Swimming
2026 Regional Events
TThe SESW Summer Swimming Championships 2026, delivered by Swim England South West, return this spring as our flagship regional competition.
With Age Group, Youth and Para competitions across three exciting weekends, we look forward to welcoming swimmers, coaches, officials, volunteers and spectators from across the region.
📅 Event Dates & Venues
Age Group Championships (11–14yrs)
📍 Millfield School
- 25–26 April 2026
- 9–10 May 2026
Youth Championships (15yrs+) & Para Championships
📍 Hengrove Leisure Centre
- 2–4 May 2026
📄 Confirmed Entries
Confirmed entries and accepted swimmer lists will be published here once available.
Clubs and swimmers are advised to check this section regularly for updates.
🔗 Confirmed Entries: psych sheets including scratches v3.pdf
🙌 Volunteers
We cannot run these Championships without the support of our clubs.
All clubs entering swimmers are 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/
👨⚖️ Officials
To maintain our Level 1 licence, we must have sufficient officials at every session.
🔗 Officials Sign-Up:
https://swim-meet.com/OfficialsSignup/SwimEnglandSouthWest/
Officials will receive mileage reimbursement and refreshments where applicable.
🧑🏫 Parent Support Workshops (NEW)
We are excited to invite parents of all Regional Championship qualifying swimmers to attend our pre-competition parent support sessions, delivered in collaboration with AP Race.
📅 Session Dates (Online)
- Tuesday 21st April – 13:00
- Wednesday 22nd April – 18:00
🎤 What to Expect
- Led by Kevin Pickard, Development Director at AP Race
- Featuring an international athlete sharing their journey
- Practical advice to support swimmers
- Opportunity to submit questions in advance
🎟 Free to attend
🔗 Register here:
https://forms.gle/LvVXRfU5hCkvH2fm9
If you are unable to attend live, please still register to receive the recording.
👕 Event Merchandise
Official Championship merchandise is now available to purchase.
🔗 Shop now:
https://www.swimpath.co.uk/collections/swim-england-south-west-regional-event-merchandise
📸 Event Photography (NEW for 2026)
We are delighted to introduce professional event photography at this year’s Championships.
A professional photographer will be present across all weekends to capture race action, medal moments and team celebrations.
📷 How It Works
- General Coverage: Coverage across all events (not every swimmer guaranteed)
- Race Requests (£30): Guarantee one race captured (redeemable credit)
- Dedicated Coverage (from £70): Personalised photography with private gallery
Photos will be uploaded daily, with full galleries available shortly after each weekend.
🔗 View Gallery / Info:
https://malaperphotography.instaproofs.com/southwestregionals2026
🎫 Spectator Information
A ticketing system will be in place for all sessions.
💷 Spectator Fees
Age Group Weekends:
- £10 per day
- £20 per weekend
- £35 for both weekends
- Children: Free
Youth & Para Championships:
- £10 per day
- £30 for all three days
- Children: Free
Tickets can be booked via the calendar page, just go to the date you would like to attend and all the options will be there - https://www.swimwest.org.uk/competitions/2026/04
🧑💼 Coaches Passes
All coaches and team managers must hold valid accreditation.
- Cost: £10 (covers all three weekends)
- Available via Swim England Member Options
- Must be purchased and printed in advance
⚠️ Only accredited coaches and team staff will be permitted on poolside.
⏱ Warm-Up Information
Warm-up schedules will be in place for each day of competition to ensure safe and effective preparation for all swimmers.
⚠️ Millfield Site Information (Important)
For those attending events at Millfield, please be aware of the following key site rules:
- 🥜 Nut-Free Site: No nut products permitted
- 🚭 No Smoking or Vaping: Anywhere on site
- 🚶 Restricted Access: Remain within swimming facility areas only
- 🚗 Parking: Use designated areas and follow steward guidance
- 👨👩👧 Safeguarding: No access to other school areas
Millfield Campus Regulations for All Swim Meet Attendees
📢 Stay Updated
Further information including:
- Event updates
- Key documents
will be published on the website and social media pages.
💙 We Look Forward to Welcoming You
The SESW Summer Championships are a highlight of the swimming calendar, bringing together the very best talent from across the region.
We look forward to an exciting, high-quality competition — and making 2026 our best Championships yet.
The goal of the Swimming Committee is to develop talent and to provide opportunity for swimmers, whatever their ability or age, to achieve their potential. The Swimming Committee is assisted by 3 sub-committees to run competitions for swimmers aged 11/12 and upwards:-
- Officials
- Coaches
- Masters
In addition to the full range of competitions, the Region also sends a team of swimmers annually to an Overseas Camp. This camp includes education, training and an opportunity for swimmers to experience competition in an international environment, away from their home club.
Three training camps are run during the year as part of the England Talent Programme, focusing at Regional level on 12 year olds. These involve specific aspects of stroke development, land training and talks.
The Region organises, assists and helps fund the training of Officials. We hold CPD seminars and mentoring courses to ensure all our Officials are kept up to date with new developments, and that competitions at all levels are staffed with the correct level of competence.
As well as arranging coaching courses as and when required, the Region supports the development of Coaches by running seminars, workshops and conferences. Coaches are also encouraged to assist at the training camps and the Overseas Camp.
Job descriptions for the roles within the Swimming Committee and sub committee are detailed below, please click on the relevant role to view the full job description:
Swimming Manager
Swimming Committee Secretary
Swimming Committee Finance Controller
Admin & Events Co-Ordinator
Regional Licencing Officer
Officials Committee Secretary
Regional Technical Officials Training & Development Co-Ordinator
Coaches Committee roles & Duties of Secretary/Coaches Administrator
Meet Organiser
Masters Committee Secretary
We have the following links to various areas of information relating to Swimming.
Click here to view the Competition Calendar.
Updated December 2023
SC Open Male RecordsUpdated April 2024
SC Open Female Records updated April 2024
Click here to view the current Long Course Records (both Junior and Senior) Updated April 2024
Swimming Officials / Licenced Meet Documents
In order to run our meets we always require Officials, please check back here for updates and information about Regional opportunies for both Officiating at our events and training that we are providing.
Online J1 Training Success
Following the success of the SW Pilot of the J1 online the Region has been generously fully funding SW candidates through their J1 training since January 2020.
To apply for your voucher please follow the guidelines found on the below links.
Enrolling on the J1 online without Timekeeper
Judge 2 training continues to be delivered by ZOOM each month on a rolling basis. To find out what is involved and how to apply read the fact sheet (this is a word doc so may not work on some devices) please use the PDF version by clicking here.
Questions on any aspect of Officials Training can be directed to Jill Beard The Regional Officials Training and Development Coordinator on beardfamilyuk@icloud.com
Expenses
Please click here for the current guidance
Licensed Meet Information
All Licensed meet documents once completed need to be sent to Lesley Leffers on glleffers@btinternet.com (contact tel: 07707 470100)
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