The National Inter County – South East Region Event will take place on the 12 November 2023 in London. This is a team-selected gala, for the region’s counties and Middlesex.

Middlesex team for Under 14 Mixed Girls and Boys won a Trophy last weekend. They won all 4 matches: 7 to 1; 7 to 1; 19 to 0; and 10 to 2. The next competition is for the Under 16 Age Group, again Mixed Girls and Boys, on 12 November at Whitgift School. Well done to team and coaching staff.

Alice Tai continued her impressive form from this week with a hard-fought silver medal in the final of the Women’s S8 50m Freestyle. After being behind at the breakout, with Tai still adapting her starts technique post-amputation, she quickly moved up alongside the leaders as the halfway stage hit. Both her and Cecelia Jeronimo De Araujo of Brazil moved away from the chasing pack to battle it out for the gold medal with the wall in sight. It was towards the touch where the Brazilian made her move in the...

After setting a Youth Games record in 24.32 in the 50m Butterfly heats, Nick Finch was denied gold by 0.03 seconds in the final. He finished second in a time of 24.46 behind Scotland’s Dean Fearn to win Team England’s first medal of the Games. Finch said: “It feels amazing. “It’s my first ever international meet so I came here to have fun and take it all in and I’m really happy. “I was striving for gold but I know my mistake and I know what I’m going to do...

Middlesex Development Camps Selection Policy 2023 Swimmers Only swimmers aged 12 by the 31st December 2023 (2011 Born) are eligible for selection. Eligible swimmers must be a member of a MCASA and Swim England affiliated club. Eligible swimmers must have competed at the 2023 Middlesex County Championships (Please see criteria number (g. ii.) for an exemption to this condition). All eligible clubs will be offered a minimum of 2 places (1 boy; 1 girl) at the 2023 series of camps. Eligible swimmers will be selected as the highest-ranking swimmer in...

The 2023 Regional/Middx Open Water Championships (Qualifying Event for Open Water National Age Groups) took place on Sunday 2nd July 2023 at Merchant Taylors’s School, Northwood, Middlesex HA6 2HT. The following distances were offered : 1k (subject to attaining minimum entry numbers) – not a national event 2K National Qualifier – 12 and 3 years old 3K National Qualifier – 14 and 15 years old 5K National Qualifier – 16, 17-18,19 + years old Results 1KM MALE Club Surname Christian Name Age Hat No Time Middx Placing 11 YRS Teddington...

As part of Swim England’s commitment to make aquatics accessible for all, the national governing body are making changes to the technical officials’ uniform expectations when officiating at Swim England National events. From 1 September 2023 – when officiating at Swim England National Events – technical officials’ uniform dress code will include black trousers/skirts/shorts. The change has been made in a bid to be more inclusive, removing what was an unnecessary barrier to those who felt uncomfortable wearing white trousers, skirts or shorts on poolside. This reinforces Swim England’s commitment...

Background Swim England delivers team manager training in order to equip clubs and volunteers with the skills needed to ensure a safe and effective environment at all competitions and camps outside of your normal club training environment. The existing team manager training covers two modules. Module one for local single day activity and module two for overnight stays and competitions / training camps overseas. Within the team manager training, guidance is shared on the recommended ratios of team managers and coaches to athletes in both scenarios and this has been...

Swim England are updating their safeguarding training requirements for all members who require a DBS check as part of their role in aquatics and in accordance with Wavepower. Safeguarding is a mandatory requirement for swimming teachers, coaches and relevant club personnel within Swim England affiliated clubs or activities and is an integral part of the Club Affiliation process. From January 1 2024, the national governing body will only accept Swim England Safeguarding training for those working within our clubs, counties and regions. This change will be mandatory, with a phasing...

A new concussion guidance document has recently been launched by Swim England to ensure safety across all of its sports. The new document leads with the message ‘if in doubt, sit them out’ and aims to help clubs, coaches, athletes and their parents to better understand concussion injuries. It details the signs and symptoms of concussion, how to manage a head injury, followed by a staged return to sport when the time is right. The guidance has been created following the developments in research around the topic of concussions across...