HEMEL HEMPSTEAD SWIMMING CLUB

A community club, developing swimmers of all ages and abilities

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OUR CLUB

Around 170 members aged 7 to 60+ from Hemel Hempstead and the surrounding areas

Compete at a local, county, regional and national level and regularly host club galas’

Qualified coaches dedicated to helping swimmers improve skill techniques, endurance and overall race performance

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TRAINING

Structured training programme, ranging from junior squads with swimmers who are beginning their competitive swimming journey, through to more experienced Masters level

Coaches provide a supportive environment, to allow swimmers to reach their full potential

Masters squad provides adults the opportunity to  enhance their fitness and swimming technique, competing in open meets, regional and nationals

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COMMUNITY

Fun and community spirit are the heart of the club, with training sessions adapted to both challenge and inspire young swimmers

Swimmers enjoy the social aspect of the club, often forming new lifelong friendships with those who have similar interests

Club operates though volunteer support, and members help out in a variety of areas, developing new skills and friendships along the way

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3K Open Water Swim at Dorney Lake

On Sunday morning Hilary Coulson and Edwige Fortier competed in ‘The One on the lake’ 3K Open Water race, at …

128 mile cycle, Coast to Coast

Coach and Masters swimmer Matt Rafiq-Craske took on the massive endurance event of cycling the 128 mile cycle route from …

World Transplant Games Gold

In August, new club member Hector Cross competed at the British Transplant Games where he won 2 Golds and 2 …

Londons Dock2Dock Half Marathon

On Saturday, our masters Matthew Rafiq-Craske and Hilary Coulson took on London’s most iconic swim event, the Dock2Dock event at …

National 5K Bronze in Open Water swim

On Sunday 27th July our Masters swimmer Hilary Coulson, joined over 250 masters from across the Country to attend the …

County and Regional Open Water Champions

A team of 4 HHSC masters attended the East Region Open Water event at Whitlingham Country Park, Norwich. The results …

Jojo’s medal haul at Distance meet

Jo Lea-Pearce was the sole HHSC Master swimmer attending the weekends Distance Meet at Barnet Copthall. Swimming for National qualification …

Hannah, first at the 2026 Grafham Water 21k SwimRun

Competing on Sunday 29th June, Hannah Smee was the first female to finish the challenging 21k course. The event alternated …

Team success at British Long Course Nationals

The small team of 5 Masters attended the British Nationals at the London Olympic Aquatic Centre over the weekend. Qualification …

Masters Herts County Champions in 20 Individual events and 4 Relay teams

On Sunday 1st June our Masters took part in the Herts Masters County meet at the Hemel Hempstead pool. 17 …

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Where we Train

Hemel Hempstead

Our training takes place at Everyone Active in Hemel Hempstead.

Park Rd, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1JS

What our members say

Everyone cheers the swimmers on and the coaches are great. I love being part of a team.

The club has a Friendly Masters group with exceptional training, plus it keeps me fit!

HHSC offers a friendly, welcoming and supportive atmosphere and I look forward to training every week.

The club welcomes all swimmers and if you struggle with a stroke, they will stop and teach it step by step.

Affiliations

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WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN OUR SWIMMING CLUB?

We are a competitive sport club, with our swimmers competing
at all levels from local team galas to National and European events.