Are you looking to start your coaching journey with an assistant coach qualification, or are you on the coaching ladder and looking to become a full swimming coach? With the huge growth in open water in recent years we also have a full open swimming coach qualification for swimming coaches looking to expand their qualifications.
Grace Harvey, British Para Swimmer and a member of Hoddesdon SC, took her first steps in a robotic suit whilst on a training camp for Tokyo 2020. Grace was invited to Suzuka University to use their cyborg technology, and the experience gave her a day she will never forget. The Paralympic hopeful has had extensive
Congratulations to Derek Beaumont (Beaumont Diving Academy, Hatfield) who received a lifetime service award at the recent British Diving Championships in Plymouth!
Two diving coaches from the region have been selected for the latest wave of UK Coaching’s Performance Foundation Coach Support Programme. Congratulations to Stephen Hewat (Luton DC) and Shan Veasey (Southend DC) have been selected for the multi-sport programme along with three other diving coaches from around the country. Further details about the programme can
British Swimming have announced from Monday 27 January 2020, the launch of the new online theory modules for the training of the pool Judge 1 technical officials. This brings to a close a considerable amount of work in partnership with British Swimming to ensure we are delivering a quality product to our volunteers.
The Swimathon Foundation Community Grants Scheme offers funding to groups and individuals who provide swimming in their local community. Grants range from £300 – £2500, and are awarded to organisations supported by pools taking part in the main Swimathon event. Applications close 13th March 2020. More information can be found on the Swimathonfoundation website.
It was a great four days in Sheffield for Swim England East Region athletes with some really intense racing across the competition. This year the meet was split into 18/over and 18/under for finals which gave some of our aspiring junior athletes the chance step up. Over all we had 14 clubs who made finals
A huge congratulations to all those shortlisted for the Swim England (SE) National Awards, an event where the successes and achievements of individuals and clubs were celebrated. This year the event was held at the University of Birmingham on 30 November, where a total of 34 awards were presented. Congratulations also go to the east
Congratulations to Ellie Challis who has won the SportsAid One-to-Watch Award for her outstanding recent successes in the pool. The Colchester Phoenix Para-Swimmer was up against around 1000 rising stars across 60 different sports. Read more on the Swim England website.
Following the appointment of David Meli to help develop a plan for water polo through engagement with key stakeholders, and to help Swim England to fully understand the current status of water polo at a local level, Swim England will be hosting face-to-face regional meetings. The East Region meeting is scheduled for 2pm-4pm at Riverside
Off the back of two successful events in 2019, Swim England East Region are proud to introduce their flagship coach development event for 2020. For more information please click here.
Entries are now open for teams to enter the 2019 East Region Water Polo Grand Prix on 14th December in Chelmsford. Full details, including event conditions and entry details, can be found on the Grand Prix event page.
