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We have been asked to forward the statement below on to all members by the ASA TSC; please note the changes stated are effective IMMEDIATELY!

Entry eligibility periods for British Gas ASA National Championships.

“It has become customary for the 1st October to be the opening day for swims to be used for entry into the various British Gas ASA National Championships …

By Judith Burns, Education reporter, BBC News – 17.05.12

A third of children in England cannot swim by the time they leave primary school, according to research from the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA).

The research suggests many non-swimmers have never had a school swimming lesson despite its being part of the …

Following the announcement of Dennis Pursley’s departure after this year’s summer Olympics, the following post has been advertised by British Swimming.

Organisation British Swimming
Location Loughborough
Salary Commensurate with experience and qualifications
Closing date Jun 11, 2012
Sector National governing body
Job Type Permanent
Date added May 09, 2012

Job ref no MAY12/MS000h2/BS

British Swimming, the National Governing Body for Swimming, is seeking a GB Director of …

The organizers of the 2012 Olympics have posted the competition schedules for each discipline at the Games. Included with the post are estimated timelines for each session and event, as well as event order. The Swimming schedule can be found on the Games’ website at the link below.
The 2012 …

The BSCA are pleased to announce that bookings for the 2012 Conference are now being taken. This year we have teamed up with Calder World of Travel who will be managing Conference bookings & accommodation. As last year the Conference can be booked on-line, via invoice or by downloading, …

Norwegian world champion Alexander Dale Oen has died of a cardiac arrest at the age of 26 at a training camp in Arizona.

The 2011 world 100 metres breaststroke champion and one of Norway’s best hopes for a medal at this year’s London Olympics was attending an altitude …

Liguee Européenne de Natation (LEN) have announced that the LEN Bureau had approved
2 recommendations recently made by LEN’s Technical Swimming Committee:
-the addition of mixed relay events, featuring 2 males and 2 females per team, for the European Championships and Short Course Europeans
-the Short Course Europeans would move from every-year to every-odd-year

The mixed relays will make their …

BSCA 49th Annual Conference
21-23 September 2012; St Johns Hotel, Solihull, UK

The BSCA is pleased to announce that the 2012 event will focus upon three key areas this year;
1. Resume of 2012 Olympics and planning for 2016 Rio & 2020
2. Sprint swimming in Britain, women v men
3. Reviewing the future – LTAD

To this end we are lining up doemstic …

Dear Coaches,

We hope you all enjoyed the British Trials and we congratulate all those swimmers who have qualified for the Olympic team so far, and good luck all again in June. We look forward to watching with interest.

The BEST Centre has been the training base for the British senior team and Disability team and remains one of the top …

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The British Olympic Association have lost a court case to keep their lifetime ban for drugs cheats.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) will announce on Monday their decision that the BOA’s bylaw does not comply with the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) global code, sources with knowledge of the case have confirmed to the Press Association.

The outcome means …