The post holder will specialize in providing aquatic training to students ranging from 4 to 18 years of age. In addition to managing the overall day to day operations of the swim facility, the post-holder will be responsible for the development and implementation of training/swimming programmes that are tailored towards the Department of Sports’ goals of physical, emotional, intellectual and social development.
Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
 Coaching and instructing an average of 22 classes per week with students ranging from ages 4 to 18;
 Assisting the Cayman Islands Amateur Swimming Association where needed;
 Providing supervision, support and training to 3 full-time Swimming Instructors;
 Developing and implementing training/swimming programmes that are specific to the Department’s goals;
 Scheduling and conducting of 6 to 10 special swimming events annually;
 Ensuring that regular pool maintenance operations are conducted in accordance with stated procedures and guidelines.

Full details of the post, salary, job description and application form (guidance notes) can be found by clicking HERE

http://www.swimnews.com/rank

http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.phpoption=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=805

Summary of nations with 2011 top-25 rankings:
-Argentina (1)–1 male
-Australia (53)–21 males, 32 females
-Austria (2)–2 males
-Bahamas (1)–1 female
-Belarus (1)–1 female
-Belgium (3)–1 male, 2 females
-Brazil (15)–13 males, 2 females
-Canada (17)–5 males, 12 females
-Cayman Islands (2)–2 males
-Chile (1)–1 female
-Cuba (1)–1 male
-Czech Republic (3)–1 male, 2 females
-Denmark (4)–1 male, 3 females
-Estonia (1)–1 female
-Faroe Islands (1)–1 male
-France (19)–13 males, 6 females
-Germany (22)–14 males, 8 females
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Great Britain (34)–17 males, 17 females

-Greece (4)–2 males, 2 females
-Hungary (13)–7 males, 6 females
-Ireland (1)–1 female
-Israel (4)–3 males, 1 female
-Italy (18)–14 males, 4 females
-Jamaica (1)–1 female
-Japan (46)–30 males, 16 females
-Kazakhstan (1)–1 male
-Kenya (1)–1 male
-Lithuania (3)–2 males, 1 female
-Morocco (1)–1 female
-Netherlands (13)–6 males, 7 females
-New Zealand (4)–2 males, 2 females
-Norway (2)–2 males
-Poland (5)–5 males
-Portugal (1)–1 male
-Romania (2)–1 male, 1 female
-Russia (18)–12 males, 6 females
-Serbia (3)–2 males, 1 female
-Singapore (2)–1 male, 1 female
-Slovenia (6)–3 males, 3 females
-South Africa (14)–12 males, 2 females
-South Korea (3)–2 males, 1 female
-Spain (11)–4 males, 7 females
-Sweden (9)–2 males, 7 females
-Switzerland (2)–2 males
-Trinidad & Tobago (1)–1 male
-Tunisia (1)–1 male
-Ukraine (4)–3 males, 1 female
-USA (79)–41 males, 38 females
-Venezuela (2)–1 male, 1 female
-Zimbabwe (1)–1 female

[There are currently 202 nations affiliated to FINA. There were 178 nations entered at the 2011 Worlds.]

Nations with…
-most (total): USA (79), Australia (53), China (48), Japan (46), Great Britain (34)
-most males: USA (41), Japan (30), Australia (21)
-most females: USA (38), China (34), Australia (32)

Ranking numbers by continent:
Africa: 5 nations, 18 swimmers ( 14 males, 4 females)
Americas: 11 nations, 121 swimmers ( 65 males, 56 females)
Asia: 5 nations, 100 swimmers ( 48 males, 52 females)
Europe: 28 nations, 209 swimmers (121 males, 88 females)
Oceania: 2 nations, 57 swimmers ( 23 males, 34 females)

Compared with 2010:
-2011 had 505 swimmers in the top-25 (up 18 from 2010) from 51 nations (up 6)
-nations added (12): Argentina, Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Czech Republic, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Morocco, Portugal, Switzerland, Trinidad & Tobago, and Zimbabwe
-nations dropped (6): Chinese Taipei, Croatia, Luxembourg, Papua New Guinea, Puerto Rico and Slovakia

A copy of the convention program has also been posted. Links to both can be found on this link: http://www.ascta.com/

http://www.gbswimcoaches.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/SUMMARY-OF-QUAD-PLAN-CHANGES-3-January-2012-PUBLISHED.doc

http://www.gbswimcoaches.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Copy-of-Calendar-Update-at-3-January-2012-PUBLISHED.xls

Changes to the qualifying system for Swimming posted with this November
2011 update are:

-900 swimmers will now be competition in Swimming. This is up from 850 (the 50 swimmers for the 10K events are no longer part of the pool total).

-Universality: Times will be ranked by the 2012 FINA points. The 150 spots open for Universality will be split evenly between males and females (75 males, 75 females); if there are not 75 of one gender, spots may be allocated to the other gender.

-Swimmers with an Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT, “A” standard), may also swim other events in which they have achieved the Olympic Selection Time (OST, the “B” standard) or faster. [Note: For a country to enter 2 swimmers in an event, both swimmers still need to have both swum an OQT in the event.]

-Relays: Nations must include the swimmer names for their relays when they confirm their intent to the swim relays. For relays that qualified via the 2011 Worlds (top-12), the confirmation due date is May 31, 2012.
For those relays qualifying by time outside of the 2011 Worlds, the confirmation deadline is June 11, 2012.

-OST ordering for invitations: Swimmers qualified with OSTs will invited by event rank, with the top-ranked person in each individual event being invited in rounds (so 26 at a time, one from each individual event). When adding 26 exceeds the 900 total spots for Swimming, the group of 26 that includes those that goes over 900 will be ordered by their FINA points and invited up to the point of the 900th swimmers.

-The qualifying period for swimming OQTs or OSTs now ends on June 18, 2012. For OQTs this is a change from July 3, 2012 (i.e. 2 weeks less); for OSTs this is a change from June 1, 2012. Relay qualifying and Universality qualification remains at June 1, 2012

http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2683&Itemid=1246

The competition dates for Swimming are July 28-August 4, 2012; prelims sessions begin at 10:00 a.m.; finals at 7:30 p.m. Finals event order is as follows (final, unless noted as semifinal):

DAY 1: SATURDAY JULY 28, 2012
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men’s 400 IM
women’s 100 fly (semifinal)
men’s 400 free
women’s 400 IM
men’s 100 breaststroke (semifinal)
women’s 400 Free Relay

DAY 2: SUNDAY JULY 29, 2012
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women’s 100 fly
men’s 200 free (semifinal)
women’s 100 breaststroke (semifinal)
men’s 100 breaststroke
women’s 400 free
men’s 100 back (semifinal)
women’s 100 back (semifinal)
men’s 400 Free Relay

DAY 3: MONDAY JULY 30, 2012
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women’s 200 free (semifinal)
men’s 200 free
women’s 100 back
men’s 100 back
women’s 100 breaststroke
men’s 200 fly (semifinal)
women’s 200 IM (semifinal)

DAY 4: TUESDAY JULY 31, 2012
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men’s 100 free (semifinal)
women’s 200 free
men’s 200 fly
women’s 200 fly (semifinal)
men’s 200 breaststroke (semifinal)
women’s 200 IM
men’s 800 Free Relay

DAY 5: WEDNESDAY AUGUST 1, 2012
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men’s 200 breaststroke
women’s 100 free (semifinal)
men’s 200 back (semifinal)
women’s 200 fly
men’s 100 free
women’s 200 breaststroke (semifinal)
men’s 200 IM (semifinal)
women’s 800 Free Relay

DAY 6: THURSDAY AUGUST 2, 2012
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men’s 50 free (semifinal)
women’s 200 breaststroke
men’s 200 back
women’s 200 back (semifinal)
men’s 200 IM
women’s 100 free
men’s 100 fly (semifinal)

DAY 7: FRIDAY AUGUST 3, 2012
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women’s 200 back
men’s 100 fly
women’s 800 free
men’s 50 free
women’s 50 free (semifinal)

DAY 8: SATURDAY AUGUST 4, 2012
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women’s 50 free
men’s 1500 free
women’s 400 Medley Relay
men’s 400 Medley Relay

FINA has recently announced changes to the SWIMMING Qualification Procedure for the London 2012 Olympic Games in respect to qualifying timelines. The qualification period in which athletes are required to post an Olympic Qualifying Time (FINA ‘A’ time) has changed from 1st March 2011 – 3rd July 2012 to 1st March 2011 – 18th June 2012.

Given that British Swimming has a second Olympic trials 20-23 June, the bringing forward of the final date for athletes to post a FINA A time to the 18th June has implications on the existing British Olympic Selection policy. However, FINA has since agreed that performances from the ASA Nationals 20-23 June can be accepted on condition that FINA is notified of the total final number of British swimmers (not names) that will enter the Games by the 18th June. An additional clause has therefore been incorporated into the existing policy to reflect this change.
The maximum 26 male and 26 female athlete places will be maintained and any downward adjustment to numbers (if necessary) will be made following the March trials when the athlete numbers are submitted to FINA.

In addition to the above, other amendments to the Olympic policy include:
1. Further clarity that Olympic qualification standards in individual events must be achieved in the trials final.
2. Individual event times achieved by swimmers qualifying for the relays at the March trials will be allowed to stand when filling any remaining places in individual events in June i.e. relay swimmers will also have the choice not to rest and shave for the June trials in their preparation for the desired results at the Olympics.
3. Clarification that times posted in the foreign finals at the March trials will not be considered
4. Change to the date period that team members must comply with the British Olympic Association (BOA) media rules as set out in the BOA Team Members agreement.
The revised policy will be published following endorsement by the British Technical Committee and the BOA.
BOA Powerade Offer – A note for athletes

The British Olympic Association (BOA) has secured Powerade products from Coca-Cola, one of the IOC’s Official Partners, and these products are being made available via the BOA to Olympic sports free of charge. There is no commercial agreement in place and no rights are being granted.

Before you proceed with this opportunity please be aware that unlike the supply of Lucozade products made available by British Swimming, the provision of the Powerade product does not come with warranties from the manufacturer that the product has been batch tested to the highest possible standards and that it does not contain any contamination from substances included on the WADA banned list. Furthermore there is no indemnity from the manufacturer providing a safeguard against any and all losses suffered by an athlete in the event that the warranties provided are breached.

It is also British Swimming’s policy to only supply products (for example Lucozade products) where appropriate warranties and indemnities are in place. Therefore, the use of these products does not come with any recommendation from British Swimming, we are simply passing on an opportunity to use products which will be commonly available to athletes at the Olympic Games through a top sponsor.

If you choose to use the product you do so entirely at you own risk and you are responsible for carrying out any due diligence on the product.

If you have been identified as an athlete on the Olympic Long List and wish to use the product please let Sarah Kennedy know by emailing sarah.kennedy@swimming.org. British Swimming acting as an agent (but without any liability whatsoever for the quality or fitness for purpose of the product) will arrange on your behalf for the product to be obtained from the BOA and be made available to you.

Communication Statement

British Swimming, GB Disability Swimming, the ASA, Swim Wales, Scottish Swimming and the British Swimming Coaches Association are working in partnership to undertake a comprehensive review of the current swimming LTAD model. The review is being chaired by Michael Scott, National Performance Director for swimming. Sarah Rowell, an independent consultant specialising in High Performance Sport reviews has been appointed to assist with the review.

The overall aim of the project is to comprehensively review the current LTAD models and establish the most appropriate (in terms of effectiveness, economy and efficiency) model to deliver the performance objectives of all key stakeholders.

A number of consultation activities are being planned to ensure that the review takes stock of the views of a wide range of stakeholder, including those of coaches, swimmers, parents and a range of international experts.

By the end of the review, which is expected to take 4-5 months, there will be a clear understanding of why the LTAD model is needed, what it needs to deliver and a clear model for the future that in response to this that fits the current swimming infrastructure. A key outcome of the review will be an implementation plan for ensuring the model can be delivered effectively, including the identification of roles, responsibilities, resources that will be needed.
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Further information can be found on the events website:

http://www.bcn2013.com

The local organizers today also posted a water-quality report for the Open Water venue (Moll de la Fusta). The check is partially tied to an annual 200m swim at/near the 2013 venue, which will be swum this weekend.

http://www.bcn2013.com/noticias/optimal-water-quality-at-port-of-barcelona-102-en

1 short-course European Record was also bettered:
-women’s 200 back: 2:00.83, Elisabeth Simmonds, Great Britain
(old= 2:00.91, Simmonds, 2009 Duel in the Pool)

Also of note:
-Denmark’s Lotte Friis swam close to the World & European Record in the short-course women’s 800 free. Friis won the event in 8:04.77, a quarter-of-a-second off Alessia Filippi’s mark of 8:04.53 swum in December 2008.
-The Europe women’s relays were both faster than the European Records in the events; and the women’s 400 Free Relay swam a second faster than the World Record in the event. The swimmers on the relay being from different countries prevent the swims being records.

Final overall score from the meet: USA-181.5, Europe 80.5. Results from the 2011 Duel in the Pool can be found online here:

http://www.omegatiming.com/index_home.htm#swimming/racearchives/2011/Duel/index_by_events.htm