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Swim England 'Governance Failings' Prompt Resignations Ian Elliot has resigned from Swim England's volunteer Water Polo Management Group in protest over “lack of leadership, vision and governance... poor management, delivery and a lack of transparency” at the association. Eliot's view echoes many of...

Swim England chief executive Jane Nickerson is optimistic that good progress is being made after Government and public health officials were shown how facilities can operate safely with a tour of four pools. The delegation, led by Deputy Chief Medical Officer Professor Jonathan Van-Tam, and public h...

Swim England will present a petition to the government next week with almost 45,000 signatures calling for swimming pools to reopen as chief executive Jane Nickerson reflected on the campaign over recent days that has encompassed Olympic champions and grassroots. There had been some real optimism th...

Olympic 200 fly bronze medallist Steve Parry has described as "quite depressing" the prospect of swimming pools being closed again in England during the upcoming national lockdown. Prime minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday that a four-week lockdown in England will begin in the early hours of Thu...

Swim England chief executive Jane Nickerson has questioned the closure of pools and expressed her disappointment they are not classed as essential services following the announcement of a second lockdown. Prime minister Boris Johnson said yesterday that a four-week lockdown in England will begin in ...

Swim England CEO Jane Nickerson has pleaded with the Government to provide financial support to ensure swimming doesn’t become leisure’s ‘forgotten activity’ with 30% of public pools to remain closed until 2021. Indoor pools across England are allowed to reopen from Saturday 25 July for the first ti...

Sports minister Nigel Huddleston says the Government is committed to reopening leisure facilities in England "as early as possible in July" after several Members of Parliament raised the issue with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). Swimming pools had expected to be able to...

Adam Peaty, James Guy and James Wilby are among the international elite who are backing Swim England's #OpenOurPools campaign after the easing of lockdown restrictions in England did not include the reopening of pools. The trio were among hundreds who backed the campaign online within minutes of its...

Rebecca Adlington: Swim England Review A Chance For Change Rebecca Adlington says the review into safeguarding and Swim England culture offers a chance for change and a positive future. The review - commissioned early last year - by The Behavioural Architects spoke to more than 1,000 people includin...

Swim England are aiming for swimming pools to reopen on 4 July with detailed guidance set to be issued on 15 June. They also confirmed that open water training sessions involving up to six people - including the coach - can operate after lockdown restrictions were eased. The governing body has been ...

Swim England chief executive Jane Nickerson had mixed emotions after prime minister Boris Johnson announced a 'cautious' re-opening of pools among a four-step plan to guide the country out of lockdown. England has been in a national lockdown since early January but the news on Monday means that outd...

Swim England chief executive Jane Nickerson is part of a coalition of 102 national governing bodies and sporting organisations that has asked prime minister Boris Johnson for emergency funding for the sports and activity sector. The coalition - which also includes the Football Association, Premier L...

Swim England CEO Jane Nickerson will not allow swimming to "be pushed to the back of the queue" after the Government confirmed that only school swimming lessons can continue during  lockdown. The lockdown began in England on Thursday morning and will continue until at least Wednesday 2 December as c...

Swim England CEO Jane Nickerson To Retire As Review Demands Urgent Reform Of Safeguarding & Disciplinary Procedures Swim England CEO Jane Nickerson will retire at the end of 2023 as an independent review into the handling of allegations of bullying and fat-shaming demanded urgent reform of disciplin...

Double Olympic champion Becky Adlington has described as "awful" the news that Ponds Forge will remain closed indefinitely. Max Litchfield, the double European IM medallist who trained there between leaving Doncaster DARTES and moving to Loughborough, said it was "devastating news". So too Leon Tayl...

Swim England CEO Jane Nickerson has welcomed news that water polo clubs have been given the green light to return to training and competition. The governing body had submitted evidence to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport at the beginning of the month and it has now been confirmed...

Swim England chief executive Jane Nickerson has welcomed the decision to reopen swimming pools when the national lockdown ends but has reiterated her call for financial support to secure the long-term future of facilities. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Monday that a regional tiered appro...

Swim England chief executive Jane Nickerson says aquatic sports are "fighting for survival" after the Government announced a £300million (400million US dollars) winter package for sports which have lost spectator income because of Covid-19. The funding, which will largely be composed of loans, will ...

British Swimming has reacted to the news that swimming pools have not been included in the easing of lockdown restrictions with CEO Jack Buckner describing it as "a really poor decision". Prime Minister Boris Johnson gave the green light though for pubs, restaurants, hair salons, cinemas and museums...

Double Olympic champion James Guy has described as "horrendous" Swim England's prediction that almost 2,000 pools in England could be lost forever by the end of the decade. The governing body made its grim forecast in its newly-published A Decade of Decline: The Future of Swimming Pools in England r...