The Received Entries have been published on the Swimming Competitions page and can also be found here. Swimmers, teams and their representatives have until 15 April to check the Received Entries and notify the entries administrator by email to swimentries@eastswimming.loxfyq1r35-lxd6r712q49g.p.temp-site.link of any errors after which a final accepted entries list will be published and no
Due to unforeseen staffing issues the online shop has had to shut early but Fine Designs will be trading at all the weekends of the Long Course Championships. Also, please consider bringing cash to Norwich as the unreliable mobile phone signal may mean the card machines could be very slow. Hoodies and hats can still
Entries will close at midnight on 6th April. Clubs holding meets this weekend are asked to submit results to rankings promptly so that they can be used to enter by the closing date. A link to details of how to enter can be found here.
Entries have opened for the Long Course Swimming Championships. The conditions and unchanged 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
The IOS have announced dates for several L2 Coaching Open Water Swimming courses taking place from April 2023 across the country.
British Swimming have confirmed that the new World Aquatics Rules Updates 2023-25 will come into force on 10 March 2023 in Britain. This CPD is an essential course to attend for all swimming technical officials and officials in training. To book a place on the online presentations taking place within the Region please click here.
The Swim England East Region AGM is taking place on Wednesday 26th April 2023. There are a number of volunteer roles due to be appointed at the AGM this year – these are – President Elect 2 x Member nominated Directors 2 x Regional Operations Committee members Membership Officer Licensing Officer Welfare Officer Artistic Swimming
The next round of the Allianz Sports Fund for clubs is now open. This time the funding will focus on clubs looking to support and inspire their members to keep playing throughout 2023. Grants of £500, £1,000, £2,000 and £3,000 are available. Awards are to help sports clubs continue to provide opportunities within their local community.
The East Regional would like to welcome Josh Devine as our new Regional Manager. Josh will be supporting the operation of the region and will be working closely with all aquatic disciplines and supporting our family of volunteers. Having started his aquatics journey as a competitive swimmer in Kent, Josh continued on to
Applications to Officiate or help at the Regional Long Course Championships at Norwich and Luton are now open. This year, the Region are using the “Swim Meet” software for applications to officiate at Regional Galas. The software will help the Technical Directors organise the large number of officials needed to run a swimming meet. If you are
The Swim England 2023 Coaching courses are now available to book on the IOS website. The coaching courses that are being held in the East Region are for Swimming and Water polo and can be found here. Swimming coaching course are being held in Hoddesdon, Luton, Downham Market, Enfield and Leighton Buzzard. Water Polo coaching
Swim England East Region are holding their next Disability Swimming training session on Sunday 26th February 2023 at Abbey Leisure Complex in Cambridge from 10:45am – 2pm. For more information and to register for the session please go to the Disability Swimming Development page by clicking here
It is with great sadness that we learn of the passing away of one of our members. David Robinson. Having joined Mildenhall and District Swimming Club in 1979 when his two children started lessons there, David dedicated a large proportion of the last 41 years to the sport. Despite never being a competitive swimmer himself,
The qualifying times, race schedule and general conditions for the Swim England East Region Long Course Championships have now been added to the competitions page of the website. The entry system will open approximately one month prior to the entry closing date. Any queries should be directed to [email protected]
The Swim England Swimming Leadership Group have issued the following statement:- “World Aquatics (FINA) is currently reviewing its technical rules in all disciplines. In respect of swimming, the revised rules, covering the 2023-25 period, were published on 3 January 2023. The British Swimming Swimming Officials Group will shortly circulate details of the new rules, create
Congratulations to Claire Cannon from City of Cambridge and Luke Turley, Bath University originally from Hatfield SC on being selected for the Swim England Performance Squad for the 2022-23 season. Laura Stephens, Loughborough PC originally from Colchester SC and Basildon & Phoenix SC has also been selected to join the British Swimming’s World Class Programme
On Saturday 26th November the Swim England National Awards took place at Birmingham. Congratulations to the awardees from the East Regional who received a Swim England National Award and Congratulations to all of the other East Region finalist. Coach of the Year – Kirsteen Mitchell – Gold Youth Volunteer of the Year – Catherine Banham
The region is delighted to announce that Peter Winter is to take on the role of Disability Manager with the region’s Disability Leadership Group. We welcome him to the team.
Swim England East Region is currently seeking an ambitious and self-motivated individual to take on the role of Regional Manager to join the team on a permanent basis. The successful applicant will be responsible for leading the development and governance within the region, providing support and guidance for East Region clubs and their members. This role
Fine Designs are trialling a “click and Collect” service at the Short Course Championships. You can pre order your garment here. More information is available here. Hoodies and hats can still be purchased at the Championships on Saturday and Sunday.
10th of October is World Mental Health Day in order to help raise awareness and break the stigma around the topic. Even though we are busy people, lets take some time to give our mental health the focus it deserves. – Allocate ‘me time’- Rather than waiting for some ‘free time’ which never tends to
