Fifteen swimmers from East Region clubs competed at the FINA World Masters Championships in Gwangju, South Korea between 12th and 18th August. There were multiple medals for Hannah Ueckermann (Whitham Dolphins) who picked up two gold, one silver and one bronze, and Lucy Ryan (Team Anglia) who collected three bronze medals. Stuart McLellan (Sudbury) also
Nathan Hughes (Hatfield SC) returns to the United Kingdom as the International Junior Champion for the 10k Open Water. The 19 year old secured the European title at the LEN European Junior Open Water Swimming Championships 2019 on Saturday 3rd August in the Czech village of Racice, which is north of the country’s capital Prague.
The Swim England Open Water National Age Group Championships were held on 5th August at the new venue of Thrybergh Country Park, Rotherham. In total, there were 37 swimmers taking part from East Region clubs, with a gold medal for Ruby Wheeler (Basildon & Phoenix) in the girls 13 years, 2K event. There was also
Diving National Age Groups and National Skills It’s been a busy few weeks for diving clubs from the East Region with the Diving National Age Groups (NAGs) being held in Sheffield from 27th – 30th June, followed by the National Skills Finals in Plymouth on 6th & 7th July. A total of 38 divers representing
Six of the region’s synchronised swimming clubs sent teams to the Swim England Synchro Combo Cup on 6th July at the London Aquatics Centre. There was medal success for the first time at the Combo Cup for Brentwood, and successive Combo Cup medals for Aqualina who came away with three medals this year . Full
Congratulations to Norfolk County ASA winning the Regional Inter-County competition. Results after 58 events Norfolk. 250, Suffolk 248, Essex 206, Cambridgeshire 203, Hertfordshire 178 & Bedfordshire 133 The results with split times can be viewed on the swimming competitions page
We are aware that coaches and clubs are in the midst of planning for the 2019-20 season. Whilst we are still waiting on information regarding final venues and scheduling of the programme, we can release the following information regarding the 2020 Regional Championships in order to best support coaches and clubs in their planning. The
Entries are now open for the East Region Masters Championships being held on 29th September at Newmarket Leisure Centre. All entries must be received by 16th September 2019. For more information, please visit our Masters Competitions page.
Applications are now open for skills coaches for our regional swimming development camps later this year. For more information about the camps and to apply, please visit our coach development page. Applications close on Sunday 7th July. Coaches who don’t meet the criteria to apply for a skills coach position are welcome to shadow/observe at
We are please to announce bookings are now open for our innovative ‘Lessons from Champions’ event on the 22nd September 2019. Full details can be found here. Tickets are available on a first come first served basis and are open to everyone (athletes, parents, coaches and volunteer) from all disciplines. Bookings close on 11th September
The 2019 Annual Report is now available to download. It summarises the great achievements of the region over the past year, and the fantastic work which has provided our members with outstanding development opportunities and competitions.
In preperation for elections at the forthcoming ACM (14 September, Freckenham Village Hall), we are seeking nominations for multiple posts. If you would like to stand for election to one, or more, of these posts, please read the role description, complete a nomination form and submit it by 23rd August 2019 to [email protected].
