Ensuring our region is a place where clubs, athletes and volunteers can flourish
The winners of the Swim England National Awards 2021 have been revealed during a virtual ceremony. A total of seven awards were announced by Olympian Leon Taylor during a presentation on the Swim England Facebook page. Nominees from the South East won in two categories: Lewis Baybutt – Maxwell Swimming Club won the Swim England Inspirational Young
British Swimming has selected a total of 34 English athletes for its 2021-22 World Class Programme in what has been described as an ‘exciting time’. Swimmers from the South East Region included in the 55-strong squad as Podium Potential are: Eva Okaro (Sevenoaks SC), Kayla Van Der Merwe (Winchester Penguins SC) and Cameron Brooker (Wycombe
Sunday 17th October 2021 Athletes: 10:00am – 12:00pm (Coaches are welcome to observe) Coaches 12:30pm – 2:30pm Join the England Para – Swimming Talent Team for a FREE, fun day of workshops and activities, designed to help athletes, coaches and parents / guardians, gain valuable information about the development of Para-athletes. Booking deadline 12 noon
We are pleased to invite Swimmers and Coaches from around the region to attend the next South East Region Para-Swimming Training Day. This Para Swimming Training Day is intended to engage and support swimmers with an impairment to develop their skills, experience and knowledge through their journey as a Para Swimmer. The training day is
Since May 2020, Sport England have been running a successful crowdfunding initiative called Active Together, helping sports clubs and other organisations to set up and run their own crowdfunding campaigns to help sustain themselves through the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis. Initially with a £1 million budget from the National Lottery, Active Together was designed to help with
The first-ever virtual Swim England Artistic Swimming National Junior and Senior Championships will be streamed live on Facebook this weekend. The competition will take place on Sunday 26 September, with the live stream starting at 10am. There has been a total of 55 entries across the four events – Technical Solo, Technical Duet, Technical Mixed
Almost 2,000 swimming pools could be lost forever by the end of the decade unless the Government and local authorities ‘act now’ to replace or refurbish ageing facilities. Swim England has warned in its new A Decade of Decline: The Future of Swimming Pools in England report that there will be a huge reduction in
Poolside practical sessions of the Swimming Officials Judge 1 training are being resumed after being put on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic. The move has been described as an ‘important step forward’ for volunteers who are working towards the qualification. Since the beginning of 2020, the training has included an online theory session followed
We are looking to build our workforce for the upcoming South East Para-Swimming Regional Training in November. Para-Swimming Regional Training is the next step for Athletes following club swimming aiming to create a supportive and an accessible opportunity for all Para athletes within the South East Region. Para-Swimming Regional training provides a great opportunity for
Tickets are now on sale for the inaugural Swim England Pathway Coach Conference 2021. The conference will feature reflections from coaches who have represented Great Britain at key international junior events through summer 2021, a breakdown of each discipline pathway and working with parents in sport. It takes place virtually on Sunday 19 September between
A ‘more inclusive and integrated’ consideration policy has been developed by the Swim England Para-swimming Talent Team – which will see new athletes being invited onto the programme at the beginning of next year. The aim of the talent programme is to develop athletes’ attributes to progress onto British Para-Swimming World Class progress and perform
All results from the Festival of Swimming are now available as a league table. Check your times against every other swimmer and see how you did. Just hit the link for the full results
