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Swim England has unveiled its strategic vision for the next decade as it aims to champion a healthy and successful nation through swimming.

Access Aquatics sets out the national governing body’s key priorities to remove the barriers to participation and ensure its sports and activities are ‘accessible, inclusive and safe for everyone’

It recognises the ‘chronic challenges’ facing the sector which is threatening one of the ‘nation’s greatest assets’ and how it plans to work with partners to tackle inequalities and ensure Access to Aquatics for all.

The strategy focuses Swim England’s work up until 2033 under three areas – capability, people and water.

Capability’s guiding objectives aims to see a rise in the number of children leaving primary school able to swim and a reduction in the current inequalities in attainment levels, increase the total of Water Wellbeing accredited sites, grow the number of Swim England members and guarantee there is a network of financially-robust clubs with the structure and partnerships in place to support their long-term future.

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Tuesday 30th May
Athletes: 6pm-7.45pm (Coaches are welcome to observe)
Coaches: 7pm-8pm

Join the England Para – Swimming Talent Team for a FREE, fun workshop, designed to help athletes, coaches and parents / guardians, gain valuable information about the development of Para-athletes. Bookings close 23rd May.

Full details and booking information can be found on the following link: May 23 National Pathway PS Engagement Day Flyer

Kevin Brooks (Wycombe District SC) has been appointed to Swim England’s Swimming Leadership Group (SLG) to support the delivery of coaching within the sport. He is joined in this new role by Millfield Head Coach Euan Dale.

Both Euan and Kevin have a wealth of experience in the coaching world and are both lifelong supporters of the sport.

Kevin has been coaching for more than 20 years and has produced a number of International swimmers and medallists across his career.

On being appointed to the group, Kevin said: “Having been involved with the Regional and National Coaching Technical panels in a voluntary role since the mid 2000’s, I’m looking forward to representing the voice and views of coaches at the ‘top table’ of Swimming in England – The SLG.

“Between Euan and myself, I believe we can both support Swim England constructively; to ensure that their events meet the needs of the swimmers and coaches.

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A Team of 26 swimmers travelled to Luxembourg to compete for the region in the Euro Meet. This is always a competitive event and is supported by a number of international swimmers such as Ben Proud and Chad le Clos.

The team did themselves proud with many making A and B finals throughout the weekend, achieving best times and gaining huge experience along the way.

The team bought back 29 medals. Junior swimmers Lucy Fox and Eva Okaro not only made the A finals for the ladies open 100 and 200 fly events but came back with a bronze medal each. In the junior age group the team scooped 16 medals through Ollie Pope, Lucy Fox, Albert Branch, Dominic Morgan, Harry Wynne-Jones, Eva Okaro, Aaliyah Richards and Ruby Stephenson.

In the Youth category, Tegan Matthews and Aran Bissett secured a massive 10 medals between them.

Well done to all. A big thank you must go to head coach, Paul Lloyd, coaches, Adam Naylor, Stuart McCrea, Jordan Niblock and our team managers, Lynne Harrison and Kim Weetman.

Monday 30th Jan 2023
Athletes: 6pm-8pm (Coaches are welcome to observe)
Coaches: 7pm-8pm

Join the England Para – Swimming Talent Team for a FREE, fun workshop, designed to help athletes, coaches and parents / guardians, gain valuable information about the development of Para-athletes. Bookings close 25th January.

Full details and booking information can be found on the following link PS Jan 23 National Pathway Engagement Workshop Flyer

The dates for Swim England’s competitive swimming events for the end of the 2022-23 season have been revealed.

Swim England’s National Summer Meet is the major highlight of the schedule and will take place at Sheffield’s Ponds Forge international pool from 2-6 August.

More than 1,400 competitors from across the country took part in the 2022 event as the competition returned for the first time since 2019.

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The schedule and qualifying times for the 2023 British Masters Championships have been released ahead of the event in Sheffield.

The annual championship’s return to Ponds Forge International Pool for the first time in seven years next summer after the pool missed out on hosting the event in 2020 due to the pandemic.

The competition takes place in a long course 50m pool with Swim England hosting on a bi-annual basis as the competition rotates between each of the Home Nations.

Ponds Forge last hosted the competition in 2016, with Plymouth’s Life Centre staging the last running of the event in England back in 2018.

Next year’s competition will get underway on the morning of the 2 June with the 800m event and ending with the exciting 4x50m Medley Relay on June 4.

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The region is delighted to be able to send a team to represent the South East at the Luxembourg Euro Meet from the 27^th – 29^th January. The confirmed team is as follows;

Males;

Females

The athletes will be supported by Head Coach, Paul Lloyd (Maidenhead), coaches Adam Naylor (RTW Monson), Stuart McCrea (Leatherhead), Jordan Niblock (Guildford City, Strength and conditioning) and Team Managers Lynne Harrison and Kim Weetman.