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| Swim 21 |  |
Update: We are delighted to announce that the club has an offically recognised Swim 21 club. We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has supported the club in its efforts to achive this.
What
is Swim 21?
The Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) is the governing body for
the sport of swimming in England. Swimming clubs affiliating
to the ASA must comply with its rules and the laws of swimming.
To ensure that affiliated clubs offer quality swimming programmes the ASA has developed a swimmer and club development model called Swim 21 which provides a benchmark against which clubs can measure themselves. Clubs that achieve all of the standards are then accredited with ‘Swim 21’ status.
What do Clubs have
to do?
Meeting the Swim 21 standards
is a long process. Chester
Le Street Swimming
Club has now begun work on Swim 21. An action
will be submitted to the ASA for approval to address areas
needing attention by May 2007. We need to address and impliment
all elements of the action plan to be awarded Swim 21 status.
How
Are Clubs Assessed?
Following implementation of the action plan clubs go through a process of self-assessment
based against a range of ‘criteria’ and are required to score themselves
against these criteria. The assessment and evidence are submitted
to an ASA assessment panel for their consideration.
What are the standards?
There are four levels for accreditation:
- Teaching
(Club develops basic swimming skills)
- Skill
Development (Club develops technical skills in a training environment)
- Competitive
Development (Club runs a programme that produces District level swimmers)
- Performance
(Club runs a programme that produces National level swimmers)
Within
each level the elements for assessment are grouped into four areas:
- Swimmer
Development
- Coach Development
- Club
Administration
- Partnerships
Chester Le Street swimming club has achived Skill Development accreditation, however this is not 'cast in stone' and we aim to continue and develop our programme enabling us to apply for a higher accreditation in the future. There is no doubt that Swim 21 is one of the ASA's most significant national programmes, "the outcome of which will be critical in shaping the future direction of club development in swimming"