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24 regional swimmers traveled to Luxembourg this weekend to represent the South East in the Euro Meet 2024. The level of competition was again high with athletes such as Sarah Sojstrom, Chad Le Clos and David Popovici in attendance.

Our team consisted of a mix of both young and experienced athletes. Over the weekend 19 swimmers stepped up in a strong field to progress into finals or fastest heats in the distance events. This included 8 A finals and 18 B finals plus the relay events.

A finals included; Max Morgan, Mia Colyer, Harry Wynne-Jones, Imogen Myles, Denys Mialkovskyi and Oliver Pope.

In addition to the A finalists, B finals also featured; Chris Finch, Darcy Revitt, Can Tugcetin, Jessica Gable, Charlotte Cope and Ellen Bagley.

On the distance events we added George Pearson, Christian Duetoft and Grace Cummings to the final proceedings.

In total the team bought home 26 medals, including 3 Junior, 22 Youth and 1 senior medal in the final event of the meet, the mixed medley relay which saw 4 great swims from Mia Colyer, Max Morgan, Chris Finch and Darcy Revitt.

A big thank you goes the staff supporting the weekend.

Lynne Harrison (Team leader), Paul Baybutt (Team Manager), Adam Naylor (Head Coach), Stuart McCrea (Assistant Head Coach), Jordan Honour (Coach) and Tom Company (S and C Coach).

Wavepower is Swim England’s safeguarding policy and procedures document.

Its aim is to ensure everyone is able to enjoy our sports and aquatic activity in a safe, positive and enjoyable environment in line with current legislation, regulations and guidance.

All Swim England affiliated clubs and organisations must adopt Wavepower and the current version can be downloaded below.

At the beginning of 2024, an updated version of Wavepower was published.

This is part of Swim England’s commitment to create a culture in our sports and activities which makes everyone feel protected, included and welcomed – and that the safety, welfare and wellbeing of all participants is ingrained throughout our affiliated clubs and organisations.

The key changes introduced in 2024 are available here:

John Davies, Past President of the South East Region in 2009, was the recipient of one of Swim England’s highest honours when he was awarded the Harold H Turner Award at the National Awards ceremony in Birmingham on Saturday 18th November.

The Award recognises John’s tremendous energy and commitment to our sport that stretches back over 40 years.

He held role swimming teacher, technical official, club administrator and board member across his clubs, county and the region, where has left a lasting impact on the organisations he’s been involved with until his retirement in 2022.

John’s Award follows that of his wife Jane who received the Harold Fern Award in 2015. We don’t know of another couple who have had such a significant and long term impact on our sport.

Congratulations John.

The Hampshire Masters team top the scoreboard at the south east round of inter-county championships at the LAC on Sunday 12 November.

With 407 points Hampshire topped the table for the second year with a gap of 71.5 points between them and second placed Surrey on 335.5 points and Middlesex in third with 311 points. Berks and South Bucks finished fourth on 280 points, Sussex, who came in fifth with 260.5 points just pushing Kent into sixth place with 260 points and Oxford and North Bucks ending in seventh.

Following the regional winter championships, we are pleased to confirm the selection of the following athletes to represent the South East region at the Luxembourg euro meet in January 2024.

The team will be supported by;

Adam Naylor (Head Coach)

Stuart McCrea (Assistant Head Coach)

Jordan Honor (Coach)

Tom Company (S and C Coach)

Lynne Harrison (Lead Team Manger)

Paul Baybutt (Team Manager)

Swim England’s Inspire Coach Mentoring programme for 2023-2024 provides a unique coach development opportunity for coaches who are predominantly working with age-group and early youth level athletes within the Swim England Talent Pathways Swimming, Para Swimming, Diving, Water Polo and Artistic Swimming.

Each coach will be assigned a mentor from our Swim England National and Regional Coach Developer team who will work with the coach to provide bespoke, in situ support guided by the creation of an Individual Development plan.

The programme will run for a 12-month period from September 2023 until August 2024 and will provide an opportunity for mentored coaches to receive bespoke support relative to their Individual Development plan, take part in small group communities of practice, and enjoy programme visits both from and to your Coach Developer.

Mentoring will be delivered through both online and face to face interactions, and our experienced Coach Developers will facilitate coach development in both technical and non-technical areas.

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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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