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Adult Diving Master classes for Beginners. London Swimming has arranged for a series of adult diving master classes to take place at Putney Leisure Centre, on Wednesday evenings. These sessions are for beginner adults who would like to learn the basics of diving. The next session is on Wednesday 1 October, and costs £10. Further details available at www.londonswimming.org.

 

The deadline for entries is next week (4^th October) so please get your entries in now.

Further details at http://www.londonswimming.org/news/article/display/400

 

London Swimming are moving rooms within Southbank House. Address or Phone numbers won't change but don't expect a response from us on the 30th September,1-2nd October until we come back online.

 

Colin Brown (RD): This week: Colin has been struggling to function with a nasty head cold. A lot of time has gone into the office move within Southbank House which should take place next week. The rest of the week has been taken up with producing reports and notes from meetings as well as starting the budgeting for 2009-10.

Next week: Colin is spending time with new project manager Bastien Wallace as she accompanies him on a number of meetings. Colin also has a number of meetings with Councils and Pool operators specifically around the governments free swimming offer.

 

This week Mark Griggs (EO) attended a National Education Officer meeting, and a number of course planning meetings.

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

 

Mon 06 Oct 08 - Arnos Leisure Centre, Enfield

Mon 20 Oct 08 - Whitgift School, Croydon

Mon 27 Oct 08 - Hornchurch Sports Centre, Havering

Mon 27 Oct 08 – Finsbury Leisure Centre

Mon 10 Nov 08 - Putney Leisure Centre, Wandsworth

Mon 16 Feb 09 – Whitgift School, Croydon

Fri 06 Mar 09 – Oasis Sports Centre, Camden

Mon 28 Sept 09 - Oasis Sports Centre, Camden

 

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

Tue 14 Apr 09 – Arnos Leisure Centre, Enfield

Mon 22 Jun 09 - Oasis Sports Centre, Camden

 

Mon 06 Apr 09 - Arnos Leisure Centre, Enfield

Tue 16 Jun 09 - Oasis Sports Centre, Camden

 

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) has been on annual leave.

 

Janna Callan (RDO) is on annual leave for 2 weeks.

This week has seen Jo Melchior (EDS – Lewisham) starting the week with 23 swimmers from Saxon Crown, who through Everyday Swim funding accessed a Camera Camp which provided each of the participants with a DVD of their swimming, starting and turning techniques. The swimmers will be using this information to work on their strokes especially during the upcoming warm weather training camp in October. Monday saw a fantastic day with London Swimming's Jemma Konuralp and her husband Dervis, in their roles as ambassadors for Paralympic Swimming. The pair where charming, engaging and lots of fun, and the children from five Lewisham Schools really benefited from spending time with them. So a big thank you from the children and staff of the schools and from Lewisham Council and Everyday Swim. Slightly less inspiring but equally important has been the finalising of the Lewisham Swims campaign. Advertising material is now completed for all the October offers and the marketing campaign kicks off with the Big Swim Bus event on Sunday 28th. We will be recording the event so no doubt a clip will be available on the London swimming website imminently.

Also a big CONGRATULATIONS to Mark Lewis (Saxon Crown SC) who this weekend broke the 200 Butterfly Masters World Record (25-29) in 1.59.74 beating the previous world record of 1.59.92, this also smashed the European Masters Record of 2.01.74 and the British Masters Record that has stood since 2002 of 2.04.5. Mark had superb meet as he also broke the British Masters 100 Fly record from 2002 of 55.50 with a 55.48.

BRING ON THE COMMONWEALTHS!!!

 

This week Annabel Kehoe (EDS - Islington) spent the week doing the final edit for her swimming magazine that will be distributed to all 190,000 households within Islington in October. To coincide with the magazine, Annabel is also running an outdoor advertising campaign around Ironmonger Row Baths, informing passer-bys of the locality of the pool. Deadlines around this were also due during the week. Annabel also attended LIW in Birmingham and attended several interesting seminars.

Next week, Annabel will be helping the London Swimming crew move house, catching up on some M&E work and putting together some more artwork for the outdoor advertising campaign.

 

This week Jemma Konuralp (Swim21 Quality coordinator) has met with several clubs regarding their Swim21 re-accreditation next year. Next week she will be meeting with more clubs and starting to create formal Swim21 networks within London.