Swim England East Region Artistic Swimming held their first Grading Day of 2022. It was held on Saturday 29th January at Witham Leisure Centre, Witham. It was great to be back doing some face to face assessments and everyone involved had a great day.
Swim England East Region Water Polo held their first Club Referee course online via Zoom on Saturday 5th February 2022. It was a great turn out with 19 learners on the morning course and 20 on the afternoon course. This is the first step on the Swim England WP Referee Pathway. It gave the learners
Huge congratulations to Jordan Catchpole Paralympic gold medallist from Beccles and a member of Team Waveney on becoming one of the youngest people to be made an MBE for services to swimming in the New Year’s Honours List. Congratulations also are due to Jessica-Jane Applegate from Great Yarmouth and a member of City of Norwich
Swim England East Region is looking to recruit some members aged 16-25 years to form an East Region Youth Advisory Panel (YAP). It is a great opportunity to get involved and be part of the Panel to help give young volunteers a voice within our Region. For more information please go to the Youth
The draft race schedule for the Swim England East Region Long Course Championships and Development Competition can now be found on the Swimming Competition webpage. Please note a slight amendment to the closing date for the 1500m championship events – this will now be Wednesday 23rd March (midnight), which will also be the closing date
Following a recent resignation, Swim England East Region is seeking nominations for its Audit, Risk and Probity Committee, or ARP as it is usually known. The ARP Committee, is responsible for monitoring the performance of the Board of Directors, ensuring that the region maintains high standards of governance and that risks are identified and appropriately
Swim England have updated the guidance for running safe events in relation to Swimming competitions on 14 December 21. The guidelines that are intended to mitigate the transmission risk of Covid-19 and safeguard swimmers, coaches, officials, spectators and volunteers as we continue to return safely to competition. Swim England have also updated the “Return to
Congratulations to the players representing the Region last weekend at the Inter Regionals in Walsall. Great effort was given by all players, and a huge thank you to all coaches and team managers involved. A full report has been produced by the Head Coach, Tim Whitwham.
The process to Wind Up the Unincorporated Association has been completed with all assets now held by the Company Limited by Guarantee. A final set of accounts for the Unincorporated Association has been placed on the SCM page at Special Council Meeting and Special General Meeting 2021 – Swim England East Region (eastswimming.org)
Last weekend the East Region U16 boys (2006 and 2007 born) travelled to Walsall to compete in the inter Regional Tournament. They played really well and developed as players, individuals and as a team over the two days. Well done boys, and a huge thank you to coaches and team managers involved with the team. A
Para- Swimming Regional Training in the East Region made a welcome return last weekend, with the region hosting its first session since January 2020. Para-Swimming Regional Training is the first step of the talent pathway for Para-Swimming in England creating a supportive, engaging, accessible opportunity within the region, for swimmers with an eligible impairment, or
Welcome to our new Regional Administrator, Emma Winter. Emma has joined our small team of staff to assist in the operation of the region, including the development of the aquatic disciplines and supporting our family of volunteers. Welcome Emma!
The review period for the received entries ended yesterday and the final Accepted Entries have been published on the Swimming Competitions page which can be found here. No further changes to the Accepted Entries can be made. An Event Pack which includes important information for everyone attending the ER Short Course Championships and detailed timings
Take a look at some of the images taken from the event via the Club Championships Gallery. Well done all involved in the event, it was great to see divers back in action!
The Received Entries have been published on the Swimming Competitions page and can also be found here. Swimmers, teams and their representatives have until 28 October 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
Swim England East Region has recently been advised by Active Luton that spectators will not be permitted to attend next month’s Short Course Championships. In making this decision, the pool providers, Active Luton, were mindful of rising COVID rates both nationally and in the local area and the need for the balcony area to be
Swim Wales will be hosting this year’s Winter National Meet in Swansea over 11th- 12th December 2021. This event has always formed a crucial part of the competition pathway and for many swimmers it is their first taste of a National level Para-Swimming meet. Classification will also be on offer during 9th- 10th December for
Entries for the Short Course Swimming Championships open on 1 October. The conditions for the meet are on the Swimming Competitions page which can be found here. Para Entries for the Festival have a dedicated entry page here and Para Swimmers should enter via that page rather than the main online system even if they
The 2021 National Arena Junior Swimming League final took place on Sunday, September 19th, with the team of Basildon & Phoenix taking the top prize in terms of team points. Amassing a total of 171 points, the team from Essex earned the inaugural crown, as this is the first edition of the junior edition of
Congratulations to Aqualina Artistic Swimming member Max Sewell. The 14 year old won a bronze medal at the recent European Artistic Swimming Championships, winning the first ever medal for a mixed duet for Great Britain. The full story can be found on the Swim England website.
Tuesday 5th October 2021 at 7pm via Zoom Many of you will know him as one of the presenters of the successful “Regional Official’s Return to Poolside” Forums held in June, he is a member of Hatfield SC, Hertfordshire. Book your place here
