Supporting and enabling the delivery of enjoyable aquatic experiences in a safe and inclusive environment.
Jane Davies, well known to many swimmers, officials and club administrators, as a referee and go to person for all things swimming has been installed as the Region’s President for 2016 / 17. Jane takes over from Mike Lambert and hopes to visit as many county and regional competitions as possible during her year.
Following feedback provided via the latest Club Survey a swim21 Working Group was established earlier this year to review the ASA’s existing swim21 criteria, with the initial focus being on the ‘Essential’ Module. Feedback illustrated that over 60% of accredited clubs wanted to see the accreditation duration extended to two years and this has therefore
ASA South East Region are running a scUK Safeguarding & Protecting Children course and Time to Listen course on 25th September at Magnet Leisure Centre, Maidenhead, Berkshire. Safeguarding & Protecting Children – 9.30am – 12.30pm Time to Listen – 1.30pm – 4.30pm The Time to Listen course is free of charge, the Safeguarding & Protecting
Are you a young coach aged 16-18 who is keen to develop, learn new skills and meet other young coaches? Are you a young official aged 15-18 who would like to gain more experience and develop along the technical officials pathway? If you aspire to be a top coach or international official, applications are now
London Marathon in partnership with British Swimming and the ASA are putting on a mass participation open water swim and the British Open water championships. It will be held in the Serpentine on 24th (participation) and 25th (Championships) September 2016. It is expected there will be 4,000 participants on the Saturday and the Sunday will
The annual Team Manager Forum will take place on Saturday 24th September at the Holiday Inn, Guildford. This is an opportunity for team managers to gain additional training and to share good practice from around the region. Please find the full agenda here Team Manager Forum agenda 2016 To register your attendance please complete the registration
Please help us to design our coach workshops to meet the needs of the development coaches around the region. Here is a link for a very short survey, it should only take a few minutes to tell us what you would like to see in the coming season. The deadline for completion is Tuesday 13th September. https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/PVKFJYN
The South East Region are currently seeking a Minute Taker for the Regional Management Board meetings. Please see the advert & role description for further information. Applications close 30th September 2016 and should be sent to [email protected].
The ASA’s first Open Water Festival took place 23-24th July in Rother Valley County Park, Sheffield. The event included the National Masters and Age Group Championships as well as the 1,500m Open Water Challenge. The South East was well represented with swimmers from all over the Region in both the Age Groups and the Masters
Team Manager 1 – Friday 23rd September 6.00-9.00pm Team Manager 2 – Friday 7th October 6.00-9.00pm To book a space on either course please email [email protected] with your club and ASA number. Team Manager Courses Reading Sept-Oct 2016
Do you dream of taking part in the Olympic Games or even standing on the winner’s podium? The ASA and England Programmes organise a series of development camps and competitions that can provide a pathway to international podium success. For more information on the pathway and how the pathway links in with British Swimming’s World
Results from the Open Water Championships at Chichester on 9 July are now available here
