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Check out the Halstead Swimming Club Kit - Distributed by PB Teamwear HSC Club Kit Halstead Swimming Club Kit is distributed by PB Teamwear. Click on the images below to be taken to the PB Teamwear site for details and purchase. Swim hats can be purchased directly though Club Organiser HSC Unisex Edge Poolside Shirt HSC Kids Edge Poolside Shirt HSC Coaches Unisex Edge Poolside Shirt HSC Zip Hoodie HSC Womens Zip Hoodie HSC Kids Zip Hoodie HSC Unisex Edge Tech Hoodie HSC Kids Edge Tech Hoodie HSC Mens iGen Polo HSC Boys iGen Polo HSC Coaches iGen Polo HSC Womens iGen Polo Shirt HSC Girls iGen Polo Shirt HSC Womens Coaches iGen Polo Shirt HSC Unisex Edge Midlayer HSC Kids Edge Midlayer HSC Supporters Polo HSC Official Unisex Tee HSC Officials Womens Tee HSC Officials Unisex Polo HSC Officials Womens Polo HSC Kids Onesie HSC Onesie HSC Kids iGen Pro Hoodie HSC iGen Pro Hoodie

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 Swim England Essex County Age Group Championships 2026 Sat 17 Jan London Details CCSC Magnificent Masters Meet 2026 Sat 31 Jan Riverside Leisure Centre, Chelmsford Details Essex Swimming League Sat 31 Jan Braintree Swimming & Fitness Centre Details 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 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.