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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.

Jeff Cook Salver Nominations

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This year the region invites nominations for the Jeff Cook Salver award from our clubs, counties, regional committees and leadership groups. Nominations close at midnight Sunday 13th July 2025.

The Jeff Cook Salver was presented to the Region at its inception in 2005.

The intention is that the salver is awarded to a person, team or club that has made a significant contribution to the sport within the region.

If you would like to make a nomination please complete this Form

Open Water Championships – Received Entries

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The Received Entries have been published on the Open Water Competitions page and can also be found here.

Swimmers and their representatives have until midnight on 27 June 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 corrections allowed.

Swim England National Awards 2025 – Nominations close in 48 Hours

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Only 48 hours to get your nominations in.

The Swim England National Awards will return to the Great Hall at the University of Birmingham on Saturday 29 November 2025.

This year’s awards will honour contributions of the past year across a variety of categories, spanning clubs, coaches, teachers and volunteers, inclusion, health and more. 

Nominations are open until Sunday 6 July 2025 and will incorporate a range of awards which will be regionally and nationally shortlisted. This year’s categories have been divided into three sections and are as follows: 

Section one – regionally shortlisted awards: Nominations shortlisted by Swim England Regions, with regional winners progressing to the National Awards ceremony.

  • Sport Club of the Year (one per aquatic discipline) 
  • Volunteer of the Year (26 and over)
  • Young Volunteer of the Year (14-25 years old)
  • Technical Official of the Year 
  • Participation and Community Coach of the Year 
  • Children/Age Group Coach of the Year 
  • Talent Development Coach of the Year 

Section two – long service awards: Shortlisted by Regions with the Swim England Sport Operations Committee determining the winners.

  • Harold Fern Award 
  • Alfred H Turner Award 

Section three – nationally shortlisted awards: winners to be determined by the relevant Swim England judging panels.

  • Performance Coach of the Year 
  • Coach Mentor or Coach Developer of the Year 
  • Swimming Teacher of the Year 
  • Swim School of the Year 
  • Health Impact Award 
  • School Swimming Award 
  • Educator of the Year 
  • Swim England Aquatics For All Award 
  • Swim England Pioneering Pool Operator Award 

Nominations are open to the public and can be submitted via the nomination form. The full criteria for each award can be viewed HERE.

National Volunteers’ Week 2025

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As part of National Volunteers’ Week Swim England East Region would like to say a big thank you to all our volunteers that give up their time to help our clubs, counties and the region. Check out our social media channels to see our clubs also saying thank you!

Swim England East Region Para-Swimming Meet

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Entries are open for the SEER Para-Swimming Meet being held on Sunday 21st September 2025 at Newmarket Leisure Centre.

The closing date for entries is 20th August 2025.

There are two entry forms, one for those who will be Classified at the Meet and one for other competitors.

The Classification form has been designed to ensure those being classified enter the required events.

Please ensure you use the appropriate form.

The forms and full Meet details can be found here.

Water Polo Regional Training 2025

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The East Region holds 10 Water Polo Regional training sessions per year. The dates have been set for this year and players born 2008 – 2013 are welcome to attend these sessions. Below are the dates for 2025 and when registration will open.

Please go to the Water Polo Development page to register. Coaches and Team Managers can also register via the same page.

The Regional Academy Training sessions for 2025 dates are:

  • 17th May – Registration opens on Monday 21st April
  • 21st June- Registration opens on Monday 19th May
  • 26th July – Registration opens on Monday 23rd June
  • 13th September – Registration opens on Monday 28th July
  • 18th October – Registration currently opens on Monday 28th July
  • 15th November – Registration opens on Monday 20th October

Welcome to our new East Region Chairman

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Swim England East Region wishes to announce the appointment of Stewart Murray as its new Chairman, marking an exciting new chapter for the organization.

With a wealth of aquatic experience spanning many years, Stewart has a passion for the sport and has seen him involved in various roles from club, county, regional and national levels. Stewart’s first involvement in aquatics was 26 years ago, when his children were swimming and he was asked to train as an official, since then he has been a club Chairman, County and Regional President and most recently a regional board member. Many of you will recognize Stewart from poolside, as he is a World aquatics referee but still spends many hours helping at all levels of competitions.

One of Stewart’s first priorities is to finalize and implement the new East Region strategy, focusing on the priorities that have been identified during this process.

The Region would like to thank Ian Mackenzie for his dedicated service as interim Chairman. His steady leadership during a difficult period has been instrumental in maintaining stability and momentum. His contributions have laid a strong foundation for Stewart’s tenure, and we are grateful for his commitment, expertise and continued support.