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
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
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
Swim England has issued guidance for clubs for delivering outdoor and open water swimming.The Outdoor Swimming Guidance for clubs provides a comprehensive framework to help clubs plan, manage, and deliver safe aquatic sessions in natural environments. This guidance is designed for clubs and volunteers involved in organising outdoor swimming activities. It covers everything from risk
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
Interested in Becoming an Open Water Technical Official? If you are interested in becoming an Open Water technical Official Swim England have released a link to register your interest. The sessions are delivered online and take around 3 hours to complete. Dated and times will be decided when a certain level of interest has been
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. The athlete does not need to have experience of Open Water swimming for them to attend but experience of swimming long distance
This certificate develops the specialist skills needed to work as an open water coach and effectively and independently plan, prepare, deliver, monitor and evaluate a series of open water training sessions. Blended learning is a more flexible approach where you complete the theory elements of the course online through eLearning and webinar sessions, this will
The Received Entries have been published on the Open Water Competitions page and can also be found here. Swimmers and their representatives have until noon on 20 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
Last weekend we welcomed over 40 swimmers from across the region to the 2024 Regional Open Water Development Day held in a superb facility at Stanborough Lakes. With swimmers and coaches from many clubs coming together to learn and develop both their knowledge and passion for Open Water swimming. Swimmers throughout the day engaged and
Entries for the 2024 Regional Open Water Championships taking place on 14th July at Whitlingham Lakes, will close on the 16th June 2024. Please make sure you have read the 2024 SE ER Open Water Conditions document prior to entering. This year there are events for Para and SOGB athletes through a dedicated entry system,
Thank you to all who have expressed their interest for the Open Water Development Day. We are currently working though the expression of interest and will be in contact with all Swimmers at the start of April. Swim England East Region is hosting a Development Camp for 11-17 year olds that are interested in developing
