400m IM Trophies

The Sans Egal Trophy is awarded to the fastest male senior swimmer in the 400m Individual Medley at the National Winter Championships (25m).

While the Winter Championships are traditionally a short course event, they were held in the long course 50m pool in 2017.

The trophy was donated to the ASA by Essex-based Sans Egal Swimming Club.

Until 2015, the Sans Egal Trophy was awarded to the fastest male senior swimmer in the 400m IM at the ASA National Championships (50m).

Past Winners: Sans Egal Trophy

The S T Hirst Trophy is awarded to the fastest female senior swimmer in the 400m Individual Medley at the National Winter Championships (25m).

While the Winter Championships are traditionally a short course event, they were held in the long course 50m pool in 2017.

Until 2015, the trophy was awarded to the fastest female senior swimmer in the 400m IM at the ASA National Championships (50m).

Past Winners: S T Hirst Trophy

History of the S T Hirst Trophy

Sydney Hirst was a member of the Southern Counties Committee and had great input of the running of the 1948 Olympic Games in London.

There are a number of files in the ASA Library on the amount of work this was to organise, being the first Olympic Games following the Second World War.

Hirst went on to become president of the Southern Counties in 1948.

The St James’s Centenary Trophy is awarded to the highest ranked male junior swimmer in the 400m Individual Medley at the National Winter Championships (25m).

While the Winter Championships are traditionally a short course event, they were held in the long course 50m pool in 2017.

Until 2015, the trophy was awarded to the fastest male swimmer in the 400m IM at the ASA National Youth Championships (50m).

Past Winners: St James’s Centenary Trophy

History of the St James’s Centenary Trophy

St James’s Swimming Club is an historic club in South London, founded in 1878 as a men’s only club by three members of Serpentine SC who lived in St James’s Grove, Camberwell.

It was established with the intention of obtaining admission to the Victoria Baths, Peckham.

It was later based at Camberwell and Dulwich Baths and was a prominent club which had its most successful period in the 1970s when club member John Mills represented Great Britain at both the 1972 and 1976 Olympic Games.

The St James’s Centenary Trophy was created to commemorate the centenary of the club in 1978.

The Francis Hill-Cole Trophy is awarded to the highest ranked female junior swimmer in the 400m Individual Medley at the National Winter Championships (25m).

While the Winter Championships are traditionally a short course event, they were held in the long course 50m pool in 2017.

Until 2015, the trophy was awarded to the fastest female swimmer in the 400m IM at the ASA National Youth Championships (50m).

Past Winners: Francis Hill-Cole Trophy