Swimming
South West Short Course Winter Championships 2026 – Conditions Released
The South West Short Course Winter Championships 2026 conditions are now available!
The Level 2 licensed championships will take place from Friday 6th to Sunday 8th November 2026 at Millfield School.
The Championships provide swimmers with an opportunity to compete at regional level and gain qualifying times for the Swim England National Winter Meet. The event will include a range of individual events across the 13/14, 15, 16 and 17+ age groups, with Senior and Junior finals for most events.
Key information
- 📅 Dates: Friday 6th – Sunday 8th November 2026
- 📍 Venue: Millfield School, BA16 0YD
- 🏊 Level: Level 2 Licensed Meet
- 💷 Entry fee: £12 per individual event
- 📆 Entry deadline: Midday on Monday 19th October 2026
- ⏱️ Qualifying window: Times achieved from 3rd November 2025 to 19th October 2026
- 🏅 Age groups: 13/14, 15, 16 and 17+
- ♿ Para swimming: Integrated competition with supplementary Para conditions
Times achieved at Level 1, 2 or 3 competitions during the qualifying window will be accepted, with long-course conversion times permitted using the Sportsystems time converter.
Due to venue capacity, spectator numbers will be limited and entry to the venue will be by ticket only. Further information regarding spectator tickets will be released nearer to the event.
Clubs are also asked to support the Championships by providing qualified officials and volunteers, helping us to deliver a successful event for all competitors.
Clubs, swimmers, coaches and team managers are encouraged to read the full South West Short Course Winter Championships Conditions before submitting entries.
Entries must be submitted electronically by midday on Monday 19th October 2026. Late entries or additions will not be accepted.
Further information, including the programme of events, consideration times, Para swimming conditions, officials' information and the Coach/Team Manager accreditation process, can be found within the full conditions document.
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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