East Region Para-Swimming Meet 2024
Swim England East Region will be holding their Para-Swimming Meet at Newmarket Leisure Centre, Exning Rd, Newmarket CB8 0EA
Date: Sunday 22nd September 2024
Time: Warm up 3:30pm with a start time of 4pm
Closing Date: Wednesday 21st August 2024
Swimmers on the functional classification waiting list, or have an active application with UKSA or INAS, made within the last 24 months, are invited to compete. They must still meet the Swim England Club Compete membership requirement. They would achieve a time in a licensed event but will not be eligible to receive medals.
If anyone requires any assistance in the area of classification please email [email protected]
Entry Form for those being Classified at the Meet
Entry Form for those not being Classified at the Meet
Programme
Coach and Team Manager Passes: Please see the right hand side of this webpage for pass information and link.
Personal Care Assistant Passes: To register for a personal Care Assistant pass please click here.
Volunteering:
If you would like to assist as a volunteer in either a technical official or a non technical (poolside volunteer) to assist in running this regional event please click here
British Para Swimming CPD for Technical Officials
The CPD is an introduction to officiating at events that include swimmers with a disability, aimed at swimming technical officials, Judge Level 1 or above. This CPD will give an overview of Functional Classification System, Terminology & Sport Class Overview including knowledge of World Para Swimming (WPS) rules and rule exceptions.
The CPD is free and attracts 3 points towards the renewal of the BS officials Licence.
The CPD is delivered nationally and you can register below by clicking on the blue coloured bar below.
The next presentation is on Wednesday 10 July 24 at 7:00pm
Please click on this link https:
Applications are now full, a further CPD will be available in the autumn
National Junior Para-Swimming Championships
The National Junior Para-Swimming Championships are usually held in June.
Further information will be added here when it is available
Para-Swimming officials
Officials at Para Swimming events will go down the usual swimming officials training route.
There will be an officials’ CPD held at the annual Regional Para- Swimming Championships to provide further training for officials in a Para-Swimming environment.
Swim England Transgender and Non-Binary Competition Policy
This will come into effect from events from 1st September 2023.
For further discipline information please see the Swim England website
Coach and Team Manager Passes
These are available to download from Swimmingresults.org .Coach and Team Manager passes will not be available on the day of competition.
Please log on via the members options page and select Purchase accreditation for events. This is the generic pass which will allow you to purchase.
The system checks the data on your membership record against the criteria
Coaches must have at least an assistant (Level 1) coaching certificate. Team Managers must have attended a Team Manager 1 course.
If all criteria are met then you can then apply for that event. Print the pass and bring it to the event. You will need to apply for each event/day/weekend you are attending.
If you have any questions about the accuracy of the data held you can return to the first page which shows you how to check the data on OMS or upload certificates. Please do not immediately contact the region about your membership data but use all the other routes on the online system first.
Other Disability Meets