A new course to help swimming coaches play a key role in boosting the number of blind and partially-sighted people participating in aquatics has been launched. Swim England has worked…continue »
Two swimming volunteers have been honoured for their contribution to aquatics at the Sport and Recreation Alliance’s National Awards 2024. Ryan Carstairs was crowned Inspiration of the Year for his…continue »
The first British women to swim the English Channel has been inducted into the Swim England Hall of Fame – on the day a new film celebrating her remarkable achievement…continue »
Swim England has published in full the findings of the independent listening research commissioned as part of its pledge to create a better future for everyone involved in aquatic sports.…continue »
The cost of Swim England’s customised Learn to Swim Awards is to rise from 1 April 2024. Awards Direct allows parents to order Swim England Awards direct to their door, personalised…continue »
Proud Swim England chief executive Jane Nickerson has said an ‘enormous thank you’ to the bank of ‘passionate and positive’ volunteers as she reflects on her time working for an…continue »
Direct Debits and standing orders are both used to make regular payments but they have some important differences. Here, Rachel Byrne, from GoCardless, dives into these two methods to figure out…continue »
Swimming and Health Commission member Professor Scarlett McNally has used the pages of the BMJ to send a clear message to the medical community about the importance of swimming for the…continue »
The price of Swim England’s Learn to Swim Awards are to rise by three per cent from 1 April 2024. A cloth badge and certificate will cost £2.25 – up…continue »
Leeds Beckett University is already seeing the ‘life-changing’ effects for some participants after being the first university pool to achieve Swim England’s Water Wellbeing accreditation. The pool joins a cohort…continue »
Stone and District Swimming Club have shared their positive experiences of completing Swim England’s Club Health Tracker. The tracker, developed alongside Sporting Insights, is available for all aquatics clubs and…continue »
Places can now be booked on the Swim England Sport Science and Medicine Conference 2024. It takes place on Sunday 17 March at the Nottingham at Eastwood Park Hotel between…continue »
Welcome to the 2024 monthly updates from Swim England. This will cover the month-by-month work of the national governing body between 1 January and 31 December 2023. Swim England Board…continue »
Swim England is proceeding with a ‘thorough’ review of its SwimMark accreditation programme and will be seeking the views of affiliated clubs, regions and key stakeholders. It will be the…continue »