Ensuring our region is a place where clubs, athletes and volunteers can flourish
We have organised another workshop designated for Covid-19 club leads. The workshop will cover current Swim England guidance and share good practice. It is also an opportunity for clubs to ask any questions they may have.
Date – Wednesday 28th October
Time – 19:30 – 20:30
Please book onto to Covid-19 lead training by using the form below
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An ‘exciting new concept’ where swimmers will pit themselves against others from across the country without leaving their home pool has been officially launched by Swim England.
Level X Racing gives club swimmers the opportunity to take part in a series of time-trials using all strokes at varying distances and then submit them to Swim England rankings.
Tom Baster, the chairperson of the Swim England Swimming Leadership Group, said the initial feedback from the pilot events staged had been well received.
He said: “We know our clubs and members that are back in the water have missed taking part in galas and events due to the coronavirus pandemic.
“Level X Racing is a fun opportunity for them to practice some racing skills in the absence of those club, county, regional and national events.
“The feedback we have had so far from the test sessions has been extremely encouraging.
“Everyone who has taken part has loved the chance to test themselves against their team-mates and we hope clubs across the country will engage with this exciting new concept.”
The first phase of Level X Racing begins on 23 October with staggered submission times to enable swimmers to build up their training to the longer distance events.
A second phase of the competition will be held in the 2021 in the hope more clubs would be able to take part.
After each distance is completed, the quickest swimmers in each age group will feature in a national leaderboard that will be published across Swim England’s website and social media channels.
For more information please click here.
Swim England has confirmed it is committed to doing everything it can to enable the ‘excellent’ County Age Group Swimming Championships take place in 2021.
However, due to the ongoing coronavirus restrictions, it is highly unlikely that these events will be able to take place in their usual January/February time slot.
To that end, Swim England has announced that the normal window will be suspended until later in the year.
An alternative window will now run from late May until 18 July 2021, with a further racing opportunity opening up for counties later in the year so older swimmers sitting exams will be given the chance to participate at an appropriate time.
Following on from successful online workshops run earlier this year, Swim England are running a further two national workshops. Full info below please use the form to book your place
Zoom details will be sent out 24 hours before workshop. Any questions please email Ben McDonald ([email protected]).
Topic: Developing Physical Literacy in Para-Swimmers
Topic: Identifying suitable practices for the development of Para-Swimmers.
Swim England has praised the incredible patience and support of the aquatics community after swimming pools were finally given the green light to start reopening.
Chief executive Jane Nickerson has also vowed that the recognised national governing body will now do everything in its power to support facilities that could be mothballed due to financial hardship.
The Regional Coaches Forum will be leading three weekly sessions from Wednesday 10th June, to discuss with both coaches and Club Chairs the re-entry into the pool.
The meetings will be led by Richard Garfield, Director of Swimming, Guildford City and Ron Philpot, Director of Swimming, Crawley SC.
To book your space please complete the booking form below, meeting links will be sent 24 hours in advance.
The booking form has now closed. If you would like to attend on the 24th June please e-mail [email protected]
A free online course has been created for Swim England members keen to volunteer as a team manager for their aquatic club.
The Team Manager 1 Course is aimed at those who are starting out on their volunteering journey and focuses on single day competitions or camps where there is no overnight stay.
It covers all aquatic disciplines and will be delivered via a two-hour webinar hosted on Zoom on three dates in April.
An aquatics-specific safeguarding course has been created by Swim England which will help members and its workforce meet the new Stronger Affiliation guidelines.
The Swim England Safeguarding CPD has been created by the recognised national governing body’s child safeguarding, qualifications and educator training teams.
Those who complete the qualification will tick off a key element of Stronger Affiliation, which is being introduced to show clubs have the highest standards of safe and effective practice in place.
This new fund aims to help community sport and physical activity organisations who are experiencing short term financial hardship or the ceasing of operations due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
Swim England/Institute of Swimming have published some FAQ’s that will help clubs and athletes.
The article applies Government and NHS advice to every aspect of our sport.
Please read the full article as it could save lives.
The qualification window for the British Summer Championships and Swim England National Summer Meet has been altered following the coronavirus outbreak.
Both the British Summer Championships and the Swim England National Summer Meet are, at this time, still scheduled to go ahead in July.
As the spread of coronavirus has led to a number of events being cancelled, including the British Swimming Championships in April, the dates for the qualification window has now been changed.
Following the lead taken by Swim England in the light of guidance by Government concerning Coronavirus (COVID 19) we have taken the difficult decision to cancel our Championships in April and May.
We appreciate that this is going to be disappointing for swimmers, coaches and parents but believe that the safety of our swimmers and their families is the most important consideration.
Swim England have suspended the current rules for qualification for the National Championships and will be be issuing new rules as soon as possible. We will tell you about these when we have more information.
We will provide more information about other events as soon as possible on our competitions webpage.
