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What is Swim21?
The ASA’s Swimmer Development Programme for the 21st century. Swim 21 is the ASA’s
club development model – a planning tool, enabling clubs to help swimmers,
coaches and administrators achieve their full potential. It is centred around
the needs of the swimmers – striving to provide them with the best possible
environment. It is regarded as the back bone of the ASA’s development programme
and the more a club puts into the process, the more it will get out of it. There are four stages:
- Teaching Club
- Skill Development Club
- Competitive Development Club
- Performance Club
Each stage is broken down into four categories:
- Swimmer Development – centred around the needs of the swimmer.
- Teacher/Coach Development – centred around the needs of the coaches/teachers.
- Club Management – to ensure the administration of the club is efficient and effective to meet the needs of swimmers.
- Partnerships – to maximise resources and opportunities to club members by establishing links with other key agencies
and by broadening its sporting and local community connections.
What level are RATS accredited?
We are currently accredited with the Silver Award at Teaching Club Level. This means that Romsey and Totton Swimming
Club provide quality opportunities to develop basic swimming skills which lay the foundation for future
enjoyment. Some of the elements required for this are noted below:-
- Multi skilled teaching methods.
- Implementation of ASA’s national Plan for Teaching Swimming or similar structured plan.
- Utilisation of the ASA Awards Scheme and/or accredited alternative.
- Qualified ASA Teacher(s), with ASA Assistant Teachers working alongside.
- Structured links with ASA Skill Development Clubs.
Click here for the full list of elements for which we had to submit evidence for being awarded this level.
What does Swim21 mean for the Club?
The Club have already benefited from being Swim 21 Accredited in receiving grants from
Hampshire County ASA and Southern Counties ASA. We have also benefited from numerous ASA teaching/helpers courses at
vastly reduced rates. We are able to use the Sport England Clubmark logo on all correspondence/advertising.
Latest News
 We are currently preparing the file for our submission of the next level of Swim 21 at Skill Development Club. The
submission date is September 27 2005, and assessment will be made in October. Also, although Swim 21
accreditation is for 4 years, it has to be revalidated every year, and we now have to submit an action plan and updated club profile and validation forms for
our Teaching Level accreditation which will be reviewed by the South East Regional Panel on October 26, and then the National Panel on November 16 2005.
Further Information
hotel moscow russia moscow apartments hotel Volga The Club has all evidence submitted for our accreditation at Teaching Level, and at Skill
Development Level kept in two large folders. If you wish to see this evidence, please contact a committee member or
officer of the Club. Assistance is required to carry on the Swim 21 programme. Accreditation is for four years, so we need to make sure that we are
fulfilling our obligations, and where appropriate, seeking to improve. If you would like to become involved, please
let us know (Swim21 co-ordinators are Mike Hunter and Di Gosney).
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