Swim 21

Current Status: Swim 21 Accredited!

Swim 21 contact: Vicky Norman

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. Rossington Amateur Swimming Club has begun work on Swim 21, looking at the swimming programme and the club structure

At the end of this process an action plan will be submitted to the ASA for approval to address areas needing attention.

Once an action plan has been agreed then any actions must be implemented.

How Are Clubs Assessed?

Following implementation of the action plan clubs go through a process of self-assessment against a range of ‘elements' 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

There are two levels of achievement:

•  Gold (has exemplary standards across the majority of elements)

•  Silver (fully meets the Swim 21 standards)

What Happens Now?

Work is being carried out in the Club gathering information on the various areas detailed above. In 2006 we will be looking to looking to resolve any major issues stopping the Club getting accreditation.

The Club will then submit its Swim 21 action plan to the ASA.

If you have any questions on Swim 21 or are willing to help is the club gaining accreditation then please contact Vicky Norman

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