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The qualification window for the 2023 Swim England National Summer Meet has been revealed. It comes after British Swimming released the dates for the British Summer Championships as well as confirming the qualification window for the event and the corresponding home nations meets. The 2023 British Summer Championships will take place at Ponds Forge International Pool in Sheffield from 22–28 July, ending just five days before the start of the National Summer Meet inside the same venue. Following the successful return of the summer championships and summer meets in 2022,...

Winchester Long Course spring open meet. Ealing SC had 11 swimmers competing at the Winchester spring swim meet over the weekend 25th / 26th March. There were many strong performances with several best times. Winning 10 gold ,8silver and 2 bronze medals along with several top 8 places. A special mention to Joe Sheehan who has decided to hang up his trunks. Joe started his swimming career in the houses progressing into tadpoles and then through the programme. He won many medals at county and regional competitions making several National...

Swim England’s National Winter Championships will have a new date for 2023 after the decision has been made to move the event to later in December. The Championships are the biggest English swimming meet of the winter months and often welcomes a number of Britain’s top senior swimmers. Last year saw more than 2,600 entries across 36 events at the competition, with Ponds Forge International Sports Centre playing host to three days of exciting action. And Ponds Forge will once again host this year’s running of the event, which will...

Ealing Council’s cabinet has approved initial plans for a new 50-metre, Olympic-sized swimming pool and fitness studio to replace Gurnell Leisure Centre. Under the new plan, the new Gurnell would see the range of fitness and wellbeing facilities significantly expanded, ensuring that it meets modern standards. The proposals outline a range of options for how a new leisure centre might be provided on the site. Built in the late 1970s, the existing centre is now past its expected lifespan. It was closed at the start of the first COVID-19 lockdown,...

Ealing Council’s cabinet is set to consider initial plans for a new 50-metre, Olympic-sized swimming pool and fitness studio to replace Gurnell Leisure Centre. Under the new plan, the new Gurnell would see the range of fitness and wellbeing facilities significantly expanded, ensuring that it meets modern standards. The proposals outline a range of options for how a new leisure centre might be provided on the site. Built in the late 1970s, the existing centre is now past its expected lifespan. It was closed at the start of the first...

(Image: Ealing Council) The Artist's impressive plans for the 50m pool at the new Gurnell Leisure Centre Information on the approval and discussion for the new Gurnell Pool and the Latest Ealing Council Cabinet report is now published and can be viewed via the link below. The next stage is the council; meeting on the 20th of February https://ealing.moderngov.co.uk/mgAi.aspx?ID=1740#mgDocuments