1911 SESC
Our last race was the
QuarterMile Race
The Quater Mile Race was swum on 22 July 2026.
The sun shone, spirits were high, and the lanes were wide as another great open water swimming London race got underway.
Special congratulations to those who beat their own estimated times — your determination and hard work truly paid off. We had swimmers ranging from 20 to 73 years old, proving this competitive swimming London adults event really is for everyone. In addition to a few new London professionals from Mastercard, the Bank of England, and City, St George's University of London, adding to our growing masters swimming London community.
Thanks to Will, Ruth and Andrew for organising the race. And off cours to Richard T. for all the wonderful photos and videos!
Fantastic effort, all round!
Mens
1st: 5.18 Jokob I.
2nd: 5.22 Luke S.
3rd: 6.11 Andrew A.
Womens
1st: 6.45 Louise J.
2nd: 7.12 Leonora M.
3rd: 10.29 Carrie Ann
Vets
1st: 6.11 Andrew A.
2nd: 6.49 Eugene N.
3rd: 7.11 Michael S.
And the medalists are:
What's next in 2026
Thanks to the incredible enthusiasm, we’ve created a new exciting race.
The Richard Jackson Squadron Relay
This is a nod to our previous Chair, who was part of the club for just over 60 years. He created this fun race on one of our after-our-swim pub visits. It was a great evening with lots of laughs.
The details:
The relay consists of 5 swimmers
- one of which must be a woman
- and another a vet.
Each next length must be
- swum in different stroke to the previous one
- a total of 30 lengths are swum (each swimmer swims 1 length each time, 6 times).
Venue : The London Olympic Pool
Date: 21 October
Time: 7pm
Entry: £10 per swimmer
Training
As a club we do not offer coach led training sessions but we do like to swim together. We meet up once a month, generally the first Tuesday of the month, usually at 18.30 and each time at a different London Leisure Centre swimming pool.
The Training evenings are informal. Each swimmer books their own space directly with the pool. We meet in the pool and follow each other to a programme we print out for the evening.
And...if you have time, come along for a friendly refreshment at a local pub afterwards.
Please join us in the pool for a few laps on the dates and pools below.
** Short break in September - we will be back in October 2026 **
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About us
The Stock Exchange Swimming Club (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, however a few of us do meet once a month to train together.
The setting we provide is relaxed and offers opportunity for swimmers to compete at different levels. We provide a place to meet other like minded professionals from across the city.
In the Beginning
The Stock Exchange Swimming Club (SESC) was formed in 1911. It had 2 parts the Water Polo team and the Swimming Team. Over time the Water Polo team folded but we have continued.
The club had a break for both world wars and the pandemic.
It has been a part of the community for over a century and soon will be celebrating its 100th Gala!