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Welcome to our new East Region President

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Helen Stephens, of Colchester SC, has become the East Region President following our Annual General Meeting. We welcome Helen into the role and look forward to seeing her at regional and national events throughout the year. Helen is a long standing volunteer in the sport, and will always offer a friendly smile on poolside.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank Paul Kendall for his time as Regional President, and for all his support and enthusiasm he has provided our athletes and volunteers at the many events he has attended during his time in post.

 

Welcome to our new East Region Chairman

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The Swim England East Region Annual General Meeting took place last night, where Ian Cotton became the new Regional Chairman. We welcome Ian into the role and look forward to his support and leadership going forwards. Ian has been a very active volunteer both in the region and nationally with Swim England.

Joan Wheeler’s time as Chairman came to an end following resignation after over 8 years of service in the role. We thank Joan for everythig she has done for the region during her time as Chair, and wish her all the best in her future endeavours. Joan continues to work closely with Swim England on a national level, and remains an active official in the region so will no doubt see you poolside at some point.

Masters Development Day went Swimmingly!

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On 27th March Swim England East Region held a development day for our Masters swimmers at Oundle Sports Centre. Presentations included; How to Deal with Nerves and Mental Race Preparation (Emma Wood, Cognitive Hypnotherapist and trainee Sport Psychologist); Injury Prevention through Strength and Conditioning Exercises (Lawrence Palmer, Strength and Conditioning Coach and Masters 50m Breaststroke World Record Holder); and 50m Training/ Competing and Useful Drills (David Rayner, Swimming Coach and Technical Aquatics Manager, Swim England, and Matt Newton, Swimming Coach and Swimming Coach Educator).

To compliment the land based programme, the day then concluded in the 50m pool to put theory into practice. A huge thanks to all our fantastic presenters, the beautiful venue, and to the Masters Leadership Group for the ongoing help and support in developing the sport.

A Successful Diving Development Day!

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On Sunday, 6th March 2022, the Swim England East Region held its first in-person diving development training day since the start of the pandemic. A group of 43 selected divers from Cambridge Dive Team, Luton Diving Club and Southend Diving Club and their coaches attended the Training Day at Basildon Sporting Village. 

The first part of the day was hosted by South Essex Gymnastics Club with sessions being led by mens gymnastic coaches, Gemma and Silv. In the first session, the coaches took part in a forward, backwards and twisting support techniques workshop. All the coaches got involved supporting somersaults on the floor, trampoline and into the foam pit, picking up new techniques they can now put into practise at their home clubs. 

The divers were then welcomed to the gym to take part in two sessions which covered the following themes: falling and somersaults; strength and conditioning; shoulder flexibility and handstands. The divers worked really hard throughout the day and were rewarded for their efforts and enthusiasm with some free time on the bars, rings, floor, vault, beam and trampoline. 

After a well deserved lunch break, Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix (GB diver and Olympian) delivered a motivational talk to the divers and coaches.  Andrea talked about her Olympic experience and day-to-day training schedule. The divers and coaches were given the opportunity to ask lots of questions about her diving and were given some useful tips including how to approach learning a new dive. 

The Training Day was a valuable experience for the divers and coaches and we are already looking forward to the next one. The region would like to thank all those that participated in the Training Day, South Essex Gymnastics Club, Andrea, the Team Managers and everyone involved in organising the day. 

Suspended Clubs 2022 for non renewal of membership

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Members whose fee paying club is suspended for not submitting a full annual renewal will not be eligible to compete in events under the jurisdiction of Swim England. This includes Regional, County and open events. Furthermore the members are not covered by the Swim England insurance policy so no training or volunteering can take place. For a list of suspended clubs, please visit the Swim England website.

Regional Long Course Championships and Development Competition- Update

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Entries for the forthcoming Swim England East Region Long Course Championships and Development Competition will open shortly. In the meantime, the consideration times for the development competition have been released and can be found on the last page of the Information Document.

Athletes may not enter the Development Competition if they have the championship consideration time in that event. Full conditions for both events will be released shortly.

Swim England East Region Long Course Championships – Draft Race Schedule

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The draft race schedule for the Swim England East Region Long Course Championships and Development Competition can now be found on the Swimming Competition webpage.

Please note a slight amendment to the closing date for the 1500m championship events – this will now be Wednesday 23rd March (midnight), which will also be the closing date for the Development Competition.

Full conditions and entry details for both the Long Course Championships and the Development Competition will be published in early February, pending a government review of COVID-19 arrangements, due at the end of January. In view of this, all arrangements are to be regarded as provisional and subject to change.

We look forward to welcoming you to our events in April and May.

Could you help by joining our Audit, Risk and Probity Committee?

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Following a recent resignation, Swim England East Region is seeking nominations for its Audit, Risk and Probity Committee, or ARP as it is usually known. The ARP Committee, is responsible for monitoring the performance of the Board of Directors, ensuring that the region maintains high standards of governance and that risks are identified and appropriately managed. The Terms of Reference for the Committee can be read here.

If you are a member of a Swim England East Region club and have relevant experience, particularly in governance, audit, legal or risk, and are not already a member of one of the regional committees or leadership groups, we would love to hear from you.  The ARP meets 2/3 times a year, all meetings are on-line and arranged at times to suit the members.

If you would like to apply, or want to find out more, please contact the Regional Chairman, Joan Wheeler at [email protected] before 28th February 2022.