2026 Open Water Live Results Page
We wish all Swimmers who are taking part the best of luck.
2026 Open Water Championships – Programme, Live Results link & Deck Plan
Emma Winter
2026 Open Water Championships – Water Temperature update & Medical Declaration
With the water temperature at Whittlingham currently measuring 22.5°C (as of 7 July), and considering the latest weather forecast, it is highly unlikely that wetsuits will be required for the 2026 Open Water Championships on 12 July.
Reminder to all swimmers entered in the 2026 Open Water Championships:
If you have not yet completed your medical declaration form, please ensure this is submitted by Sunday 12 July.
Thank you for your cooperation and prompt attention to this requirement.
Entries are now open for the SEER Masters Championships 2026
This year’s Championships will be held on 20th September at Newmarket Leisure Centre.
The Conditions and Online Meet Entry Portal can be found here:
https://eastswimming.org/masters/masters-competitions/
The closing date for entries is midnight on September 9th 2026.
If you have any queries concerning entering this meet please contact [email protected]
Open Water Championships 2026 – Schedule of events
The schedule of events for the Open Water Championships has been published on the Open Water Competitions Page and can also be found here.
Open Water Championships 2026 – Accepted Entries
The Open Water 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.
2026 Open Water Championships
Only 5 days left to enter the East Region Open Water Championships! Entries close on Monday 15th June.
Entries have opened for the 2026 Regional Open Water Championships taking place on 12th July at Whitlingham Lakes. Please make sure you have read the 2026 SE ER Open Water Conditions document prior to entering.
This year there are events for Para and SOGB athletes through a dedicated entry system,
All details can be found on the Open Water Competitions webpage.
Entries close on 15th June 2026.
The Region is also looking for volunteers and Technical Officials to help the event run smoothly. If you can assist on the day, we would appreciate you sign up using the forms on the Open Water Competitions webpage.
East Region Success at the Artistic Swimming Regional Games in Bristol
Friday 29th of May saw the region take a squad of 20 Swimmers to the Artistic Swimming Regional Games, an annual event where all regions field their best 20 Athletes. We have been running development sessions throughout the year, which along with NAG’s and Regional competitions placings have been used to select our squad.
The event is made up of 3 sections, these being Artistic swimming figures, a freestyle relay and a land-based routine. Out of the seven Regions we came 5th in the relay, 4th in the Figures and 1st in the Land-based event. This placed the team 3rd overall. Having come last and 6th in the previous 2 years we are extremely pleased with the improvement this shows year on year, a massive thanks goes to our two Regional Coaches leading the development sessions, Kerri Clewlow and Jayne Jarvis. We would also like to thank all of the assistant coaches, team managers and officials who attended on behalf of the region, we could not have done it without you. Also it was great to have our very own President Max Paines and his wife Pauline with us at the event.
Finally a massive thank you to all of the swimmers and their parents for the commitment and performance they have given to the squad and the region. They will be taking a rest for now but please keep an eye out as we will publish details regarding next year’s development squad sessions very soon.
Picture below of the four girls who won the land-base event,
Dominika Janikova, Emma Gerber, Elija Baibokaite and
Violet Offredi
East Region Para-Swimming Meet 2026
Entries are open for the SEER Para-Swimming Meet being held on Sunday 27th September 2026 at Newmarket Leisure Centre.
The closing date for entries is 19th August 2026.
Athletes who have been invited to attend classification will receive the classification entry form along with their invite.
The Classification form has been designed to ensure those being classified enter the required events.
If anyone has any enquires regarding entries for the Para-Swimming Meet please email [email protected]
The forms and full Meet details can be found here.
Masters Open Water Development Day 2026
Spaces still available for this great opportunity!
The East Region Masters Leadership Group is holding an Open Water Development Day on Saturday 6th June 2026 at Stanborough Park Water Sports Centre, Stanborough Road, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL8 6DF.
The day will consist of a classroom presentation, lake session and a race simulation.
The estimated duration of the day would be a start time of 10.15am and finishing at 16.45pm
We are opening up the development day to Swimmers 18 and over, and swimmers from other Regions.
If you would like to attend the Masters Open Water Development day please complete form on the Master Development webpage.
SEER Open Water Development Day
Spaces still available for this great opportunity!
The East Region hosts an annual Open Water Development Day for swimmers aged 12 – 14 years.
We now have spaces available for athletes to attend the East Region Open Water Development Day on Saturday 6th June 2026 at Stanborough Park Water Sports Centre, Stanborough Road, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL8 6DF. The athlete does not need to have experience of Open Water swimming for them to attend but the swimming should have experience of swimming long distance (800m or 1500m) events.
On the day the athletes will be swimming a minimum distance of 2km.
To register to visit the Open Water Development page.
East Region Disability Training Session 7th June 2026
Swim England East Region are holding their next Disability Swimming training session on Sunday 7th June 2026 at Grange Paddocks Leisure Centre, Rye Street, Bishop’s Stortford CM23 2HH
from 12.30pm – 4pm. This Session will be focusing on race skills- starts & turns.
For more information and to register for the session please go to the Disability Swimming Development webpage.
Open Water Technical Officials Theory Training Sessions
Swim England Open Water Technical Officials Course. These will be delivered as interactive video presentations via Zoom.
We are pleased to announce the next series of theory training sessions for Open Water Technical Officials. These will be delivered as interactive video presentations via Zoom.
You only need to attend one session to complete this stage of your training. Please let Paul Kendall know your preferred date and time from the list below, and he will send over the invitation and log-in details:
- Thursday 14 May 2026: 09:00 – 12:00
- Thursday 14 May 2026: 18:00 – 21:00
- Saturday 30 May 2026: 09:00 – 12:00
Requirements:
- Membership: You must be a current member of Swim England, Swim Wales, or Swim Scotland.
- Practical Training: To become fully qualified, you will also need to complete practical training at suitable Open Water events (typically regional championships).
- Fees: There is a fee for the license, which mirrors the costs for other discipline licenses, and is currently set at £20 for the initial license.
There is plenty of capacity on these training sessions, so please feel free to share this information with anyone else who might be interested. Prospective trainees can contact Paul Kendall directly to register at [email protected]. Minimum age for participants is recommended to be 16.