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The new session is now available on Saturday morning 11am-12am as well as Sunday morning. It will be next to the Fitness Squad session. An email has gone out from Joe on 13 January 2023 about this additional Academy Session. The updated schedule can be found here.

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First Weekend: 14 & 15 January - London Aquatic Centre Second Weekend: 18 & 19 February - Hillingdon Sports Leisure Complex UB8 1ES TBC Level 1 - Long Course (50m). Finals will be 8 lanes throughout the competition. Anaconda SC and Hackney Aquatics Joint Team Relay Entries and Finals Time For the first time ever, we have some team relays and our clubs totally smashed it! Event 5 Boys 800 LC Meter Freestyle Relay 1 Teddington A 8:35.84 2 Hackney Aquatics A 8:55.81 3 Teddington B 9:04.61 4 Teddington C...

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Hot off the Press: Do check your email. Joe has sent out the Middlesex County Schedule today (11 Jan). He's looking forward to some fast racing. Joe has sent out the accepted entries for the Middlesex County Championships yesterday. Please click onto the accepted entries link here and/or visit the MCASA website for more information such as Schedule of Events and Programme for Day 1 and 2. Photo credit: Middlesex County Amateur Swimming Association © MCASA Website

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The GLL Sport Foundation supports young people with athletic talent to achieve their full sporting potential by reducing the financial burden of training and competition costs. Applications will be open from December 20th 2022 until February 20th 2023. The foundation can provide athletes with financial help, physiotherapy and a ‘Better’ Gym membership. The online application form will be available on GLL website. More information on how to apply. Athletes can email [email protected] if they have questions. Please share with anyone you think might be interested. Anaconda SC Team

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Anaconda SC wishes one and all a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Hope you all have a relaxing festive break. See you at the poolside from Tuesday 3rd January 2023.

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This month, we say goodbyes to our Head Coach, Wayne Lock. who has made a massive difference to the club and swimmers. He has achieved so much for the club, many big moments, breakthroughs, great swims by the swimmers he coached. Everyone here at Anaconda wishes him the very best for his next adventure. Please do check out the video that John has put together, capturing how thankful we are - This one is for you, Wayne, by John Donovan. © John Donovan and Anaconda SC Club 2022-2023. All rights...

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A copy of the 2023 training schedule has been sent out by Joe Grubb. To view the schedule online, please click on the image below.

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...of Christmas celebrations and saying farewell to our much loved Head Coach, Wayne. He will be so sorely missed. After some warm up drinks and delicious food generously provided by many parents, the evening kicked off with the Club Championships awards to celebrate many wins from last week. Successes, improvements, attendance and hard work were celebrated by both clubs, Anaconda SC and Hackney Aquatics. Wayne, Joe, David and Dhaval handed out the awards while those in attendance clapped and cheered in unison. The atmosphere was electric and the DJ spun...

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Great day of racing from the swimmers at Anaconda SC joint Club Championships with Hackney Aquatics. Taken place at Clisold Leisure Centre on Sunday 18 December 2022, there were plenty of talent on show especially from the younger squads - very impressive! A big round of applause to Anaconda SC coaches who were there to organise and manage the swimmers from ages 8 to over 16. In the final mixed relay race where the coaches compete with the swimmers, Leeto and Wayne, our coaches, showed the young ones how it...

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The team building event between HAC and Anaconda’s new National Performance squad took place last Thursday evening in place of training. We organised an escape room for swimmers invited into the new squad and held a swimmers' meeting to set expectations for the new partnership. It was very successful, and the swimmers had lots of fun. Wayne, Head Coach