Category: 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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Entries open for the 2025 Short Course Championships

Entries have opened for the Short Course Swimming Championships. The conditions and qualification times for the meet are on the Swimming Competitions page which can be found here. Para Entries have a dedicated entry page here and Para Swimmers should enter via that page rather than the main online system even if they are fast enough for the non Para times as

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Would you like to become a Swimming Stroke Judge (Judge Level 2)?

Progression from Judge L1 onto Judge L2 Presentation Evening This presentation is for regional licensed Judge Level 1 technical officials who wish to know more information regarding progressing further onto Judge Level 2 training before they apply for training. Judge Level 2 Syllabus  The roles and duties of Judges of Stroke, AQUA Laws of Stroke,

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Delivering outdoor swimming sessions

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

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Long Course Championships – Weekend 3 Luton – non-technical volunteers

We hope that all coaches, athletes, technical officials and volunteers enjoyed the first two weekends of the regional long course championships at Norwich. The third and final weekend is at Luton this coming weekend and we are looking for additional non-technical volunteers (race marshalls etc.) to help out. If you are available and interested in

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Volunteers needed for this weekend’s Short Course Championship

We are currently short of volunteers for this weekend’s Short Course Championship at Luton 1st – 3rd November, across all sessions. If you are attending the meet, please volunteer for a session or two of the competition, this will ensure that the event runs smoothly. The Region’s volunteer coordinator carefully plans volunteer roles to ensure

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Short Course Championships – Accepted Entries

The Accepted Entries have been added to the Swimming Competitions page and can also be found here. No further changes can be made to the Accepted Entries.  An information pack containing detailed timings will be published early next week. We are still looking for Technical Officials and Volunteers for the Championships. Details of how to

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Refreshments at Short Course Championships for coaches and team managers

We are pleased to confirm that all poolside passes for coaches, team managers and chaperones will remain free of charge for the 2024 short course championships. In recent years, we have not offered food and tea/coffee refreshments to coaches and team personnel. This is largely because coaches have preferred to make their own arrangements. We have

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