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
British Swimming have recently launched a great tool to help coaches offer even more support to athletes. The innovative CharEQter survey is now live. The charEQter survey has been developed as a tool for coaches to help quantify the status of their athlete’s characteristics and attributes in line with the Optimal Athlete Development Framework
Swim England has issued its interpretation on how the new tiered restrictions will affect its disciplines, club activity, elite athletes, Learn to Swim lessons and aquatics classes. The recognised national governing body has been waiting for more than a week for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport to issue its latest guidance following
Congratulations to all the East Region swimmers selected for the National Junior Squad!
Para Swimming are delighted to be able to offer this pathway engagement day on 13th December 2020. The morning session is designed to engage with all those athletes across the country who are not on a national or British Talent Programme, who attend regional training, or those category 2 members who have an eligible impairment
For any volunteers undertaking the Covid-19 Lead or Liaison role, and would like some guidance or further information on how to carry out the role effectively, Swim England is hosting some free workshops. The aim is to build on the learning so far and help educate club volunteers who are new to the role. Dates
Swim England Diving would like to offer a series of live online workouts with some of England’s top instructors and coaches. During the initial lockdown period Divers on the England Talent programme took part in live sessions and now we want to open them up to the whole Diving Community. Come join us on Zoom
Sport England has updated their ‘Return to Play’ fund of £10 million in response to the second lockdown. It focuses on awards of up to £10,000 that support clubs and community groups respond to the challenges of returning to play during the coronavirus pandemic. For more information please visit the Sport England website.
Clubs can receive top tips on the best ways to boost their coffers through fundraising campaigns at online Swim England seminars. The recognised national governing body’s Head of Fundraising Michael Mogan will be leading two sessions in November which will detail the best ways to create a plan to help raise money. The free seminars
We are pleased to share with you that our 2020 Regional Development Programme has been a huge success. Even with the challenges of the present situation, we wanted to offer a flexible programme that offered swimmers and parents support and guidance but in a format that allowed maximum access. Usually the programme caters for 36
Following the resignation of the regional Diving Manager, we are looking for someone to take on this role. If you are passionate about diving and think you could help, please have a look at the Role Description and contact the Regional Chairman, Joan Wheeler at [email protected] before 10th November.
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
Swim England East Region is currently looking for four members to join our Audit, Risk and Probity Committee, or ARP as we have already shortened it too! The ARP is part of the new governance structure that will come into place when the region becomes an incorporated company on 1st January 2021 and the Terms
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
Sharyn Bord has been awarded a British Empire Medal in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list 2020. The Cambridge Dive Team President and Swim England East Region Diving Committee member has been recognised for voluntary service to diving in Cambridgeshire. “I’m very proud,” said Sharyn. “I feel a bit embarrassed by it to be honest because
Over a third of the Swim England affiliated clubs that need to submit evidence to meet new Stronger Affiliation guidelines have either completed or begun the process. Swim England has created Stronger Affiliation so its affiliated clubs which are not yet SwimMark accredited can prove they are well run and their personnel have the necessary safeguarding
Swim England had recently submitted the Water Polo Return to Team Sport Guidance, this was a key part of our support to ensure clubs could return to playing. Subsequently, the Government has issued further instructions around the ‘Rule of 6’ and its application to sport. In light of both developments the Water Polo Leadership Group
The Swim England Return to Pool Guidance has been updated again particularly in response to the recent changes announce by the Government last week and in particular how this affects water polo’s return to team sport. Supporting documents and FAQ’s are constantly being updated.
The East Region is lucky to have three clubs, Basildon & Phoenix SC, City of Norwich SC and Flitwick Dolphins SC, participating in the trials for Level X racing, a new exciting initiative being launched for competitive swimmers across the country.
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
As part of our move to create more digital resources, we have launched the first of our ‘Introduction to’ series for coaches. Our first resource is an interview with Ben Negus, recent recipient of a Regional Silver Pin Award for services to regional coaches. In this resource, Ben shares his thoughts on Butterfly and offers
