For a guide on what school galas are run in Hertfordshire, please go to Events.

UPDATE from the finals (held Saturday 20th Nov 2021 at the London Aquatic centre):
Girls:
- The Herts & Essex High School - 18th in the Inter Girls Freestyle relay, 9th in the Inter Girls Medley relay
- Chancellor's School - 15th in the Senior Girls Freestyle relay, 13th in the Senior Girls Medley relay
- St Columba's College - 12th in the Senior Girls Freestyle relay, 9th in the Senior Girls Freestyle relay
Boys:
- St Albans School - 18th in the Inter Boys Freestyle relay, 20th in the Senior Boys Freestyle relay, 9th in the Senior Boys Medley relay
- Sandringham School - 17th in the Senior Boys Medley relay

Please note that these placings are country wide (any placing of 10th or above means the team was in the final of that event).
Well done to all the Hertfordshire schools who competed.
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Good luck to the Herts schools have qualified for the ESSA Secondary Teams finals on the Saturday 20th Nov 2021 at the London Aquatic centre. Please see below for the Herts teams qualifiers and also including where reserve in an event.

To see the full details of qualification events and rankings please see the ESSA Website at:
https://www.essa-schoolswimming.com/index.php/events/secondary-team-championships

A message from the organiser Zoë McQuire :

​Unfortunately, we have had to make the difficult decision to cancel this gala.   
 
There are several reasons why we have made this decision most of which are Covid related.  Entry numbers are too low to hold a meaningful competition; we do not have a sufficient number of officials to run the gala; and the East region of British Swimming have mandated that their regional gala will not be admitting spectators and some leisure centres are following suit (though we have not heard if Watford Woodside plans to do so).

All those who have entered will receive a a refund of their entry fees, and should have received an e-mail in this regard.

It is disappointing to have to make this decision prior to the entry deadline closing, however this does mean those swimmers who have entered will now have time to enter other galas which may be going on that weekend. 
 
I know how disappointing this is with so few opportunities for the children to compete and hope that by 2022 we will be back to normal.

Please contact me at primary.essa@gmail.com if you have any further queries.

​Please see the Secondary results for the Girls results for each event and overall scores and the the results of the Juba trophy.

​We would like to take the opportunity to thank all the officials and helpers who made the running of the gala as efficient as possible.
Thanks to all the participating swimmers and for the teachers/parents and schools for bringing them to the gala.

Please note that ESSA secondary team championships are on Saturday the 27th November, 2021, for those schools qualifying.

​Please see the Secondary results for the Boys results for each event and overall scores and the the results of the Juba trophy.

​We would like to take the opportunity to thank all the officials and helpers who made the running of the gala as efficient as possible.
Thanks to all the participating swimmers and for the teachers/parents and schools for bringing them to the gala.

Please note that ESSA secondary team championships are on Saturday the 27th November, 2021, for those schools qualifying.

​63rd Secondary Schools' Team Championships

Revised date of Sat 27th November 2021
Venue : London Aquatics Centre
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We are planning for the qualification rounds to be held in September/early October, possibly with some changes to format to accommodate any residual restrictions. 
Note: Revised conditions may be introduced in July/August to address prevailing Covid related restrictions. The events are subject to cancellation if restrictions make it impractical to conduct the events safely.
A firm decision, together with an announcement of any revisions to the competition conditions, will be made in the summer in time for the return of schools after the summer holidays.

Note:
The East/South East Divisions qualification events will be held at Watford Woodside on:
24th Sep 2021 - ESSA Second. Boys Team E/SE qual
8th Oct 2021 - ESSA Secondary Girls Team E/SE qual
Entry form can be found here.

Primary Teams Championships 2021 

Following the expected dates from the governments road map, English Schools’ Swimming Association has made the difficult decision to cancel this years Primary Team Championships in Sheffield. 

We have looked in to lots of different options to try and run a Primary Teams Championships but with the reduced training for all athletes we felt it was not possible.  

We look forward to welcoming you back on poolside at one of our events soon. 

Please keep an eye on our website and social media channels for further announcements.
http://www.essa-schoolswimming.com/
https://www.facebook.com/ESSAswimming

Stewart Nicklin 
Hon. Championship Co-Ordinatorto edit.

Unfortunately due to the Covid-19 restrictions both the 2021 Secondary and Primary Hertfordshire Inter-District Champs are cancelled for the 2020/21 school year.
We will be reviewing all options going forward for what will be possible and provide further updates as soon as we can.
Please contact the District Reps if you would like any further information.

Due to the cancellation of all ESSA events for 2020, which includes the 2020 Herts Primary Schools Inter-District Championships planned to be held on Friday 5th June 2020, the Herts Schools Association committee and District representatives have been discussing the implications and looking at what potential changes to the Inter-District Galas in 2021 could be made to accommodate those swimmers missing out on the 2020 Herts Primary Schools Inter-District Championships.

The Herts Schools Association are planning on the following for the 2021 Inter-District Champs (subject to change):

1. The 2021 Herts Primary Schools Inter-District Championships will go ahead as normal (May 2021 tbc) and thus any 2021 District Primary Schools Trials galas will will go ahead as normal (April 2021 tbc).

2. The 2021 Herts Secondary Schools Inter-District Championships (Mar 2021) will have a modified structure for 2021.
- The Junior category (years 7&8) will be split into Year 7 and Year 8 with each comprising at least 6 swimmers (Boys and Girls). This is to accommodate the years 7's specifically as they will have missed the Primary champs as year 6's this year.
- The Year 7 group (which are year 6's for this year), will swim the same events as usual for the Junior category ie. 100m IM, 50m in each stroke and Free and Medley relays. In addition there maybe a squadron covering Year 7, year 8 (Junior) + Inters ( years 9, 10) + Seniors (years 11, 12, 13) but this has not been confirmed yet.
- The year 7's will be selected from attendance at District secondary schools and may be based on submitted/Swim England times, 
- The year 7 & 8's results will be combined for the winners of the Junior category.
- Note that the above will lengthen the Secondary gala from normal so we hope that you will understand in the circumstances.

We apologise for the cancellation of this year's galas and hope that the changes we plan to make for the 2021 Secondary gala will go some way to provide the year 6's in 2020 with some additional opportunity to swim for their District in 2021.