Streatham Swimming Club is a competitive club which welcomes all young people and their families. Working with committed swimmers and their parents,
we encourage every swimmer to reach their potential, whatever that may be.
Welcome to Streatham Swimming Club
We currently train at two venues: Streatham pool on Tuesdays and Fridays and St Joseph’s College on Sundays and Wednesdays.
Trials for prospective new members are now open. Please contact the Membership Secretary for details: info@streathamswimmingclub.org
Payments
Annual membership for 2018 is £40 per annum for the first family member, £35 for the second and £30 for third and subsequent family members.
Monthly Subscriptions are £25 for Pre-Group 1, £33 per month for Juniors (Groups 1-4), £38 per month for Seniors
We encourage parents and ex-members to come to the Sunday morning 9am session. For the bargain price of £3 you get an hour’s work out under Georgette’s tender care. You need to be able to swim 800m and do most of the strokes.
Welcome to Streatham Swimming Club
We currently train at two venues: Streatham pool on Tuesdays and Fridays and St Joseph’s College on Sundays and Wednesdays.
Trials for prospective members of the club are now open. Please contact the Membership Secretary for more details: info@streathamswimmingclub.org
We encourage parents and ex-members to come to the Sunday morning 9am session. For the bargain price of £3 you get an hour’s work out under Georgette’s tender care. You need to be able to swim 800m and do most of the strokes.
Latest News
SUMMER HOLIDAYS are here! There are no more sessions at St Joseph’s until Wednesday 5 September 2018. The last session at Streatham Leisure Centre is Tuesday 31 July 2018, first session back will be on Tuesday 4 September 2018. Have a great summer holiday, keep swimming and see you in September.
The committee is very pleased to announce that the club has just received its ASA Swim mark essential accreditation.
To quote the ASA website, this recognises the high standards of governance, sustainability and effectiveness that the club has reached (http://www.swimming.org/swimengland/swimmark-accreditation-for-clubs/)
We are particularly pleased as it is just over four years since the club returned to Streatham Ice and Leisure after a similar number of years in the wilderness following the demolition of the old pool. When the club restarted at Streatham, numbers were down and we didn’t get the same space in the new pool as we had had in the old one. Nevertheless, numbers have grown and standards improved. There is still a way to go. Training swimmers is not a quick job. Our swimmers range in age from 8-16 with gaps in some age groups. The club’s development plan aims to fill the gaps and improve competitiveness across the age range.
Here are some of the objectives in our development plan.
- Increase the lane space at Streatham pool on Tuesday evenings. This will help us to train more younger swimmers and fill the gaps we have.
- Improve gala attendance by swimmers. SSC is a competitive club. Swimmers need competition practice to improve
- Get some swimmers to county qualification standard. As the swimmers’ time with the club increases, they will start to reach county standard and inspire their swimming companions.
- Improve parent participation. SSC is run entirely by volunteers, with no paid staff. Parents are an essential resource!
The club is run entirely by volunteers – including all the teachers and organisers. Any help you can offer is welcome, please contact a member of the committee.
Diary of Events
DIARY OF EVENTS 2018
| JULY 2018 | |||
| Saturday 14 | Octopus Sprint League Gala 5
hosted by Woodside & Thornton Heath SC Sutton & Cheam |
Beckenham Spa | 5.30 pm |
| Wednesday 17 | Last session for summer | St Joseph’s | |
| Tuesday 31 | Last session for summer | Streatham Pool | 7.30 pm |
| AUGUST 2018 | |||
| Summer no swimming | Streatham Pool & St Joseph’s | ||
| SEPTEMBER 2018 | |||
| Tuesday 4 | First session back after summer | Streatham Pool | 7.30 pm |
| Wednesday 5 | First session back after summer | St. Joseph’s | 7.00 pm |
| Friday 7 | Tyrrell Time Trials
Freestyle & Butterfly |
Streatham Pool | 7.30 pm |
| Friday 14 | Tyrrell Time Trials
Backstroke & Breaststroke |
Streatham Pool | 7.30 pm |
| Saturday 22 | Octopus Sprint League Gala 6
(last gala of the league) Hosted by South Croydon SC |
Beckenham Spa | 5.30 pm |
| Friday 28 | Open Age 200 Metres Backstroke
(Heats and Finals) |
Streatham Pool | 8.00 pm
Senior swimmers only 7.30 pm swimming as usual |
| Saturday 29 | Pentagon 4th Leg Gala
Hosted by Wimbledon Dolphins SC |
Streatham Pool | 7.00 pm |
| OCTOBER 2018 | |||
| Saturday 13 | Pentagon 5th Leg Gala
(last gala of the league) |
Streatham Pool | 7.00 pm |
| Friday 19 | Open Age 200 Metres
Breaststroke (Heats and Finals) |
Streatham Pool | 8.00 pm
Senior swimmers only 7.30 pm swimming as usual |
| Wednesday 24
Sunday 28 |
Half-term | No swimming at
St Joseph’s |
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| NOVEMBER 2018 | |||
| Friday 9 | Club Championship GALA 1 | Streatham Pool | 7.30 pm all swimmers |
| Saturday 10 | Club Championship GALA 2 | Streatham Pool | 7.30 pm all swimmers |
| Friday 16 | Club Championship GALA 3 | Streatham Pool | 7.30 pm all swimmers |
| Friday 23 | Open Age 200 Metres Freestyle
(Heats and Finals) |
Streatham Pool | 8.00 pm
Senior swimmers only 7.30 pm swimming as usual |
| DECEMBER 2018 | |||
| Saturday 8 | Annual Awards Evening
for all swimmers and family |
TBC | 7.00 pm |
| Tuesday 18
Wednesday 19 |
Last session before Christmas | Streatham Pool
St Joseph’s |
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Sessions
TUESDAYS – Streatham Pool
7:30 – 8pm Groups 1, 2, 3 and 4
8.00 – 9pm Bronze, Silver and Gold
8.00 – 9.30pm Platinum
WEDNESDAYS – St Joseph’s College
7.00pm – 7.30pm Group 1
7.00pm – 8.00pm Groups 2, 3 & 4 and all Seniors (Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum)
The Junior session is full. Any swimmers wishing to start using this session should contact Georgette before attending.
FRIDAYS – Streatham Pool
7:30 – 8pm Groups 1, 2, 3 and 4
8.00 – 9pm Bronze, Silver and Gold
8.00 – 9.30pm Platinum
SUNDAYS – St Joseph’s College
9.00 – 10.00am Bronze
9.00 – 10.30am Silver, Gold, Platinum, ex members & parents’ session
10.30 – 11.00am Groups 1, 2, 3, and 4
Groups
The club works to the national plan for teaching swimming.
JUNIORS
Pre-group 1 Stage 3
Group 1 Stage 4
Group 2 Stage 5
Group 3 Stage 6
Group 4 Stage 7
SENIORS Focus on Competitive Swimming
Bronze Stage 8
Silver Stage 9
Gold Stage 10
For more information about the National Plan for Swimming go to the British Swimming website.
http://www.swimming.org/parents/npts/
Pools and Galas
We train at Streatham and St Josephs and compete at Streatham and Beckenham Spa in the following leagues
Pentagon – Streatham Ice and Leisure Centre
Octopus Sprint League – Beckenham Spa
St Joseph’s College
Beulah Hill
London, SE19 3H
Tel 020 8761 1426
St Josephs College
Bus 196, 249, 417, 468
Train Tulse Hill, Streatham
Car Parking Available
Streatham Ice and Leisure Centre
Streatham High Road
Streatham, SW16 6HX
Tel 020 8677 5758
Streatham Ice & Leisure Centre
Bus 50, 109, 118, 133, 159, 249, 250, 255, G1, P15
Train Streatham, Streatham Common
Car Parking 135 spaces available
The Spa
Beckenham Road
Beckenham, BR3 4PF
Tel 020 8650 0233
The Spa
Rail Clockhouse, Beckenham Jtn
Bus 194, 227, 354, 358, N3, 54, 352
Tram Beckenham Rd
Car Parking 154 places available