Congratulations to Erith & District SC who won the overall points trophy at the Kent Masters Championships on Saturday 5th July. Full results are available on the KCASA website http://www.kcasa.org.uk/index.html

The asa is currently working with the asa Youth Forum to review the way it recruits and supports young volunteers. To be able to improve your experience as a volunteer and encourage more young volunteers to become active, we kindly request that you complete and return the questionnaire. This is to be filled out by any past, current or future (considering) volunteers under the age of 25.

Please return your completed questionnaire by 31st July 2008 to youthforum@swimming.org

  

Colin Brown (RD): is on annual leave returning to work on the 14 July.

 

This week Mark Griggs (EO) spent time catching up on the administration involved in course registration.

 

Wed 6 Aug 08 - NPTS: Competitive Swimming, Dagenham Swimming Pool, Barking & Dagenham

Mon 8 Sep 08 - Introduction To Breaststroke, Sutton Civic Offices, Sutton

Sun 14 Sep 08 - NPTS:Aqua kids, Vale Farm Sports Centre, Brent

Tue 16 Sep 08 - Teaching Turns - The Basics, Bancroft's School, Redbridge

Mon 22 Sep 08 - Safeguarding & Protecting Children, Finsbury Leisure Centre, Islington

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

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

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

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

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

  

Sat 02 Aug 08 - Sylvestrian Leisure Centre, Waltham Forest

Sat 13 Sep 08 - Bancroft's School, Redbridge    

Mon 20 Oct 08 - Whitgift School, Croydon        

Mon 27 Oct 08 - Finsbury Leisure Centre, Islington        

 

Mon 11 Aug 08 - Hornchurch Sports Centre, Havering                   

Sat 06 Sep 08  - JAGS Sport Club, Southwark                

Sat 01 Nov 08  - Sylvestrian Leisure Centre, Waltham Forest            

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

 

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

  

This week has been extremely busy for Janna Callan (RDO) who has been working with Jemma Konuralp on the Swim21 assessment process and working in Barking and Dagenham on the project plan which has now been circulated to the steering group.

Next week Janna will be on annual leave and will return on the 22nd July. 

 

After a wonderful week in the sun Jo Melchior (EDS – Lewisham) returned to the glorious weather in Lewisham to work alongside colleagues on the TOP ups scheme and the Lewisham Summer Free Swim. The week ended with Jo showcasing the Everyday Swim project at the formal launch of free swimming attended by the Mayor of Lewisham. Next week sees Jo ensuring the delivery of Swim Festivals to year 6 pupils and the distribution of a voucher to pupils accessing Crash Courses during the holidays.

Just to gloat for a moment Lewisham won the Disability Swimming at the Youth Games, they also won the demonstration Mini Polo event. Well done Caroline Gray and Tony Bagnall and a big thank you to the teachers and helpers who have assisted this year.

 

This week Annabel Kehoe (EDS - Islington) was ecstatic to deliver the Splash magazine to Islington schools and leisure centres, with a total distribution of 30,000 copies. The magazine aims to promote swimming and other water sports in general by highlighting the many opportunities that come from being involved in sport, from international podiums to diverse career pathways, as well as promoting the extensive programme of activities that are on offer in Islington over the summer holidays.She also attended several meetings with Aquaterra Leisure management to ensure the staffing and monitoring procedures are in place for the upcoming summer holiday programmes. The week concluded with Ironmonger Row Baths hosting a BSAC Snorkelling Course which was attended by 15 Aquaterra Leisure staff.

Next week, Annabel will be meeting with the recently appointed Islington and Camden Sports Competition Manager. She will also be hosting a Mini Water Polo CPD and a synchronised swimming CPD towards the end of the week.

 

Jemma Konuralp (Swim21 Quality coordinator) has this weekstarted the Swim 21 assessment of both Haringey Borough and Griffins of Enfield swimming clubs. Next week she will be continuing those assessments and finalising the revalidation documents for a number of clubs.