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John Davies’ ‘special moment’ to join wife Jane as Alfred H Turner Award winner

John Davies joined his wife Jane as a worthy recipient of the Swim England Alfred H Turner Award after more than 40-years of dedication to the sport. The couple have…continue »

Jackie Bedford ‘absolutely privileged’ to win Harold Fern Award

Volunteering and school swimming stalwart Jackie Bedford was awarded with the Swim England Harold Fern Award for a lifetime of dedication to swimming. Her commitment has seen her hold the…continue »

Ongoing high energy costs continue to threaten future of pools and facilities

Ongoing high energy costs are continuing to threaten the future of leisure centres and other publicly-operated fitness facilities, according to a new report. ukactive’s energy risk survey has revealed that…continue »

Tim Reddish dedicates Hall of Fame induction to his family

Throughout a 13-year career in the pool, para swimmer Tim Reddish won 25 medals, including five at the Paralympic Games. He’s made an outstanding contribution to the sport as an…continue »

Leon Taylor ‘honoured’ to be inducted into the Swim England Hall of Fame

Olympic, world, Commonwealth and European diving medallist Leon Taylor has made a lasting contribution to aquatics both during and after his competitive career. He was a member of Great Britain’s…continue »

Swimming legend Anita Lonsbrough joins Swim England Hall of Fame

When it comes to being inducted into the Swim England Hall of Fame not many people have as strong of a case as Anita Lonsbrough. The Olympic gold medallist became…continue »

Winners of the Swim England National Awards 2023 revealed

The winners of the Swim England National Awards 2023 have been revealed. A total of 23 awards were presented during the ceremony at Birmingham University’s Great Hall on Saturday 18…continue »

Seven outstanding individuals inducted into Swim England Hall of Fame

Seven individuals have become the latest inductees into the Swim England Hall of Fame after their careers have left an outstanding impact on aquatics. Rebecca Adlington, Mike Beard, Terry Denison,…continue »

Inaugural European Aquatics Learn to Swim Conference provided ‘great opportunity’

The inaugural European Aquatics Learn to Swim Conference provided a ‘great opportunity’ to network and share ideas, with around 200 delegates from 28 nations in attendance. The two day event…continue »

Technical official Heidi Cameron shares her love for volunteering

Volunteers are the lifeblood of all Swim England’s sports – without them, major events simply wouldn’t function. Here, Lewis Heyn discovers from Heidi Cameron what she loves about officiating at…continue »

Pools receive share of £20 million fund to help cope with soaring bills

Almost 200 swimming pools and leisure centres at risk of closure or service reductions due to soaring energy bills and operational costs have been awarded a share of a multi-million…continue »

Finalists for the Swim England National Awards 2023 revealed

Swim England are delighted to reveal the finalists for the Swim England National Awards 2023 after more than 1,000 nominations from across the aquatics community. A shortlist of nominees for 17…continue »

Affordable and sustainable facilities key to making swimming more accessible

Swim England chief executive Jane Nickerson has told the Government affordable and sustainable facilities are key to making swimming more accessible across the entire country. During a Culture, Media and…continue »

Tutor Training: Other Programmes

We are currently looking for new tutors for the following courses: Land Based Coaching Aquatic Activity for Health Interested? If you have read what we are looking for and think…continue »

Cumbria Winter Meet 2023 – 2nd / 3rd December – Online Entry

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Low energy availability guidance welcomed by Olympic medallist Cassie

Olympic medallist Cassie Patten has hailed ‘important’ guidance which details the signs, symptoms and implications of training with low energy availability. Two documents have been published by Swim England to…continue »

Ripple Effect’s Jasmine Stagg shares her Manchester 2023 volunteering experience

Ripple Effect Volunteer Jasmine Stagg has shared her experiences of volunteering at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships in Manchester. The Championships – that were held back in August –…continue »

Entries for Swimathon 2024 are now open – dive in and raise money for charity

Entries for Swimathon 2024 are now open and Swim England members can receive an exclusive discount to enter and help raise money for charity throughout the campaign. Swimathon is the…continue »

Home Nations Coaching Conference returns for 2023

Swim England, Scottish Swimming and Swim Wales, supported by British Swimming have joined forces to host the Home Nations Coaching Conference next month. The two-day conference will take place from…continue »

Michael Gunning and Leon Taylor to host Swim England National Awards 2023

Two stars of the aquatics world will combine to present this year’s Swim England National Awards. Olympic medal-winning diver Leon Taylor and former Great Britain and Jamaica international swimmer Michael…continue »