Hitchin swimming club

About Us

The entire running of the club is geared around achieving these objectives.

The club is fortunate to have very strong coaching staff and a supportive committee. We are also very grateful to business or organizations wish to support us. Click below for more details.

 

 

We have in excess of 120 swimmers who train with us at Hitchin Swimming Centre and at St Christopher’s School, Letchworth.

Swim21 - thanks to much hard work by Mac MacKenzie, the club is Swim21 accredited, one of only nine clubs in Hertfordshire to have achieved this qualification

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

providing a safe, enjoyable and friendly environment to allow all swimmers to fulfill their potential as competitive swimmers

Swim21 is a nationally recognized scheme which is designed to increase the professionalism of swimming clubs within Great Britain. Being Swim21 accredited also means that Hitchin Swimming Club is

“Clubmark” accredited – this is the Sport England mark of high quality junior sports clubs.

Beyond Hitchin - Hitchin Swimming Club plays a strong role within Hertfordshire ASA supporting swimming across the country and ensuring that our viewpoint is heard. Lee Portingale has coached the Hertfordshire Country Team and Tina Lander, one of our senior coaches, is the Hertfordshire Team County Manager. Gary Robb manages all the entries and scoring for county promoted events - such as the Country Championships and Development Meeting. Grant Chivers, our Chair, often announces at county events and is about to become the treasurer for Hertfordshire ASA. Jean Cook, a life member of Hitchin Swimming Club, is the current president of ASA London. 

We have a number of qualified officials in the club who work hard at both our own galas and others. These include: Grant Chivers (timekeeper), Kevin Cotton (timekeeper and judge), Nick Malpeli (timekeeper), Mark Lander (timekeeper, judge), Gary Robb (timekeeper).

We believe that playing our part in developing swimming beyond Hitchin is an important part of meeting our aims.

If you want to volunteer to support the club, provide sponsorship, or would just like to know more about the club, then see the New Members Area or e-mail info@hitchinswimmingclub.co.uk.

Hitchin Swimming Club (HSC) is a competitive swimming club. Our aim is to:

1) Provide a safe, enjoyable and friendly environment to allow all our swimmers to fulfill their potential as competitive swimmers

2) Develop and support swimmers at local, county, regional and national levels

3) Be seen as a centre of excellence for running an amateur sports club

4) Ensure those involved in running the club enjoy doing so