UPDATED Swimming Competition – Guidance for Running Safe Events and Training and use of Officials at Licensed Meets.

Swim England have updated the guidance for running safe events in relation to Swimming competitions on 14 December 21.

The guidelines that are intended to mitigate the transmission risk of Covid-19 and safeguard swimmers, coaches, officials, spectators and volunteers as we continue to return safely to competition.

Swim England have also updated the “Return to Competition Training of Technical Officials” until 31 March 2022. and there is an extension to the number and role’s required of officials at licensed meets to 10th March 2022

 

Regional Swimming Official’s General Online Forum

Swim England East Region have hosted the first of three planned Swimming Official’s Online Forums on Tuesday 1 June 2021. The forums were to assist our officials in the return to competition, as there been a considerable break from officiating. Two more forums are planned for Swim England East Region qualified Starters and Referees

The dates are: –

  • Tuesday 8 June 2021 @ 19:30pm Swimming Officials Online Forum for qualified Starters
  • Sunday 13 June 2021 @ 10.30am Swimming Officials Online Forum for qualified Referees (new date)

To view the presentation and documents referred to at the forum please click on this page link

The recording of the Zoom forum will be available shortly

Regional Swimming Official’s Online Forum – Updated

Swim England East Region will be hosting a series of Swimming Official’s Online Forums at the beginning of June. We would like to assist our officials in the return to competition, we fully realise that there will have been a considerable break from officiating. To this end we have arranged some forums to refresh our knowledge and procedures to act as a confidence booster before our return to poolside.

We are planning on delivering the following forums virtually by Zoom. There is a simple registration procedure for all qualified officials who are currently members of an SE East Region Aquatic club.

The dates are: –

  • Tuesday 1 June 2021 @ 7.30pm Swimming Officials Online Forum for all qualified officials
  • Sunday 13 June 2021 @ 10.30am Swimming Officials Online Forum for qualified Referees (new date)
  • Tuesday 8 June 2021 @ 19:30pm Swimming Officials Online Forum for qualified Starters

If these dates are not convenient, it is our intention to record the forums, which will be available at a later date.

It is strongly recommended that all participants click the link to access and watch the following FINA swimming officiating videos before attending the online forum.

To register your attendance at one or more forums, please click on the registration link below.

Swimming Officials Return to Competition Registration link now expired

Officiating Opportunities at Regional Swimming Galas 2020

Applications are now available for officiating roles at the Swim England East Region Long Course Championships 2020 in Norwich and Luton. Applications are invited from Licensed BS Swimming Officials – minimum qualification Judge Level 1.

Priority will be given to those SE East Region officials volunteering to do all sessions each day first, before those volunteering for odd sessions. If you would like to help please click on the link below and complete the online application form. The link will take you to a newly formatted page which has an “accordion” style drop down pages with the application form contained within the heading. Please click on the headings next to the “+” sign, the page will drop down and reveal the application form.

Regional online application to officiate page link