Brian DeVal

We are now recruiting both technical officials and support staff for the 2022 County Championships. At every event we need the support of technical and support team to ensure the event runs smoothly so that our athletes have the best possible experience. In order to run counties successfully we need to have around 370 volunteers … Read more

Swim England has released guidance on the practice of weighing athletes within aquatic sports. The recommendation from the national governing body is that individuals under the age of 18 should not be weighed unless they are on a nationally supported pathway. This guidance is applicable to athletes within all aquatic disciplines including swimming, para-swimming, water … Read more

Some important changes have been made to the upcoming National Winter Championships which is shaping up to be a busy weekend of racing in Sheffield. Due to a large number of entries, racing will be split across two short course pools for the heats sessions with men in one pool and women in the other. … Read more

Olympic and Paralympic heroes are being shortlisted for major awards after having an incredibly successful summer at the Tokyo Games. Alice Dearing, Ellie Simmonds, Tom Daley and Jane Figueiredo have been nominated for honours in the Women’s Sports Alliance Awards 2021. Dearing, who this year became the first black woman to represent Team GB at … Read more

Swim England has engaged with ‘more swimmers than ever before’ during what has been described as a ‘hugely successful’ National Development Camp. The camp took place from October 30 – 31 and saw 932 athletes taking part in online engagement days which focused on their holistic development both in and outside of the pool. The … Read more

A meeting of the Swim England Hertfordshire Officials Forum took place on Wednesday 20th October. Focus of the meeting was the return to competition in 2022 and the County Championships. The officials forum is a platform for all Hertfordshire swimming technical officials to up date skills and share experiences and ideas. You can see a … Read more

A cross-party group of MPs have vowed to raise the issue of potential pool closures with Government minsters in the hope they recognise the ‘unique value’ of facilities. The All Party Parliamentary Group for Swimming discussed Swim England’s Decade of Decline report at its recent meeting in Westminster. Swim England is warning there could be … Read more

Since May 2020, Sport England have been running a successful crowdfunding initiative called Active Together, helping sports clubs and other organisations to set up and run their own crowdfunding campaigns to help sustain themselves through the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis. Initially with a £1 million budget from the National Lottery, Active Together was designed to help with … Read more

Almost 2,000 swimming pools could be lost forever by the end of the decade unless the Government and local authorities ‘act now’ to replace or refurbish ageing facilities. Swim England has warned in its new A Decade of Decline: The Future of Swimming Pools in England report that there will be a huge reduction in … Read more

Poolside practical sessions of the Swimming Officials Judge 1 training are being resumed after being put on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic. The move has been described as an ‘important step forward’ for volunteers who are working towards the qualification. Since the beginning of 2020, the training has included an online theory session followed … Read more

Maxwell Sewell and Elena Smith-Fernandez have won Great Britain’s first-ever mixed duet medal at the inaugural European Youth Artistic Swimming Championships. The duo were part of a six-strong British team taking part in the competition in Rijeka, Croatia. Sewell and Smith-Fernandez took third spot in the event with a score of 125.8776 – 18.0381 behind gold … Read more

A ‘more inclusive and integrated’ consideration policy has been developed by the Swim England Para-swimming Talent Team – which will see new athletes being invited onto the programme at the beginning of next year. The aim of the talent programme is to develop athletes’ attributes to progress onto British Para-Swimming World Class progress and perform … Read more