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Swim England West Midlands (westmidlandswimming.org.uk) is one of the eight regional bodies of Swim England, the national governing body for aquatics in England. It covers affiliated clubs and county associations across Shropshire, Warwickshire, Staffordshire and Worcestershire, and supports swimming, diving, artistic swimming, water polo and related disciplines in that area. It is the site to use if you want regional news, competition calendars, club-finding tools or governance information for the West Midlands.
How the region fits into Swim England
Swim England is the national governing body for aquatics in England. Its National Development Directorate is divided into regions, and each region has its own Regional Management Board (RMB) that works with Swim England to make decisions about the region. The RMB decides which staff to employ, and those staff carry out the operational delivery of the regional strategy.
The West Midlands region describes itself as working in partnership with Swim England. In practice, that means national policy and programmes are delivered locally through the region, while regional competition, coaching and club support are organised at this level.
Which area and counties it covers
The region is made up of clubs and associations within four affiliated county organisations:
| County association | Area covered |
|---|---|
| Shropshire ASA | Shropshire |
| Warwickshire ASA | Warwickshire |
| Staffordshire ASA | Staffordshire |
| Worcester County ASA | Worcestershire |
If your club is affiliated through one of these four bodies, it sits within the West Midlands region.
What disciplines and activities it supports
The site organises information by discipline, with sections for:
- Swimming
- Diving
- Artistic Swimming
- Water Polo
- Masters Swimming
- Open Water Swimming
- Para Swimming
Beyond competition, the region publishes material on clubs, coaching (including regional coaches and a technical panel), officiating, courses and workshops, safeguarding and welfare, volunteering, regional records and a hall of fame, school swimming, and a regional team. It also maintains a FAQ section and a club finder for locating an aquatics club in the West Midlands.
What you can actually do on the site
The site is primarily an information and coordination hub rather than a transactional service. Useful entry points include:
- Find a club — search for an aquatics club in the West Midlands.
- Calendar — the stated place to find upcoming events and competitions.
- News — regional results and announcements, such as county performances at the Swim England Inter County Championships and regional development programme (RDP) selections.
- Discipline pages — sport-specific information reached through the site's floating navigation menu.
- Governance and welfare pages — regional management, safeguarding and welfare, and volunteering information.
- Mailing list — sign-up for regional updates.
The site also highlights specific events and programmes, such as Winter Championships 2026 and Midlands Masters Inter-Counties 2026, with dedicated information pages.
When this site is the right place to look
Use westmidlandswimming.org.uk when your question is regional: which county association your club belongs to, what competitions are coming up in the West Midlands, how regional coaching or officiating pathways work, or where to find a club locally. For national governing body policy, national competitions or the sport's rules, the parent Swim England organisation is the more appropriate source — the region explicitly positions itself as working in partnership with, rather than replacing, the national body.