Stock Exchange Swimming club
1911 SESC
2025 News
Training Sessions
Due to popular demand, we are starting up a monthly training session.
It will be the first Wednesday of the Month, starting 5 Feburary at 7pm.
We will provide training programmes on the night for different swimming levels.
They will be at the Porchester Swimming pool, W2 5HS
Please pay £5 to secure your spot using the button.
Our plans for 2025
20 January 2025: AGM
19 March 2025 : Spring 30 Relay
June 2025: 1 Mile (outdoor lido)
July 2025: 1/4 Mile (outdoor lido)
1/2 Mile (outdoor lido)
November 2025: Gala and heats
2025 Competitions
In March we invite swimmers to the Spring 30 Relay
The relay comprises of teams with 6 swimmers each.
Each swimmer swims 5 lengths in turn. In this way the team swims 30 lengths.
It is a fast paced, healthy competitive environment building team spirit and personal drive.
After the race, we usually visit the local pub to meet old and new friends.
If you would like to contribute either in the pool, poolside with timekeeping or organisation, please sign up to our newsletters or contact us here.
Over the Summer, we run
3 long distance competitions.
These are held at the Tooting Bec Lido.
1/4 Mile : the race begins in the middle of the pool.
1/2 Mile : the race begins 20 yards away from the deep end wall.
1 Mile : the race starts in the middle of the pool.
Notes
You swim to the shallow end and swim 4 more lengths.
You swim to the shallow end and swim 8 more lengths.
You swim to the deep end and swim 17 more lengths
Each race has 4 categories to dive into:
* Mens
* Womens
* Newcomers
* Handicap (swimmers swim against their previous average times)
In the Autumn we have our Gala.
Porchester Centre (33yards) Queensway, BaysWater, W2 5HS
The Gala is usually run over 2 evenings where one evening is to give all swimmers a chance to swim. The 6 best are then entered for the Finale Gala.
In 2024 the Gala competition was swum in one evening and had a slightly adjusted list of events.
1. Men’s 133 yards Club Championship
2. Ladies’ 133 yards Club Championship
3. Veterans 33 yards Club Championship
4. Men’s 133 yards Breaststroke Club Championship
5. Ladies’ 66 yards Breaststroke Club Championship
6. Ladies’ 33 yards Butterfly Club Championship
7. Men’s 66 yards Backstroke Handicap
8. Ladies’ 33 yards Backstroke Club Championship
9. Men’s 133 yards Backstroke Club Championship
10. Ladies’ 33 yards Handicap
11. Veterans’ 33 yards Handicap
12. Mixed Individual 100m Medley Handicap
13. Men’s 66 yards Handicap
14. Invitation Medley Relay
* Handicap races: please submit your completion time by Monday 18 Nov, midnight
This time will be used for your individual start time.
* Veteran swimmers: are 40 years+ as of 1 April 2024.
* Club Championship: relates to a swimmer’s completion time of the race on the night.
* Invitation Medley Relay: includes swimmers’ names pulled from the nights list into teams.
Notes
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Click below for the results of our 2024 races
About us
The Stock Exchange Swimming Club (SESC) is a historic swimming club that has been a part of the community for over a century (with two short breaks, one spanning both World Wars and another over the recent pandemic).
The SESC has been around since 1911. We provide swimmers a challenge by proving their training in 5 different types and styles of competitions.
The competitions are open to all city professionals of London to attend. Training is usaually swum individually and independent of the club, we are looking to restart our monthly training sessions.
The setting we provide is relaxed and offers opportunity for swimmers to compete at different levels and provide a place to socialise with other like minded professionals from across the city.
For each event we have medals for 1st, 2nd and 3rd
Most races have a sliver trophy alocated to it.