The London Disability Swimming Squad is producing a quarterly newsletter about the activities of the squad, its members, competition results and other relevant information.

You can read the first issue here, Feb 2010

Masterclasses 

Freestyle Masters Classes with Karlyn Pipes-Neilsen, April 10-11th 2010 at St. Paul’s School.  Maximum number of participants is 12, planned and times and bookings available now click here.

 

London came 7th in the Youth Girls (born 1993 or later) Inter-Regional Water Polo Championships Division 2 at Walsall on 13th/14th January. The performance and conduct of the members of the team was a credit to themselves, their clubs and Regional Training Centres (RTCs).

To read the full report click here.

 

A number of London region, and London County volunteers have been honoured by the London Federation of Sport & Recreation, by being awarded a volunteers award for their services to Aquatics in London.  Ann van Beukelen, Jean Cook, and Kay Grimshaw received a Platinum award, while Vernon Davies, and Dave Barnes received Gold awards. They were presented with their awards at a Ceremony at the Civil Service Sport Club, on Thursday 25^th February, by the President of the London Federation Michael Close. Congratulations to all. Click here to see them with thier awards.

Last summer 2 London Diving clubs, (Waltham Forest Diving Club and Havering Cormorants Diving Club) supported a film crew at Waltham Forest Pool with the making of a short film called "I do Air". Filming took a full day and the final product shows divers from both clubs performing dives and some even had speaking parts.

The film was nominated for a BAFTA in the Short Film Category and won!!!

Congratulations to the all the divers that took part and well done!

(3 year fixed term) £33,510 - £36,306 pa

Are you up to the challenge of developing the pre-Games legacy of the 2012 Olympic Games in the Borough where the London Aquatics Centre is being built?

This is a new and exciting position based within the borough leisure services team. The post is funded through a partnership agreement with London Swimming and GLL and will direct and manage the delivery of the Borough’s Aquatics Strategy including schools, learn to swim and competitive levels over the next three years.

We are looking for an experienced aquatics coach with a proven sports development background. You will be required to have a good understanding of aquatics development pathways and programmes. Closing date for applications is 12^th March. For more details click here

 

The next big thing for Barking & Dagenham is the launch of Underwater Hockey in the borough. It’s free to come and try this sport and equipment is provided.  After the launch we are planning on-going classes to help people over the age of 8 to develop skills so they can play games and potentially join or form a club and play tournaments in the future.

Barking & Dagenham will officially launch Underwater Hockey in all three of the borough’s pools as follows:

14:00 – 15:00 Saturday the 6^th March at Goresbrook Leisure Centre

11:00 – 12:00 Sunday the 7^th March at Dagenham Pool

14:00 – 15:00 Sunday the 7^th March at Abbey Pool

For more information please contact: bastien.wallace@swimming.org

 

Entry forms are now available for each event.

1st/2nd May - Youth Championships

15th May - 800m/1500m Long Course

5/6th, 12/13th June - Age Group (Bagcats) Championships

More details are available here.

 

There are a variety of options available, choose a club education session, or a more personal session such as a one to one.  Sessions can be delivered to athletes and parents or coaches, at reasonable prices. We have a range of professionals on our team, all of whom have worked with performance athletes ranging from County right through to Olympic standard. For further details click here

 

Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, Sheffield, 3rd April 2010

Can you talk for Britain? A half day master-class led by two of the country’s leading experts. British Swimming are looking for the next generation of live presentation talent, the voices that will reverberate around our future sporting venues, educating fans and exhilarating supporters.

We are offering an exclusive course with only 20 places to over 18s looking for an opportunity to improve their vocal skills and show us what they can do with a microphone.  Closing Date: Friday 19th March

For full details and an application form click here. 

The ASA’s Swimming Teaching Conference 2010 

Taking place on Thursday 4th March 2010, the third ASA Swimming Teaching Conference will be held at the Heritage Motor Museum in Warwickshire.

The conference is open to all swimming teachers but is particularly aimed at swimming teachers and co-ordinators working on the delivery and improvement of school swimming.

The day-long event will include key note presentations from David Sparkes, ASA Chief Executive and Marc Woods, ex-Paralympic swimmer and motivational speaker.

For full details click here. 

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.

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.

For full details of both these developments please click here.

The British Swimming Volunteer Training Programme has been launched to develop our workforce of volunteers so they have the skill sets and experience required for volunteer roles at London 2012. It was created with the wish to provide a pool of the best trained volunteer workforce for Aquatics that we as an organisation can support.

The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games is fast approaching and the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (LOCOG) are starting to look at their sports specific volunteer requirements within the Aquatics programme which covers:

Swimming (both pool swimming, 10km Marathon Swimming); Diving; Synchronised; Swimming; Water Polo. For full details please click here.

 

Swimathon 2010 is offering the opportunity for an ASA swimming club to benefit from a visit and training session from Olympic Gold medallist Duncan Goodhew.

Swimathon is the world’s biggest fundraising swim involving over 500 pools across the country. The event is held between 16-18 April 2010 and your club members can enter at www.swimathon.org or by calling 0845 36 700 36

Duncan, along with his Olympic medals, will visit the highest Swimathon recruiting ASA swimming club in England. Please encourage your club members to enter Swimathon today!

Your club members can enter a distance challenge event at one of the 500 pools, or enter SimplySwim (swim any distance, at any pool and at any time). Their participation will not only help your club, but any fundraising will help Marie Curie Cancer Care provide free nursing care to cancer patients and those with other terminal illnesses in their own homes.

Participants will be able to select your swimming club in the second stage of the entry which is emailed to all participants following their initial entry. Only fully registered swimmers will count towards this competition. For full details click here.

 

 

Upcoming Courses 

March 20^th, at Ironmonger Row Baths, London, EC1V 3QF

For more details click here

 

March 22 – 2 April, Tottenham Green Leisure Centre, Tottenham.

For more details click here.

April 19^th Oasis Sports Centre, London, WC2H 9AG

For more details click here. 

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

 

Pro-active Central Courses 

Performance Managing Your Coaches - Neil Bangs, London South Bank University, 2nd March, 10:00am-2:00pm Cost: £20. Click here for more details.

 

How to Coach Disabled People in Sport, Sports coach UK, Sobell Leisure Centre, Hornsey Rd, London N7 7NY. 8th March, 6.30pm - 8.30pm. Cost: £30. Click here for more details.

 

Child Protection and Good working Practice, Sports coach UK, Sobell Leisure Centre Hornsey Rd London N7 7NY. 15th March, 6.30pm - 9.30pm. Cost: £25. Click here for more details.

 

Recruiting Fit for Purpose Coaches Create Development, London South Bank University, 16th March, 10:00am-2:00pm. Cost: £20. Click here for more details.

 

 

Congratulations to Colin Brown, the Regional Director, on the birth of his son on Saturday 20 February. Colin is now on paternity leave.

 

If you have any news stories/ information/ideas that you would like to share please

e-mail us at London@swimming.org