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
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
Angharad Evans rubber stamped her ticket for an Olympic Games debut in Paris after a brilliant season of preparation in 2024 that included her breaking the Women’s 100m Breaststroke British record. Based at the University of Stirling but having started her swimming career at West Suffolk SC, Angharad had threatened the best-ever British mark over
Swim England East Region congratulates Skye Carter (Basildon & Phoenix SC) who on Thursday evening won bronze in the 50m Freestyle at the European Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships in Vilnius, Lithuania. Subject to ratification, her time of 25.24 is a new British Age Group Record (16 yrs). We also send our congratulations to the chain
Swim England East Region sends its warmest congratulations to Jasmine Carter (Basildon & Phoenix SC), who on Wednesday evening won the silver medal in the 50m Breaststroke at the European Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships in Vilnius, Lithuania. Jasmine won the medal from Lane 8! Subject to ratification, her time of 31.39 is also a British
Swim England’s Aquatics Coach Mentoring programme for 2024-2025 provides an opportunity for coaches across all areas of the sport to work with an experienced coach mentor. The purpose of the Aquatics Coach Mentoring programme is to support and challenge aspiring coaches to learn, develop and grow in their role. Through this programme, we hope to
The next online presentation will be on Wednesday 10 July 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
Information for both Weekends at Norwich together with a Programme for the Bank Holiday Weekend has been added to the Swimming Competitions page which can be found here.
Aquatics GB have announced an exciting 33-strong team to represent Team GB in the summer at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Following success at recent competitions including the Speedo Aquatics GB Swimming Championships at the London Aquatic Centre, Laura Stephens, who started her swimming career in the East Region, will be part of that team.
Great Britain and the East Region has a new swimming hero ahead of this year’s Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Laura Stephens became the country’s first individual female gold medalist at the World Aquatic Championships since 2011 by claiming 200m butterfly glory in Doha. The 24-year old says she “can’t believe it” and has now set
We are pleased to confirm that all poolside passes for coaches, team managers and chaperones will remain free of charge for the 2024 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 received a
Applications are invited from Swim East Region BS Technical Officials Swimming Officials (minimum qualification Licensed Judge Level 1) to officiate at this year’s Regional Long Course Championships In Luton and Norwich. Regional LC Championships – Friday 19 to Sunday 21 April 2024 @ Luton Regional LC Championships – Saturday 4 to Monday 6 May 2024
