In line with the announcement by government on Monday 26 April, licensed Level 4 single club meets will be allowed to take place from 17 May 2021. The licensed meets webpage has been updated with the new Licensed Meet Application Form for Level 4 Single Club events, where the following statement has been added closer to the

British Swimming, while confirming that there will be no British Championships or Swim England Summer Meet in 2021, have invited all English Regions and equivalents in Scotland and Wales to organise regional competitions, which will be aggregated to create a National Leader Board. Swim England South East, after consideration, has decided to participate, even if

The South East Region are running a Crowdfunding workshop to introduce clubs to this different way of raising funds and for clubs to share their experiences with each other. The workshop will include an introduction to Crowdfunding and Return to Play: Active Together match funding. We will be joined at the workshop by members of

A new toolkit has been issued by Swim England which will act as a ‘valuable asset’ to both clubs and operators across the country. The ‘Working Together’ toolkit has been created in conjunction with a focus group consisting of club and operator representatives and has been driven by the sector as both sides recognised the

It is with great sadness that we share with you that our President, Terry Norris (Chalfont Otters) passed away today. Terry was truly a great supporter of the swimming, of the Region and club. He was inaugurated as Regional President in September 2019 and was due to stand down at our ACM on Wednesday. He

An ‘exciting prospect’ to compete in a national ‘Festival of Swimming’ has been unveiled by Swim England and British Swimming. While the plans for a return to competition are still in the early stages, a network of racing opportunities has been agreed. This ‘restart to racing’ will consist of meets held throughout England, Scotland and

Swim England chief executive Jane Nickerson said confirmation that indoor pools will reopen on Monday 12 April would be a ‘welcome relief’ to millions of people. At an Easter Monday press conference, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Step 2 of the roadmap out of the coronavirus national lockdown would go ahead as planned. That will

The Swim England Swimming Leadership Group is ‘keen to see’ formal competition resume before the end of the season. Following the Prime Minister’s roadmap out of lockdown announcement, the Swimming Leadership Group has been formulating plans for the safe return of licensed and unlicensed meets, open water, Masters, para-swimming and league competition. Meanwhile, a second

The following statement has been issued by British Swimming regarding the forthcoming 2021 British Swimming Championships. British Swimming has unveiled a number of changes to its flagship annual swimming meet, following the unveiling of the UK Government’s roadmap on Monday 22 February. Due to the ongoing COVID restrictions, continued uncertainty around the exact timetable of easing

The Region is delighted to hear that swimming pools may re-open by the middle of April. This is much earlier in the roadmap out of lock-down than we had feared and provides hope for clubs and athletes. Unfortunately, because of the the delayed return and the time available for swimmers to prepare, the Regional Swimming Group