SESW Swimming Summer Championships 2026

The SESW Summer Swimming Championships 2026 are nearly here — our flagship Level 1 long course meet delivered by Swim England South West and one of the highlights of the regional swimming calendar.

We look forward to welcoming swimmers, coaches, officials, volunteers and supporters from across the South West for three exciting championship weekends.

📅 Event Dates & Venues

Age Group Weekends (11–14yrs)
📍 Millfield School
• 25–26 April 2026
• 9–10 May 2026

Youth Championships (15yrs+) & Para Championships
📍 Hengrove Leisure Centre
• 2–4 May 2026

🗓 Entry Closing Date: Midnight Wednesday 8 April 2026
⏱ Qualifying Window: 1 June 2025 – 8 April 2026

Entry files available here: Meet Events-SE SWR Summer Championships 2026-25Apr2026-002.zip

🆕 NEW for 2026 – Professional Event Photography 📸

We are delighted to confirm that a professional event photographer will be attending across the Championships to capture race action, medal moments and team celebrations.

This is a fantastic opportunity for swimmers and families to purchase high-quality images from the event — perfect for memories, club newsletters and social media.

Further details on how to view and purchase images will be shared closer to the event.

📝 Entries – Key Information for Clubs

• This is a Level 1 Licensed Meet

• All club entries must be submitted via Hytek entry files

• Individual entries (single swimmer per club only) may be emailed

• Email entries to: swentries@swimming.org

• Please include club name and club code on all correspondence

• Do not make payment until entries are confirmed

Entry Fees:
• £12 per individual event
• £25 per relay team

Full conditions, qualifying times and Para details are available in the event documentation.

♿ Para Championships

The Para Championships will run as an integrated competition during Youth Weekend at Hengrove.

• Valid SE/IPC/WPS classification required

• Awards presented on a multi-disability points basis

• S14 swimmers must hold appropriate registration

👕 Official Event Merchandise

Championship merchandise is available to pre-order via SwimPath:

🔗 https://www.swimpath.co.uk/collections/swim-england-south-west-regional-event-merchandise

Clubs are encouraged to share this link with swimmers and families.

🙌 Volunteers Required

The Championships cannot run without the support of our clubs.

Each club entering swimmers is expected to provide volunteers across the sessions. Parents, helpers and Young Volunteers are all welcome.

🔗 Volunteer sign-up:
https://www.swim-meet.com/VolunteersSignup/SwimEnglandSouthWest/

For volunteer queries: chris.vickery@swimming.org

👨‍⚖️ Officials Needed

To maintain our Level 1 licence, we must have sufficient officials at every session.

🔗 Officials sign-up:
https://swim-meet.com/OfficialsSignup/SwimEnglandSouthWest/

Officials are entitled to mileage reimbursement (45p per mile) and refreshments for full-day attendance.

Further updates, psych sheets and event information will be published on the regional website in due course.

We look forward to delivering an outstanding Championship series and celebrating the achievements of swimmers across the South West in 2026.