Category: Swimming

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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Swimming Coach Drop in Calls

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

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Swimming Coach Conference

Spaces are still avalable on the  Swimming Coach Conference on 6 June. It is free to attend and is being held virtually by the Swim England Swimming Talent Team, plus special guests. For a place, please email swimmingtalent@swimming.org by Friday 29 May. A timetable of topics is available to download.

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Swim England East Region Long Course Championships and Summer Meet 2020

Swim England East Region is today releasing details of its long course competition programme for 2020. The Region will be running two competitions this season – the 2020 Swim England East Region Long Course Championships in the national qualifying window and the 2020 Swim England East Region Summer Meet in July. This guidance document provides

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Norfolk Winners of the 2019 Inter-County Competition

Congratulations to Norfolk County ASA winning the Regional Inter-County competition. Results after 58 events Norfolk. 250, Suffolk 248, Essex 206, Cambridgeshire 203, Hertfordshire 178 & Bedfordshire 133 The results with split times can be viewed on the swimming competitions page

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Swimming Regional Championships 2020 Update

We are aware that coaches and clubs are in the midst of planning for the 2019-20 season.  Whilst we are still waiting on information regarding final venues and scheduling of the programme, we can release the following information regarding the 2020 Regional Championships in order to best support coaches and clubs in their planning. The

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Regional Swimming Development Camps – Coach Applications Open

Applications are now open for skills coaches for our regional swimming development camps later this year.  For more information about the camps and to apply, please visit our coach development page.  Applications close on Sunday 7th July. Coaches who don’t meet the criteria to apply for a skills coach position are welcome to shadow/observe at

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Swim England Senior Swiming Coach- Applications Open

This annual programme is now open for applications. It is designed for Level 2 Swimming Coaches leading a squad of swimmers throughout their programme and working with those competing at regional level or above. As a senior coach, you will be able to lead a coaching team and manage resources to support all areas of

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Long Course Championships 2020

News has reached Swim England East Region that the early May bank holiday in 2020 will be moved from Monday 4th to Friday 8th May to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day. Swim England East Region has held regional swimming championships using the three days of this weekend since the region was created in

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Pre Nationals Information Pack for Parents and Athletes

Following on from last year, the region have put together another pack for anyone attending the British or English summer meets. The information is only there as a guide, but based on a large amount of feedback from parents so far, we believe it will be of use. If you have any questions that are

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