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One of Britain’s most successful Master's swimmers, Jane Asher is back to deliver another Master Class at Highbury Pool on Sunday 28th June 2009.

Jane will deliver a series of 90 minute Breaststroke Master Classes, providing you with technical feedback and plenty of tips & advice to help improve your stroke. 

There will be a variety of sessions to suit all ages and abilities, but spaces are limited.

To make a booking click here 

  

If you would like to book any master class with London swimming please see www.londonswimming.org.uk for further information.

 

London Diver Jessica Williams of Crystal Palace Diving Club wins British Elite Junior National 3 metre Championships in Sheffield. Click here for more details

London Swimming are creating a Synchro Development Squad. We expect to have a squad of approximate 20 swimmers 10-14years old. (31^st December 2009)

Training could be all over London depending on where we get pool time, with pool work and dry land training. We hope to have a specialist come to the sessions to work on specific items each session.

Click here for details.

 

The newly formed Development squad are looking for committed individuals with experience and an interest in synchronised swimming. Positions include coach, assistant coach and team manager. If you are interested in any of these positions please click here for more details.

 

27 & 28 June - L1 Coaching Diving Unit 2 - Wardown Swimming and Leisure Centre,

                        Bath Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 1ES

10-18 Aug – Units 1&2 Teaching Aquatics - Hornchurch Sports Centre, Harrow Lodge Park, Havering, RM11 1JU

14–21 Aug – Units 1&2 Teaching Aquatics - Hornchurch Sports Centre, Harrow Lodge Park, Havering, RM11 1JU

  

15-19, 22-26 June – L2 Teaching Aquatics Units 1-6 Course based - Camberwell Leisure Centre, Artichoke Place, Southwark SE5 8TS

16-19 Jun – L2 Teaching Aquatics Units 1-3 - Oasis Sports Centre, 32 Endell Street, Camden, WC2H 9AG

22-26 Jun – L2 Teaching Aquatics Units 4-6 - Oasis Sports Centre, 32 Endell Street, Camden, WC2H 9AG

 10-14 Aug – Units 1&6 Teaching Aquatics - Hornchurch Sports Centre, Harrow Lodge Park, Havering, RM11 1JU

17-21 Aug – Units 1&6 Teaching Aquatics - Hornchurch Sports Centre, Harrow Lodge Park, Havering, RM11 1JU

 

For more information on courses, dates and venues, to download booking forms, or details of funding opportunities please visit www.londonswimming.org

 

IOS CPD Course - Land Training for Swimming

Bracknell Sports Centre Berkshire - 5th July 2009

Full details and application form available here 

 

Waterpolo Referee’s D Grade course

6^th & 7^th June 2009 - Whitgift School, Haling Park, South Croydon, Surrey, CR2 6YT

For more information and application details click here.

 

UKCC Level 1 Certificate for Coaching Waterpolo

August 3^rd – 7^th, Millfield School, Somerset

Full details and application form available here.

 

UKCC Level 2 Certificate for Coaching Waterpolo (Units 4-6 ONLY)

August 2nd – 7^th, Millfield School, Somerset

Full details and application form available here

 

 

Colin Brown (RD) has had an extremely exciting week with a number of projects taking large steps forward. Colin also spent an excellent half day in Sutton meeting with the local authority and was taken on an tour of their facilities to get a real feel for its potential. The end of week saw a packed London Swimming Team meeting which said goodbye to Suzanne Philpot (ASA School Swimming Improvement for London & South East) who has done a first class job over the last two years in firstly co-ordinating the Schools ‘Top Up Programme’ and more recently widening this out to wider school swimming improvements. However, we will actually see more of Suzanne in her new role as Aquatics Manager for Greenwich where she bring her wide range of skills to an exciting new venture. We also said hello to Sarah Tamone who replaces Suzanne. Sarah has moved from covering the East of England as School Improvement Officer to covering London and the South East. Sarah comes in with a formidable reputation and will no doubt take off where Suzanne left off with schools in London!

Next week: Colin has meetings lined up with Camden, Barking & Dagenham and Tower Hamlets Councils.

 

This week Jo Calvino (Aquatic Development Programme Co-ordinator) has been preparing for this weekend’s Super CPD weekend in Barking & Dagenham, whilst catching up with emails & correspondence whilst being off competing at the bank holiday weekend.

Final confirmations on the disability camera master camp taking place on June 27^th are being tied up with bookings available from May 28^th, spaces will be limited on this video session and the opportunity to work with London Disability coach, Michelle Weltman.

Spaces are still available for the Jane Asher Breaststroke master class on June 28^th.

Details will be available shortly on the re-scheduled ‘how to teach/coach disabled performers’ and the Jo Jackson 5 day summer master class camp which will include video work. Keep checking the website for updates.

 

This week has seen Jo Melchior (Project Manager) starting to collate the results from the highly enjoyable and successful mobile pool programme in Brent. Jo has also being spending time with Colin and Ben planning the logistics and costings of the Mayoral Pools programme due to start in September. Jo will be meeting with potential host sites in the next few weeks.

 

This week Jemma Konuralp (Swim21 Quality controller) visited Waltham Forest Diving Club to help them with their revalidation.  Next week she will be visiting Ealing SC in preparation of their re-accreditation where they hope to accredit at swimming at all four levels plus masters!  She will also be finalising the administration for the very successful last week where the following clubs were accredited/re-accredited: 

Croydon Amphibians: swimming, teaching and skill development, waterpolo, teaching and skill development and masters

Wandsworth:  swimming, teaching and skill development

Bethnal Green Sharks:  swimming, teaching and skill development and masters

Greenwich Borough Mariners:  swimming, teaching and skill development

Dagenham:  swimming, teaching and masters

Survive and Save: swimming, teaching

 

Many congratulations to all of the above clubs, and keep up the good work.