Ensuring our region is a place where clubs, athletes and volunteers can flourish
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
Swim England has confirmed the dates when the national artistic swimming events which make up the Virtual Series will take place. Four competitions will be held for all age groups throughout September, October, November and December. However, instead of each event being held at one venue, clubs and individuals will perform routines in their own
Following our success full roll out of live streaming from the first two days of Festival of Swimming at Wycombe we are committed to providing a similar service for the events at Crawley on 31st July and 1 August. You can catch all the action each day by following the links below: For Saturday 31st
Newly-crowned Olympic champion Tom Dean admitted he was ‘lost for words’ after shattering the British record to pip his team-mate Duncan Scott to gold. Dean, who has twice contracted Covid and spent seven weeks out of the pool in the last 12 months while he recovered, clocked 1:44.22 to touch 0.04 ahead of Scott in a thrilling
Swim England is aiming to stage a number of national events in 2021 as the coronavirus lockdown restrictions are being officially lifted. The recognised national governing body will also be taking down its Covid guidance as social distancing requirements will be removed from Monday 19 July. Instead, it has updated its coronavirus frequently asked questions
After 18 months break Regional training re-commenced on Saturday 26th June with over 40 athletes taking part. The evening started with an introduction from the coaching team to the players and parents. We were treated with a break in the rain to be able to deliver this outside. The Regional coaches decided to invite the
