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Swimming NSW's weekly e-newsletter for clubs and areas
29 May 2020 edition
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Welcome to the 29 May edition of the Swimming NSW e-newsletter

Return to sport toolkit

This week, Sport Australia launched a 'Return to Sport Toolkit' to give sporting organisations a roadmap for the safest return to sport at all levels. It comes with comprehensive checklists, adaptable COVID-19 safety plans, and templates and is in step with the AIS Framework for Rebooting of Sport in a COVID-19 Environment and the Australian Government’s National principles for the resumption of sport and recreation activities.

Remember, Swimming Australia has recently released national guidelines for swimming clubs returning to the pool, which was updated this week. All of this information - and more - is available at our COVID-19 advice page on our website. We encourage our members to reach out at any time they need support. You can also contact our mental health partner, ReachOut Australia, for additional support throughout this time.

Trinity Grammar crowned club trivia champions
Trinity Grammar has proved it is a force to be reckoned with both inside and outside of the pool after it outsmarted its club rivals to claim victory in Swimming NSW’s inaugural Insta Live Trivia Challenge.

Swimming NSW CEO, Mark Heathcote, presented the coveted 'Cool Chris Cup' (Chris Fydler Cup) and winner’s certificate to Trinity Grammar Headmaster, Tim Bowden, and Director of Swimming, Ben Tuxford, at the school’s campus.
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Timeout Talks
Register for an upcoming webinar or watch past Timeout Talks
COVID-19 Awareness mini-course

Until a vaccine is found and generally available, COVID-19 will remain a part of our lives. As restrictions start to ease and the return to sport begins, it is crucial that people understand COVID-19 and what can be done to prevent it disrupting community sport again.

Play by the Rules has developed a new mini-course for clubs and volunteers to help ensure the safe return to sport. The course, which only takes around 10-15 mins to complete, is free and a good baseline awareness program to help clubs maintain good practices to prevent the further spread and a second wave of COVID-19.

More info about the course
Have your say: Tell ASF what your club needs

The Australian Sports Foundation has launched a national campaign to help community clubs and organisations access vital funds to recover from the COVID-19 shutdown. They're aiming to use their unique charitable and tax-deductible status to raise funds from the philanthropic community to help clubs in need. But, to do this they need your help. 

Simply complete the survey below to help ASF to understand the COVID-19 impact on your sport and the funding needed to help it recover. 

Tell ASF about your club and what it needs to survive
My story: Milly Pollock
Revesby Workers Swim Club’s Milly Pollock has not let isolation get her down or kept her from maintaining her connection with the sport she loves. Of course, she admits that it hasn’t all been roses, but staying connected with her swim friends and maintaining a regular fitness routine via Zoom has helped keep her on track. This is her story...
Do you have a story to tell?
We’d love to hear about it and we think the rest of the NSW/ACT swimming community would too. Whether you’re an individual or a club, we’d love to know what you’ve been up to and share your story so we can all get to know our amazing clubs and their athletes a little better. 
Share your stories with us
Swim Central Hub
Swim Central tips for clubs
Ensure all of your SC account details are up to date and you have registered for an ABN

In order for clubs to receive payments, and for their members to receive refunds where relevant, every club need to ensure the following is complete:

  • The club acquires an ABN number (easy steps to do so are found here).
  • The club lists the ABN within the Entity contact information in Swim Central.
  • The club chooses a Club Contact. This contact can be anybody on the committee (i.e. with access to the Entity on Swim Central).
  • Their first name, last name and DOB must match exactly with the Identity documents uploaded (here is how to upload the ID and correctly match everything). It is super important for clubs to read through this, because you may have attempted ID upload in the past, however it may not have been uploaded correctly.

NOW is the best time to ensure all of these details are up to date, to ensure no problems when Swimming starts up again!

Updates to Swim Central’s look!

Have you checked out your new Swim Central Dashboard page yet? There are still more developments yet to come to ensure an intuitive and quicker user experience, but we recommend you check it out now ahead of the long-awaited return to swimming action. Click Here for further detail.

REMINDER

Affiliation payment is due and is to be paid through Swim Central. To complete this process, yourself or others within the committee will have received an email with instructions on how to complete this. Coupled with the help guide, this payment process is very simple.

Swim Central support
Missed any of our weekly Swim Central tips and updates, or want to revisit something you've seen before? View our past updates

Can't find what you're looking for?
Try the Swim Central Member Resources page on our website or
Swim Central Help Videos on YouTube.

Still having trouble? Our Swim Central support team is here to help.
Email us with your enquiry.
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