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Emma Winter

U15 National Age Group Championships – Watford National Runners-Up

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The U15 National Age Group Championships was held over the weekend (15th/16th November) and delivered everything the crowd at Manchester Aquatics Centre hoped for – high-tempo water polo, standout individual performances and a title match that lived up to its billing.

Watford’s journey to the final, however, after finishing 7th last year, was one of the stories of the championship. Noah Green’s late semi-final goal had sent them into the title match, and the squad showed grit and belief throughout. They finish the weekend as national runners-up, just like in 2023.

Despite the defeat, Watford did not leave empty-handed: their own shot-stopper, Jeremy Rotenberg, was recognised with the Top Goalkeeper award after a string of exceptional displays across the weekend.

Masters Inter-County 2025 – Congratulations to Hertfordshire

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The Regional Masters Inter-County Event was held on the 9th November 2025 at the Saxon Pool in Biggleswade , only five Counties took part this year as Suffork were unable to take part , hopefully they can make it next year.

The Inter-Counties is always an enjoyable gala to attend and always a lot of fun. Hertfordshire started very strong and had built up a sizeable lead but gradually Bedfordshire & Essex started to reel them in . By the halfway mark Hertfordshire’s lead had been reduced by some excellent swimming from Bedfordshire & Essex .

The relay were very exciting and some very close finishes. Hertfordshire stayed strong and fought off the challenge from Bedfordshire & Essex to run out as victors and worthy winners. This was their first win since 2011 but was worth the wait.

Congratulations to Hertfordshire , East Region Champions 2025

Points Total

Hertfordshire      344.5

Bedfordshire      312

Essex    305.5

Norfolk  271

Cambridgeshire  186

Singapore 2025 World Para Swimming Championships

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Congratulations to all the swimmers from the East who competed at the World Para Swimming Championships Singapore 2025!

There were some incredible swims and outstanding results – with a special mention to Grace Harvey, who had the honour of being flag bearer for Great Britain Team, and to William Ellard, who set two World Records during the championships!

William Ellard – Norwich Swan

🥇 Gold – 200m Freestyle S14 (World Record)

🥇 Gold – 100m Butterfly S14 (Championship Record)

🥉 Bronze – 100m Backstroke S14

🥇 Gold – Mixed 4x100m Freestyle Relay S14 (Championship Record)

(Dylan Broom, Georgia Sheffield, Poppy Maskill, William Ellard)

🥇 Gold – Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay S14 (World Record)

(Bethany Firth, Poppy Maskill, William Ellard, Harry Stewart)

Ellie Challis – Conway (Clacton)

🥇 Gold – 50m Backstroke S3

🥈 Silver – 50m Breaststroke SB2

🥉 Bronze – 150m Individual Medley

Grace Harvey – Aquatics GB Performance Centre (Hoddesdon)

🥇 Gold – 100m Breaststroke SB5

🥉 Bronze – 200m Individual Medley SM6

Louise Fiddes – Hatfield

🥉 Bronze – 200m Freestyle S14

Roan Brennan – Basildon Phoenix

🥈 Silver – Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay 34pts

(Alice Tai, Roan Brennan, Faye Rogers, Bruce Dee)

Water Polo Regional Training Session – Saturday 18th October 2025

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The next Water Polo Regional Training Session is being held on Saturday 18th October 2025 at Riverside, Chelmsford from 4pm – 6pm.

Swim England East Region is pleased to invite all eligible players to attend the initial training session and team selection process to represent the East Region at the U14 Inter-regional championships 2025

Eligibility:

Players must have a home address within the East Region (based on postcode)

Players must be 2012 born and younger

Pre-registration is required to attend via the Water Polo Development Page

Competition details:

U14 Girls date: Saturday 29th November and Sunday 30th November

Venue: Walsall Gala Baths

U14 Boys date: Saturday 6th December and Sunday 7th December

Venue: Walsall Gala Baths

Following the selection process additional training dates will be advised

We look forward to seeing you all for this exciting opportunity for the players in our region

East Region Disability Training Session

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Swim England East Region are holding their next Disability Swimming training session on Sunday 9th November 2025, at Bottisham School Sports Centre, Lode Rd, Bottisham, Cambridge CB25 9DJ

For more information and to register for the session please go to the Disability Swimming Development page by clicking here

Regional Awards Winners 2025

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The Swim England National Awards for 2025 have been announced.

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 on Saturday 29th November at The Great Hall at the University of Birmingham, where each regional winner will be considered for the national award.

Huge congratulations to all of our winners:

Talent Development Coach – Ryan Crouch, Deben SC

Children/Age Group Coach – Annette Skeet, Newmarket & District SC

Participation and Community Coach – Jayne Jarvis, Potters Bar Artistic SC

Technical Official – Jamie Tape, Borough of Southend and Training Club

Young Volunteer of the Year – Ruby Brace, City of Peterborough SC

Volunteer of the Year – Tom Brennan, Aqualina Artistic SC

Water Polo Club of the Year – Colchester Swimming and Water Polo Club

Swimming Club of the Year – Basildon and Phoenix SC

Artistic Swimming Club of the Year – Aqualina Artistic Swimming Club

Entries closing soon for the SEER Masters Championships 2025

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There is only two weeks left to enter the SEER Master Championships 2025 which are being held on Sunday 7th September 2025 at Newmarket Leisure Centre.

Closing date for entries will be Midnight on Wednesday 27th August 2025

The full entry pack can be found here.

The main entry link can be found here.

If you have any queries concerning entering this meet please contact [email protected]

If you would like to volunteer as a Technical Official or a poolside volunteer at the Masters Championships please click here.

Water Polo- World Aquatics Water Polo Rules Update – Referee Session

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World Aquatics Water Polo Rules update session, is taking place on the 31st August at 6pm.

This online session will cover the recent changes to World Aquatics Water Polo Rules.  It’s aimed at referees, coaches & players and will explain how the new rules work in practice.  The 90 minute interactive session will be led by Chris Stephens, Swim England WP Officials Lead, and there will be ample opportunity to ask questions.

Sign up via the link below:

https://forms.swimming.org/wpr/

World Aquatics has introduced new Water Polo rules, effective from 1 July 2025 for English clubs.

Key updates include a standardized 25m pitch for all matches and revised team structures allowing up to 14 players. Field players can now substitute as goalkeepers under specific conditions. Timeout and restart rules have been adjusted, and possession times streamlined to 28 and 18 seconds. Several fouls and misconduct rules have been clarified, especially around re-entry, goalkeeper conduct, and underwater play.

Download a summary of the changes here

Download the full water polo competition regulations

View the current Water Polo competition regulations on the World Aquatics website here.