<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Killerwhales Swim Club of Havering]]></title><description><![CDATA[Killerwhales]]></description><link>https://www.killerwhalessc.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 20:52:31 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.killerwhalessc.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[BPSC Easter Meet - 11th and 12th April 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Whales made the short journey to Basildon Sporting Village to attend the Basildon &#38; Phoenix SC Easter meet.  With a team of just over 70 swimmers, this event was a weekend of high-quality racing and was the last opportunity for our swimmers to obtain qualifying times for the upcoming SE London Regionals.  There were some fantastic swims from our younger swimmers.  A special mention goes to Sonny F, who had an exceptional weekend winning 7 gold medals.  Sonny's impressive medal haul helped...]]></description><link>https://www.killerwhalessc.com/post/bpsc-easter-meet-11th-and-12th-april-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e2a8a6c4c584cedb08aed3</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:43:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3071e4_94c9c6204b964412a44b16292519f5ad~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>publicrelationskws</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[London Legacy Meet - March 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The weekend of 28th-30th March saw the Whales send a small but very competitive team to the annual London Legacy Swim Meet at the LAC in Stratford. The competition was structured with split age categories, featuring heats throughout the day and exciting finals in the evening.  Qualifying for this meet was a significant achievement in itself, and reaching a final or securing a medal position was truly exceptional.  The Whales rose to the occasion, delivering standout performances and setting...]]></description><link>https://www.killerwhalessc.com/post/london-legacy-meet-march-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e2a78043fd38a1bb703ce7</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:37:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3071e4_772a2ef05ffc42ffa28d78a1f4000180~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>publicrelationskws</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jack Petchey Award - Kai B]]></title><description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Kai B.  He was nominated for his outstanding achievements at Killerwhales.  He is the SB8 category British record holder for the 100m and 200m breaststroke and has topped the British rankings.  Kai's dedication and success are an inspiration to his team mates and show the results of his hard work and commitment.  Well done Kai on your well-deserved award!]]></description><link>https://www.killerwhalessc.com/post/jack-petchey-award-kai-b</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e2a670a96d49e56ebe056c</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:32:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3071e4_f5cd3995681f48d49e149cd5e8eabf08~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_595,h_638,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>publicrelationskws</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunset Gala - February 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Killerwhales SC ran our annual Sunset Gala at Sapphire Leisure Centre.  This event gave our younger swimmers from the development squads an insight in competing in a gala, and providing invaluable experience to help prepare them for the next stage of their swimming journey.  The event was a huge success and a memorable night for all participants. Approximately 25 children, aged between 6 and 9, took part in four 50-metre sprint races.  The young swimmers not only clocked some impressive...]]></description><link>https://www.killerwhalessc.com/post/sunset-gala-february-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e2a5a543fd38a1bb70391e</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:29:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3071e4_561df4fccfc6426ab816c553ab5e6d97~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>publicrelationskws</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Essex Age Group Championships 2026 - Top Boy and Top Girl Awards]]></title><description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Kai O'CB and Alanna H for winning the top swimmer awards for their age groups.   Well done to both of you!]]></description><link>https://www.killerwhalessc.com/post/essex-age-group-championships-2026-top-boy-and-top-girl-awards</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e2a4cd0c8d230c9e8ddac2</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:24:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3071e4_60abfad9090140bf8555e04ccecd529c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>publicrelationskws</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Essex Age Group Championships 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Whales successfully retained their third place position at the 2026 Essex Age Group Championships at the LAC.  The team delivered incredible results from the 50m sprints through to the gruelling 1500m long distance races, securing an impressive 25 gold, 21 silver and 21 bronze medals.   Well done Whales!]]></description><link>https://www.killerwhalessc.com/post/essex-age-group-championships-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e2a35bc4c584cedb08a35a</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:19:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3071e4_273d3fa9bca34836bb4630d83e7cf949~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>publicrelationskws</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Essex Winter SC Champs - Kai B - New British Para-Swimming Records]]></title><description><![CDATA[Huge congratulations to Kai B on claiming new British Para-Swimming records in the following events: 200m breaststroke - 2:35.54 50m breaststroke - 33.75]]></description><link>https://www.killerwhalessc.com/post/essex-winter-sc-champs-kai-b-new-british-para-swimming-records</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e2a179c4c584cedb089fd6</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:11:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3071e4_c244eb76ebd04b9a934974d6349ef038~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>publicrelationskws</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Essex Winters - October 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[A very impressive medal haul was obtained by the Whales at the Essex Junior/Senior short course Winter Champs.   With a strong team of 27 swimmers, they amassed an incredible medal tally of 12 gold, 7 silver and 7 bronze medals.   A highlight of the weekend was in the girls' medley relay, which saw the girls storm to victory to claim the gold medal!  Well done Poppy, Maisy, Alanna and Eleni!]]></description><link>https://www.killerwhalessc.com/post/essex-winters-october-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e29e1d441ae2d5fdf5923e</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:59:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3071e4_74b0e7cdced84e7cac8f556a54879e43~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>publicrelationskws</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[BPSC 800m Long Distance Meet - October 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well done to our swimmers who competed at the BPSC 800m long distance meet.  All  swimmers achieved new personal bests.  Congratulaions to Sean, Jack, Kevin and Maisy on your medal haul.]]></description><link>https://www.killerwhalessc.com/post/bpsc-800m-long-distance-meet-october-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e29d0bc4c584cedb089658</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:52:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3071e4_062280f26e3a43f49776632960773961~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>publicrelationskws</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tri Gala - September 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our annual Tri Gala in collaboration with Brentwood and Hornchurch Swimming Clubs was a huge success.  Strong performances saw some of our swimmers achieve their first Essex County Champs consideration times.  New club records were achieved by Kai O'CB in the boys  50m butterfly, Barlow AK in the boys 50m backstroke and Alanna H in the girls 100m freestyle.]]></description><link>https://www.killerwhalessc.com/post/tri-gala-september-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e29af6441ae2d5fdf58ab2</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:47:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3071e4_23b5fee061f84a559483efd22ec0290f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>publicrelationskws</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kai B - New British Record!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Kai, who broke the British Para-Swimming long course record in the SB8 category swimming the first 50m of his 100m...]]></description><link>https://www.killerwhalessc.com/post/kai-b-new-british-record</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68b9b85a4fa11aed6ffb4614</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2025 16:06:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3071e4_478a51e990884433827452a874336a3f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>publicrelationskws</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[British and English Nationals 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Archie, Alanna, Joshua, Kai B, Kai O'CB, Poppy, Sean and Stanley who competed at the NextGen Aquatics GB and Swim...]]></description><link>https://www.killerwhalessc.com/post/british-and-english-nationals-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68b9b4324fa11aed6ffb42f0</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2025 16:03:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3071e4_9bfc005e0b1a401a8aaec99362a94f87~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_690,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>publicrelationskws</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Norwich Midsummer Madness]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Whales made an impressive splash at the Norwich Midsummer Madness gala over the weekend of 5th - 6th July. This gala marked the final...]]></description><link>https://www.killerwhalessc.com/post/norwich-midsummer-madness</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68b9b23a4fa11aed6ffb4115</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2025 15:43:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3071e4_ae3038ea744d4aa48c5766cc7f659989~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_480,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>publicrelationskws</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Summer Club Champs]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was a hot day both in and out of the pool at our Summer Club Champs - the Whales were on fire! Well done to all 100 swimmers who took...]]></description><link>https://www.killerwhalessc.com/post/summer-club-champs</link><guid isPermaLink="false">686c1396457b7b8dbfbc1f3c</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 18:39:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3071e4_4c75fa859dc44092a0170c2b786ec5b8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>publicrelationskws</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jack Petchey Winners!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Huge congratulations to Will and Freya on their Jack Petchey awards! Freya was recognised for her incredible energy and commitment. She...]]></description><link>https://www.killerwhalessc.com/post/jack-petchey-winners</link><guid isPermaLink="false">686c11eb457b7b8dbfbc1e1b</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 18:35:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3071e4_e52838986db34dea93d70af83236e63a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>publicrelationskws</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kai B - British Junior Para-Swimming Championships]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last weekend saw our amazing swimmer Kai compete at the British Junior Para-Swimming Championships in Coventry. Kai had a fantastic...]]></description><link>https://www.killerwhalessc.com/post/kai-b-british-junior-para-swimming-championships</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68507f648792748ca4574a7e</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2025 20:40:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3071e4_432c50ceb3f444a790c55399a41b50a9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>publicrelationskws</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colchester Summer Spectacular]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Saturday 31st May, the Whales travelled to Colchester to attend their Summer Spectacular meet. This gala was a perfect opportunity for...]]></description><link>https://www.killerwhalessc.com/post/colchester-summer-spectacular</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68507d688792748ca45748d4</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2025 20:30:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3071e4_9d2da5c417b94080a04cceda234e4dc9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>publicrelationskws</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[London Regional Summer Championships]]></title><description><![CDATA[This level 1 meet held over two weekends saw the Whales set more club records. With medals won by Sophia, Kai B, Joshua, Sean, Shane and...]]></description><link>https://www.killerwhalessc.com/post/london-regional-summer-championships</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68507b728792748ca457477c</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2025 20:22:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3071e4_860e2f5487de4ea9b1d093771f4849dc~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>publicrelationskws</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[London Legacy Meet]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Killerwhales attended the London Legacy meet at Stratford in April. 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