Open water swimming can be great fun but it can only be fully appreciated if you are a strong swimmer, and this is achieved through training and advanced learning. As this can be a long process, the ASA want to help people along the way before they themselves go out to share the knowledge they have gained.

If you are a confident swimmer, why not start by helping lead some of the swimmer groups in our Club sea swims! And if you are keen to develop a career helping others to swim, the ASA runs a series of seminars on continuing professional development.

Your views are important and we hope you will take the opportunity to help the ASA develop a strong future for Swimming in Britain and attend for one of the following consultation sessions:

Tuesday 22 November 2011 (6.30pm to 8pm) - Yate Leisure Centre, South Gloucestershire BS37 4DQ
Wednesday 30 November 2011 (6.30pm to 8pm) - Exeter Court Hotel, Kennford, Exeter EX6 7UX

We have asked ASA SW Region Workforce Development Officer to register EDOWSC for a free trial to use online courses for 6 months.

Our volunteers, teachers and coaches can take advantage of the opportunity to learn at their own pace, wherever and whenever they wish, with new online courses from the Institute of Swimming.

Saturday 10 to Sunday 18 September 2011

Amazing opportunities for all to learn with ASA SW Region’s fantastic ‘Learning Week’ campaign!

Whether you are a club member, swimming teacher in a leisure centre or a school, a swimming coach in a club, a volunteer or club officer or a fitness instructor….there are workshops and events for you all to

• develop the skills required for your roles,
• to learn great new ideas and
• share best practice.

West Midland Swimming is running an Open Water Officials course on Saturday 25 June 2011 from 10am - 3pm at Coventry Sports Centre.

The course is open to anyone who would like to learn about officiating at open water events. You do not have to have any qualifications in pool officiating to qualify as an open water official.

Would you like to hone your skills in the increasingly popular discipline of open water swimming? Do you enjoy distance freestyle events in the pool? Swimmers aged 12 to 22 years have until 21 May 2011 to apply to join the West’s distance swimmers in an Introduction to Open Water Swimming and Sea Training 2011 run by ASA SW region in Weymouth (residential course from 3 to 5 June 2011)

View Swim Leaders rota below.

The only date where we do not have a volunteer at the moment is Sunday 14 August but no doubt someone will come forward by then.

Bob would be grateful for an additional volunteer for Sunday 22 May.

ASA South East Region will be running a course for new officials on Saturday 23 July 2011 at Eastbourne. This will be in the form of a seminar in the morning followed by a practical session at the Eastbourne 5Km event in the afternoon.

Do you want to officiate at events in the open air, rather than being cooped up in a steamy swimming pool?

You can enjoy the benefits of sun, sea and sand whilst judging a swimming event?

4 & 5 June 2011 - Sea Cadet Training Centre, Weymouth

ASA SW Region Open Water Swimming Committee are organising this residential weekend course for beginners and advanced. Classroom, pool and boat work included

Cost: £45.00