Ensuring our region is a place where clubs, athletes and volunteers can flourish
Lewis Burras was crowned sprint king of the British Swimming Championships after defeating the man he then praised for playing an influential role on his promising career. He stormed his way to the Men’s 50m Freestyle title at Sheffield’s Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in a FINA World Championships consideration time. Burras set a new
Reading Royals were crowned champions and retained the prestigious Mrs Y M Price trophy at the Swim England Artistic Swimming National Age Group Championships. It is the sixth time Reading have won the trophy, which is awarded to the team with the highest combined figure and free routine score in the 13/14 years age group.
Recruitment has started to fill two voluntary vacancies which will help play a leading role in the future direction of all aquatic sports. Swim England’s Sport Operations Committee is looking for two members to be part of the group for the next four years. They will replace Pippa Jones and Jim Boucher who have both
A new educational resource to help club-level aquatics coaches support athletes who may be struggling with eating disorders is being created by Swim England. The creation of the resource aligns with National Eating Disorder Awareness Week which takes place from 28 February – 6 March and aims to fight the misunderstandings that surround eating disorders.
Sunday: 12th March 2022 Athletes: 10:30am – 12:15pm (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. Full details and booking
Swim England has introduced a new coaching policy in 2022 which now focuses on the minimum expectations for clubs in relation to coaching qualifications. The updated coaching policy is an expansion of the 2018 coaching and teaching guidance which was created as a resource for clubs and members. This guidance also coincided with the introduction
Swim England will host a full programme of Water Polo National Age Group Championships for the first time in three years in 2022. The coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of the U17s and U19s competition in both 2020 and 2021 – with the U15s managing to return to action after a two-year hiatus last December.
Do you know a volunteer who has made a real difference to Masters swimming in the last year? If you know of an exceptional individual who inspires others or works tirelessly behind the scenes to help the Masters community, then please nominate them for the Cherriman Award so that we can recognise their good work.
Do you know somebody who is ready to step forward, make a change, and take it on? Commonwealth Games organisers need 2,022 Batonbearers, each with inspiring stories, to take on the special experience of carrying the Queen’s Baton through England in summer 2022. Batonbearer Nomination Terms & Conditions They are looking for individuals from England that
Start Para Swimming is a Swim England programme supported by the South East Region designed to get more young disabled people with an eligible impairment into clubs and develop them into Para-Swimmers. The programme aim is to provide a seamless pathway from Learn to Swim into clubs by offering additional sessions for young swimmers to
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
A talented cohort of 100 swimmers and para-swimmers have been selected for Phase 2 of the Swim England National Event Camps. The group of 15-16-year-old athletes were selected based on their performances from the Festival of Swimming and the 2021 Swim England National Winter Championships. The selections have been described as a ‘significant step towards
