Hythe Aqua (formerly Hythe Swimming Club) is based at the South Road swimming pool in Hythe and has been established since 1975. Hythe Aqua has over 500 members, with the majority under 16 years of age.
We are a voluntary organisation and although all our 40+ Teachers and Coaches are qualified, they all give all their time free to the Club.This results in our fees being kept to a minimum and helps to encourage membership from all sections of the community.At Hythe we aim to attract members from the 5 years of age to much older participating in a healthy lifestyle of fitness training within a friendly but competitive environment.
Hythe Aqua is a competitive club and membership of one of competitive sections will lead to swimming in galas, playing Water polo matches, participating in synchronised swimming competitions and taking part in Masters Competitions. If you join one of the competitive sections, you will be expected to compete for the Club in the competitions and championships chosen by the Coaches.
The club is growing and we are always on the lookout for new members and coaching staff; So if you live in the Shepway area lease contact us. The club actively encourages interested parents to obtain both teaching and ASA official's qualifications and in many cases can help fund the necessary training. - Contact us
ASHFORD DEVELOPMENT GALA
HYTHE AQUA HIT THEIR BEST TIMES AT GALA
On Saturday 27th October Hythe Aqua participated in the 2018 Ashford Development Gala. Hythe were in lane 5 and maybe it was their lucky lane as they got 36 personal bests and 3 speeding tickets, all by Katie Oliver. Considering Hythe Aqua had only 15 swimmers they still covered most races though and won a fair few. Lots of swimmers had to swim up age groups and had lots of races. Winners were Mackenzie Lambert, Harry Oakes, Leon Santer, Libby MacArthur (2) Tristan Parmenter (3), 15/U Free and Medley Team (Libby, Tristan, Ellis, Leon)
Thank you to the swimmers and also to the club helpers on poolside, thank you Helen, Aly, Wendy, Carly, Kathryn and Paul for helping out at the Gala and doing all the jobs in their own time.
Report by MacKenzie Lambert
Faversham Ladies v Hythe Ladies Friendly Faversham arrived with 4 international players, 3 Japanese ladies and a Scottish International but this did not deter the Hythe Ladies from pulling together and battling hard for the four quarters. The score line does not reflect the way the Hythe Ladies played, they all played with determination, game awareness and vision.
Hythe Aqua Masters travelled to the Kent Masters Swimming Championships recently with a slightly larger team than in 2017 
As some of you will already know, last weekend saw the beginning of the Hythe Festival of Arts and Heritage, where a small group of club volunteers set up and ran a stall on The Green, to promote Hythe Aqua Swimming Club
HytheSynchro - SEsynchro ComboCup!
Congratulations to our senior team for winning a bronze medal at the SESynchro ComboCup in the 13-18 Division 2 section!
HYTHE’S HAT TRICK AT 2018 KENT WATER POLO FESTIVALHythe Aqua Junior Water Polo had a fantastically successful afternoon at the recent Kent Water Polo at Folkestone Sports Centre winning all 3 age groups. With 28 players attending there was great team support from players and their parents in the balcony. The Hythe Aqua team also looked the part in their new t-shirts and hoodies which has been sponsored by LiftComm.
JO JACKSON
Last Tuesday Hythe Aqua Swimming Club held its annual Olympic Night at Hythe Pool with Olympian Jo Jackson in attendance. Jo worked with the Club’s Swimschool Teachers for the first hour. The Hythe Aqua Clubs very successful Swimschool, now has over 100 pupils starting from 4½ years. After assisting the Teachers Jo coached the Junior and Senior Swimming Squads. As a freestyle expert, she passed on her great knowledge in terms of drills and practices whilst coaching which the squad swimmers really enjoyed.
Sprint Championships Programme Events Gala's
Programme of Events 1. Fly & Back
Programme of Events 2. Breast & Free
EMILY CHAMBERS
Last weekend Emily raced in the Age Group British Duathlon Championships over the Standard distance (10k run, 40k bike, 5k run). She did really well finishing in 5th place overall in a time of 2hr 16min.
Hythe has a FINA Qualified Synchro Judge
Well done to Erica Moo our Synchro Head Coach who has just successfully completed the FINA Artistic Swimming Judges School with a pass rate of 94%.
A New Pool for Hythe!!!!!!!
Proposed design of New Leisure Centre
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KENT ASA SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2018
32 Shepway swimmers were accepted to swim in the Kent ASA County Championships this year. Again, the event was heavily oversubscribed with Shepway swimmers having 45 events rejected and some swimmers not making it though at all even though they had good consideration times.
Remembering Eddie Willis
Hythe Aqua is very sad to report that long serving Club Official, Swimming Teacher and Past President of the Club Eddie Willis sadly passed away just after Christmas. Eddie was a founder member of the club and was involved in teaching hundreds of children to swim, officiated at hundreds of galas across the county and was a Past President of Hythe Aqua Club and a long serving Executive Committee Member. Our condolences to all of Eddie's family.
HYTHE AQUA PRESENTATION EVENING 2017
Held on the 2nd December 2017 at the Tin Tabernacle, Hythe
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End of swimming term fun for the clubs Junior Development Squad. Junior Squad Aquathalon
27th July 2017
Hythe Masters Champions of East Kent
“Hythe Masters” took a smaller team than usual to the recent East Invicta Masters Championships held at Kings School Recreation Centre in Canterbury.
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Hythe Aqua Synchro Success at S E Region Figure Competition – 26th March 2017
Congratulations to this lovely bunch of Hythe Aqua Synchro swimmers on a great day at the SE Novice Figures competition yesterday in Reading!
Head Coach Erica Moo was very proud of her swimmers following the medal ceremony where Hythe scooped medals in every section we entered.
James Goddard visits Hythe Aqua - Photos
James Goddard says thanks for a super session. Inspirational to swimmers & coaches plus good fun..
A Day in the Life of Team GB swimmer James Goddard
We follow swimmer James Goddard through his daily work and life routine. Watch more of extensive Olympic video coverage at www.thetimes.co.uk
2016 USA Olympic Swim Team Carpool Karaoke
USA Swim Team hits the road for some carpool karaoke in Atlanta... Which way to Rio?
Coaching team at Hythe Aqua Swimming Club
Affiliation:
We are affiliated with the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) and have swimmers competing in ASA Open competitions. Despite being essentially a competitive club we still pride ourselves in our friendly atmosphere and open structure. All of our coaches are either ASA or Swimming Teachers' Association (STA) qualified. The club is fully compliant with the A.S.A.'s Child Protection procedures.
Main Club Nights :
Our main Club Nights are Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays but we have training sessions on most days. The majority of our sessions are at Hythe Pool but we do use time at Folkestone Sports Centre.
Sean King Shield U14 Water Polo Tournament Results
On 24 of September 2016 the Sean King Shield under 14 tournaments took place at Swanley in double deep water.
Hythe Aqua swimmers in Shepway Squad at 2017 Kent Championships
Shepway Swim Squad finished a commendable 15th in this year’s overall table and the 2nd East Kent team .
Synchronised Swimming at Hythe Aqua Swimming Club
Synchronised swimming is a growing sport in this country with the number of swimmers and clubs involved increasing nationally. Synchro is also now accepted internationally as a spectator sport, being one of the first events to sell out at the Olympic games.
Competitive synchro swimmers must be extremely fit, and completely at home in the water. When tested and compared with other Olympic athletes the results showed that synchro swimmers ranked second only to long distance runners in aerobic capacity, and to gymnasts in flexibility. They must be strong yet graceful, interested in music sufficiently to be able to choose and interpret pieces of routines, and have stamina and determination.
Adult Swimming at Hythe Aqua Swimming Club
Adult Swimming with Hythe Aqua Swimming Club is for adults 17yrs+ who can swim lengths (25 metres). Hythe Aqua Adult Swimming covers a whole range of abilities from casual fitness training to high level competitive swimming. The training is also suitable for Triathletes and Open Water swimmers who wish to improve their skills and endurance.
Adult Swimming with Hythe Aqua is an ideal way to keep fit, socialise and improve your swimming skills under the direction of our experienced Coaches.
Hythe Aqua Swimming Club Continues to be a Quality Club after Award of Swim21 Status
Although without a pool at present due to major maintenance at Hythe Pool Hythe Aqua SC has been recognised by the Amateur Swimming Association as a Quality Club and have been reaccredited with the Swim21/Clubmark status. The award of Swim21 to Hythe Aqua follows a full audit of the Club by the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) covering all poolside and backroom activities, training and governance arrangements which the club passed with flying colours.determination.
Awards Night 2016 At Hythe Aqua Swimming Club
Hythe Aqua Swimming Club held its annual presentation of awards night at the Saga Pavilion in Sandgate.1. HYTHE AQUA AWARDS NIGHT - Press Release
2. PRESENTATION EVENING 2016 - Press Version
3. HYTHE AQUA PRESENTATION EVENING 2016 Photo Gallery
Hythe Aqua Channel Swim Team
On Friday 19th August 2016 the Hythe Aqua Channel Swim Team got their slot to swim.Setting off at 12.20 Thursday night and arriving at Cap Gris Nez at 9.40am (ish) English time, they have now swum to France!
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Hythe Aqua & Wunstorf Exchange Tours
The first exchange between the clubs took place in 1978 but after a break from 1999 resumed again in 2008and has carried on since with the exchange being hosted by the clubs on alternate years.
Multi Talents At Hythe Aqua
Hythe Aqua Masters Debbie Burton becomes World Champion in another sport. I had some great 50th birthday pressies last December, but concealed in one innocent looking envelope was something that would change 2009 for me..........my surprise gift from friends was entry to the 2009 Masters World Mountain Bike Championships.
TIM AND CLARE WISEMAN
Kevin Daly the SPORTSFERRET from ACADEMYFM FOLKESTONE catches up with Tim Wiseman,Head Coach at Hythe Aqua Swimming Club and his wife Clare, Running and Cross Country Secretary from Deal Tri Club.A great morning of sporty chat.
New Faces on Poolside at Squad Training
Head Swimming Coach Tim Wiseman has been recruiting some new faces on poolside to assist with lane coaching during Club Night Training:
Hythe Aqua Continues to be a Quality Club.
Hythe Aqua Swimming Club has been a Swim21 quality assured club for a number of years and it has just been celebrating its reaccreditation by the Amateur Swimming Associations National Quality Panel.
Hythe Aqua Swimming Club Achieves Quality Award
Hythe Aqua Swimming Club recently underwent a regular audit with the Amateur Swimming Association regarding the regular reaccreditation of the swimming quality mark known as Swim21 or Clubmark.
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