On Saturday 9th July 2022, Orpington Ojays headed off to St Johns in Tunbridge Wells for the second round of the Kent Junior League. This is a 44 event gala with a mixture of individual events and mixed relays in the categories 10, 11, 12 and 13 years of age for which we took a team of 18 swimmers with some attending their first league gala. We had some tough competitive clubs at the same pool, but given everyone is racing virtually against all 14 clubs,the team had to work...

This weekend saw 47 swimmers head off to Horley for the Atlantis Swim Club Summer Splash. We were made to feel very welcome and had the perfect spot at the end of the pool for supporting every individual swimmer - it was amazing to see pretty much everybody up at the end of the lane cheering on every swimmer from the first to the last. The unity of our team is incredible and was lovely to see, and apart from being the best club it’s what sets us apart from...

Well done to all those that took part in the Tudor Cup this weekend. It wasn’t to be this time round with Ojays taking the 3rd place trophy after 1st place went to Tonbridge and 2nd to Bexley. We also brought back the Friendship Cup for the most improved club, so that’s an incredible 3 trophies in total and that’s a fantastic overall result for the club and all will be proudly added to the trophy cabinet. A special mention goes to Samantha Jackson and Ben Langdown who represented the...

Big congratulations to everyone who participated in the tudor league Aaron Magcanan, Aarya Bhardwaj, Abigail Fraser, Alice Crawford, Andrew Magcanan, Ava Hickey, Ben Langdown, Benjamin Farthing, Carys Bond, Charlotte Field, Chloe Doyle, Daisy Draper, Eisen Lagasca, Ellie Brown, Ellie Gibbs, Ellie Lewis, Emilia Dartford, Emily Coote, Faith Wellard, Felicity Bridle, Finola Barker, Fotios Nikolopoulos, George Farthing, Hannah Strover, Henry Shepherd, Jake Dimarucut, Lauren Bond, Lily-Mae Cooper, Luca Nistor, Lucas Bond, Macy Hillman, Max Ballard, Mia Lorenz-Lin, Michael Li, Niccolo Cavasino, Oliver Steel Squires, Philip Kozins, Pragnya Vutukuri, Sam Gaster, Samuel...

Last night saw another outsanding performance from the Tudor League team taking first place in Round 4 with a whopping 280 points! There were twelve1st places, thirteen 2nd places and ten 3rd places and we had more 1st, 2nd and 3rd places than any other team competing! After back to back victories we are now outright leaders of the table 2 league points and 24 gala points clear of 2nd place Bexley with just one more round to go. There were some brilliant swims across the board but the highlight...

Well done Crawley Gala Swimmers ! Orpington Ojays saw some really tough competition this weekend at K2 Crawley. With 67 clubs participating and with many swimmers there to chase National qualification times, our 26 swimmers performed amazingly well against some of the country’s fastest swimmers. We came home with 3 golds, 7 silvers, 5 bronzes, 24 individual PBs and some gutsy performances with everyone giving it their all in the usual Ojays style. Thank you to coach Joe, all our brilliant team managers, officials and supporters without whom we simply...

Congratulations to the team for taking the top spot in last night’s Tudor League round 3! Expectations were high following on from our 2nd place result in round 2 and with some brilliant swims we able to secure first place overall. With 10 wins and 16 second places, it was our strongest performance to date, and with the support of our team captains and an unparalleled team spirit there was no stopping team Ojays! The night culminated in the 8x25m squadron relay which turned out to be the most exciting...

Wishing all our swimmers (14 and under age group) every success at the SE London Regional Championships over the next 2 weekends. Aaron, Andrew, Carys, Charlotte, Daisy, George, Henry and Shekinah. Go Ojays!

Please support our Orpington Ojays swimmers on weekend 2 of 3 at the County Championship at Dover! Live stream is at Kent County Swimming - YouTube and event times are shown below Date Time Event Swimmers Saturday 29/01/22 13:30 Girls 400 Free Field, Charlotte C (14) 5:01.58S Lawrence, Amie A (16) 4:52.44S Strover, Hannah (17) 4:55.30S Jackson, Samantha S (17) 4:46.30S 15:15 Boys 200 IM Shepherd, Henry (12) 2:58.28S Barrett, Thomas T (15) 2:33.37S Swarup, Vaatsalya (15) 2:31.23S Ryan, Samuel L (16) 2:19.50S Birchmore, Billy (26) 3:00.87S 16:45 Girls 200...

Please support Orpington Ojays this weekend at Dover!! Today marks the start of three weekends of swimming in the County Championships Congratulations to everybody taking part! You can view the races on the live stream https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnwnqGXuyyQDhTIIDs75Sdg/videos?view=2&live_view=502 Results Kent Swimming Championships 2022 - SPORTSYSTEMS Meet Results Service Date Time Event Swimmers Saturday 22/01/22 13:30 Boy 400 Free Ryan, Samuel L (16) 14:55 Girl 200 Medley Field, Charlotte C (14) Jackson, Samantha S (17) 16:30 Boy 200 Free Shepherd, Henry (12) Ryan, Samuel L (16) Sunday 23/01/22 09:30 Boy 200 Back Magcanan,...