Oh, what a night, early April in 2022! Our club finally came together to celebrate the success of all our fantastic swimmers over the last years and was everything we needed to build our community and move forward. Let’s face it, since 2019 we have adapted many risk assessments, temperatures, and compliance around COVID, we could not come together even if we wanted to celebrate. It was great to be back in our team celebrating the swimming achievements of all and seeing the friendships building along with some brilliant dance...

Ocupus League Round 2 - After a great start in Round 1 the SCSC team were ready for a great evening's racing. After a team led warm-up, they swam their hearts out and placed First on the night. This placed SCSC joint 1st on league points but still 2nd on Gala points and therefore still second in the League standings. Well done everyone.

Surrey County Championship 2022 - Round up. Congratulations to the 11 swimmers who qualified. Andrei, Tom, Alex, Lucas, Harry, Ayo, Augustinas, Ethan, Henry, Lucy & Violet. Lots of PB's were recorded and for Alex a super bronze medal was won in the 12year old boys 50m Back.

Welcome back to the Octopus League 2022. Round 1 saw a lot of new faces join the team. SCSC got off to a flying start which saw many swimmers gain PB's and SCSC secured second place on the night.

Octopus League 2020-2021 Having stopped the Octopus league in March 2020 after only 2 rounds, the league managed to resume for one final gala in 2021. The league placings and points were carried over and SCSC were in second place going into the final gala. With a strong team fielded, SCSC were out to hopefully capture the title that they last won in 2013. It really was a three-horse race with Woodside & Thornton Heath SC and Sutton & Cheam SC as to who would lift the trophy. With some...

Over the weekend of the 10 & 11 July 2021 the Surrey’s Age Group Summer Meet Finals took place. Swimmers from South Croydon SC, along with parents who volunteered to be covid marshals for the club, travelled to Surrey Sports Park for this fantastic event. Only swimmers who were ranked in the top 8 in the County were invited to compete. The event is incredibly competitive so to even be invited is a huge achievement. SCSC had five swimmers attend: - Alex Khachaturyan (11) competed in both the 50m &...

Many congratulations to Amy who attended the virtual camp over the weekend of 5th/6th December 2020. Amy was selected for the 200m Free group. The camp included technical, tactical and behavioural workshops as well and a cooking class, land training and a body analysis. Amy also attended a talk by Hannah Stoyel, Sports Psychologist, in November which was also arranged by the SE Talent Team. Amy said, "The camp was very informative and I am looking forward to putting into practise what I have learnt when competitions start again." Amy...

The London Swimming region held their Youth Championships at the London Aquatic Centre, otherwise known as the 2012 Olympic pool, over the weekend of 04 – 06 May and South Croydon Swimming Club had a team of 7 qualifiers for this tough competition. The championships are for swimmers aged 15 and over as at 31 December 2019, and club were represented by Amy Davies and Laura Chisholm (age 17 and over), Brandon Vencatachellum and Steve Totev (age 16), and Christopher Finch, Joshua Hardy and Sophia Lorke (all age 15). Events...

Good Luck Amy Davies! British Swimming Championships Glasgow - April 2019 The British Swimming Championships 2019 which is the Premier Event in the British Swimming Calendar will take place at the Tollcross International Pool in Glasgow from 16 – 21 April 2019. The British Swimming Championships is often used as qualification trials for the season’s major championships, and attracts the best swimmers from England, Wales and Scotland. This is a fantastic achievement for any swimmer especially from such a small club as SCSC and I hope you will join me...

South Croydon SC Octopus Team competed in Round 2 of the League on Saturday 6th April 2019 at the Beckenham Spa and finished in a well deserved top spot after a very good evening of swimming. Great Team Effort and Spirit was evident after finishing in 2nd position in Round 1 and this will put the team into a good position ahead of Round 3. Well Done Swimmers and thank you to all those who helped on the night.