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The Dorset Schools Swimming Association is to lose its’ Secretary and events organiser, Gina Wilcox, who has announced that she will step down at this year’s Annual General Meeting after 16 years in the role. In a statement to gala…
As you may have seen, there have been a number of recent Government announcements that impact upon our sports. On Sunday, the Government announced its Covid-19 recovery plan. As part of this, there was a relaxation around some of the restrictions on…
Recently come to our attention is The Swimathon Foundation which has launched a Relief Fund to help the swimming and aquatics community deal with the impact and effects of Covid-19. Grants of between £250 and £1,000 are available to…
Key safety advice for open water swimmers has been drawn up by Swim England, British Triathlon and the Royal Life Saving Society UK following the partial lifting of the Coronavirus lockdown restrictions. The bodies have collaborated to draw up guidance after…
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. On 29 April the NGB’s Water Polo Leadership Group has published the…
Swim England is calling on the Government to help prevent hundreds of swimming pools at risk of being mothballed due to the Coronavirus lockdown. The national governing body fears potentially up to 10 per cent of the 5,000 swimming pools in…
Swim England and the Institute of Swimming have issued some expert advice to its’ members, affiliated clubs and customers regarding the safe use of video conference technology. Both organisations have been using Zoom to stage internal and external meetings during the…
Swim England has provided initial guidance for UK Active and the Sport and Recreation Alliance on how to re-open more than 4,000 of the country’s swimming pools. In consultation with key partners, the national governing body will now start to…
Swim England is bringing in new guidelines for its affiliated clubs in a bid to show those clubs have the highest standards of safe and effective practice in place. The Stronger Affiliation process is being introduced so new and existing members…
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…