club Records Squads Coaches and Poolside Team Welfare and Safeguarding Committee Chair - Ben Nicholls Vice Chair - Gemma Apps Treasurer - Steve Hale Secretary – Helen Kent-Jackson Technical Faciliti es - Tom Styman-Heighton Club Champ Co-ordinator - Gemma Apps Halstead Open Meet Co-ordinator - John Jennings Marketing Co-ordinator - Nicola Young Officials Co-ordinator - Natalie Glegg Social Co-ordinator - Julia Baldock, Emma Healy and Victoria Metson Fund Raising Co-ordinator - Vacant President's Letter Halstead Gazette 3rd June 1977 Squad Structure, Fees and Training Schedule A n nual Fees Non-Competing Members (incl. Under 9 yrs old) £26.50 , inc annual Swim England fee Competing Members - £52, inc annual Swim England fee Monthly Fees: (See individual Squads) Membership Data: As part of our accreditation we are required to keep up to date records on each swimmer. Please ensure you return the Membership Form. For any membership queries please email info@halsteadsc.co.uk Development Squad The Development Squad is a perfect place to start for young swimmers about to graduate from their swimming lessons, with a basic knowledge of the four strokes, and a passion to keep learning. Experienced Coaches will teach you drills and sets to perfect your strokes, build your stamina and get you diving off the blocks. Swimmers usually start to compete at 9yrs old (as specified by Swim England Level 3 License conditions), but younger swimmers will gain valuable experience during training with their squad friends, challenging themselves with targets set by their coaches and blasting off at Club Champs on the run up to their debut. Fe es £24 monthly Training Schedule Wednesday 6:15-7:15pm Friday 6:15-7:15pm Sunday 4:00-5:00pm Junior Squad Progression to the Junior Squad will see young swimmers continue to build their confidence, perfect their race techniques, and grow their strength and stamina; competing for their club in the leagues and gradually improving their personal bests swim-by-swim in the open meets, and many may even qualify for their first County Championships. Fe es £42 monthly Training Schedul e Monday 7:15-8:15pm Tuesday 7:15-8:15pm Thursday 6:00-7:00am Friday 7:15-8:30pm Sunday 6:30-8:30am Senior Squad Our Senior Squad is our lead squad and comprises of swimmers looking to qualify for the Essex County, East Region, National and British Championships. It is a highly competitive squad and our Coaches are dedicated to helping all the swimmers to reach their potential and meet their personal goals. Fees £58 monthly Training Schedule Monday 8:15-9:15pm Tuesday 6:00-7:00am Wednesday 7:15-9:00pm Thursday 6:00-7:00am Friday 8:30-10:00pm Sunday 6:30-8:30am Senior B Senior B is a relatively recent introduction to Halstead Swimming Club, that largely comprises of older swimmers: Seniors who have either started the next phase of their lives - starting their exams, or starting their first jobs - but who still wish to compete, but need a lighter training schedule, and Masters swimmers enjoying their time in the water so much they want to train more and be pushed further. This is known to be one of HSC's most fun squads. Fe es £24 monthly Training Schedule Tuesday 6:00-7:00am Tuesday 8:15-9:15pm Sunday 5:00-6:00pm Masters Over 18s This squad is a fabulous mix of swimming parents, x-age group swimmers and adults who just love a challenge! We have a fantastic group of swimmers who regularly take part in Open Meets and the Masters Championships Fees £10 monthly Training Schedule Sunday 5:00-6:00pm Poolside Team Head Coach – Lewis Archer Coach – John Lowe Sue Huggins Patrick Keeble Gary Tyler Paul Salmon Heather Osterritter Natalie Glegg Dan Messenger Chris Rayner Ethan Welfare Officers Halstead Swimming Club follows the guidelines set out by Wavepower to ensure the welfare and safeguarding of our members. Our Welfare Officers are Lee Haylock and Julia Baldock. If you have any concerns and wish to contact them, please contact Lee and Julia on: welfare@halsteadsc.co.uk Link - Wavepower - Child Safeguarding for Swim England Clubs Link - Swim England - Safeguarding Contacts Link - How to Report a Concern County Welfare Officer - welfare@essexswimming.org East Regional Welfare - Eastwelfare@swimming.org / 01509 640378 National Governing Body - Swim England Child Safeguarding Team - safeguarding@swimming.org Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) - Tel: 0333 139797 Children's Social Care - Tel: 0345 603 7627 Children's Social Care Out of Hours Emergency Duty Team - Tel: 0345 606 1212 Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) - Tel: 0300 2470014 Club Records Club Records - Are now available on Club Organiser. Sign in and download them from General > Club Records

The latest news from Halstead Swimming Club Latest News 22 May 2024 Halstead Swimmers Tackle the English Channel Read More 4 Jan 2024 Diving into the New Year Training Restarts on 5th January 2024 Read More 8 Oct 2023 2023 Club Champs Results Club Champs Formal Results are in! Read More 21 Sept 2023 Halstead Club Champs 2023 Programme is out Programme for Session 6 (400m free) has now been added Read More 2 Sept 2023 HSC Gordon Finch 50th Anniversary Sprint Meet Congratulations to all the swimmers who took part in the HSC Sprint Meet on the 2nd Sept Read More 2 Jul 2023 HSC Success at the Born2Tri Gosfield Lake Triathlon & Multisports Event Report from the Triathlon and Multisports Event 2023 Read More 25 Jun 2023 Junior League Success! Best ever Junior League position for Halstead Read More 25 Jun 2023 Junior League 'A' Final Team Sheet Team sheet ahead of today's exciting Final at Enfield Read More 14 May 2023 East Region Long Course Championship Success Halstead Swimming Club are celebrating the achievements of Amelia, Charlie, Daniel, Danielle, Emilia, Imogen, Jasper, Joseph, Kai, Layla, Maisy and Samuel in the Swim England East Region Long Course Championships. Read More 25 Mar 2023 Essex Masters 2023 Halstead Masters Swimmers have a Blast Read More 4 Feb 2023 Halstead Success at Essex Age Group Championships Halstead Starts the 2023 Season off with a Bang! Read More 17 Jul 2022 Gosfield Lake Multisports - Born2Tri Event HSC takes to the open water. Read More 10 Jul 2022 East Region Open Water Championships 2022 Lewis, Charlie and Ben take on the Regional Open Water Champs and National Qualifier Meet Read More 1 Jun 2022 Two HSC Swimmers Earn Invitations to the 2022 Swim England National Summer Meet! Congratulations to Katherine and Chloe! Read More 16 May 2022 Swim England East Regional Champs Congratulations and well done to all 12 HSC Regional Swimmers Read More