Category: Para Swimming

AGB Para Officiating CPD 12-11-25 – Last chance to register

The closing date for officials to enrol to attend this CPD is midnight Tuesday 4 November 2025. The next online presentation will be on Wednesday 12 November 2025 @ 7:00pm on Zoom, the presenters are David Metcalf , Stewart Murray and Gerry Metcalf (WPS ITO’s). The CPD is an introduction to officiating at events that include

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Singapore 2025 World Para Swimming Championships

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

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Para-Swimming Meet 2025

The programme for the East Region Para-Swimming meet on Sunday 21st September is now on the Disability Competition page or can be found here.

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East Region Disability Training Session

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

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Aquatics GB National Para Swimming CPD For Technical Officials

The next online presentation will be on Thursday 10 April 2025 @ 7:00pm on Zoom, the presenters are David Metcalf and Tony Ward (WPS ITO’s). The CPD is an introduction to officiating at events that include swimmers with a disability, aimed at swimming technical officials, Judge Level 1 or above. This CPD will give an

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Congratulations to Will Ellard – MBE

Will Ellard, from Beccles in Suffolk, was crowned Paralympic champion in the S14 200m freestyle, setting a new world record, and mixed 4x100m freestyle relay, and took silver in the 100m butterfly at the Paris Paralympics last summer and has now been appointed as a Member of the British Empire for services to swimming in

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East Region Disability Swimming Training session

Swim England East Region are holding their next Disability Swimming training session on Saturday 1st March 2025, at New Hall School, The Avenue, Boreham, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 3HS For more information and to register for the session please go to the Disability Swimming Development page by clicking here

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Technical Delegates at Paris 2024

On behalf of Swim England East Region, I am delighted to extend our heartfelt congratulations to Craig Hunter of Hatfield Swimming Club and Tony Ward of Black Country and Potteries Masters SC (West Midlands) on their recent appointments in Paris! It is a groundbreaking achievement for British officials to serve as Technical Delegates for both

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Aquatics GB National Para Swimming CPD For Technical Officials

The next online presentation will be on Friday 11 October 2024 @ 7:00pm by Zoom, the presenters are David Metcalf and Tony Ward (WPS ITO’s). The CPD is an introduction to officiating at events that include swimmers with a disability, aimed at swimming technical officials, Judge Level 1 or above. This CPD will give an

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Swim England East Region Para-Swimming Meet

Entries are open for the SEER Para-Swimming Meet being held on Sunday 22nd September 2024 at Newmarket Leisure Centre.  The closing date for entries is 21st August 2024.  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

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