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Diving – Athlete and Coach Development Day

Swim England East Region Team A and Team B selected athletes are invited to join the Athlete and Coach Development day taking place at Luton Sports Village on Saturday 17th February 2024.  The athletes will be taken through dryland and pool sessions focused on hurdle drills which will be led by British Olympic diving coach, Stephen

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Applications to Officiate at Regional Galas

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

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Water Polo – New rules 2024

During 2023, World Aquatics introduced a number of new rules in Water Polo. During this online session, Chris Stephens the Officials Lead in the Water Polo Leadership Group will offer a comprehensive explanation of the new rules and their implementation followed by the opportunity for questions. The session, aimed at referees, is also open to

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2024 Long Course Championships

Information about the 2024 Long Course Championships has been added to the Swimming Competitions page which can be found here. A summary document which also explains the changes to the schedule can be found here.

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East Region Masters Inter-Counties

Bury St Edmunds Leisure Centre was this year’s venue for the East Region Inter-Counties Competition. More than 70 swimmers from four Counties competed in 71 events in the hopes of gaining the most points and becoming this year’s champions. From the start, both Essex and Bedfordshire fought head-to-head with some exciting racing leading to close

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Short Course Championships – Accepted Entries

The Swimming Competitions page has been updated with the Accepted Entries which can also be found here. No further changes can be made to the Accepted Entries. Spectators are welcome at all sessions. The cost is £5 for a single session or £10 for all day. There is no charge for the Friday evening or Finals

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Home Nations Coaching Conference

**SAVE THE DATE** Home Nations Coaching Conference 24-25 November 2023 East Midlands Swim England, Scottish Swimming and Swim Wales, supported by British Swimming, are planning to resume hosting their bi-annual coaching conference at the Leonardo Hotel (East Midland Airport) on 24-25 November. Building around a theme of ‘Developing Excellence in Coaching’, the two-day event will

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Artistic Swimming Development Days Target 12 & Under

Two regional development training opportunities ran on 24th September and 1st October at Hatfield Swim Centre aimed at the region’s youngest artistic swimmers.  The first day was for 9 and 10 year olds with no figure grade and the second day for 12 & Under swimmers who had a minimum of figure grade 1.  Swimmers

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