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Swim 21

What is it?

Swim 21 is the ASA's Club Development model - a planning tool, based on the principles of Long Term Athlete Development, enabling clubs to help athletes, teachers, coaches and administrators to achieve their full potential. It focuses particularly on the needs of athletes - striving to provide them with the best possible support and environment.

Swim 21 Accreditation is a 'Quality mark'. It recognises nationally and regionally the clubs that are committed to providing safe, effective and quality services for the benefit of their members.

Clubs work steadily towards the attainment of a series of outcomes all of which are seen as essential if the right level of support is to be provided at each stage of an athlete's development.

Swim 21 Accreditation is available to ASA clubs of all aquatic disciplines that are positioned at one or more of the four levels of:

  • Teaching
  • Skill Development
  • Competitive Development
  • Performance

The ASA has a commitment to achieving its equity targets throughout the sport. Swim 21 is no different and the Association is keen to support clubs in the shared objective of widening the participation base and hence the performance of the sport as a whole.

 

Newsflash

Despair turned to terrific excitement for the Elizabeth College relay teams at the weekend.

Following initial fears that their chance to compete at the English Schools Swimming Association Team Nationals finals would be scuppered due to adverse weather conditions, they eventually grabbed their unexpected opportunities with both hands.

As master in charge Brain Allen explained: ‘To reach a national swimming final is a goal that makes all the training and years of hard work worthwhile, so you can imagine how the team felt when they heard the announcement that Birmingham Airport was closed due to snow.

‘They were devastated.’