Category: Swimming

Swimming Competition News!!

Swim England has released the Return to Competition guidance for event promoters ahead of the country moving into Step 3, which is due to take place no earlier than Monday 17 May. Tom Baster, the chair of the Swim England Swimming Leadership Group, said: “The release of the Swim England Return to Competition guidance takes

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Swim England Swimming Leadership are keen to see events return soon.

The Swim England Swimming Leadership Group is ‘keen to see’ formal competition resume before the end of the season. Following the Prime Minister’s roadmap out of lockdown announcement, the Swimming Leadership Group has been formulating plans for the safe return of licensed and unlicensed meets, open water, Masters, para-swimming and league competition. Meanwhile, a second

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Commonwealth Games 2022 Swimming Team announced

A total of 85 swimmers have been announced for the swim team for the Commonwealth Games in 2022. Congratulations to those from the East Region or those who started their journey in the East including: Jessica Jane Applegate (City of Norwich)  Jordan Catchpole (Team Waveney)  Harry Constantine (Hatfield, Dunstable) Louise Fiddes (Hatfield, Welwyn Garden SC) Sophie

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Stewart and Gerry are named as FINA Swimming Officials

Congratulations to Stewart Murray (West Norfolk SC) and Gerry Metcalf (Biggleswade SC) , who have recently been appointed to the FINA Swimming Officials list until December 2024.  Stewart, who has been appointed as a Referee and Gerry as a starter, join Tom Baster (Basildon and Phoenix SC)  and Craig Hunter (Hatfield SC) who are already

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Swim England National Junior Squad Begins

The team of 71 swimmers met online at the weekend, supported by a strong team of coaches from around the country, including Daniel Fogg (Hatfield SC). Further online camps will take place in the new year until coronavirus restrictions have been lifted which allows for the resumption of competitive activity. Swim England’s talent team has

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Dan Pilbrow Selected as Head Coach for the National Event Camp

Congratulations to Dan Pilbrow (Head Coach, West Suffolk SC), for being selected as one of three coaches to head up the National Event Camp. This year over 90 swimmers had been selcted for the online camp. Some of the key aims of the National Event Camp include developing technical and tactical areas for races, enhancing

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Level X Racing is launched!

Level X Racing is a club time trial held in training with results being submitted to Swim England’s Rankings database. It is a fun opportunity for swimmers to practice some racing skills in the absence of competitions due to COVID-19. Swim England will publish leaderboards at designated times throughout the racing period to celebrate success. If you

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Alternative Window for 2021 County Age Group Championships

Swim England has confirmed it is committed to doing everything it can to enable the ‘excellent’ County Age Group Swimming Championships take place in 2021. However, due to the ongoing coronavirus restrictions, it is highly unlikely that these events will be able to take place in their usual January/February time slot. To that end, Swim

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Head coaches selected for first online National Development Programme

Congratulations to Karen Pinniger for being selected for the Swim England National Development programme . City of Norwich Swimming Club coach Karen said: “I’m over the moon to be a part of the National Development Programme again. “It’s great that the Swim England Talent Team have been able to make this happen under the current

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Congratulations to East Region Swimmers

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

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