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Jo Stalley

Coaches ‘Introduction to’ Series Goes Live!

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As part of our move to create more digital resources, we have launched the first of our ‘Introduction to’ series for coaches. Our first resource is an interview with Ben Negus, recent recipient of a Regional Silver Pin Award for services to regional coaches. In this resource, Ben shares his thoughts on Butterfly and offers some useful tips for coaches working with entry level through to performance level swimmers.

There is a video, podcast and notes version of this resource, all of which are free to access. Thank you to Ben for sharing his time with us and make sure you subscribe to our various platforms as we have three more resources covering the remaining three strokes dropping in the coming weeks.

ACM September 2020

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Many thanks to everyone who attended our ACM on 12th September.  For those of you who were unable to join us here is a summary of what you missed:

 

The ACM approved the proposals for the region to become an incorporated association with charitable status from January 2021. Those of you who were at the ACM will know what this means, but if anyone would like to know more the full reports can be found on the ER website. These include a helpful one page summary which probably gives the information most members need. The four members of the Management Committee will initially become the company directors, with the current Board forming a Regional Operations Committee. In the longer term, all governance roles will be subject to open recruitment managed by a Nominations Committee.


The ACM also approved the proposals for the change of financial year and as a consequence, we will close this year’s accounts on 31st December, starting a new financial year on 1st January. In reality, the lack of current activity will make this a far more simple process than it otherwise would have been, and our Finance Manager has already done much of the preparation, but wherever possible we do need you to process any claims or invoices before the middle of December.

 

At the ACM Silver Pins were awarded to Amy Bryant Hatfield SC for services to Synchronised Swimming, to Simon Gee Team Luton SC for services to the region at the Regional Licensing Officer, and to Dave Champion Team Ipswich SC and Ben Negus City Of Peterborough SC for services to regional swimming coaches.  Joan Wheeler Modernian SC was awarded the Jeff Cook Salver for services to the region as Regional Chairman.  Copies of the citations for the award winners can be read here.

New Digital Parent Resource Released!

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As the digital age marches forwards, we are pleased to share a resource for our swimming parents. Behind every swimmer is a huge amount of commitment from parents and therefore we have produced a video to hopefully make the journey a bit easier. We have interviewed a parent of a rather well known swimmer. She shares some great insights from her journey in the local volunteer-run swimming club through to the top of the swimming equivalent to Mount Everest!  We hope you will find useful. Please share far and wide! You can find the video on our Youtube channel.

Stronger Affiliation – 3 months to go…

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Almost a quarter of the Swim England affiliated clubs that need to submit evidence to meet new Stronger Affiliation guidelines have either completed or begun the process.

Swim England has created Stronger Affiliation so its affiliated clubs which are not yet SwimMark accredited, of which there are around 450, can prove they are well run and their personnel have the necessary safeguarding checks and qualifications in place to ensure members’ safety.

Evidence must be submitted and approved by 1 December 2020 or clubs face the risk of being suspended temporarily or permanently at the beginning of 2021.

More Stronger Affiliation workshop dates announced

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These workshops have been organised to help clubs understand the requirements of Stronger Affiliation, the compulsory standards that clubs have to evidence as part of affiliation to Swim England. If you are a SwimMark club, no action is needed, and you don’t need to attend the workshop. If you wish to attend please register online

Monday 28th September    7-8pm

Registrations have now closed.

Wednesday 14th October   6.30-7.30pm

Registrations have now closed.

 

 

East Region Swimmers Selected for National Event Camps

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The selections for Swim England’s national event camps were announced this week and the East Region was well represented. Congratulations to Olivier Vedrenne (City of Norwich) and Michael Klimaszewski (Hatfield) as well as three swimmers who were formerly based in the East Region but now attend schools in other areas of the country – Caitlin Loo (Hatfield), Erin Little (Chelmsford) and Sophie Freeman (Colchester). Owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, all pathway camps (county, regional and national) in 2020 will be running in a digital format. Full details on the regional programme for 2008-born swimmers will sent to clubs in September.

East Para Swimmers Selected for National Talent Programme

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A huge congratulations to 5 East para swimmers selected to be part of the National Swim England Para Swimming Talent Programme. These swimmers will be taken on a journey of development with many destinations, exploring the pillars of athlete development; Technical, Tactical, Physical, Psychological.

The selected swimmers from East region includes Roan Brennan (Basildon & Phoenix SC), Mwaba Mkwasa (Norwich Swan SC), Louise Storey (Hoddesdon SC), Samual Tidy (Dereham &District SC), and Owen Woodrow (City of Norwich SC).

Congratulations to East Region Swimmers

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In addition to the 28 swimmers already selected for the National Development Programme, an additional 20 swimmers have now ben invited to join the programme.

This programme is the first step on the National Framework. The 13 and 14-year-olds picked will be expected to join a day of online workshops in October covering ‘Loving Race Day’, sleep recovery and injury prevention. A dry land conditioning session will also emphasise mobility and stability to enhance the anti-rotational / rotational strokes and streamlining.

All the swimmers were chosen using the new adjusted selection guidelines that have been introduced for the 2020-21 season because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Selected athletes include;

Amara Addison (Norwich Swan SC)

Mason Allen (Basildon & Phoenix SC)

Lewis Andrews (Norwich Swan SC)

Max Arnold (Harlow Penguins SC)

Francesca Baber (Flitwick Dolphins SC)

Matthew Baker (West Suffolk SC)

Matilda Bogle (teamipswich)

Karys-Rose Bunn (teamipswich)

Skye Carter (Basildon & Phoenix SC)

Nikita Charykin (Thurrock SC)

Daniel Clayton (teamipswich)

Nathan Close (Biggleswade SC)

Gracie Comitti (Basildon & Phoenix SC)

Finn Cooper (teamipswich)

Cait Cotter (Chelmsford SC)

Robbie Cruickshanks (teamipswich)

George De Voogt (Leighton Buzzard SC)

Macy Dexter (City of Cambridge SC)

Sophie Dowding (teamipswich)

Ellen Duffield (teamipswich)

William Ellard (St Felix School SC)

James Gourpinar (Harlow Penguins SC)

Grace Greenhalf (City of Norwich SC)

Daniel Holliss (City of St Albans SC)

Ethan Howard (Potters Bar SC)

Louis James (Norwich Swan SC)

Mia Lowe (Basildon & Phoenix SC)

Cub Maddison (Hatfield SC)

Nathanial Mapley (City of St Albans SC)

Josh Martin (City of Peterborough SC)

Lily-Ella Mayall (Team Waveney SC)

Daniel McGuinness (Basildon & Phoenix SC)

Kirsty Neill (Bishops Stortford SC)

Olivia Newman-Baronius (Putteridge SC)

Edward Ormsby (Royston SC)

Evangeline Pierce (Basildon & Phoenix SC)

Joel Pietersen (Hatfield SC)

Matilda Ransome (City of Cambridge SC)

Rosalind Saise (teamipswich)

Charlotte Smith (Norwich Swan SC)

Andrew Tembra (Hatfield SC)

Zak Troman (Colchester SC)

Maximilian Veiga (City of Cambridge SC)

Ryan Wall (Royston SC)

Arabella Ward (Modernian SC)

Clara Watson-Flowers (St Felix School SC)

Isabella Yeabsley (Hatfield SC)

Beth Young (teamipswich)

Swimming Coach Drop in Calls

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Since the start of the Covid-19 crisis, the region have been hosting regular drop in calls for coaches. We have over 90 coaches now registered for these and have been offering a range of opportunities from stroke technique discussions through to sharing ideas on the various training methods behind the different energy systems. We will endeavour to continue these in the coming weeks and months, so if you are yet to sign up please email [email protected] to be added to the distribution list.