Swim Wales will be hosting this year’s Winter National Meet in Swansea over 11th- 12th December 2021. This event has always formed a crucial part of the competition pathway and for many swimmers it is their first taste of a National level Para-Swimming meet. Classification will also be on offer during 9th- 10th December for
Swim England East Region sends its congratulations and best wishes to the East Region swimmers who have been selected as part of the GB Team for the Tokyo Paralympics, which take place from 24th August to 5th September. The Team includes five athletes from our region, Jessica- Jane Applegate (City of Norwich), Jordan Catchpole (Team
As part of the Tokyo 2020 campaign to drive more people into our pools, Swim England wish to work with clubs around the country to ensure there are taster days available for swimmers with a disability that wish to try the sport off the back of the Paralympics. They have an allocated pot of funding
Congratulations to Jessica-Jane on her success in securing back to back golds at World Para Swimming European Open Championships in Madeira. Fresh from success in the Women’s S14 200m Freestyle on the opening night, Applegate – who trains under Alex Pinniger at City of Norwich SC – was in even greater control on the way to
Join the England Para – Swimming Talent Team for a FREE, fun day of workshops and activities, designed to help athletes, coaches and parents / guardians gain valuable information about the development of Para-athletes.
Para Swimming are delighted to be able to offer this pathway engagement day on 13th December 2020. The morning session is designed to engage with all those athletes across the country who are not on a national or British Talent Programme, who attend regional training, or those category 2 members who have an eligible impairment
A huge congratulations to 5 East para swimmers selected to be part of the National Swim England Para Swimming Talent Programme. These swimmers will be taken on a journey of development with many destinations, exploring the pillars of athlete development; Technical, Tactical, Physical, Psychological. The selected swimmers from East region includes Roan Brennan (Basildon &
Para Swimming have are providing a number of workshops for Coaches/Swimmers and Parents over the coming few months. An Introduction to Physical Literacy for Classified Swimmers and Parents – 27th July 2020 @ 6.30pm – CLICK HERE – (Closing Date: 23/7/20 @ 9.00am) Developing Physical Literacy in Para Swimmers (L1 Coaches)– 3rd September 2020 @
Grace Harvey, British Para Swimmer and a member of Hoddesdon SC, took her first steps in a robotic suit whilst on a training camp for Tokyo 2020. Grace was invited to Suzuka University to use their cyborg technology, and the experience gave her a day she will never forget. The Paralympic hopeful has had extensive
Congratulations to Ellie Challis who has won the SportsAid One-to-Watch Award for her outstanding recent successes in the pool. The Colchester Phoenix Para-Swimmer was up against around 1000 rising stars across 60 different sports. Read more on the Swim England website.
Start Para-Swimming is the new model which will help provide a seamless pathway from Learn to Swim into your clubs entry point. The initiative is focused on identifying and developing those with an eligible impairment (further details found in the information pack) at stage 4 of the learn to swim framework. Start Para-Swimming is about
Congratulations to the six swimmers from the East Region who have been named by British Swimming on the Para-Swimming World Class Programme! The swimmers are: Podium: Jessica-Jane Applegate (Co Norwich), Louise Fiddes (Hatfield) and Jordan Catchpole (Co Norwich) Podium Potential: Danielle Hartin (Basildon & Phoenix), Ellie Challis (Colchester Phoenix) and Grace Harvey (Hoddesdon)
