Running A Club – Swim England https://www.swimming.org/swimengland The business of swimming Fri, 26 Jul 2024 15:49:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.1.1 Wavepower: FAQs https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/wavepower-faqs/ https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/wavepower-faqs/#respond Mon, 13 Nov 2023 16:01:53 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/?p=20007 Swim England updated its safeguarding policy and procedures document, Wavepower, in January 2024. The revised version contained a number of important updates and frequently asked questions around those changes are detailed below. To view Wavepower, please click here.

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/wavepower-faqs/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2024/01/Wavepower-1200x675_01.jpg Swim England Club Health Tracker https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/swim-england-club-health-tracker/ https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/swim-england-club-health-tracker/#respond Sat, 09 Sep 2023 12:29:49 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/?p=19581 We are excited to reopen the Swim England Club Health Tracker for Year 2. This is our innovative online tool which assists clubs to review and measure their club development work and benchmark against other clubs, regionally and nationally. Not only will the Club Health Tracker help spot areas for development, it will also clearly … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/swim-england-club-health-tracker/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2023/09/AdobeStock_392675807-1200x675.jpg Concussion guidance – If in doubt, sit them out! https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/concussion-guidance-documents/ https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/concussion-guidance-documents/#respond Tue, 07 Mar 2023 18:08:38 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/?p=17995 A concussion is a brain injury caused by a blow to the head, neck or face. Symptoms may start immediately but, in some cases, can be delayed in onset for a few minutes up to hours after the trauma. Concussion results in a range of clinical signs and symptoms that may or may not involve … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/concussion-guidance-documents/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2023/03/Concussion-guidance-1200x675.png Support for your club https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/support-for-your-club/ https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/support-for-your-club/#respond Tue, 07 Mar 2023 16:26:10 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/?p=17939 We firmly believe that our culture should be one of ‘togetherness’. Clubs, club officers, volunteers, coaches, teachers and many more are at the heart of our sports. Together we can make aquatics the best that it can be. A critical part of the Heart of Aquatics plan is providing the development and support required by … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/support-for-your-club/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2023/03/MicrosoftTeams-image-5.jpg Club and Operator Toolkit https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/club-and-operator-toolkit/ https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/club-and-operator-toolkit/#respond Mon, 19 Apr 2021 13:27:18 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/?p=12749 The ‘Working Together’ toolkit is set to become an important asset within the aquatics community and has been carefully developed over the past 18 months. Clubs and operators are major components of the aquatics sector and their relationship is incredibly important in enabling hundreds of thousands of people enjoy the water, reach their potential across … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/club-and-operator-toolkit/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2021/04/SwimEngland_LTS_Stages8to10-OL7A8781-NO-TYR.jpg Club Mergers https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/club-mergers/ https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/club-mergers/#respond Fri, 03 Jan 2020 10:05:06 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/?p=12114 The toolkit provides practical advice for any two or more clubs considering a merger. It identifies different types of merger models, important actions to take at each stage of the merger and provides a range of useable template resources to support clubs with the process. To access the toolkit please complete the form below and … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/club-mergers/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2020/01/club-merger1200_675px.jpg Good Governance for Clubs and affiliated organisations https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/good-club-governance/ https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/good-club-governance/#respond Mon, 09 Nov 2020 13:45:53 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/?p=11535 Swim England has developed a number of Good Governance workshops and information sessions along with useful documents and tools to support Officers in their roles within a club or organisation. Each session is free of charge to attend and will be delivered online via Zoom. The sessions are designed to support new and existing Chairs, … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/good-club-governance/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2022/01/Female-looking-at-laptop-holding-phone.jpg Wavepower: Swim England’s safeguarding policy and procedures https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/wavepower-child-safeguarding-for-clubs/ https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/wavepower-child-safeguarding-for-clubs/#respond Sun, 01 Mar 2020 15:34:15 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/?p=524 Wavepower is Swim England’s safeguarding policy and procedures document. Its aim is to ensure everyone is able to enjoy our sports and aquatic activity in a safe, positive and enjoyable environment in line with current legislation, regulations and guidance. All Swim England affiliated clubs and organisations must adopt Wavepower and the current version can be … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/wavepower-child-safeguarding-for-clubs/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2018/09/swim_england_synchro_scene.jpg The Club Affiliation process https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/club-affiliation-process/ https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/club-affiliation-process/#respond Tue, 17 Dec 2019 15:44:47 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/?p=8035 Swim England has a minimum standard for its affiliated clubs in a bid to show they have the highest standards of safe and effective practice in place. The Club Affiliation process has been introduced so new and existing members know clubs are well run and their personnel have the necessary safeguarding checks and appropriate qualifications … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/club-affiliation-process/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2019/09/D706994.jpg Running Your Club https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/running-your-club/ https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/running-your-club/#respond Mon, 01 Apr 2019 13:33:26 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/?p=6428 Here we cover the day-to-day management issues which mainly cover Club Governance but also how to host events and competitions as well as crucial areas such as safeguarding and risk assessments. Click or tap the links below to find out more. Good Governance Information Sessions We have developed a number of information sessions and workshops … […]

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