Breaststroke Masterclass – 28th June
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.
Some spaces still available to make a booking click
here
Disability Swimming Camera Master Class with Dervis Konuralp on 27th June at Dagenham Pool. This is your chance to work with Dervis & Michelle Weltman, who will be using underwater camera equipment to film stroke technique. Some spaces still available.
Click
here for more details.
Jo Jackson 5 day master camp on August 24th-28th 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.
Triathlon/Open Water Master Classes Confirmed During the Summer 19 July & 8 August
London Swimming can confirm a number of Triathlon/Open Water Master Classes will run at Brockwell Lido, SE24 during the summer holiday period.
Whether you are triathlete or competitive swimmer who wants to improve your stroke and knock seconds off your time, to a regular swimmer who wants some coaching and advice on training, these master classes will suit you. We have a range of
ages & abilities we can accommodate with a choice of 2 start times. Each master class is
90 minutes. 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.
2009 LS Bagcat Championships
It was with a sigh of relief from all at London Region that the Bagcat Championships returned to the re-vamped Crystal Palace.
It was an excellent event with an amazing 45 event best performance times and one London Junior Record. Click
here for more details
Young Official Development Officer volunteer position
Are you looking for a unique work experience placement within the sports development industry?
The Youth Sport Trust and Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) are looking to recruit one young person to undertake an amazing opportunity as a Young Official Development Officer within swimming. Click
here for more details.
2009 London Swimming/ASA Aquaforce Volunteer Awards
A reminder to all clubs that nominations have to be in soon for these awards. There are a variety of categories whether you would like to nominate a club coach, official or swim teacher, deadline is 1
st July 2009. Full details available
here.
Thames Water have awarded the
Swimming Trust funds to award people 14 +, who live in the Thames Water regions, who would like to achieve ASA Helpers Certificates. The awards are £50 per individual . Click
here for more details.
London Swimming Disability Officials course
London Swimming presents “An Introduction to Officiating at Events which include Swimmers with a Disability” at East Ham Leisure Centre, on 19th September.
Please click
here for all details.
London Swimming Disability Championships
To be held on 19th September at East Ham Leisure Centre,
Click
here for full information, including entry forms, conditions and timings.
Masters News
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.
Waterpolo News
European Women’s Water Polo Championships are taking place next month.
7 – 12 July 2009 at the Manchester Aquatics Centre. For more details click
here
Waterpolo Courses
UKCC Level 1 Certificate for Coaching Waterpolo
August 3rd – 7th, Millfield School, Somerset
Full details and application form available
here.
UKCC Level 2 Certificate for Coaching Waterpolo (Units 4-6 ONLY)
August 2nd – 7th, Millfield School, Somerset
Full details and application form available
here
Upcoming Courses - Course information
For more information on courses, dates and venues, to download booking forms, or details of funding opportunities please visit
www.londonswimming.org
Swimming Course
IOS CPD Course - Land Training for Swimming
Bracknell Sports Centre Berkshire - 5th July 2009
Full details and application form available
here
Pro-active London Courses
A number of courses are being organised by Pro-active London. Here the details of some
workshops that will be taking place across London in July:
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COURSE
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VENUE
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REGION
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DATE
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TIME
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COST
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A Club for All
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University of East London, E15 4LZ
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EAST
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15th July ‘09
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18.30 – 21:30
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£16
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Safeguarding and Protecting Children
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Westway Sports Centre, W10 6RP
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CENTRAL
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16th July ‘09
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18.30 – 21:30
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£16
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Equity in Your Coaching
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Hampton Hill Cricket Club, TW12 1PD
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SOUTH
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21st July ‘09
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18.30 – 21:30
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£16
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A Club for All
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West London Academy, UB5 5LQ
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WEST
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29th July ‘09
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18.30 – 21:30
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£16
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Best wishes - All the team at London Swimming would like to say it has been a pleasure working with Ben Campion, and we wish him all the best for the future in his new job.
This week Colin Brown (RD) has had meetings with the London Development Agency, Newham and Tower Hamlet Councils. Colin also facilitated a very productive Aquatic Strategy meeting with Barking & Dagenham Clubs and the local Council. Colin did his 'Alan Sugar bit' by attempting to “hire” ‘apprenctice style’ from 32 MSc students interested in doing a placement with London Swimming over the summer. We are down to the final three candidates and hoping to make a decision next week. Colin also welcomed Alex Davis on board as the new Swimming co-ordinator for central London. Alex has a great background in Aquatics and I am sure will be an asset to the London team. Colin ended his week by taking the Middlesex County Executive up the Olympic viewing platform to see the unparalleled vista of the Olympic park.
Next week: Colin has meetings with Westminster Council, Greater London Authority, Leisure Database Company and Aquaterra Leisure. Colin is particularly looking forward to the meeting with GLL, Skills Active and the London Development Agency regarding increasing the number of people coming into swimming teaching. This will be a fairly unusual meeting as it will be 'raided' by Common Purpose - a leadership organisation who will be bringing 9 people from a wide range of employers in the private, public and voluntary sectors to challenge our thinking and give a different insight into this issue. Colin is hoping to end the week with a visit to the London Youth Games diving at Crystal Palace.
This week Jo Calvino (Aquatic Development Programme Co-ordinator) has been working on the IT side of the bookings page and finishing off administrative tasks to previous events and CPD’s. Jo is now finalising and designing the Sport Science packages set to launch on July 1st on the London Swimming website.
This week has seen Jo Melchior (Project Manager) working on the monitoring and evaluation of the last two mobile pool installations and devising a m & e protocol and marketing and recruitment plans for the Mayoral Programme. Jo has also been working with Jo Calvino on some new initiatives relating to the events programme, and spending time with Ben Campion who will be handing over some of his projects to my work portfolio. I would personally like to wish Ben all the best in his new venture, and will miss working with him.
This week Jemma Konuralp (Swim21 Quality controller) came back from two days annual leave to a huge number of emails which she is steadily working her way through. Jemma also presented Bethnal Green Sharks with their swim21 certificates, details will be on the website shortly. Next week she will be starting her assessment of Enfield and Hillingdon SC and having a final pre-assessment meeting with Killerwhales of Havering.
This week Bastien Wallace (Project Manager - Barking & Dagenham) completed another CPD course - Mini-Snorkelling, together with the apprentices, some Barking & Dagenham Swimming Teachers & Lifeguards. It proved a fun afternoon. Bastien can’t help getting excited about developing these pathways for children to enjoy sport. The rest of the week Bastien has been learning new elements of the website and how to drive them, wrangling figures and budgets into a new order, considering the post-summer aquatics programme and getting out to leisure centres for face to face communication sessions.
