This year the region invites nominations for the Jeff Cook Salver award from our clubs, counties, regional committees and leadership groups. Nominations close at midnight Sunday 28th July 2024.
The Jeff Cook Salver was presented to the Region at its inception in 2005.
The intention is that the salver is awarded to a person, team or club that has made a significant contribution to the sport within the region.
If you want to make a nomination please complete this Form
Swim England’s Aquatics Coach Mentoring programme for 2024-2025 provides an opportunity for coaches across all areas of the sport to work with an experienced coach mentor.
The purpose of the Aquatics Coach Mentoring programme is to support and challenge aspiring coaches to learn, develop and grow in their role. Through this programme, we hope to continue to raise the quality of coaching across the aquatic sports.
We know that mentoring is a proven, effective and impactful way to support and develop coaches. Therefore, the Aquatics Coach mentoring programme is an important and fundamental part of the Swim England coach learning and development offer
Applications are now open and close at midnight on Monday 26th August 2024.
More information and how to apply can be found here.
The Region wishes to support coaches to enhance their skills by supporting them financially to attend the ASCA World Coaches Clinic, in Orlando, 4th to 7th September 2024.
https://www.ascaworldclinic.com/
We will support club coaches in the East Region with a grant of up to £500 each towards the cost of this, up to a maximum of six. If there are more than 6 applicants, there will be a selection process to determine who will receive the grant.
The grant will be awarded to those willing to write papers about the presentations given and make face-to-face presentations to enhance the skills of other coaches in the Region, possibly from all disciplines and their athletes.
If you wish to be considered for this grant please complete the Application form and return this to [email protected] by 28th July 2024
Congratulations to David Metcalf from Biggleswade SC, who has been selected to be an International Technical Official for the Paris Paralympics.
David first became a swimming official in 1990 and over the years has developed a specialism in Para Swimming.
David, who is the East Region Swimming Officials’ Manager and former Regional President, is no novice to International Para Competitions. He has also been a Technical Official in the London 2012 Paralympics and the Technical Delegate at many European & World Para competitions, including those held in Madeira, Italy, Chile and Singapore.
David delivers the WPS courses throughout the World and also presents the British Para Swimming CPD for Technical Officials. Although the next course is full, there will be another opportunity in the Autumn, so watch out for more information because this could be your first step to being a WPS official
The Paralympics are in Paris, 28th August to the 7th September 2024, so do watch out for David on poolside.
Last weekend we welcomed over 40 swimmers from across the region to the 2024 Regional Open Water Development Day held in a superb facility at Stanborough Lakes.
With swimmers and coaches from many clubs coming together to learn and develop both their knowledge and passion for Open Water swimming. Swimmers throughout the day engaged and worked on developing their open water skill set. With technical and tactical learning taking place in a classroom setting; and practical implementation of those skills in the lake with training and race simulation taking place through the day.
As a Region we’re committed to encouraging and supporting more involvement with Open Water swimming and thank all the volunteer’s, coach’s, Team Managers and organisers who work hard to provide this opportunity for our swimmers.
If you wish to enter the East Region Open Water Championships, you need to act fast, the closing date for entries is Sunday 16 June!
