A cross-party group of MPs have vowed to raise the issue of potential pool closures with Government minsters in the hope they recognise the ‘unique value’ of facilities. The All Party Parliamentary Group for Swimming discussed Swim England’s Decade of Decline report at its recent meeting in Westminster. Swim England is warning there could be

Swim England has published new guidance on a return to competitive training and grade days for artistic swimmers. As the sport continues to return to full activity, the document focuses on the safe delivery of routine training and competitive activity for duets and teams, as well as a safe return for grading days. Gradings are

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

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