Our squads
Competitive Swimming
Eleven squads, 210 swimmer places and a pathway that runs all the way from your first 25m to national finals — starting at age 6.
The pathway
A squad for every stage
Swimmers progress through the squads as their skills, fitness and times develop. Time trials help our coaches place newer swimmers; squad criteria and training times live in the SwimClub Manager portal.
Where we train
Pools across SE London & Kent
- Erith Leisure Centre
- Crook Log Leisure Centre
- Thamesmere Leisure Centre
- Charlton Lido
- Dartford Grammar School for Girls
Your squad determines your venues and session times — the full weekly schedule is in the Swimmer documents section and the club calendar.
Racing
Train hard, race harder
Competition is at the heart of the programme:
- Club Championships — annual, for Bronze squad and above.
- League racing — National Arena, White Horse, Tudor and Kent Junior leagues.
- Licensed meets — including our own Spring, Super Sunday Sprint and Fireworks meets.
- County, regional & national championships for qualifying swimmers.
See our EDSC Guide to Leagues for how league teams are selected, and track your rankings on the Swim England / Aquatics GB database.
Competitions & meets
Poolside
Your coaching team
Useful resources
Everything in one place
📋Squad criteria & times
Squad criteria and weekly training times live in the SwimClub Manager portal for members.
Member login💷Fees
Annual membership (due 1 February) plus monthly squad fees — full schedule in the EDSC Swimming Fees document.
Fees & subscriptions📈Rankings
Check personal bests and national rankings on the Swim England database.
Swim England rankingsThink you've got the strokes?
If you can swim 25m of front crawl, breaststroke and backstroke, you're ready to trial. Age 6+, all levels of racing experience welcome.