Guidance and Resources
Get set for Swim 21 with guidence forms, education links and more.
A parent and swimmer’s guide to swim21 accreditation
Download this useful leaflet which covers questions such as "What is swim21 accreditation" and "Why should I look for a swim21 club?"
Registration form to start the swim21 Accreditation process.
To register your organisation for swim21, download and send this completed registration form to your County Swimming Coordinator.
Click for South West CSC contact details (also available on www.swimming.org.
Your club will then be formally included into the swim21 Accreditation programme. You will receive your swim21 Audit Pack and be able to begin the swim21 Accreditation process.
registration_-_new_branding.pdf 105.05 kB
swim21 Clubmark changes to Sports Equity implementation
Clubmark has reviewed the way Sports Equity is implemented and documented within the accreditation process in consultation with licensed National Governing Bodies and County Sports Partnerships. The aim of the review is to ensure clubs are accessible and inclusive and to further assist with the recruitment and retention of members from all sections of the community.
In relation to swim21 the changes are summarised as follows:
Good Club Guides available online
The ASA have written a new set of user friendly and practical resources available for free for all clubs from the website.
The Good Club Guides are designed specifically for volunteers, to assist clubs in providing opportunities for all to achieve their potential.
The purpose of the Good Club Guides is to give direction to volunteers and clubs in good practice relating to quality club management in order to support the needs and value the volunteers who contribute their time.
The resources available are:
Improvement Plan Guidance
An Improvement Plan is a document that can help you put your vision for the future development of the club into practice. It states what you want to do, and how you’re going to do it.
Improvement Plan Guidance.doc 288.00 kB
Compliance Improvement Plan - Poor Standard
Swim 21 Improvement Plan – A Poor Standard of Some Sample Content
Compliance Improvement Plan - Good Standard
Swim 21 Improvement Plan – A Good Example of Some Sample Content
Licensing and Swim 21
There are 3 factors regarding Licensing and the Swim 21 Accreditation programme that has led to the belief that a procedure for Swim 21 and Licensing is required:
- The new Swim 21 programme, launched in April 2006, refers to Teachers and Coaches throughout the modules, as being ‘licensed’.
- Since the introduction of the ASA Licensing scheme, there has been no minimum operating guidelines for Swim 21, stipulating who within a Swim 21 club should gain a license and how this is evidenced.
- Since no guidelines have been in place, the dependency of a coach license to achieve S21 has varied at Regional Panels.
Accreditation, Revalidation and Re-accreditation Dates
Please note all dates are based on the National Swim 21 Panel, submissions must be with the ASA South West Regional Office 1 month prior to these dates
Swim 21 Dates and Deadlines.xls 23.00 kB