Growing 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 Making the right personal connection is key to engaging volunteers https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/bristol-penguins-tips-engaging-volunteers/ https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/bristol-penguins-tips-engaging-volunteers/#respond Sat, 06 Jun 2020 05:01:29 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/?p=10298 Swim England’s reigning Club of the Year has revealed its mantra for engaging volunteers. Bristol Penguins Olympic Swimming Club received the accolade at the 2019 National Awards. When chairperson Ben Mullen proudly received the prize, he said the club’s aim was to help ‘develop people to become better’. And as part of National Volunteers Week … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/club-development/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2019/04/swimmers_poolside_team_relay.jpg Introducing SwimMark accreditation for clubs https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/swimmark-accreditation-for-clubs/ https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/swimmark-accreditation-for-clubs/#respond Tue, 21 Mar 2017 09:12:11 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/?p=591 SwimMark accreditation is Swim England’s quality standard for clubs.  It recognises high standards of governance, sustainability and effectiveness. Any affiliated Swim England club can apply for the accreditation, regardless of your club’s size or the disciplines you deliver. What is SwimMark about? Creating the best possible swimming experience for all Raising the quality of aquatics provision across … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/swimmark-accreditation-for-clubs/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2017/03/sheffield_relay_swimmer_take_over.jpg 5 tips for club development https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/5-tips-club-development/ https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/5-tips-club-development/#respond Wed, 22 Mar 2017 11:57:11 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/?p=658 If you have ambitions to be the swimming powerhouse of your region, then you need to think carefully about club development. It’s important to consider the development of your club. Even if you are not looking to grow, you should be aware of the latest trends in sports club management so you can stay relevant. To … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/5-tips-club-development/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2017/03/swimming_coach_talks_to_young_swimmers.jpg The benefits of SwimMark accreditation https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/benefits-swimmark-accreditation/ https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/benefits-swimmark-accreditation/#respond Mon, 20 Mar 2017 16:32:02 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/?p=612 Securing SwimMark accreditation enhances club management, strengthens structures, and unites clubs. It offers clubs a philosophy and programmes to help ensure the best environment for swimmers. Here are just some of the key benefits of gaining SwimMark accreditation. Process Benefits Access to a development tool for club improvement ✔ Identification of workforce training needs to improve … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/benefits-swimmark-accreditation/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2017/03/swimmer_taking_drink_in_pool.jpg SwimMark FAQs https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/swimmarks-faqs/ https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/swimmarks-faqs/#respond Mon, 20 Mar 2017 15:58:26 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/?p=609 To help you with general queries about SwimMark or the SwimMark portal, we’ve created a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) and answers below. If the answer to your question is not provided,  please email the SwimMark team at clubdevelopment@swimming.org.

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/swimmarks-faqs/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2017/03/swimming_coach_gives_talk_to_swimmers_poolside.jpg International Permits FAQs https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/international-permits-faqs/ https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/international-permits-faqs/#respond Fri, 03 Mar 2017 12:31:31 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/?p=168 We get a lot of frequently asked questions (FAQs) from clubs here at Swim England, so we thought we’d put our popular International Permits FAQs together with answers for you. If you need help with competing overseas for your swimmers then see if you can find the answer in our International Permits FAQs below. If not call the … […]

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