Winsford Swimming Club

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Please see latest regional information including club news, events and courses that are coming up over the next few months,

Good Luck to Amelie Blocksidge at the 2025 World Junior Championships

16-year-old Amelie Blocksidge, from City of Salford Swimming Club, will proudly step onto the world stage as the only North West athlete representing Great Britain at the 2025 World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships in Otopeni, Romania, click here for all the details.

Vacancy – Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Lead

Swim England North West is excited to announce an opportunity for an enthusiastic and passionate individual to join our team as the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Lead. This voluntary role plays a vital part in ensuring that our region continues to make strides toward a more inclusive, diverse, and accessible environment for all, click here for further details.

Swim England North West – Life Membership

Nominations for Life Membership are now open and will close at 9am 31st October.

Life Membership recognises exceptional achievements for the “benefit of Swim England North West Limited” or for “Services to the Sport” in any of the aquatic disciplines/or more than one discipline in the region, click here for further details.

SENW & SENE Para Swimming Championships 2025

Entries are now open for the 2025 Swim England North West and Swim England North East Para-Swimming Championships, which will be taking place in Darwen on the Sunday 28th September 2025,

click here for further details. Entries Close 9am Wednesday 3rd September 2025

Volunteers are still needed please email swimnorthwest@swimming.org if you think you can help or would like more information.

Swim England North West Masters Swimming Championships 2025

The Second Swim England North West Masters Swimming Championships of 2025 are now open for entries. The competition will be held at Palatine Leisure Centre, Blackpool on the 13^th September 2025.

Meet entry closes midnight 7.9.25 click here for further details.

Swim England North West Winter Championships 2025

SENW are delighted to announce that the SENW Regional Winter Championships together with a Winter Development Meet will take place on the 1st & 2nd November 2025 at Manchester Aquatics Centre (25m), click here for further details.

SENW Young Volunteer Award (Online) 29.9.25

The Swim England North West Young Volunteer Award is designed to provide young people, between the ages of 14 and 17 the opportunity to develop the necessary knowledge, skills and experience to prepare them as Volunteers within Aquatic Sport.  The Award has been designed to suit young people from any Aquatic Discipline, (Swimming, Water Polo, Artistic Swimming and Diving).

For further details and to book Click here If you are unable to attend these dates please complete the Expression of Interest form.

SE Youth Advisory Panel Member

The Youth Advisory Panel Member is a voluntary role and acts as a representative on behalf of young people in our sport maintaining links with the Regional Youth Panels and the wider community.

SE are recruiting for new members If anyone would like an informal chat / more info please email volunteering@swimming.org to apply click here.

Masters Swimming Leadership Group

MSLG is to provide input on strategic direction, sport development and membership engagement for the Masters swimming discipline within Swim England. Some of the responsibilities include: Contributing to the Masters Swimming strategic plan for both pool and Open Water. SE are recruiting for new members If anyone would like an informal chat / more info please email volunteering@swimming.org

To apply please click here

Artistic Swimming – National Scorers Course

Swim England North West Artistic Swimming Management Group are pleased to advise that their next National Scorers Course will be taking place at Irlam & Cadishead Leisure Centre on Sunday 14th September 2025 from 1pm – 4pm, click here for further details.

Difficulty Technical Controller

Swim England are looking to gather names of interested parties that would like to train as a Difficulty Technical Controller, this role suits individuals who have an eye for attention to detail, analytical and are calm under pressure. Individuals could be Club Coaches, Experienced Swimmers (current/ex-GB swimmers), Experienced Judges, anyone interested should email Hannah Secher on dudz23@hotmail.com

Water Polo- World Aquatics Water Polo Rules Update - Referee Session 31.8.25
This online session will cover the recent changes to World Aquatics Water Polo Rules. It's aimed at referees, coaches & players and will explain how the new rules work in practice. The 90-minute interactive session will be led by Chris Stephens, Swim England WP Officials Lead, and there will be ample opportunity to ask questions, click here to sign up.

Volunteer Training Courses

• SE Welfare Officer Training (Time to Listen), 24.11.25, 6pm – click here
• Team Manager 1, 7.10.25, 6pm – click here
• Team Manager 2, 3.12.25, 6pm – click here

• SE Safeguarding, 12.9.25, 6pm - click here

A Safeguarding refresher module is now available to those who have completed the full Swim England face-to-face / online CPD, click here

Swim England Good Governance Workshops

Swim England offer a number of workshops to support clubs and individuals undertaking these roles.

• Club Secretary and Membership Officer workshops - click here. 
• Club Chairperson information sessions - Mandatory attendance - click here.  
• Club Welfare Officer workshops Mandatory attendance - click here.   
• Club Affiliation information sessions –  click here.
• Club Development Forum Registration - click here
• National Chairs Forum 15.9.25 – click here.
• National Welfare Officer Forum 1.9.25 – click here
• Chairs online information session – Part 1 click here to access the online information session.

Judge/Official Courses

Swim England Diving Judge 1 Course – 24.9, 1.12.25 click here to register.

Swim England Diving Judge 2 Course – click here to register your interest

Swim England Swimming Technical Officials - Judge 1 Theory click here to book.

Swim England Swimming Judge 2 Course click here to sign up.

Coaching Courses

• SE Assistant Swimming Coach – Blackpool (Blended Learning), Closing date 21.8.25 Click here
• SE Assistant Swimming Coach – Rochdale (Blended Learning), Closing date 8.9.25 Click here
• SE Swimming Coach – Workington (Blended Learning), Closing date 14.9.25 Click here
• SE Open Water Coach – Nottingham (Blended Learning), Closing date 6.9.25 Click here

Land Training courses – if any clubs are interested in hosting a land training course, please email ioscourses@swimming.org for further information.

Mobile Phone Pull up Banner – For Sale

Swim England’s new version of Wavepower contains an important update with regards the usage of mobile devices in changing rooms, to help clubs manage this SENW are producing pull up banners for

you to utilize around your changing room areas to highlight the importance, click here if you would like to purchase.

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