Welcome to the South West Region Newsletter
Within this you will find news and information on an array of areas relating to aquatics in the South West.
We would like this newsletter to be useful and relevant to your club. If you have anything you would like in future issues please send to Stacey Millett
Option to sign up is on the homepage on our website here just scroll down to the bottom.
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Name: Lisa Osman
Club: Tigersharks
Role: Senior Administrator
Lisa has been awarded the South West Volunteer of the Month Award for her continued volunteering with Tigersharks Swimming Club, where she plays a significant role in developing and running the club.
Click here to read more about Lisa's commitment to volunteering.
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Regional Updates
- Risk Assessment Template - Please find this on our website by clicking here.
- Use of the Regional Logo - please note there are guidelines to adhere to when using the Swim England South West Logo; for more information please email Stacey Millett for full information
- Update your Contacts - please keep the Regional Office updated on any changes in committee roles to ensure we have to correct contacts for important information. You can do this by emailing Chris Vickery
- Officials Needed for Regional Events - Officials are needed at a range of events throughout 2019 to include Summer Champs, Para Champs and Masters events. Click here to see full information including dates.
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Welcome to Stephanie Gadd
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Swim England South West are pleased to announce the appointment of the newest member of our team! Stephanie Gadd will be taking over from Yvonne Stead as our new Club Development Officer in the region and will be working closely with Stacey Millett, Chris Vickery and Jackie Hilleard in the regional office in Wellington.
Stephanie has just moved to the South West from Kent and brings with her a wealth of club development experience. She spent six years working as a club development officer for the Kent County Football Association helping clubs with all areas of club development, from funding applications to organising coach education. She also has great experience working on high profile sports events, from county competitions and regional talent ID events, to working at the London 2012 Paralympics and as the Accreditation Officer for the FIFA U20 Women's World Cup in Canada in 2014.
David Flack, Regional Chair, said "We are delighted to welcome Stephanie on board and I'm sure she will be a great asset to our clubs and to our development team."
Stephanie says '"I can't wait to get stuck into my new role here in the South West. I'll be out and about a lot over the coming months introducing myself to the clubs network. Hopefully I can provide some dedicated support to help clubs grow and thrive."
She can be contacted on - email stephanie.gadd@swimming.org or telephone 07583 080787
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Applications for Regional Skills Coaches are now Open
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Swim England South West Region invite coaches to express their interest in becoming one of our 2019 Skills Coaches.
As a Skills Coach you will work alongside our Regional Head Coach at our camps for 12 year old swimmers and attend the Regional Coach Conference this March.
Following Swim England Swimming Talent Team's prescribed topics coaches will have the opportunity to deliver sessions for swimmers covering pool skills and land skills along with educational workshops. The South West have successfully delivered this programme for the past two years and look forward to another successful year in 2019.
Click here to visit our website to find the job description and application.
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News from Around the Region
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South West Swimmers have been selected to compete at the English School Swimming Association Inter-Divisional Championships which will be held at K2 in Crawley on 23rd and 24th March.
The full team list can be found on our Regional Website by clicking here.
Congratulations to all of those selected and good luck.
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Girls U14 SW Water Polo Team are Inter Regions Runners Up
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The SW Under 14 Girls Water Polo team fought some tough competition and came out as runners up at the recent Inter-Regional Competition.
They made it through 4 matches winning two, drawing one and only losing one game.
In their first match they beat East Midlands team with a great 8-1 score.
The second match they were up against the North East losing by only one point with the final score 7-6.
The third match was another win 5-3 against the North West Team.
Followed by the fourth match against the South East team where they drew 3-3.
This took them into the Semi finals against the undefeated London team, where after a great match they won 5-3.
In the final the girls were up against the North West team and after a tough match they lost 7-5.
SW Girls Coach, Simon Tominson said 'The whole team really came together over the weekend, and I’m sure each and every one of them will say that staying together and room sharing was all part of their positive experience. It is a joy to see them improve and mature. They all deserve a massive well done from me, I’m so proud of them earning a well deserved Silver Medal'
Read the full report on our Regional website here.
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Keep an eye out for more exciting Regional Water Polo Results in next months Newsletter
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Request for Regional Trophies achieved at Winter Swimming Championships
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Did you qualify to have a Regional Trophy at our Winter Swimming Championships?
If you wish to have the trophy until September 2019 please contact Chris Vickery for an application form.
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SW Snapshot: New South West Para/Disability Committee
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Para swimming in the South West has been in the spotlight in recent months, with a new regional para committee taking shape. The committee is made up from experienced ex para athletes, coaches, officials and parents from all around the region, who all bring a wealth of knowledge. The committee has a focus to put a clear pathway in place to support any swimmer with a physical disability to achieve their goals. The programme of events for 2019 will include a number of talent ID days, where younger swimmers can come along and have a go in a few races to see if they get the taste for Paralympic success. The regional championships will be held in Bristol on March 9th, where all the talent from across the region will get to compete, throughout the day there will also be the chance for some swimmers to get their classification tests done.
City of Bristol aquatics had a visit from Sasha Kindred recently, 4 time paralypian and world record holder. Sascha gave up some time to come and inspire the youngsters in the pool, offering words of encouragement and inspirational tales of achieving paralympian gold medals.
Links from learn to swim programmes such as the charity Level Water are ensuring more swimmers are being offered the opportunity to join clubs. Training for the coaches is on offer to ensure they have the knowledge and skills to integrate any swimmer into the club, offering a fully inclusive approach. The key to anyone's success is very simple, get to know the individual and focus on what they can do.
If anyone would like any further information on what is on offer across the region then visit the website at www.swimwest.org.uk or email the chair of the committee and para coach from City of Bristol aquatics Louise Johnson on disabilityswimming@gmail.com
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This year Swim England is celebrating 150 years as the national governing body for swimming in England.
The history of the organisation can be traced to 7 January 1869 when the first meeting took place at the Turnhalle in Kings Cross. The early members were London-based clubs, but the organisation quickly expanded across the country. Over the course of the following 17 years a number of name-changes took place until in 1886 it became the Amateur Swimming Association.
Throughout the organisation’s history, Swim England - as it is has been known since 2017 – has remained a membership organisation committed to its 200,000 members and over 1,000 affiliated clubs. It continues to lead the aquatics sector, setting the rules of the sport, providing expert teaching and coaching for the workforce and creating a pathway for our talented athletes.
January 2019
Swimming is as important and relevant today as it was 150 years ago. Athletes across all disciplines continue to push the boundaries of ability and speed, and the physical and mental health benefits of swimming regularly have been proven. This has led to swimming being one of the most popular activities with over seven million people swimming weekly and 47 per cent of the population swimming each year.
For more information about Swim England visit www.swimming.org.
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GLL Sport Foundation Applications are now Open
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In 2019, GLL – the UK’s largest charitable leisure social enterprise - is set to support more than three thousand athletes, through its athlete support programme, the GLL Sport Foundation. Applications open on 20th December 2018 and close 20th February 2019.
Click here to read more on our website.
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IOS Website - visit the website for courses coming up in your area.
IOS Courses - click here to be directed to our website and full list of courses.
If you have a requirement for a particular course in your area please contact the Regional Office and they will be able to advise you further.
Volunteer Training - click here to be directed to our up to date list of training opportunities.
- If you are organising any volunteer courses such as Safeguarding or Team Manager training please inform the Regional Office of this so that we are aware of where events are already taking place to avoid duplication.
- Please email swimsouthwest@swimming.org with the relevant course information.
- Also please note if you are struggling to fill courses please let us know and we can advertise those for you to our contacts in the Region.
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Jackie Hilleard - jackiehilleard@gmail.com 07777 689410
Stacey Millett - stacey.millett@swimming.org 07814 763926
Chris Vickery - chris.vickery@swimming.org 01823 666792
Stephanie Gadd - Stephanie.gadd@swimming.org 07583080787
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