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Swim England opens nominations for National Awards 2025

Swim England has announced that nominations are now open for the Swim England National Awards 2025.  The annual ceremony is a highlight of the Swim England calendar, recognising and celebrating the outstanding achievements, dedication, and passion of the aquatics community across the country.  This year’s awards will honour contributions of the past year across a

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Masters Championships 2025

(Held under Swim England Regulations and Technical Rules) Sunday 1st July 2025 This year’s master’s competition will be held at: Hemel Hempstead Leisure Centre, Park Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP1 1JS Conditions and entry files

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Mark Horrod installed as President

At the Annual Council Meeting on 18th March, Mark Horrod became the Swim England Hertfordshire President 2025-2026. Congratulations to him. Congratulations also to the recipients of the annual county awards which were announced at the meeting. The Wilkinson Sword was awarded jointly to Louise Fiddes and Grace Harvey in recognition of their huge success at

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In-depth guide to summer meets 2025 qualification window

The qualification window for the 2025 Aquatics GB Next Gen Championships and GoCardless Swim England National Summer Meet has opened. It runs from Friday 7 March and through to Sunday 11 May. Selection for the summer competitions are by invitation only based on long course times achieved during the window. The 2025 season will see

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Co-creation of the Future of Coaching workshops

Coaches, participants, parents and clubs are being given an invaluable opportunity to play an active role in shaping the future of coaching in aquatics. Swim England is to launch a new coaching strategy in 2025 and the views of the aquatics community will be at its heart. The Co-creation of the Future of Coaching process

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Watford’s Prisha Tapre beats the Channel at 16

Four years ago Prisha Tapre, then a 12 year old swimmer at Watford SC, declared she wanted to swim 21 miles across the English Channel. That was a challenge set. She joined the club’s group training at Denham water-ski lake as well as continuing her normal pool sessions. Fast forward 4 years and Prisha, now a

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Celebrate your sport

We are offering ALL our athletes from all disciplines the chance to purchase merchandise celebrating what they do. These are no longer restricted to Championship qualifiers. T-Shirts, Tech Shirts and Hoodies available at our online shop Shop here

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Steve Moren, Berkhamsted Club Chair

As many of you will know Steve Moren, longstanding Club Chairman of Berkhamsted Swimming Club died last month. His family have asked to pass on their thanks for the help and support they have received following his death: “Thank you to everyone who attended Steve’s funeral. It was lovely to see so many people from

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Swim England Hertfordshire Open Water Championships

Venue: Whitlingham Country Park, Norwich The Swim England Hertfordshire Open Water Championships 2024 will take place on 14th July within the Swim England East Region Open Water Championships. Information and conditions, together with entry forms can be found on the Regional Open Water competition page.

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New Water Polo opportunity for juniors

Hertford Swimming Club are introducing an all new junior water polo session on Thursdays from 7.30 to 8.00pm, at Hartham Leisure Centre, starting 6th June. This session will precede our existing adults water polo session. The session is for boys & girls from 10-15 years of age who can comfortably swim at least 100 metres

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