Brian DeVal

The Swim England Hertfordshire Annual Council Meeting (ACM) is scheduled to take place on Wednesday 1st July 2020 at 8pm. Elections for members of the Management Board and other post holders are due to take place at the ACM. Nomination forms for Management Board members and for other post holders must be submitted by 31st … Read more

As the UK deals with coronavirus, the Swimathon Foundation are aware that the swimming and aquatics community faces a very difficult time with the closure of swimming facilities across the UK. The Swimathon Foundation’s COVID-19 Relief Fund (the “Fund”) has been established to offer grant funding for small organisations working in the swimming and aquatic … Read more

Swim England is aiming to double the number of registered water polo players in the next five years as part of its new strategy to develop the sport. The national governing body’s Water Polo Leadership Group has published the comprehensive Swim England Water Polo Strategy 2020-2025, which details a number of targets to help the … Read more

Swim England has provided initial guidance to the Government on how to re-open more than 4,000 of the country’s swimming pools. The recognised national governing body will now start developing more detailed recommendations for operators, clubs, swim schools and stakeholders – in consultation with key partners. It will be based on the latest scientific guidance … Read more

Swim England Talent’s strength and conditioning coach Daniel Waddingham has put together a range of training programmes and exercises that can be done from home. Sessions one and two are designed for 12 to 18-year-olds who are already completing land training programmes in their home club. Sessions three and four are designed for 14 to … Read more

Swim England is to temporarily stop issuing licences for swimming competitions across the country. The decision covers competitions at levels 1, 2, 3 and 4 and includes events which have already been scheduled for later this year. Tom Baster, the chairperson of Swim England’s Swimming Leadership Group, said the decision had been taken to ensure … Read more

Over the next few months, the IoS will be delivering bespoke online workshops and their popular suite of Swim England Qualification accredited CPD seminars online as interactive webinars. More information. 

A free online course has been created for Swim England members keen to volunteer as a team manager for their aquatic club. The Team Manager 1 Course is aimed at those who are starting out on their volunteering journey and focuses on single day competitions or camps where there is no overnight stay. It covers … Read more

Swim England has created a new COVID-19 Club Support Toolkit to help its affiliated clubs get through the coronavirus pandemic. The guidance includes a series of case studies on how other clubs have coped, advice on funding opportunities plus information for any employees or self-employed workers. There is also a handy budget planner to allow … Read more

An aquatics-specific safeguarding course has been created by Swim England which will help members and its workforce meet the new Stronger Affiliation guidelines. The Swim England Safeguarding CPD has been created by the recognised national governing body’s child safeguarding, qualifications and educator training teams. Those who complete the qualification will tick off a key element of … Read more

Grants Online have bought together a number of Community Foundations and other organisations that have launched funding programmes to assist local organisations in responding to the challenges of the Coronavirus Pandemic.  Below you will find a list of organisations and the types of funding they have made available. This list will be updated over the … Read more