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London Swimming Club News
w/b 12.10.09
Stephanie Milward masterclass confirmed
Stephanie Milward Freestyle Swim Clinic is confirmed to run on Saturday 14th November at Charing Cross Sports Club. There 3 sessions to choice from for the 90 minute clinic, costing only £30 per person. Group bookings from clubs will be accepted and discount rates given.
Stephanie Milward was a promising talent as a junior in British Swimming before being diagnosed with MS, she now competes in disability swimming, and has achieved great success even making the Beijing Paralympics!
Bookings will be open from Friday 16th October, more information can be found on the London Swimming website, master class section or click here.
Masterclasses
Master Classes will be running over the November & December period concentrating on starts & turns, Freestyle stroke technique to start. If you have any suggestions on what London Swimmers would like then please contact Jo Calvino jo.calvino@swimming with your ideas.
Sports Science packages for clubs prove to be very popular
London Swimming’s Sports Science Programme has proved to be very popular with London Clubs. There has been a lot of interest in the programme which is aimed at supporting clubs and its members through improving performance. There are a variety of options for clubs to choose from whether it needs to be an education session, or a more personal session such as a one to one. The sessions can be delivered to athletes and parents or coaches, and there is flexibility around the options to ensure the delivery meets the needs of the club and its audience, at reasonable prices. On our team we have a Sports Nutritionist, Sports Psychologist, 2 Sports Physiotherapists, an Osteopath and a Strength & Conditioning Coach, all of which have worked with performance athletes ranging from County right through to Olympic standard. For further details click here.
Congratulations to Ann van Beukelen who, at the ASA Council last weekend in Stratford upon Avon was presented with the prestigious Alfred H Turner award.
Ann has served the sport of Swimming for many years at Club, County, Regional and National levels.
Ann was a member of the London Region Shadow Board and then served a term on the new London Board when the Region came in to being. She still sits on the Regional Swimming and Events Committees and as the Region’s Medal Officer. She was the first recipient of the Jeff Cook Memorial salver for services to the Region.
She has been a Referee for many years and officiates at all the local schools, clubs and Borough events and has not been known to turn down an event if she has space in her diary attending events all over London and the South East. She is always happy to introduce people to the art of Officiating and her approach has attracted many people to take up this valuable volunteer’s role. She is the Region’s representative on the National Swimming Officials Group.
London Region wins inaugural Talent Camp head-to-head meet
The asa Talent Camp season kicked off with a head-to-head swim meet between London and the South-East regions. A new initiative for the Talent Programme, the dual meet format was held at Barnet’s 25m facility and the format saw 2 age group swimmers, and 2 youth swimmers for each Region swimming against each other at the same time.
With all 8 lanes in use there were some exciting and tight races. Points were awarded in both age group and youth categories and combining the two gave an overall team winner. As an added incentive there were also cash prizes for the winner of each race in both categories. Three relay events were included with two male and two female swimmers racing over 4 x 100 medley, 4 x 100 free and 4 x200 free events. To read the full report click here.
Advanced Coaching Offer
The ASA have reopened the Advanced Coaching Offer for further applicants in the London region. The Advanced Coaching Offer is a programme in conjunction with the ASA Talent Development Team to support proactive, talented and developing coaching in their quest to develop their coaching knowledge and skills.
Successful candidates will receive a minimum of two visits per season from a member of the ASA’s English talent team. Each visit will comprise of a choice of the following
· Observation / analyses / support / challenge of your coaching sessions
· Discussions for an hour prior to or after each coaching session
· Opportunity to coach at a regional Beacon programme 3 Saturdays each year
· Attendance at two English talent camps per year including seminar workshops
To be eligible, coaches must live in England, coach in a swim21 club for a minimum of six hours per week, hold the UKCC Level 2 Coaching qualification (or equivalent, or be willing to undertake within a year), have an ongoing commitment to self improvement and be willing to support other coaches in the area.
Mobile: 07787 113 023. Applications Close:30th November 2009
If you have already applied we are still holding your applications and will contact you when the applications close.
Diving Manual Recorders Course
London Region in conjunction with Herts ASA and the East region is organising a Diving Recorders Course at Hemel Hempstead Sports Centre, Herts HP1 1JS, Sunday, 29 November at 9.30 am.
This will cover the FINA Rules of Diving regarding Recording and their interpretation (2 hrs), followed by a practical recording course (1 hr).
All interested are welcome; those who wish to record at Club or County level, or anybody who would like to understand the esoteric world of diving judging and recording! All participants will receive beforehand, a copy of the FINA Rules, a Recoding Ready Reckoner and a location map of the venue. The fee is £15, and numbers limited, so book your place now. Click here for more details.
Swim21 - Great News!!!!
London Swimming are pleased to confirm that if you are a standalone masters club who achieve swim21 accreditation you will be given £150 of IOS vouchers in addition to the two £50 vouchers per discipline you receive each year of your accreditation!!!
Upcoming Courses - Course information
For more information on courses, dates and venues, to download booking forms, or details of funding opportunities please visit www.londonswimming.org
Pro-active courses
There are a number of courses available starting from September to December 2009. If you are interested in attending any of these please click here for more details.
This week Jemma Konuralp (Swim 21 Quality co-ordinator) has had two fantastic assessments with Borough of Waltham Forest SC, finished her assessments with Romford Town where she was truly charmed by their masters’ coach! She also had a brilliant meeting with the swim21 co-ordinator from Enfield SC and the swim21 co-ordinator and vice secretary from Newham SC to arrange how Enfield can support them with their accreditation process. Next week Jemma will be preparing frantically for the Regional Panel on 21 October.
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