Brian DeVal

Dates have been agreed for the 2022 County Championships and Age Group Competition.

All events will be held at K2 over the 50m pool.

Long distance events, 1,500m and 800m, will be held as evening session on 29th January and 6th February with warm up starting at 4pm. All other events will be held over two full weekends, 12th & 13th February and 26th & 27th February. Warm up on these days will start at 8:30am.

The programmes, conditions and entry qualification times will be available over the coming months and will be published on the Championships web page.

Swim England is aiming to stage a number of national events in 2021 as the coronavirus lockdown restrictions are being officially lifted.

The recognised national governing body will also be taking down its Covid guidance as social distancing requirements will be removed from Monday 19 July.

Instead, it has updated its coronavirus frequently asked questions page to cover the most commonly-raised queries being asked.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed the UK will move into Step Four of the roadmap out of lockdown – signalling the end of the vast majority of legal Covid regulations.

As restrictions are eased, however, individuals are asked to exercise caution and venue users will need to adhere to leisure facilities’ requirements as some may choose to keep enhanced Covid measures in place beyond 19 July.

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