Huge congratulations go to Dave Champion (teamipswich Swimming) for winning Swim England Coach Mentor or Developer of the Year 2025! This award recognized an individual who has excelled in developing other coaches and who has supported a coach to make meaningful and sustainable change. This input will have led to improvements in effective and/or ethical
Huge congratulations go to Ruby Brace (City of Peterborough SC) for winning Swim England Young Volunteer of the Year 2025! Ruby Brace embodies everything this award represented: dedication, leadership, and an infectious passion for aquatics that uplifts everyone around her. A Swim England member and now a foundational presence within the City of Peterborough Swimming
Swim England are excited to be planning their 2026 programme and are looking for clubs to host their Land Training course. The Swim England Land Based Coach Certificate equips coaches with the knowledge, understanding, and practical skills needed to deliver effective land-based training across all aquatic disciplines. Hosting a course is a fantastic opportunity for
The Senior Coach 2025 programme is now open for applications, please find the links below; Senior Coach 25 programme – https://instituteofswimming.org/course-information/swim-england-senior-swimming-coach Senior Coach 25 Recognition of Prior International learning https://instituteofswimming.org/course-information/swim-england-senior-swimming-coach-recognition-prior-international-learning The delivery model has been amended slightly this year following on from feedback and taking into account when coaches busy periods are. Rather than running
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.
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
The Region wishes to support coaches to enhance their skills by supporting them financially to attend the ASCA World Coaches Clinic, in Orlando, 4th to 7th September 2024. https://www.ascaworldclinic.com/ We will support club coaches in the East Region with a grant of up to £500 each towards the cost of this, up to a maximum
The Swim England National Awards will return to the Great Hall at the University of Birmingham on Saturday 30 November 2024. The awards will celebrate the incredible spirit of aquatics by showcasing individuals, groups and organisations for their passion, dedication and outstanding commitment over the past year. In 2024 the awards will recognise the impact
As one of our members, you are invited to attend one of our Values and Vision roadshows taking place across the country in May, June and July. Meet our CEO Andy Salmon, members of the Swim England leadership team and join in with engaging activities. Your attendance is really important as it will help shape
Swim England Sport Science and Medicine Conference, 2024. Places can now be booked for the Swim England Sport Science and Medicine Conference 2024. This year’s conference will take place on Sunday 17 March at the Nottingham Eastwood Park Hotel between 9am and 4pm. Aimed at sports science and sports medicine practitioners and coaches, the conference
The East Region Diving Leadership Group (EDLG) are seeking to co-opt up to two specialist members to join the group and support the growth of Diving in the Region. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about diving and the development of the sport in the East Region, and who feel they have the
**SAVE THE DATE** Home Nations Coaching Conference 24-25 November 2023 East Midlands Swim England, Scottish Swimming and Swim Wales, supported by British Swimming, are planning to resume hosting their bi-annual coaching conference at the Leonardo Hotel (East Midland Airport) on 24-25 November. Building around a theme of ‘Developing Excellence in Coaching’, the two-day event will
