30 enthusiastic swimming starters came together for a course designed to build their knowledge, skills and confidence to act as referees at lower-level swimming galas. It was a fantastic opportunity to learn more about the rules, procedures and responsibilities involved in running a successful competition — while meeting fellow officials and sharing experiences. A huge
Details of the Short Course Swimming Championships together with information on the dates and locations of the 2027 Championships have been added to the Swimming Competitions page which can be found here.
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
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
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,
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
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
Many thanks to all Technical Officials who have signed up to help at Weekend 1 of the Regional Long Course Championships. We are still in need of technical officials for all sessions at Norwich 28th – 30th March, in particularly on the Friday. Can you please help by circulating this is all of your technical
Swim England have announced a new online application process to apply to become a swimming Judge Level 2 (stroke judge). This replaces the previous process of completing an application form and sending it to the Regional officials’ coordinator. Judge Level 2 is the next step in the swimming technical official qualification, building upon the skills
Swim England East Region have released further information concerning the competition conditions, entry times and swimming schedule for the 2025 Long Course competition. Please Swimming Competition webpage for further information.
Initial information has now been released for both the Long Course Championships and Short Course Championships in 2025 on our Swimming Competition webpage.
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
