Following the successful return of the summer championships and summer meets in 2022, the competitions will provide a valuable opportunity for thousands of swimmers across the country to take part in the end of season events. The qualification window for the Championships and the respective home nation meets will be open from Friday 10 March
GLL are continuing their support of aquatic athletes in 2023 through its athlete support programme, the GLL Sport Foundations awards. Athletes from 65 areas throughout the UK are encouraged to apply for the UK’s largest independent athlete award programme which has already contributed £13m to help more than 24,000 athletes on their sporting journey. A
The dates for Swim England’s competitive swimming events for the end of the 2022-23 season have been revealed. Swim England’s National Summer Meet is the major highlight of the schedule and will take place at Sheffield’s Ponds Forge international pool from 2-6 August. More than 1,400 competitors from across the country took part in the
The schedule and qualifying times for the 2023 British Masters Championships have been released ahead of the event in Sheffield. The annual championship’s return to Ponds Forge International Pool for the first time in seven years next summer after the pool missed out on hosting the event in 2020 due to the pandemic. The competition
The links to both officials and volunteer roles at the Swim England County Championships 2023 is now active on the County Championship webpage. Please volunteer for as many session as can so that we can support the athletes in the county and make this a County Championships they will remember. Volunteer here
Please this information carefully: 1. Entries are now closed. 2. You need to order your deck passes – accreditation can be applied for later, but the number of passes you require must be ordered to facilitate invoicing. 3. County Championship hats – don’t forget to order your hats through your club. Hats are £8.25 each.
Swim England is encouraging its members, clubs, swim schools – and everyone who uses a pool, to get behind our campaign and support our efforts to ensure the Government provides additional support for swimming pools and leisure centres. These facilities are crucial parts of local communities. Not only are they the homes of our swimming,
At just 18-years-old, Kerri Clewlow took over the role of head coach at Aqualina Artistic Swimming Club. Having set up her own Learn to Swim school just four months earlier, Kerri wanted the best for her swimmers and added artistic swimming to her Learn to Swim pathways. Three of her athletes are now part of
Following a review, Swim England’s Swimming Leadership Group have voted to change the qualification period for the 2022 Swim England National Winter Championships. The decision has been taken after feedback from coaches and swimmers noted that the opportunities to reach the qualification times have been severely restricted by the Covid-19 lockdown period. There was little
The second of Swim England’s Financial Sustainability webinars takes place at 6pm on Monday 14 November. Fundraising, Sponsorship and Grant Funding will be the focus of the webinar which looks to support clubs and provide guidance during these economically challenging times. The sessions were set up following the launch of the Club Financial Toolkit back
Following a review at a recent meeting of Swim England’s Swimming Leadership Group there has been an update to the training processes and uniform requirements for technical officials. Technical officials have an important role to play in ensuring a fair and level playing field for all athletes’ in the sport from club level right through
Last Sunday saw the County take a team of 28 swimmers to the National County Team Championship which was held at Ponds Forge in Sheffield. The team initially met up the week before for a training session at St Albans Boys School. Whilst a normal Saturday would see swimmers competing against each other this session
