Southport SC announce date of Masters Competition 2010-08-31
Southport Swimming Club is once again holding its’ Masters Gala at the Dunes Leisure Centre, Esplanade, Southport on Saturday 6th November 2010 at 6.00pm. The events will comprise of 50m individual events on each stroke, and a 100m individual medley. Team races will again be held at the end of the gala, the number dependent on time, but will again be fiercely contested as those who came last year will remember. Those clubs who only have a few swimmers attending may ‘team up’ with friends to form a team if they wish.
We will hold a presentation hot put supper after the gala. This will be held at West Lancs Yacht Club. Turn right out of pool, ahead at roundabout to Coast Road. Right at roundabout, under pier, about 400m ahead, sign for W.L.Yacht Club, turn right into car park.
The closing date for entries is 16th October 2010.
The cost of swimming entries is £10 total for any number of events. Swimmers entering 2 events or less is £6. Team races are free.
Please note there will be NO diving in the shallow end of the pool. All competitors swim at their own risk. Lane 1 will be available for diving off the block, 1 length sprints only.
We would be very pleased to hear from anyone available to help with the time keeping again.
Prizes will be awarded to the winners of each age group, relays and top visiting club and be presented at the Reception.
The cost of the hot pot supper is £8. Vegetarian option will be available.
Please return the slip below if you wish to attend the evening function.
Crewe Swimming Pool Family Open Day Proves a Success 2010-08-11
On Saturday 24th July, Crewe Swimming Pool organised a Family Open Day in partnership with the ASA.
The event started at 9:00am and finished at 4:00pm. The aim of the event was to help promote leisure and fitness with in our local community as well as promote some of the activities our centre runs.
To attract attention to the event we hosted fitness competitions using a rowing machine and exercise bike. There were stands and practical session from our local swim club, Crewe Flyers and local lifesaving club Crewe Neptunes Icicle Divers Club came along and hosted “try dive” sessions for public, young and old. This was well supported and all those who took part enjoyed the session. Cheshire Police sent representatives from the local community support office, whose aim it was to increase awareness of crime and safety to the public. They handed out leaflets, free clock timers, light bulbs and purse bells to help local residents curb crime. For the young child they also brought balloons and a panda car for all to sit in.
The day was complimented by the addition of roller blading and balance boards classes provided by a qualified instructor sponsored by Connexions. The Save a Baby/Community Life Support campaign was also run with in our centre to help demonstrate to the public basic CPR on babies, children and adults. We also enlightened the public with tours around the whole of our facility, including plant room, under the pool area and bomb shelter.
Macmillan volunteers came for the full day, providing hot & cold drinks as well as homemade cakes and tombola store. They were delighted with the turnout and made around £90 for their charity.
Masters Announce 2011 Competition Date 2010-08-11
Date for your Diary.
ASA North West Region are holding the 2011 Regional Masters Championships on Saturday 2nd July at Palatine Leisure Centre. More details to follow
2010 Aquaforce Winners and Nominees Announced 2010-08-05
Success at World Masters for Karen Driver 2010-08-04
Karen Driver, County Swimming Co-ordinator for Lancashire has been competing in the World Masters Championships in Gothernburg.
Karen went into the 800m Freestyle competition ranked 11th in the World and she finished in a creditable 7th place. She now looks forward to the 400m Freestyle on Friday 6th August.
Congratulations!!!!!! from everyone in the North West Region
Success at the European Womens Youth Water Polo Championships 2010-08-04
A chapeter of history was written in the cross-over matches of the 2010 Womens Youth Water Polo Championships at Dneprodzerzhinsk, Ukraine with Great Britain advanced to the top 8 of this competition for the first time in history, while Germany dropped out for the first time.
Congratulations to the following players for being selected to represent Great Britain
Ella Chadderton (Captain); Sophie Gilbert (Vice Captain); Courtney Dean; Katie Hesketh; Emma Little; Kathryn Routledge; Casey Smith; Jade Smith; Kate Thompson
The ASA and British Swimming Sports Presentation Managers Course will take place on Saturday 7th August 10.00 a.m. - 4.00 pm at Ponds Forge Pool Sheffield. This course is free and is being held in conjunction with the British Gas ASA National Youth Swimming Championships.
What will you do if you become a Sports Presentation Manager at National and International Aquaitc Events?
To you want to be part of a dynamic, fun and world-class event delivery team and help take aquatics sport in the Uk forward to bigger audiences?
The North West Region are organising a Development Day on Saturday 11th September at Park Inn, Sale Way Leigh WN7 4JY.
The day will commence at 9.30 a.m. with a choice of courses:- Safeguarding & Protecting Children; Equity in Your Coaching; How to Coach Disabled Performers; Time to Listen.
ASA Technical Synchronised Swimming Committee are implementing several changes to the sport from Skill Assessments, Judges Course, Committee Structure, Coaching Courses.
England Talent Announce Selection Policies for 2010 - 2011 2010-06-30
England Talent have announced the Selection Policies 2010 - 2011 which include Level 1 Camps, Level 2 Camps, Open Water/Distance Camps, Level 3 Camps and the Beacon Programme.
For further details go to select:- your sport/swimming and each of the selection policies are there to download.
Apprenticeships with Parkwood Liesure 2010-06-18
Institute of Swimming will be delivering apprenticeships on behalf of Parkwood Leisure who are looking to recruit 50 new apprentices to their organisation. Please see attached advert and candidate application form. Please circulate to current school leavers and/or anyone you think may be suitable/interested in taking up the offer of an apprenticeship. The closing date for this job is the 5th July 2010.
In addition the IoS will be launching further apprenticeship programmes across all areas of teaching, coaching, sports development and many more. please contact apprenticeships@swimming.org
Final approval has been received from the NSPCC Child Protection in Sport Unit and the ASA Board. Accordingly the Water Polo guidance is now launched and is available to view on the ASA website under the following link:
An opportunity has arisen for a project leading into 2012 to identify and support 42 young disabled volunteers to acquire the skills necessary for them to be able to volunteer at swimming events from a local to National level.
In order to support the identified volunteers we are looking for mentors who have the skills to do this.
Below is the link to the mentors expression of interest form.
If you’re passionate about swimming and are looking to gain some key contacts within the industry we have the opportunity for you.
The ASA are looking to appoint a Young Official Development Officer (YODO), in association with the Youth Sports Trust, to manage and develop opportunities for young people to engage as officials within Aquatics.
It’s an incomparable work experience role that will see you working within sports development and involved in the day-to-day running of a National Governing Body. It will provide opportunities for both professional and personal development which could potentially lead to jobs within sports development, National Governing Bodies or volunteer coordinator roles.
You will work closely with ASA staff, local schools, colleges and clubs to support the training, deployment and development of young people as officials at local, regional and national competitions.
We’re looking for someone to start at the beginning of September for 40 weeks, although this is negotiable, and who is willing to put in about 30 hours per week.
In return you will be given up to £4,000 towards accommodation expenses as well as up to £2,400 for everyday expenses such as food travel and subsistence.
So if you’re looking to get your foot in the door, here is the perfect opportunity. For more information click the hyperlink
ASA Advanced Coaching Offer for Water Polo 2010-05-07
Eight coaches from around the country, including four coaches from the North West, Andy little, Zak Sly, Andy McGinty and Rosie Morris, have been selected to take part in the ASA Advanced Coaching Offer for Water Polo (ACO). They have an allocated mentor to guide them and shape their coaching skills, be on hand to answer any questions and work on areas of their coaching to improve. The coaches will also have access to England Talent Programmes and Regional Talent Camps. On Wednesday 28th April 2010, the coaches came together for an Induction meeting with ASA staff members representing the Coaching Systems Team and Talent Team, along with the mentors for the programme Nick Hume and Csaba Rull. The meeting took place in the new ASA headquarters in Loughborough, SportPark, and gave the coaches an opportunity to meet each other, meet their mentors and find out what they will be doing as part of their ACO programme. By the end of the day the coaches had been involved in some good group discussions and have already begun to work as a unit, something that will become a key part of their future work on the programme. The coaches who have been selected are:
Andy Little – Carlisle Water Polo (North West ASA region)
Zak Sly – Lancaster City Water Polo (North West ASA region)
Andy McGinty – City of Manchester Water Polo (North West ASA region)
Rosie Morris – Liverpool Water Polo (North West ASA region)
James Baker – Exeter Water Polo (South West ASA region)
Greg Harper – Bristol Central Water Polo (South West ASA region)
Julia Petchey – Watford Water Polo (East ASA region)
Colin Robbins – Nottingham Leander Water Polo (East Midland ASA region)
Summer Festival of Water Polo 2010-04-27
Venue: Manchester Aquatic Centre
Minimum age 11 years on day of event
1996 and later Mixed Teams
1998 and later Mixed Teams
Cost: £50.00 per team £80.00 for clubs entering both age groups/2 Teams.
Athletes Selected for Commonwealth Games 2010-04-21
Once again, North West Athletes have been selected to the England Team for the Commonweath Games in october 2010.
James Goodard, Keri-Anne Payne and Michael Rock from Stockport Metro/British Gas ITC Stockport have all been selected following the British Gas Commonwealth Trials at Sheffield 2 weeks ago.
LEN European Junior Championships 2010-04-21
Following the British gas Commonwealth Trials at Sheffield a number of North West swimmers have been selected to represent Great Britain at the LEN European Junior Championships in Helsinki in July.
The swimmers selected are:-
Jessica Lloyd - City of Manchester Aquatics
Sophie Pyatt - Stockport Metro
Emma Saunders - City of Manchester Aquatics
Liam Selby - Stockport Metro
ASA National Youth Forum 2010-04-14
As British sport firmly focuses its sight on achieving success in 2012, the Amateur Swimming Association is working hard to recruit the next generation of volunteers to support all disciplines of our sport in the future.
To lead this engagement and partnership working with young people the ASA is looking to recruit the next group of 10 young leaders aged 18-26 to join the ASA National Youth Forum .This is a unique opportunity for young volunteers to work alongside the ASA and to understand and influence how it supports and works with young volunteers.
The ASA Youth Forum has been set up to enable young people involved in the sport to have a direct impact on how the ASA is run and become involved in programmes that have a direct impact on young people.
The group will meet 4 times throughout the year. At their meetings with will be consulted on issues that impact on young people and will be asked to advise on specific programmes such as training opportunities for young volunteers. The group will receive training on topics such as finance, communication and governance in order to give them the skills to be able to fulfil their roles within the group.
TYLDESLEY - British Gas Academy Girls Champions 2010 2010-03-29
Tyldesley Swimming and Water Polo Club were crowned British Gas ASA National Academy Girls Water Polo champions 2010 at Manchester Aquatics Centre on Sat 27th March 2010.
The team were drawn against City of Manchester, City of Birmingham , City of Liverpool , and Kent Invicta. in the finals in a round robin contest.
In the first game they played Liverpool the winners of last years competition. Tyldesley went in at half time leading 7 : 3 after a great attacking display by Grace Morley , Honor Grimes and Rhiannon Foulds. The second half was tighter with a sound defensive display by goal keeper Hayley Price and defender Grace Rowland . Tyldesley beating Liverpool 11 : 4 with goals from Grace Morley 5, Honor Grimes 3, Sarah Sanderson 1, Rhiannon Foulds 2
In the second game they played Invicta and were leading at Half time by 6 : 3 Abbi Turnbull produced 2 stunning goals to give Tyldesley the edge . In the end Tyldesley ran out 9 : 6 winners with goals from Grace Morley 3, Honor Grimes 1, Sarah Sanderson 1, Rhiannon Foulds 2 , Abbi Turnbull 2
In the third game Tyldesley played Manchester in a local derby match with sound defensive work by Abbey Kendall and Beth Jackson Tyldesley led Manchester 6 : 2 at Half time . Then a tremendous second half attacking display by Rhiannon Foulds and Abbi Turnbull eased Tyldesley to a 13 : 7 victory with goals from Grace Morley 2, Honor Grimes 1, Sarah Sanderson 1 , Rhiannon Foulds 4, Abbi Turnbull 5.
In the final game they had to beat Birmingham to be crowned champions they convincingly won the game 9 : 3 goals from Grace Morley 5 , Honor Grimes 1,Rhiannon Foulds 1, Abbi Turnbull 1 , Sarah Sanderson 1
BSCA 47th Coaches Conference 2010-03-25
The conference will take place on 19th - 21st November 2010 at Burlington Hotel, Birmingham.
MARK ROSE named on new UK Sport Coaching Programme 2010-02-15
Two top swimming coaches have been named on UK Sport’s list of 12 emerging high performance coaches who will form the first intake of their new Elite Coaching Apprenticeship Programme which begins later this month.
City of Manchester Head Coach Mark Rose and Rob Greenwood (previously at Gallica) feature among the top sporting coaches selected for the new programme.
Mark Rose has been Head Coach of one of British Swimming’s Beacon Programmes for almost a year and coaches a selection of top athletes including Emma Smithurst and Paralympians Simon Miller and Dave Ellis.
Following the success of UK Sport’s Fast-track Practitioner Programme and Elite Coach, the two year accelerated Apprenticeship Programme will build on the knowledge and experience gained to create a bespoke development pathway towards coaching excellence for each participant, based on the needs of each coach and their sport.
While Elite Coach has accelerated the development of over 30 established high performance coaches since it began in 2004, the new Elite Coaching Apprenticeship Programme is geared towards coaches emerging on the world-class landscape, with the longer-term future of the British elite system, and specifically coach development, in mind.
The 12 Apprentices will benefit from ‘on the job’ training by working alongside a ‘Master Coach’ from within their sport while also having access to a Mentor. This will be complimented by a workshop programme, delivered by experts in coaching, non-technical coaching skills, sport science and sports medicine.
British Gas ITC Stockport’s Head Coach Sean Kelly will be Mark Rose’s Master Coach and he will also be mentored by British Swimming’s World Class Technical Advisor Jonty Skinner and British Swimming’s Head Coach Dennis Pursley.
ASA Swimming Teachers Conference 2010-02-15
Taking place on Thursday 4th March 2010, the third ASA Swimming Teaching Conference will be held at the Heritage Motor Museum in Warwickshire.
Swimming teachers still have the chance to sign up to the conference, and learn vital insights into how to deliver and improve swimming.
There are 17 informative and inspirational workshops available on the day, including:
·Fundamentals/session plans. Fun and games-stage 5
·Updates on the National Plan for Teaching Swimming, powered by British Gas
·Water Safety
·How to be an effective swim school
·swim21 accreditation and improving the quality of lessons
There are also key note presentations from David Sparkes, ASA Chief Executive and Marc Woods, ex-Paralympic swimmer and motivational speaker.
Marc had his left leg amputated because of cancer when he was just 17-years-old but was still able to fulfill his dream of being the best that he could be and just 18 months after he finished his chemotherapy he was selected to represent Great Britain.
He subsequently competed at European & World Championships and Paralympic Games. In his 17 years of competition he won a staggering 12 Paralympic medals from 5 Games, 4 of those medals being gold. Marc also won a further 21 medals from European and World Championships.
The conference is open to all swimming teachers and co-ordinators working on the delivery and improvement of 'Learn to Swim'.
Don't forget: Teachers receive 5 CPD points from attending the conference and there are 100 free teacher licenses to the first 100 that sign up!
The Officials Training Programme has been launched because British Swimming has been tasked with identifying potential officials, for recommendation to FINA and the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (LOCOG) that would be interested in working at the 2012 Olympic Games as a National Technical Official.
The programme is about providing officials the opportunity to express their interest in officiating at the Olympic and Paralympic Games and therefore the opportunity for British Swimming to ensure that they have the correct experience to apply. The identified disciplines are Synchronised Swimming, Water Polo and Diving, it does not currently involve swimming.
British Swimming do not have any decision making status within this recruitment process but through a new British Swimming Officials Training Programme are offering support, guidance and training to any officials that have the required skill set for the positions available in order to support their application.
The closing date for applications is Monday 22nd March. You will hear if you are successful in gaining a place on this programme via email by Monday 5th April.
Full details and an application form available here
The first ASA Regional Conference is to be held on Saturday 29th May.
Calling all teachers, coaches, volunteers, tutors – make sure you make a note in your diary for the first ASA conference in your region dedicated to the aquatic workforce. These exciting new conferences will offer delegates the chance to hear motivational speakers and will have specific strands for Learn to Swim, Competitive Swimming and Tutoring/Assessing.
Each conference will be followed by a ‘Twilight Awards’ ceremony hosted by the ASA Coaching Systems team where the first ASA regional coaching awards will be presented. The awards will consist of twelve categories to incorporate all aspects of the aquatic workforce. More information on the awards and full details of each conference will follow nearer the time.
Water Polo Opportunities 2010-02-09
Water polo coaches are the focus of two exciting new developments in the ASA’s ongoing programme for aquatic education in England.
The first ASA/UKCC Level 3 Certificate in Coaching Water Polo course will take place this Spring when a pilot group of water polo coaches will undertake the next step in extending their professional training and development. The course will then be available to all candidates later this year.
Secondly, water polo coaches in England are invited to become the latest to benefit from the Advanced Coaching Offer, an ambitious coaching programme offered in conjunction with the ASA Talent Development team.
The Advanced Coaching Offer will provide targeted support to up to 20 proactive, talented, developing water polo coaches across England over a four year period, with the initial intake being 8 coaches over the first two years.
At absolutely no cost to the coach or club, the programme will provide coaches with the opportunity to shape their future in aquatic coaching with a structured programme of observation/analyses of coaching sessions, mentoring, one to one discussions, coaching at regional talent programmes and attendance at English talent camps.
Colin Huffen, ASA Coaching Systems Manager is looking forward to an encouraging response: “This builds upon the huge success of the Advanced Coaching Offer for swimming coaches, launched last year, which was heavily over-subscribed. It’s great that we can now open up the Advanced Coaching Offer to another discipline which will help build the future success of our water polo coaches and their players.”
He added; “To be able to simultaneously announce a key milestone in providing the Level 3 qualification is a real step forward in the support the ASA can offer to water polo coaches.”
To be eligible for the Advanced Coaching offer, coaches must live in England, coach in a club environment for a minimum of three hours per week, hold the UKCC Level 1 Coaching Water Polo qualification (or equivalent), have an ongoing commitment to self improvement and be willing to support other coaches in the area.
Interested parties should download and complete the Application Form by Friday 5th March 2010. Successful applicants will be contacted week commencing 8th March 2010.
Swimnorthwest launch their Aquatic Training 2010-02-03
Swimnorthwest have launched their Aquatic Training and Youth Club Programme, a new access programme that will give swim21 accredited clubs in the Northwest the opportunity to access a 50m pool.
The project, endorsed by Olympic bronze medallist Cassie Patten, will provide swimming clubs in the North West, who have achieved the ASA’s swim21 accreditation, the opportunity to access a 50m pool for training their swimmers on a monthly basis.
The Aquatic Training and Youth Club Programme will provide clubs, swimmers and coaches with the experience of training in world class environments and hopefully demonstrating an improvement in performance at a national level.
The project has been awarded the London 2012 Inspire Mark which officially recognises outstanding non-commercial projects and events inspired by the Games.
Director General of the Government Olympic Executive, Jeremy Beeton, visited the Manchester Aquatics Centre (MAC) to help launch the programme which will provide many clubs, swimmers and coaches with the opportunity to train in a world class environment and train like their Olympic heroes.
Jeremy Beeton said “Manchester has a proud sporting history and is an excellent example of what can be achieved through hosting international sporting events. Today I have seen how the Centre, a 2012 Pre-Games Training Camp, provides world class facilities for elite athletes and community level sport; this is exactly what the Olympic Aquatic Centre will do.
“Through projects like the swimnorthest Aquatic training Programme, local people in Greater Manchester are already becoming involved in 2012 by getting more active and being inspired by the Olympic values.”
Olympic bronze medallist Cassie Patten said: “I think it’s such a great idea that people are working together to give young athletes more access to 50m pools. When I was younger I didn’t really get to swim in 50m pools that often and it is experience that would have been invaluable to me."
“It is important for swimmers to become comfortable in 50m pools because there is a big difference when you go from swimming in 25m pools to the Olympic size pools. When these athletes go to regionals and nationals the experience will be very helpful to them and should help set them up for the future and potentially the Olympics.”
Matt McFahn, Regional Director for Swimnorthwest, said: “As well as providing a great opportunity for young swimmers to experience swimming in top-level facilities, this project will provide Swimnorthwest with the opportunity to mentor coaches and identify talented swimmers. Hopefully we may see some of this young talent competing at the 2012 Games and beyond.”
It is hoped that the programme can be extended to provide similar opportunities for synchronised swimming, water polo and diving clubs who need deep water to train
Funding Opportunities 2010-02-03
There a numbr of Funding Opportunities within the Regions. click below for further details
The bursary is open to anyone who is living or studying in the North West Region and is in full time education or unemployed.
The proposed course must be recognised by the ASA and the applicant must meet all course criteria and be delivered by the IOS.
For a full list of eligible courses and criteria for the bursary go to Funding/Coaching Bursary
BRITISH SWIMMING LAUNCH ‘INSPIRING’ VOLUNTEER PROGRAMME 2010-01-29
British Swimming is launching its new Volunteer Training Programme which has been awarded the London 2012 Inspire Mark.
The London 2012 Inspire Programme officially recognises outstanding non-commercial projects and events inspired by the Games.
The aim of this programme is to provide volunteers with the opportunity to gain experience at national and international events to prepare them for applying for volunteer roles at the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
This will also help British Swimming to deliver an increased number of events at the highest level of delivery and support the Olympic and Paralympic Games with trained and experienced volunteers.
Seb Coe, Chair, London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games said; “The British Swimming Volunteer Training Programmeis encouraging volunteers within aquatics to fulfil their potential. I am proud that with the help of partners such as British Swimming we are delivering on our vision to use the power of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games to boost participation in swimming and other aquatic events.”
Rachel Washington, Operations Coordinator for British Swimming said; “We are delighted to have achieved the Inspire Mark for this project. This will give us a fantastic opportunity to develop our workforce of volunteers so they have the skill sets and experience required for volunteer roles at London 2012. It will allow us to provide the best trained volunteer workforce for Aquatics that we as an organisation can support.”
The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games are fast approaching and the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (LOCOG) are starting to look at their sports specific volunteer requirements.
The official London 2012 volunteer application process will open in 2010 and this recruitment, selection and appointment process is managed entirely by LOCOG. British Swimming do not have any decision making status within this recruitment process but through a new British Swimming Volunteer Training Programme are offering support, guidance and training to any volunteers that have the required skill set for the positions available in order to support their application.
If you are interested in applying for the British Swimming Volunteer Training Programme it is not essential that you already have volunteering experience. The training programme will equip you with the skills you need to successfully fulfil roles at aquatic events. If you are interested in applying please click here to download an application form.
If you have any questions regarding this project or the application process please email volunteerproject@swimming.org.
With effect from 1st January 2010, the ASA rules on swimwear/costumes shall be changed. The current wording in Regulation 411 (“Costumes”) will no longer apply and instead the below shall come into force:
Regulation 411 (amended)
Costumes
411.1 The swimwear (swimsuit, cap and goggles) of competitors in all competitions shall be in accordance
with the FINA General Rules and Bylaws on swimwear, in force on the date of the competition.
The above rule applies to swimming, open water swimming and masters swimming competitions.
North West Region Academy Water Polo Championships 2010-01-25
Congratulations to CARLISLE WATER POLO CLUB on winning the North West Regional Academy Water Polo Championships.
Carlisle beat Lancaster in the final 6 - 3 to take the title.
Get Qualified NW is a scheme for the whole of the North West Region. Get Qualified NW is funded by European Social Fund (ESF) and the Learning & Skills Council and administered by the University of Cumbria.
Identify as many suitable candidates to apply for Get Qualified NW as this has real potential to help develop level 2 and level 3 coaches and places are limited. The project provides up to 60% funding (funding will only be given on the successful completion of the course!), but is capped at £200 for level 2 and £300 for level 3 courses. Coaches MUST be certificated before 1st July 2011to release funding and due to the application process, time constraints, complexity of level 3 courses you need to be identifying these coaches now. Also the potential coach must be 19 yrs of age and NOT be in full time education.
Places are not guaranteed they go through an internal process. The scheme is working with a number of sports (see attached form) and these will be the courses that are currently available. As sports are added etc I shall keep you updated.
There is an online application form that individuals need to complete and submit which can be found on the link below. However, looking at the online form there are some things you need to be aware of. The individual needs to have booked onto the course and know the exact name of the course, the name of the training provider / National Governing Body and the exact dates and cost of the course. So I think that support using this form is needed.
As a part of the scheme individuals are offered the opportunity to join Coach Web and a free mentoring scheme run by the National Skills Academy which will offer individual support for individual coaches (although this scheme is not running yet and is only for a percentage of coaches that are chosen, I am not sure how this works yet as it has not yet been set up). The mentoring scheme is funded through CIF just for your information.
Please note that this scheme is for all coaches not just voluntary coaches but paid coaches also, but bear in mind that if coach’s club or employer has received over €200,000 ESF funds for anything across the board over the last 3 years they might not be eligible for funding. Whilst this isn’t a problem for clubs etc, it might be something you need to consider for coaches employed by your local authority. The University will follow this up with employers once individuals have applied.
If you require further information then contact michelle.hart@cumbria.ac.uk or 01768 893526 who is the co-ordinator for this funding
ASA Swimming Teaching Conference 2010 2010-01-19
The ASA Swimming Teaching Conference is being held on Thursday 4th March at the Heritage Motor Museum om Warwickshire.
The conference is particularly aimed at Swimming Teachers and Coordinators working on the delivery and improvement of Learn to Swim.
For those attending this popular conference, the day-long event will include key note presentations from David Sparkes, ASA Chief Executive on being a world class teacher and Marc Woods, ex-Paralympic swimmer and motivational speaker.
Furthermore, delegates will have the opportunity to attend a selection of workshops on a variety of topics including:
Updates on the NPTS update and free swimming
How swimming lessons should look and how to make swimming cool!
Swim 21 and improving the quality of lessons
The importance of licensing
Teaching swimmers with disabilities and control management for swimmers with challenging behaviour.
Also featured is an inspirational workshop that explores ways of training the brain towards motivational thinking for swimmers.
Further information on the conference, prices and booking details are available on the website www.swimming.org/asa. Alternatively contact the Events Department on 01509 632259.
Judge Level 1, Judge Level 2 2010-01-14
ASA North West Region are running a Judge Level 1, Judge Level 2 and Starter course on Saturday 23rd January 2010 from 9.30 a.m.
CUMBRIASPORT Announce Talent Athlete Fund 2010-01-07
Are you a high level sports performer based in Cumbria? Are you looking for additional funding to help meet the ever increasing costs of training and competing? If so the Cumbria Talented Athlete Fund may be able to help you.
The Cumbria Talented Athlete Fund has been created as part of the sporting legacy of London 2012 to support Cumbria's most talented athletes. The fund is being supported by Cumbria County Council, South Lakeland District Council and Allerdale Borough Council and is being administered by the Cumbria Sport Partnership.
The Fund has been developed to assist those performers who are or who have the potential to achieve national and international recognition in their chosen sport. As such, the Fund has been divided into two streams; the Performance Fund is for athletes already competing at national or international level, and the Potential Fund is for those young athletes aspiring to perform at national and international level.
Eddie Edge, Director at Cumbria Sport Partnership said, “I’m delighted to be able to officially launch the Cumbria Talented Athlete Fund. The funding provided by Cumbria County Council, South Lakeland District Council and Allerdale Borough Council will really make a difference to the elite sports performers we have in Cumbria. It will hopefully help them take the next step in their sporting careers and catapult them to Olympic or Paralympic success at London 2012”.
Brendan Jameson, Leader of South Lakeland District Council and Chair of the Cumbria 2012 Group added, “This is a real step forward for the talented sports performers of Cumbria, I’m sure the Fund will benefit those elite performers already operating at the highest levels, and also provide some much needed finance to those aspiring Cumbrian performers looking to get to the next level. I would urge all elite performers in Cumbria to have a look at the Cumbria Sport website and make an application”.
To find out more about the Fund please click on www.cumbriasport.com/talentedathletefund where you will be able to access further information about the Fund and also register for an application pack.
For further details please contact Richard Johnston or Emma Martin at the Cumbria Sport Partnership on 01228 226885.
The next Skills Assessment Day for the North is to be organised for February 2010. (Date t.b.c. as soon as possible).
For further information go to swimnorthwest/your sport/synchro
ASA North West Sub Regional Conference - Merseyside 2009-12-29
A Sub Regional Conference has been organised for 14th February 2010. The venue for the conference is to Liverpool John Moores University.
There are various CPD's available - from Safeguarding & Protecting Children to Developing Butterfly. The CPD points for the courses will be eligible towards Licensing.
IOS Vouchers will be accepted for this conference.
Cost of the conference will be £30.00 per person.
SWIMMER OF THE YEAR 2009 2009-12-02
Keri-Anne Payne has been named Swimming World magazine's Swimmer of the Year for 2009.
Keri-Anne put together a strong slate of performances this year to snag the womens award especially with her emerging victorious from the 10k event at the World Championships in Rome during July/August.
Junior League National Final 2009-12-02
The national final took place on Sunday 29th November at Enfield. The North West Region were represented by 2 teams - Southport and Stockport Metro.
Once again the regional teams came out victorious with Southport being crowned CHAMPIONS with 295 points and Stockport Metro achieveing 2nd place with 261 points.
CONGRATULATIONS 2009-12-02
Congratulations go to Joanne Bean on the birth of her son Thomas James on 26th November 2009. Thomas weight in a 10lbs 13.5ozs. Mother and son are doing well.
British Gas National Age Group Water Polo Championships 2009-11-26
Full information on the competitions including entry forms and conditions have now been published on the British Swimming website.
ASA Questionnaire 2009-11-11
The ASA want your opinion on theservices theyoffer!
As a governing body, the ASA would like to offer the best service it can to its membership. In order to do this we need to know how members rate our services. To help with this we are asking you to take 10-15 minutes of time to complete the Member Satisfaction Questionnaire which can be accessed via the following link:
The results of the questionnaire, which will be made public, will provide information that will be used to improve services and therefore the more responses we get the better. Please can you also encourage as many of your fellow members to complete the questionnaire as possible?
If you have any question about the research please contact Dr Leigh Robinson at Loughborough University (l.a.robinson1@lboro.ac.uk). She will be able to answer any questions you might help.
Many thanks for your time.
David Sparkes
CEO
FINA Requirements for Swimwear Approval 2009-11-02
From January 2010 there will new requirements from FINA regarding Swimwear Approval
Our very own Karen Driver - County Swimming Co-Ordinator for Lancashire has been in action over the weekend competing in the British Masters at Ponds Forge.
Karen won GOLD in the 1500m Freestyle in the 35 - 39 year category.
This success follows on from her achieving a Bronze Medal in the 400m Freestyle at the XII LEN Masters in cadiz in September.
SNW WATER POLO ACADEMY - BOYS 2009-10-22
The SNW Water Polo Management Group are organising a Water Polo Training Day on Thursday 29th October at Liverpool Aquatic Centre from 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 pm. Cost per player is £15.00
A group of players will be selected from this day to attend the SNW academy sessions and a team will be selected to represent the North West Region in the Youth Boys Inter-Regional Championships on 23rd/24th January at the Liverpool Aquatics Centre.
The training day will be led by the Regional Development Coaches - Alberto Bertolotti and Tim Dunsbee
SNW Water Polo Management Group are organising a Water Polo Academy Training Day at Liverpool Aquatic Centre on Thursday 29th October 2009 from 10.00 a.m. - 8.00 p.m. Cost per player is £15.00
This will be followed by a Senior Womens International Match - Great Britain v France at 8.00 p.m.
The training day will be led by the Region's Development Coaches - Alberto Bertolotti and Tim Dunsbee
A group of players will be selected from this day to attend the following SNW Academy sessions and from this group two teams will be selected to represent the North West Region at the ASA Youth Girls Inter-Regional Championships on 13th/14th February at Walsall Baths,
Lancashire County win Inter-County for 8th Year 2009-10-19
Congratulations must go to Lancashire County W.P.S.A. Swim Team on winning the Inter-County event for the 8th year running.
Lancashire did not have it all there own way this year - with Yorkshire taking the lead to the half way stage of the competition but with Lancashire coming back strong in the later stages of the competition.
50m Pool Training 2009-10-19
At a recent swimnorthwest “Meet the Team” meeting in Cheshire a request was made regarding access to 50m pool facilities to provide clubs with the opportunity to train their better swimmers in a long course environment.
Matt McFahn is in discussions with the operators of the 50m pools in the region and am receiving a favourable response regarding accessing pool time on either Saturday or Sunday early evenings on a once per month basis.
Before he is able to progress further he needs to gauge the interest from clubs who would like to take advantage of training in a 50m pool. The estimate cost will be between £40-£50 per lane for two hours.
If you would be interested in accessing this 50m pool offer, please can you contact Diane Stafford – swimnorthwest Office Administrator on diane.stafford@swimming.org.uk or call on 0161 953 2671 before 6th November 2009.
Please provide details how frequently you would like to access this offer, how many lanes you require and the duration you would prefer (one or two hours) on each occasion.
MEET THE TEAM 2009-09-12
The ASA North West Region Team over the next few months are travelling around the region to various venues.
This will give the Clubs/ Volunteers/ Officials and any individual the opportunity to discuss any aspect of the aquatic disciplines.
If anyone wishes to come along, select a "time slot" and please ring the Regional Office on 0161 953 2671 to confirm your appointment. Otherwise you can come along on the day.
9TH NOVEMBER 15.00 - 21.00 LIVERPOOL AQUATIC CENTRE
9TH DECEMBER 15.00 - 21.00 STRETFORD LEISURE CENTRE
13TH JANUARY 15.00 - 21.00 ST. PETERS CENTRE, BURNLEY
If you have any queries then do not hesitate to contact the Regional Office.
Update on Licensed Meets within the Region 2009-04-17
The swimming calendar on the swimnorthwest website has been updated with all Levels of Licensed Meets in the Region up until December 2009.
asa Restructure 2009-02-17
As from 1st March 2009, the asa will be changing the way it delivers its services to its clubs and partners throughout England.
The new structure will bring about real change and allows the asa to better support clubs and members, as well as partners and customers, this change reflects the feedback the asa has received from you as members.
The clear message the asa has received from everyone is that they would prefer a "one stop shop" when dealing with the asa and its services instead of having to deal with a number of people.
Swimnorthwest launches NEW club grant fund - If you are actively working towards or have achieved SWIM 21 accreditation then YOUR club could benefit from ... read more....
CLUB PROFILE SHEET 2008-03-03
If any club would like to have their club details displayed on the Swimnorthwest website (free of charge) then please complete the Club Profile Sheet ... read more....
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