Swimming & Aquatics
Local contact
Kate Smith
Aquatic Officer - North East
13 Horsemarket
Darlington
DL1 5PW
Mobile: 07717 290 534
Email: kate.smith@swimming.org
Website: http://www.swimnortheast.org.uk/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Swim-North-East/135216299897782
Twitter: http://twitter.com/asanortheast
Regional Development Officer Disability Swimming
Chris Armstrong
Mobile: 07787 269 306
Email: chris.armstrong@swimming.org
Swim Active Co-ordinator (CPAL)
Carol Lewis
Mobile: 07825 512 718
Email: carol.lewis@swimming.org
Ian Gardiner
ASA Regional Director, North East
Mobile: 07825 512604
Tel: 01325 481284
Email: ian.gardiner@swimming.org
National contact
Website: www.swimming.org
Find a club
To find a swimming club near you, use the North East Club Finder
Find a course
To find swimming courses in the region, please seach on North East Course Finder
Olympic sport
Swimming will feature in the London 2012 Olympics. For further details please visit www.london2012.com/games/olympic-sports/index.php
Whole Sport Plan
Sport England funds national governing bodies to deliver their three outcomes - grow, sustain and excel and provides additional support to help them achieve this. Each sport has developed a Whole Sport Plan that explains how it plans to achieve these targets. This summary also helps partners identify possible opportunities to work together.
Click here to view the Swimming Whole Sport Plan
Sport factsheets
In June 2008, Sport England published sport factsheets which highlight detailed results from Active People Survey 4 for each of Sport England's NGB 09-13 funded sports and include demographic breakdowns, regional breakdowns and frequency of participation data, providing insight into the profile of sports participants.
Click here to see the Swimming Sport Factsheet 2009-2010
General information
British Swimming has produced a useful document called Inclusion of Swimmers with a Disability which is now available from their website.
If you would prefer a hard copy (A4 size and 24 page) please contact Fiorna Cairns Smith on 0792 010 6563 or email fiorna.cairnssmith@swimming.org
Big Splash
Swimathon Weekend 2012 will take place from 27-29 April 2012 in 650 pools across the UK.
Swimmer registration will officially open on 3 January, where you will have the chance to sign up for the swim of your life!
Take on the Swimathon 5k, 2.5k, Team 5k or Corporate 5k for Marie Curie Cancer Care, or the Big Splash Mile for Sport Relief, either individually, or as part of a team.
Ensure you don't miss out and enter Swimathon Weekend 2012 today!
Workforce Development - www.theiosonline.com for aquatic qualifications and courses