The clubs annual Club Champs competition, brought together swimmers of all age groups for two exciting evenings of racing. The event showcased the skills and dedication of all club members and for many, it was their first time participating in an official gala meet. Swimmers competed in various events, including freestyle, breaststroke, butterfly and individual...
On Saturday 14th September, Matt Rafiq-Craske and Hilary Coulson ended the Open Water season by swimming the Half Marathon at The Royal Albert Docks in The Dock2Dock 5K event. With a water temp of 16c it was a lot cooler than last year, however, both swam new PB’s. Matts time improved by 8 minutes and...
At the weekend, Hemel Masters Shane & Hilary Coulson travelled to Rother Valley, South Yorkshire to compete in Swim Englands National Open Water Championship. Both swimming the 3K ,Shane (30-34 age group) won Gold with a new PB of 49.19. Hilary (55-59 years) just missed out on Bronze by 6 seconds to take fourth place,...
The European Masters Age Group Rankings for 2023 long and short course swims were recently published. https://www.len.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/LEN-Masters-Top-Ten-Rankings-2023.pdf Hemel achieved a number of top 10 rankings in both individual and relay events. Relays:- 240 plus mixed relays. Squad, Hilary Coulson, Sian MacDonald, Mark Ayres, Mark Strakosch, Dave Pirrie. 4th:- 4×100 L/C Medley Relay 5th:- 4×200 L/C...
Hemel Hempstead Swimming Club is thrilled to announce the conclusion of another successful year of competitive swimming. As the season draws to a close, the club would firstly like to thank its members, coaches, volunteers and supporters for all their hard work throughout the year. 2024 has been a transformative year for the club, with...
Peanuts League Round 2 Results
20/06/2024
On June 8th, our young swimmers returned to the water at Stevenage to represent HHSC in round two of Hertfordshire’s Peanut League. Facing the challenge of the slippery turning boards and the 4-meter deep end, they aimed to build on the outstanding results from round 1. Our swimmers delivered exceptional performances with 17 personal bests...
On Sunday, Stevenage hosted the Herts Masters Championships at Hemel Hempstead. This was the first time the competition has been hosted since 2019 and great to see Hertfordshire teams competing once again . Seventeen swimmers from the Hemel Masters squad competed against local clubs including Berkhamsted, Bishops Stortford, Hatfield, Stevenage, Potters Bar, Ware, Hertford, Bushey,...
Following his success in the Brighton marathon last month, on Sunday, Shane ran the St Albans half marathon with girlfriend Alice.🏃♂️🏃♀️ Not wishing to be outdone by her son, Hilary took part in the Windermere Marathon Swim (10k). She was delighted with a time of 3 hours 36 minutes in very rough conditions and a...
Peanuts League Round 1 Results
18/05/2024
On Saturday 11th May, our youngest athletes took to the water under the shimmering lights of Stevenage arena, competing in the first round of Hertfordshire’s Peanuts league. For many of our swimmers this was their first competitive swimming meet. They made their parents and coaches very proud! Amidst formidable competition, Hemel rose to the occasion, clinching a...
Peanut League Swim Trials
02/05/2024
A huge well done to all our swimmers who took part in the Peanut Swim Trials, where several squads joined together to record times for all strokes. For some, it was their first time experiencing a race meet environment and we were so proud of all our swimmers Some awesome swims from everyone!🏊♂️ 🏊♀️👏👏👏...