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Back East Region Long Course Championship Success 14 May 2023 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. They qualified for 53 events, which were held over several weekends in May, in Norwich and Luton. The SE East Region has 6 counties and over 130 clubs affiliated to it; on announcing that Halstead had placed 11th in the championship, Head Coach John Lowe called it, "An incredible achievement!", while also admitting to some of the magnificent swims making the distinguished coach a little 'misty eyed'. The swimmers were cheered on from home, as the event was streamed on YouTube and we witnessed some extraordinary talent, determination and resilience from all our local athletes. Halstead is a relatively small club, but the commitment of these swimmers to keep improving, keep challenging themselves, has placed them amongst the best in the East of England and made them role models to friends and family – young and old, swimmer and non-swimmer alike! A special mention goes out to two swimmers: Joseph Bale is a swimmer whose talent is truly exciting to watch evolve. Joseph competed in 7 events. He made the final for all 7, and won Regional Golds in 6: 200m IM, 50m 100m & 200m Breaststroke and the 100m & 200m Backstroke. His 200m IM had everyone on the edge of their seats and his lead in the 200m breaststroke was astounding. Joseph was awarded the Top Boy trophy for 11/12 yrs category. Not content with dominating the East Region, Joseph is currently – for ‘Long Course’ (50m competition pools) events – ranked the 2nd fastest 12 year old in Britain for all 3 Breaststroke distances and 7th in the 100m & 200m Backstroke; for ‘Short Course’ (25m pools) he is ranked 1st in Britain for the 100m & 200m Breaststroke and top 10 for a further 3 events. Truly an incredible young man! The boundless energy of 12 year old Layla Jennings took our breath away during this competition; she qualified for an extraordinary 14 events and had a competition that was not for the faint of heart. Layla achieved 10 top 8 places in the heats of her events, which included the brutal 400m IM, 400m Freestyle and 200m Butterfly. All but the 400m swims she had to redouble her efforts and do it all again in the finals, earning herself Gold in the 200m Butterfly, Silver in the 200m IM & Bronze in the 200m Freestyle. The 200m Fly is a mental battle for the most seasoned of swimmers, Layla’s 200m butterfly was jaw dropping; she took it all in her stride, obliterating her entry time of 3:07.30 down to 2:55.28 in the heats, but had saved her best for the final where she reduced it further to win Gold with 2:50.33 – Both times leaving her competitors in her wake. By the close of the championships, Layla was ranked 5th in the Region for the 11/12 yrs category. Needless to say, the whole of Halstead Swimming Club are very proud of them all. Goooooooo Halstead!!! Previous Next

Back HSC Success at the Born2Tri Gosfield Lake Triathlon & Multisports Event 2 Jul 2023 Not a HSC event, but a ‘HSC family’ gathering of athleticism, friendships and camaraderie; the Born2Tri Gosfield Lake Triathlon and Multisports Event 2023. Genuinely one of the best, and brightest events: the weather was perfect, the venue was spectacular and the people cheerful, inspiring and supportive. An 18+ years event that saw: Charlie (with a spectacular transition!), Marcel and Kai take 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the Sprint Triathlon (750m swim, 20km bike ride, 5km run) an incredible feat!! Reaffirmed by seasoned tri spectator, Shaun Boldock’s sheer excitement and pride in them all and their achievements! Thomas came in a brilliant 18th overall and 8th in the Open category on his first triathlon, followed closely by Lewis in 14th and Sam in 16th. HSC alumni Becki came in at 9th in the Open female cat (1st most cheerful, according to the photos!), closely followed by Robyn in 10th - with a triumphant 4 minute PB and ‘less of the old HSC’ timer mum Katie came in 20th as a veteran cat on her first triathlon, go Katie! . Holly Freegard came in a MAGNIFICENT 1st in the Aquathlon (1500m swim, 10km run) Neil came in 16th on his first ever tri, as a veteran, in the Standard Tri (1500m swim, 40km bike and 10km run). I think that there were other HSC alumni and family there, but I don’t know everyone’s names, if someone points me in their direction I’ll add them to the report with glee and pride It was just the loveliest of events to watch, the HSC members past, present and parental were just wonderful! An amazing number of the HSC community turned out to support them all; Special mention to Dave, who might be an amazing competitive swimming coach, but is also experienced at officiating these events, and was just as emotional watching our gang come through the final stages. Thanks for being just as excited with the whole thing! I personally had Linneys #1 & #2 wanting to have a go, with #3 thinking maybe……when I’m older…..but I’ll watch with a bacon sandwich in the meantime . Bale #2 was overheard saying that she would overcome her fear of open water swimming to give it a go in the future…..if the others join her . Meanwhile, Daisy looked on glad she ‘only’ has to worry about the swimming part in this weekend’s Regional Open Water Champs in Norwich, with Lewis. Shout out to the incredible job done by the Born2Tri organisers and to Gosfield Lake (one of HSC's very own). Spectacular job!! Thank you!! Well done everyone. Truly, truly fabulous! For details of open water swimming at Gosfield Lake - https://www.facebook.com/Gosfieldlakeopenswimming/ clubs.britishtriathlon.org Born2Tri Born2Tri Braintree Previous Next

Back East Region Open Water Championships 2022 10 Jul 2022 Well done Lewis, Charlie and Ben on your incredible efforts at the East Region Open event in Norwich. Our Senior Vice Captain and new addition to our coaching team, Lewis placed 3rd in the 19+ category, with a 1:09.23 5km swim and qualified for Nationals, Chlarie placed 3rd in the 18yrs category, with a 1:14.59 5km swim and Ben, with a stunning display of resilience managed to complete his 2km in 10th place at 39.11 mins, despite developing a migraine half way around the course! Well done! We love seeing you strive outside the pool. We look forward to seeing Lewis compete on 10th August at Thrybergh Country Park in Doncaster. Previous Next

Back HSC Gordon Finch 50th Anniversary Sprint Meet 2 Sept 2023 Thank you to everyone who supported the Halstead SC Sprint Meet on the 2nd Sept. The incredible turnout ensured that our Coaches and TMs had their hands full trying to keep up with everyone's swims! Behaviour and rousing squad support was wonderful.........and that's just the parents ;D So, thanks you to all the Coaches, Officials (thanks Natalie for getting all the 'gang' together), Team Managers and Volunteers who gave up their time to help make this event so successful.............with special mention to the team in the glass box - The IT Crowd, on who's shoulders so much pressure rested - You're all legends! To Helen, who is our chief 'plate spinner', ensuring all zones are covered and is the host with the most! Thank you to all those who bellowed from the stands; Halstead you are all brilliant!!! GOooooooooooooooHalstead!! Previous Next

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Back Diving into the New Year 4 Jan 2024 Happy New Year everyone!!! Don't forget training restarts on the evening of Friday 5th January. Previous Next

Back Swim England East Regional Champs 16 May 2022 Congratulations to Kai, Lewis, Sam, Danni, Eloise, Thomas, Jasmine, Joseph, Daniel, Imogen, Emi, Chloe, and Layla on qualifying for the Swim England East Region LC Championships where they competed in Norwich on 30th April - 2nd May and in Luton on 6th, 7th & 8th May. Such fantastic performances, with pbs, a couple of finals and max effort (as Paddy says) thrown in. For those wanting to catch up or relive the Halstead glories, please check out the East Region YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/c/SwimEnglandEastRegion Previous Next

Back Essex Masters 2023 25 Mar 2023 A successful day for Halstead’s more mature swimmers yesterday at Essex Masters. Some great swims and we finished overall in 5th position. Some highlights included- Neil nailing his back to breast turn - Chris wearing a tech suit inside out (to be fair I suspect no one has tried that before and maybe it’s quicker….) Most of us followed a Lewis-esque schedule (for those that don’t know, that means swimming far too many events) and are still in recovery. Great day. Great team. Link for Results - http://www.essexswimming.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RESULTS-ESSEX-MASTERS-2023.pdf Previous Next

Back Two HSC Swimmers Earn Invitations to the 2022 Swim England National Summer Meet! 1 Jun 2022 Congratulations to Katherine (20) and Chloe (14) on receiving your invitations to compete at the 2022 Swim England National Summer Meet. This is the 3rd national event that Katherine will have earned her place in during the last 12 months; swimming the 50m breaststroke in her first Swim England National Winter Meet in December 2021, qualifying for the British Championships in March and now Ponds Forge awaits our ex-Senior Captain again in August! Ex-Junior Captain Chloe has also had an incredible year; qualifying for her first regional development race in Aug 2021 to becoming a finalist in the May East Region Champs event and earning her first national event invitation. There appears to be no stopping her. Halstead Swimming Club are very proud of these young women and hope that they have the BEST time! Previous Next

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Back 2023 Club Champs Results 8 Oct 2023 The formal results are in! FORMAL RESULTS FOR SESSIONS 1 to 5 Results - Sessions 1 to 5 .pdf Download PDF • 485KB FORMAL RESULTS FOR SESSION 6 (400m FREE) Results - Session 6 (400m Free) .pdf Download PDF • 246KB Previous Next

Back Halstead Club Champs 2023 Programme is out 21 Sept 2023 The much anticipated programmes for the 2023 Club Champs are here! Club Champs 400m Free Heat Sheets .pdf Download PDF • 93KB Club Champs Programme - Sessions 1 to 5 .pdf Download PDF • 728KB Previous Next