Community News – Swim England Artistic Swimming Hub https://www.swimming.org/artistic-swimming Home of the sport of artistic swimming in England Tue, 09 Jul 2024 14:05:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.1.1 Swim England launch Artistic Swimming Boys Project https://www.swimming.org/artistic-swimming/artistic-swimming-boys-project-launched/ Tue, 20 Dec 2022 15:55:23 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/artistic-swimming/?p=7166 A project to ‘dispel the myths’ that artistic swimming is a female-only sport in a bid to encourage more males to take part has been launched by Swim England. Males keen to give the sport a try can take part in a taster session at the British Swimming High Performance Centre in Bristol in January. … […]

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]]> https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2022/12/Ranjou_Tomblin_Paulo_Basso_1200x675.jpg Design your own artistic swimming costume https://www.swimming.org/artistic-swimming/design-your-own-artistic-swimming-costume/ Mon, 20 Apr 2020 11:42:25 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/artistic-swimming/?p=5713 Use your imagination and design your own artistic swimming costume ready for the Combo Cup 2021, to be in with a chance of winning a VIP experience at the event. Download your blank costume PDF and submit it before 30 June using the form on this page. Competition closed This competition closed on 30 June … […]

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]]> https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2020/04/artistic_swimming_national_age_group_champs_team_costumes.jpg Plastic pollution style design wins artistic swimming costume competition https://www.swimming.org/artistic-swimming/costume-design-winners/ Sun, 16 Aug 2020 07:27:45 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/artistic-swimming/?p=5814 The prize winners of the artistic swimming ‘design your own costume’ competition have been selected after 85 ‘wonderful submissions’. The competition, which was launched during the coronavirus lockdown, saw a range of creative entries right up until the final day. As it closed at the end of June, deciding the winners was a difficult task … […]

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]]> https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2020/08/Costume-comp-winner.jpg Petition to put synchronised swimming on GCSE list approaches 1,500 signatures https://www.swimming.org/artistic-swimming/petition-artistic-swimming-gcse/ Tue, 30 Jul 2019 13:20:58 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/synchro/?p=4998 A young synchronised swimmer and her father are leading a petition to have synchro restored to the national curriculum. When 13-year-old Lucy Watson was considering her GCSE options, both her and dad Brian were disappointed to not see synchronised swimming listed on the physical education activity list. Like many synchronised swimmers up and down the … […]

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]]> https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2019/07/Lucy-Watson.jpg Q&A: Our synchro coaching journey, with Halifax duo Gemma and Chloe https://www.swimming.org/artistic-swimming/our-artistic-swimming-coaching-journey/ Mon, 19 Aug 2019 11:16:03 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/synchro/?p=4735 After successful junior careers in synchronised swimming, Gemma Hollas and Chloe Heaton began their coaching journey with the Institute of Swimming as they look to give back to the sport. The Halifax Synchronised Swimming Club pair sat down for a Q&A to document their road to coaching. When did you learn to swim? Gemma: I … […]

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]]> https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2019/08/Hollas-4-web.jpg Synchro coach Clair Murphy crowned BBC West’s Unsung Hero 2018 https://www.swimming.org/artistic-swimming/clair-murphy-unsung-hero/ Thu, 06 Dec 2018 13:11:24 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/synchro/?p=4116 Dedicated synchronised swimming coach Clair Murphy has been crowned BBC West’s Unsung Hero for 2018. Community midwife Clair, who has coached hundreds of youngsters at Calne Alpha Synchronised Swimming Club, in Wiltshire, over the last 25 years, will now attend the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year Awards in Birmingham on Sunday 16 December. There … […]

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]]> https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2018/12/clair_murphy.jpg Synchronised swimming success at University of Bristol https://www.swimming.org/artistic-swimming/artistic-swimming-success-university-bristol/ https://www.swimming.org/artistic-swimming/artistic-swimming-success-university-bristol/#respond Thu, 21 Jun 2018 10:51:25 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/synchro/?p=3565 In the first of a series of features highlighting the success of synchronised swimming clubs across the country, we take a look at how the University of Bristol Synchronised Swimming Club has gone from strength to strength. It took only two months for the founders of the University of Bristol Synchronised Swimming Club to realise … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/artistic-swimming/artistic-swimming-success-university-bristol/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2018/06/university-of-bristol-synchronised-swimming-club_0.jpg Applications open for University Club Support Funding for Synchro https://www.swimming.org/artistic-swimming/applications-open-university-club-support-funding-artistic-swimming/ https://www.swimming.org/artistic-swimming/applications-open-university-club-support-funding-artistic-swimming/#respond Wed, 30 May 2018 09:00:33 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/synchro/?p=3541 Universities can now apply for Swim England funding to help create a synchronised swimming club. Swim England’s University Club Support Funding is now in its second year. The programme is aimed at increasing participation in synchronised swimming. Universities can apply for a grant of up to £2,000 to form a new synchro club. The money … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/artistic-swimming/applications-open-university-club-support-funding-artistic-swimming/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2018/05/synchronised_swimming_team.jpg Applications open for START Synchro programme 2018 https://www.swimming.org/artistic-swimming/start-artistic-swimming-programme-2018/ https://www.swimming.org/artistic-swimming/start-artistic-swimming-programme-2018/#respond Thu, 24 May 2018 13:35:16 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/synchro/?p=3508 Please note the application process for START synchro 2018 is now closed. Clubs and operators can now start to apply for funding to help create a new wave of synchronised swimmers. The START Synchro programme has already seen more than 600 youngsters take part in taster sessions across the country – with many joining clubs … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/artistic-swimming/start-artistic-swimming-programme-2018/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2018/05/swim_england_synchro_combo_cup_2017.jpg Jenny Gray humbled to receive award https://www.swimming.org/artistic-swimming/jenny-humbled-award/ https://www.swimming.org/artistic-swimming/jenny-humbled-award/#respond Thu, 24 May 2018 14:59:25 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/synchro/?p=3528 Jenny Gray said she felt humbled after becoming the first person from England to receive an international award for synchronised swimming. She was presented with the prestigious 2018 Paragon Award for Synchronised Swimming during a special ceremony at the International Swimming Hall of Fame, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The Paragon Awards are handed out annually … […]

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