Further to the Swim England ‘Returning to the Pool’ guidance issued today, the region has set up several forums for Chairpersons and Head Coaches over the next few weeks to help and support your club’s return to the water. Please allow your club committees some time to examine the document and formulate their plans as
Just a note to express how proud and grateful the region is during these unprecedented times.
Humble David Robinson said he was greatly honoured to be named the recipient of the Swim England Alfred H Turner Award – but believed there were more worthy winners. “I do not think I do any more than hundreds and hundreds of other people,” said the surprised 74-year-old. “It seems unbelievable that it’s for me.”
As part of National Volunteers’ Week Swim England East Region would like to say a big thank you to all our volunteers that give up their time to help our clubs, counties and the region. Check out our social media channels to see our clubs also saying thank you!
As we are sure you are aware, on Wednesday 27th May Swim England issued a statement cancelling all national events scheduled to take place in latter part of 2020. In respect of swimming, this included the Swim England National Winter Championships, traditionally the culmination of the domestic short course swimming season. Last week, FINA also
Following the announcement by Swim England that all national events are cancelled until the end of the year, Swim England East Region has taken the decision to cancel the following competitions: Masters Championships, planned for 27th September 2020 Disability Championships, planned for 11th October 2020 Short Course Swimming Championships, planned for 6th, 7th and 8th
Swim England has today announced that all national competitions have been cancelled for the remainder of 2020. The region’s management team will now review and provide an update for region competition in due course.
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 [email protected] by Friday 29 May. A timetable of topics is available to download.
Swim England had teamed up with British Triathlon and the Royal Lifesaving Society UK to produce some guidance around open water swimming in relation to the recent Government announcement that open water swimming is now possible. Further information can be found on the Swim England website.
Since lockdown started and the use of online platforms such as Zoom has increased, Swim England has issued advice and guidance to clubs and members on good practice. The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) has also issued another warning around serious safeguarding risks as a result of a growing trend
Swim England have temporarily stopped issuing licences for meets due to the ongoing Covid19 pandemic. A statement has been published to this effect
Swim England have launched a toolkit for clubs during these unprecedented times.
Sport England has announced a £195 million package to help sport and physical activity through Coronavirus. This package consists of: A new £20 million Community Emergency Fund, which is open now for local club and community organisations to bid for grants between £300 and £10,000. A new £5 million fund for existing Sport England partners facing specific and immediate financial difficulty. £55 million put aside to support
UPDATED JULY 2020 All competitions are now cancelled until 31st December 2020. Following the decision of British Swimming and Swim England to cancel national competitions planned for the summer, Swim England East Region has cancelled all regional competitions until 31st August. This decision impacts the following regional competitions: Regional Swimming Summer Meet Artistic Swimming Regional
Guidance from Swim England regarding land work undertaken at home can be found here. It is important club coaches take note of this. Swim England’s Talent Team will be posting up regular videos on their Youtube page which can be found here. This will include some land based exercises.
A note from our National Talent Officer, Mike Parker regarding the brilliant new resources that are now online and the plans for the coming weeks: Hi Team Please see the links to the introduction to the support package Swim England are planning on providing going forward and the 1st workshop. All will be posted
Swim England is seeking a Communications Lead to join the Diving Leadership Group on a voluntary basis. The Diving Leadership Group is responsible for Diving development and competition on behalf of the national governing body in England. They are looking to appoint a Communication Lead on a voluntary basis to further develop and drive forward
Message from the National Talent Team: Dear Coaches and Committee Members, In light of the current situation that our country finds itself in, specifically with the recent closure of leisure facilities and club programmes, the Club Development team are working extremely hard to produce an FAQ document to support our clubs in this
UPDATED JULY 2020 Competitions and events are now cancelled through to 31st December 2020 In the light of Government guidance, and the latest statement from Swim England https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/coronavirus-statement/ Swim England East Region has cancelled all competitions and development events until 31st May 2020. We know that this decision will be a huge disappointment to our coaches,
All refunds for the 1500m Long Course event have been made via Paypal. All refunds for the main Long Course events, including para entries have been made.
Congratulations to Dan Murphy (Cambridge Dive Team) and Julie Busano (Dacorum DC) who have passed their Judge Level 2 course! The course was part of the National Judge School which ran along the Team Z England Talent athlete camp in Leeds on 29th February and 1st March.
