Older news

Long Course Championships – Accepted Entries

The Accepted Entries along with information and a programme for the Luton weekend have been added to the Swimming Competitions page. No further changes can be made to the Accepted Entries.  To give the 15+ swimmers maximum rest in advance of their weekend of racing, the 800m Freestyle heats will be seeded as normal but

Read More »

SEER Para-Swimming Development Day

Para-Swimming Development Day for athletes and coaches Sunday 28th April 10:00am – 3:00pm Newmarket leisure Centre, Exning Rd, Newmarket CB8 0EA The East region is pleased to announce a Para-Swimming development day with development opportunities for athletes and coaches throughout the day. Who is the day for? Coaches with an interest in developing their knowledge

Read More »

Long 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 12 April 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

Read More »

Long Course Championships Entries

Entries will close at midnight on 4th April. Clubs holding meets this weekend, especially any not using the Online Results Uploader, are asked to submit results to rankings promptly so that they can be used to enter by the closing date.  A link to the Championships entry information can be found here. The region continues

Read More »

Laura Stephens – World Champion!

Great Britain and the East Region has a new swimming hero ahead of this year’s Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Laura Stephens became the country’s first individual female gold medalist at the World Aquatic Championships since 2011 by claiming 200m butterfly glory in Doha. The 24-year old says she “can’t believe it” and has now set

Read More »

Long Course Championships – food/drinks passes available now

We are pleased to confirm that all poolside passes for coaches, team managers and chaperones will remain free of charge for the 2024 championships. In recent years, we have not offered food and tea/coffee refreshments to coaches and team personnel. This is largely because coaches have preferred to make their own arrangements. We have received a

Read More »

Regional Long Course Championships

The region continues to actively recruit officials and volunteers for its Long Course Championships, which are being held over three weekends in April and May 2024. Please follow the links below to apply for either role, or to access the region’s volunteer expense policy. Technical Officials and Poolside Volunteers Applications to Officiate at Regional Swimming

Read More »

East Region Success at World Masters

The World Aquatics Masters Championships took place in Doha from 23 February to 3 March and we now have two world champions in the East Region. Chris Ayers from South Beds Masters won 3 titles in the female 70-74 years age group: 50, 100 and 200 breast. She was also awarded silver medals in the

Read More »

Help shape the future of the East Region!

With the Swim England East Region AGM taking place on Wednesday 24th April 2024 we are seeking applications for passionate and dedicated volunteers to join our Regional Operations Committee, and to be our President-Elect. Three roles are available within the Regional Operations Committee, and applications are open for one individual to take on the role

Read More »

Water Polo Coaching Conference

This year’s Water Polo coaching conference promises to be a really beneficial day and ties in to the additional coach development that we’re currently working on. It will take place 9:00-17:00 on Saturday 25th May at the Sportpark, Loughborough University campus with speakers and outline of topics below. As we are aware that most of

Read More »

Entries open for the 2024 Long Course Championships

Entries have opened for the Long Course Swimming Championships. The conditions and qualification times (unchanged from those published on 2nd January) 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

Read More »