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East Region Success at the Swim England National Awards Ceremony

A huge congratulations to all those shortlisted for the Swim England (SE) National Awards, an event where the successes and achievements of individuals and clubs were celebrated. This year the event was held at the University of Birmingham on 30 November, where a total of 34 awards were presented. Congratulations also go to the east

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Ellie Challis Wins SportsAid’s One-to-Watch Award

Congratulations to Ellie Challis who has won the SportsAid One-to-Watch Award for her outstanding recent successes in the pool.  The Colchester Phoenix Para-Swimmer was up against around 1000 rising stars across 60 different sports. Read more on the Swim England website.

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An Opportunity to Shape the Future of Water Polo

Following the appointment of David Meli to help develop a plan for water polo through engagement with key stakeholders, and to help Swim England to fully understand the current status of water polo at a local level, Swim England will be hosting face-to-face regional meetings. The East Region meeting is scheduled for 2pm-4pm at Riverside

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Start Para-Swimming Initiative- Funding Available

Start Para-Swimming is the new model which will help provide a seamless pathway from Learn to Swim into your clubs entry point. The initiative is focused on identifying and developing those with an eligible impairment (further details found in the information pack) at stage 4 of the learn to swim framework. Start Para-Swimming is about

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Swimmers from East Region on Para-Swimming Programme

Congratulations to the six swimmers from the East Region who have been named by British Swimming on the Para-Swimming World Class Programme!  The swimmers are: Podium: Jessica-Jane Applegate (Co Norwich), Louise Fiddes (Hatfield) and Jordan Catchpole (Co Norwich) Podium Potential: Danielle Hartin (Basildon & Phoenix), Ellie Challis (Colchester Phoenix) and Grace Harvey (Hoddesdon)

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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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Ian Mackenzie Becomes Swim England President

Congratulations to Ian Mackenzie, East Region Management Board member, who took over the Swim England President role at the weekend.  Ian will serve as the Swim England president until May 2021.  Hear what Ian had to say about taking on the role.

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Masters Manager Urgently Needed

You may be aware that our current Masters Manager, Sharon Perry, has decided to stand down from the role.  Sharon has done a fantastic job as our Masters Manager over the past three years, but has a busy and demanding job which frequently takes her away from home, and is unable to continue to juggle

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East Region Success at World Para-Swimming Championships 2019

Over the seven extraordinary days of racing at the Championships in London, swimmers from the East region gave a fantastic performance in the pool, resulting is some superb racing. Jessica- Jane Applegate (City of Norwich SC), Jordan Catchpole (City of Norwich SC), Louise Fiddes (Hatfield SC), and Ellie Challis (Colchester SC) came home with a

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Swim England Launch Stronger Affiliation for Clubs

Swim England is bringing in new compulsory guidelines for its affiliated clubs in a bid to show they have the highest standards of safe and effective practice in place. The Stronger Affiliation process is being introduced so new and existing members know clubs are well run and their personnel have the necessary safeguarding checks in

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