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Refreshments at Short Course Championships for coaches and team managers

We are pleased to confirm that all poolside passes for coaches, team managers and chaperones will remain free of charge for the 2024 short course championships. In recent years, we have not offered food and tea/coffee refreshments to coaches and team personnel. This is largely because coaches have preferred to make their own arrangements. We have

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Masters Manager

The Region is looking for a new volunteer for the role of Masters Leadership Group Manager You would chair the group meetings scheduled throughout the year as required. The Group consists of representatives from each of the six East Region counties and will be supported by a member of the Regional Board and the region’s

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Short Course Championships – Received Entries

The Received Entries have been published on the Swimming Competitions page and can also be found here. Swimmers, teams and their representatives have until 24 October to check the Received Entries and notify the entries administrator by email to [email protected] of any errors after which a final accepted entries list will be published and no further

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Winner of the Jeff Cook Salver 2024

Awarded to the individual, team or club who has made a significant contribution to the sport within Swim England East Region, we are delighted to announce that  Ian Rollinson is the 2024 winner of the Jeff Cook Salver.

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Short Course Championships Entries

Entries will close at midnight on 16th October. Clubs holding meets this weekend are asked to submit results to rankings promptly so that they can be used to enter by the closing date.  A link to the Championships entry information can be found here. The region continues to actively recruit officials and volunteers for these

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Regional Award Winners 2024

The Swim England National Awards for 2024 were announced back in June. The region’s Award Panel have deliberated and considered all the deserving nominees for each award very carefully and we are delighted to announce that these are the region winners. These winners have been invited to the Swim England National Awards to be held

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Entries open for the 2024 Short Course Championships

Entries have opened for the Short Course Swimming Championships. The conditions and qualification times for the meet are on the Swimming Competitions page which can be found here. Para Entries have a dedicated entry page here and Para Swimmers should enter via that page rather than the main online system even if they are fast enough for the non Para times as

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Technical Delegates at Paris 2024

On behalf of Swim England East Region, I am delighted to extend our heartfelt congratulations to Craig Hunter of Hatfield Swimming Club and Tony Ward of Black Country and Potteries Masters SC (West Midlands) on their recent appointments in Paris! It is a groundbreaking achievement for British officials to serve as Technical Delegates for both

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PARIS 2024 – Paralympic GB Swimming success for East Region Swimmers

The Paris 2024 Paralympics saw further success for swimmers who started their swimming journey in the East Region. Ellie Challis won gold in the S3 50m Backstroke and came 4th in S3 100m Freestyle. This follows a successful European Championship in Portugal earlier this year where Ellie returned with gold in the 50m backstroke and

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Para Swimming Meet – Accepted Entries

The Para-Swimming Competitions page has been updated with the Accepted Entries which can also be found here. No further changes can be made to the Accepted Entries. A Programme has also been added to the page. The Para-Swimming Competitions page can be found here.

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DBS Launches Supporting Safer Sports Campaign – free workshops

The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) has launched a new Supporting Safer Sports campaign, providing resources to those working and volunteering in sports. They are running a series of free workshops on different aspects of DBS which may be of interest and of use to club welfare officers or other club officers who have responsibility

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