Licensing Meets 26th April 2021

As announced, licensing process will commence from Monday 26 April for Level 4 single club meets only. Subject to the government roadmap for easing of restrictions, Level 4 single club meets will be permissible to take place from 17 May 2021.

Please be advised that no licences will be issued the weekend of the Region’s Summer Festival of Swimming event taking place at the LAC on the 24th & 25th of July 2021.

The licensed meets webpage (Licensed Meets | Competitive Swimming in England) has been updated with the new Licensed Meet Application Form for Level 4 Single Club events, where the following statement has been added closer to the end of the form:

It states:  I confirm that the appropriate Risk Assessment has been carried out and that the pool operator has approved the arrangements for Covid security.

Additionally, a dispensation on the timeframe for submission of the licence application forms is allowed.

Licensing for all other Level meets will open from 1 June with these meets permissible from 21 June, subject to the government roadmap for easing of restrictions. An updated Licensing form for these Level meets will be published in due course.

Return to Competition FAQs and answers have been developed and published here. You will be able to navigate from this page to the published Return to Competition guidance document and the recent webinar presentation held on Wednesday 21 April.  There is a lot of very important information and instruction contained in the webinar presentation that should be read before an application for a license is submitted to the Regional Licensing Officer

If you require any further information, help and/or advice please do not hesitate to contact Jean Scott London Region Licensing Officer – jean.scott@londonswimming.org

Officials Requirements until 31 December 2021 can be found HERE. This document must be read in conjunction with the Open Meet Licensing Criteria effective 27th January 2020 which can be found HERE

The importance of insurance

All clubs, promoters and competition organisers are reminded that, for insurance purposes, all those volunteering on poolside at any competition must be registered members of an affiliated club or a member of the Institute of Swimming.