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Short Course Championships – Received Entries

The Received Entries have been published on the Swimming Competitions page and can also be found here. Swimmers, teams and their representatives have until 31 October to check the Received Entries and notify the entries administrator by email to [email protected] of any errors after which a final accepted entries list will be published and no further

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Short Course Championships

Entries will close at  midnight on 27th October so there are a couple of days left to enter. All the entry details can be found here. Officials and Volunteers, now is the time to sign up to support the Championships. The sign up page is here. Clubs holding meets this weekend are asked to submit

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Water Polo U14 Trial Session – Saturday 31st October 2026

We are pleased to announce that the East Region is holding trials for the competition squad for the upcoming U14 Girls and U14 Open Inter Regional competition that will be held on the 28/29th November (girls) and the 5/6th December 2026 (boys) in Walsall. The trial is open to all players: Born 2013 and younger

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Disability Training Session – 15th November

The next East Region Disability Training session is taking place on Sunday 15th November 2026 at Bottisham College Sports Centre, Lode Road, Bottisham, Cambridge CB25 9DJ from 11.30am – 3pm. This session will be focusing on freestyle and backstroke and will cover stroke technique skills, stroke efficiency and some work around starts and turns. For

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Swim England Membership System Launch

Please note some important dates regarding the upcoming change to the Swim England membership system. Swim England’s current membership system, OMS (Online Membership System), will be unavailable from Friday 9 October 2026 as work takes place to transition to the new membership platform. During this period, clubs will not have access to OMS, so it

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Entries Open for the 2026 Short Course Championships

Entries have opened for the Short Course Swimming Championships. The conditions and qualification times for the meet are on the Swimming Competitions page which can be found here. Para Entries have a dedicated entry page here and Para Swimmers should enter via that page rather than the main online system even if they are fast enough for the non Para times as

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Swim England East Region is recruiting a President-Elect

The region is looking for a President-Elect for 2026/27, who will become the region’s forthcoming figurehead and represent Swim England East Region at events across the region and nationally. If you are a member of a Swim England East Region club and enjoy seeing our athletes compete and achieve great things, we would love to

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Water Polo Regional Training – Saturday 3rd October 2026

Our next U14 Regional Training Session will take place on Saturday 3rd October at Haberdashers Elstree School, Butterfly Ln, Elstree, Radlett, Borehamwood WD6 3AF 16:00 – 18:00, and is open to both girls and boys born in 2013 or later who live within the Swim England East Region. We’re planning to make this an exciting

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Regional Starters who act as Referees Training day

30 enthusiastic swimming starters came together for a course designed to build their knowledge, skills and confidence to act as referees at lower-level swimming galas. It was a fantastic opportunity to learn more about the rules, procedures and responsibilities involved in running a successful competition — while meeting fellow officials and sharing experiences. A huge

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Aquatics GB Performance Coaching Conference 2026

Aquatics GB is hosting its Performance Coaching Conference 2026 on 9–10 September at the Hyatt Regency, Manchester. The two-day event will bring together coaches and leading experts to explore performance coaching, athlete development, resilience, wellbeing and coaching practice. With a fantastic programme of speakers and opportunities to connect with other coaches, it’s a great chance

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