Swim England has confirmed that any club who was SwimMark accredited at the time that SwimMark was suspended (1st November 2024) will be eligible for any associated benefits for a further 12 months regardless of the stage they were at in November 2024. The benefits will be available and expires as follows: January 2025 renewals
Only 48 hours to get your nominations in. The Swim England National Awards will return to the Great Hall at the University of Birmingham on Saturday 29 November 2025. This year’s awards will honour contributions of the past year across a variety of categories, spanning clubs, coaches, teachers and volunteers, inclusion, health and more. Nominations
As part of National Volunteers’ Week Swim England East Region would like to say a big thank you to all our volunteers that give up their time to help our clubs, counties and the region. Check out our social media channels to see our clubs also saying thank you!
Over the last 9 months, the region has organised 4 development days, which culminated in the selection of a squad of 15 swimmers to compete at the annual Artistic Swimming Regional Games. Our lead Regional coaches Kerri Clewlow and Jayne Jarvis made a great job of running the sessions, with the input of other coaches
The Senior Coach 2025 programme is now open for applications, please find the links below; Senior Coach 25 programme – https://instituteofswimming.org/course-information/swim-england-senior-swimming-coach Senior Coach 25 Recognition of Prior International learning https://instituteofswimming.org/course-information/swim-england-senior-swimming-coach-recognition-prior-international-learning The delivery model has been amended slightly this year following on from feedback and taking into account when coaches busy periods are. Rather than running
The Panorama documentary, The Dark Side of Swimming Clubs aired on BBC1 on Monday 19 May at 8pm. We remain committed to supporting Swim England and the seven other Regions in achieving the One Swim England strategy, and to serve our community. For a further response please read the Swim England statement here https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/statement-regarding-bbc-panorama/
Entries are open for the SEER Para-Swimming Meet being held on Sunday 21st September 2025 at Newmarket Leisure Centre. The closing date for entries is 20th August 2025. There are two entry forms, one for those who will be Classified at the Meet and one for other competitors. The Classification form has been designed to
The East Region holds 10 Water Polo Regional training sessions per year. The dates have been set for this year and players born 2008 – 2013 are welcome to attend these sessions. Below are the dates for 2025 and when registration will open. Please go to the Water Polo Development page to register. Coaches and
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Swim England East Region is hosting a Coaches’ Safeguarding & Welfare Drop-in Surgery on Thursday, May 8th, 13:00 until 16:00. During this time, Fran, our Regional Welfare officer, will be available for you to address any concerns, ask questions, and receive guidance related to safeguarding and welfare best practices within the swimming environment. The drop-in
Swim England East Region wishes to announce the appointment of Stewart Murray as its new Chairman, marking an exciting new chapter for the organization. With a wealth of aquatic experience spanning many years, Stewart has a passion for the sport and has seen him involved in various roles from club, county, regional and national levels.
Ann Byrne, of Norwich Swan Swimming Club, has become the East Region President following our Annual General Meeting. We welcome Ann into the role and look forward to seeing her at regional and national events throughout the year. Ann’s passion for swimming began when she was 11 with Aylesbury and District Swimming Club who trained at
