Update: If anyone would like to become involved in maintaining the Swim documentation and to assist the club with maintaining its Swim 21 status please see the Swim 21 co-ordinator.

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"

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 a review of Swim 21. An action will be submitted to the ASA for approval to address areas needing attention by May 2009. We need to address and impliment all elements of the action plan in order to maintain our 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


Documentation Links

Compliance >> Access Compliance Documentation
Workforce Development >> Access Workforce Development Documentation