One of Britain’s most successful Master's swimmers, Jane Asher is back to deliver another Master Class at Highbury Pool on Sunday 28th June 2009.

Jane will deliver a series of 90 minute Breaststroke Master Classes, providing you with technical feedback and plenty of tips & advice to help improve your stroke. 

There will be a variety of sessions to suit all ages and abilities, but spaces are limited.

To make a booking click here 

 

Disability Swimming Camera Master Class with Dervis Konuralp on 27^th June at Dagenham Pool, Spaces are limited!! This is your chance to work with Dervis & Michelle Weltman, who will be using  underwater camera equipment to film stroke technique.

Click here for more details.

 

Jo Jackson 5 day master camp on August 24^th-28^th at St Dunstans, bookings are now open.  Don’t miss your chance to train with the World Record Holder and Beijing Bronze Medallist.

Click here for more details. 

 

If you would like to book any master class with London swimming please see www.londonswimming.org.uk for further information.

London Swimming presents “An Introduction to Officiating at Events which include Swimmers with a Disability” at East Ham Leisure Centre, on 19^th September.

Please click here for all details.

 

To be held on 19^th September at East Ham Leisure Centre,

Click here for full information, including entry forms, conditions and timings.

 

Masters 2009 - London Swimmers again performed well at the 2009 Masters held at Southgate Leisure on 6^th June. Click here for more details.

Congratulations to Croydon Amphibians and Spencer swim teams who came 2^nd and 3^rd in the visiting club competition at the Eastbourne Open Masters Meet 7^th June 10, 2009.

Masters news needed - Christine Goodair, Masters Rep on the Board is currently compiling the Masters Annual Report for London Swimming so if you have broken records as an individual or relay team or have any other news of club successes please email them to csquared@madasafish.com by

June  27th.

European Women,s Water Polo Championships are taking place next month.

7 – 12 July 2009 at the Manchester Aquatics Centre. For here for more details.

Water Polo competitions at Youth Games and Mini Youth Games

Water Polo competition for U14- Sunday 5th July

Mini Polo competition for U11- Thursday 2nd July

Mixed competitions, Schools, clubs and boroughs may enter

Closing date: Wednesday 17th June

For more info please look here or contact Chris

Saturday 20th June 4.30-7.00pm

Acton Baths, Salisbury Street, Acton, W3 8NW

Invited teams: Fulham, Hillington, Enfield, Watford and Ealing Marlins

Free gallery available for supporters.

Registration form available here

For more info please contact Nik

 

UKCC Level 1 Certificate for Coaching Waterpolo

August 3^rd – 7^th, Millfield School, Somerset

Full details and application form available here.

  

UKCC Level 2 Certificate for Coaching Waterpolo (Units 4-6 ONLY)

August 2nd – 7^th, Millfield School, Somerset

Full details and application form available here

 

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

 

IOS CPD Course - Land Training for Swimming

Bracknell Sports Centre Berkshire - 5th July 2009

Full details and application form available here 

 

This week Colin Brown (RD) had Aquatic Strategy meetings in Greenwich, Barking & Dagenham and Hackney. Colin also visited Ealing to look at potential venues for a mobile pool in September 09. A big thank you to Johnny Wright from Ealing Swimming Club for giving up his time to tour the Borough.

Next week: Colin has meetings with the London Development Agency, Newham and Tower Hamlet Councils. Colin will be facilitating the Aquatic Strategy meeting with Barking & Dagenham Clubs and Council. Colin will also be looking to “hire” ‘apprenctice style’ from a crop of MSc graduates to do a placement with London Swimming over the summer. Colin will also be welcoming Alex Davies on board as the new Swimming co-ordinator for central London.

 

This week Jo Calvino (Aquatic Development Programme Co-ordinator) was in Loughborough meeting with various staff in Education, and meeting with sport science professionals who could potentially be involved in the sport science packages soon to be launched in London.   Jo is also working a number of master classes soon to be hosted at Brockwell Lido.

 

This week has seen Jo Melchior (Project Manager)  has been working alongside her colleague Ben Campion to finalise the documentation for the Mayoral Mobile Pools programme as well as visiting potential sites for the pools in September & January. Jo has also spent time concluding some outstanding matters relating to the Everyday Swim Project in Lewisham.

 

This week Jemma Konuralp (Swim21 Quality controller) had a fantastic assessment with Camden Swiss Cottage and set up assessment dates with Greenwich SC.  Next week she is taking two days annual leave after which she will be presenting Bethnal Green Sharks with their swim21 certificate.

 

Bastien Wallace (Project Manager - Barking & Dagenham) Last Sunday Bastien braved the rain & mud to complete the Barking & Dagenham 5 mile run and see Daniel presented with his Olympics award for attendance over the last term.  The rest of the week was a successful one of meetings – including a ‘lessons learnt’ session to help us amend and refocus the projects efforts in the second year.