Message from The President - Richard Whitehead Thank you to everyone who came to the Annual Council Meeting of London Swimming last weekend. The conference was a great success based on the feedback we received from those who attended. It would be good to see more of you at next year's event.
I am just starting on my year's term of office and I would be delighted to come to as many clubs as possible over the next year. I already have an invitation to join Ealing at an early morning training session at 4.40 am!!. If you have an event you would like me to come to, please e-mail on rands62@hotmail.co.uk with the information.
  
The full conference report is available at http://www.londonswimming.org/news/article/display/415

 

Adult Diving Master classes for Beginners. London Swimming have arranged for a series of adult diving master classes to take place over the next 6 weeks at Putney Leisure Centre. These are for beginner adults who would like to learn the basics of diving. The first session will take place next week, Wednesday 24^th Sept, and places are still available. For full details and booking please go to www.londonswimming.org.

 

Colin Brown (RD): This week: Colin will be meeting with interested parties about developing a Borough pathway in Waltham Forest. Everyone present signed up to the principles for developing a pathway and the timescale for developing an Aquatics Strategy. The first step along that road will be a quality assessment by Nick Juba between now and the end of the year. This will give all parties a clear of understanding of where they stand in terms of the quality of sessions delivered at all levels in the Borough and how we can potentially move forward. Colin also met with his peers in Loughborough at the quarterly Directors meeting. Key items of the Agenda where the impending funding submission to Sport England, a presentation from the ASA's Youth Forum on how they are trying to engage more young people in volunteering. At the end of the week Colin will be meeting with local authorities from the South Sub-region to advise them on our strategic plans and update them on the governments free swimming offer.

  

This week Mark Griggs (EO) attended a number of meetings with regards to planning courses and training for 2009 – 2010.

Mon 6 Oct 08 - NPTS: Fundamentals - Sutton Arena Leisure Centre, Sutton

Tue 7 Oct 08 - Introduction To Backcrawl - Bancroft's School, Redbridge

Sat 11 Oct 08 - NPTS: Fundamentals - Kings Hall Leisure Centre, Hackney

Sat 18 Oct 08 - NPTS: Fundamentals - Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, Bromley

Sat 18 Oct 08 - Expert Witness - Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, Bromley

Mon 10 Nov 08 -NPTS: Competitive Swimming - Sutton Civic Offices, Sutton

Mon 10 Nov 08 - Safeguarding & Protecting Children - Vale Farm Sports Centre, Brent

Tue 11 Nov 08 - Introduction To Breaststroke - Putney Leisure Centre, Wandsworth

Wed 12 Nov 08 - Teaching Turns - The Basics - Putney Leisure Centre, Wandsworth

Sat 15 Nov 08 - NPTS: Flip N Fun - Morden Park Pools, Merton

Tue 25 Nov 08 - Introduction To Butterfly - Bancroft's School, Redbridge

Wed 26 Nov 08 - Rookie Lifeguard - Dagenham Swimming Pool, B&D

Sat 29 Nov 08 - Expert Witness - Sutton Arena Leisure Centre, Sutton

Mon 8 Dec 08 - Introduction To Backcrawl - Sutton Civic Offices, Sutton

Fri 15 Aug 08 - NPTS: Fundamentals - Camberwell Leisure Centre, Southwark

 

 

Sun 05 Oct 08 - Golden Lane Leisure Centre, City of London

Mon 06 Oct 08 - Arnos Leisure Centre, Enfield

Mon 20 Oct 08 - Whitgift School, Croydon

Mon 27 Oct 08 - Hornchurch Sports Centre, Havering

Mon 10 Nov 08 - Putney Leisure Centre, Wandsworth

 

Mon 16 Feb 09 - Arnos Leisure Centre, Enfield

 

Wed 08 Oct 08 - Morden Park Pools, Merton

 

Sat 11 Oct 08 - Morden Park Pools, Merton

 

Sat 21 Feb 09 - Morden Park Pools, Merton

 

Mon 13 Oct 08 - Mile End Park Leisure Centre, Tower Hamlets

Sat 01 Nov 08  - Sylvestrian Leisure Centre, Waltham Forest

Tue 11 Nov 08 - Dagenham Swimming Pool, Barking & Dagenham

Sat 03 Jan 09  - Barnet Copthall Leisure Centre, Barnet

 

Mon 06 Apr 09 - Arnos Leisure Centre, Enfield

 

Tue 14 Apr 09 - Arnos Leisure Centre, Enfield

 

For more information, to download booking forms, or funding opportunities for any IOS course or seminar, please visit www.londonswimming.org

 

 

Jo Calvino (Aquatic Programme Development Co-ordinator) is on annual leave, returning on the 25 September.

  

Ben Campion (Investment Manager) is on annual leave this week returning on the 22 September.

 

This week Janna Callan (RDO) attended the Annual Council on Sunday and during the week completed all her actions for the London Swimming Disability Championship. Janna is delighted that London Swimming are able to offer an opportunity for an individual to train as an IPC Disability Swimming Classifier. If you are a swimming coach/teacher, doctor or physiotherapist and are interested in becoming involved in Disability Swimming, with some high level free training then see this link: http://www.londonswimming.org/news/article/display/413 

Next week, Janna will be on annual leave for 2 weeks.

 

This week Annabel Kehoe (EDS - Islington) spent her time working on the final draft of her Everyday Swim special edition magazine and chasing up final contributions from local clubs. Annabel also spent time collating reports from the various summer holiday activities, including the free swimming lessons that were sponsored by Islington Council.

Next week, Annabel will be attending the Fitpro Business Conference in Birmingham.

 

This week Jemma Konuralp (Swim21 Quality coordinator) has not only been recovering from jet lag but she also attended the Annual Conference and the National Swim21 Panel in Loughborough. Next week she has a meeting with a number of clubs in respect of their re-accreditation next year.