29-656: Swim England is the national governing body for swimming , diving , water polo , open water swimming , and synchronised swimming in England . It forms part of British Swimming , a federation of the national governing bodies of England , Scotland ( Scottish Amateur Swimming Association ), and Wales ( Welsh Amateur Swimming Association ). These three are collectively known as the Home Country National Governing Bodies . The first governing body for swimming to ever be established in
58-571: A certain group, such as the Catholic or Jewish sports groups. General sports organizations and multi-sport events also exist for other groups such as the Invictus Games for military veterans. Professional sports leagues are usually the highest level of play in sport, specifically if they consist of the best players around the world in a certain sport. Because of this, they usually work with national or international federations, but there
87-468: A new logo and name of the asa . After negative reaction the logo was retained but the organisation returned to using The ASA in text form. On 3 March 2017, a new strategy was released for swimming within England. Part of that was to again re-brand The ASA to its current name 'Swim England'. At the same time Jane Nickerson was announced as the organisation's new chief executive officer . In March 2024
116-584: A particular sport, as evident in the example of the Northern Ireland Federation of Sub-Aqua Clubs . Multi-sport event organizers are responsible for the organization of an event that includes more than one sport. The best-known example is the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the organizer of the modern Olympic Games . General sports organizations are responsible for sports-related topics, usually for
145-416: A review, commissioned by Swim England in early 2023, found that there was widespread abuse and discrimination at all levels of the sport and that the governing body had threatened whistleblowers. Swim England supports over 1,200 affiliated swimming clubs through a National/Regional/and sub-regional structure. It endeavors to ensure every athlete, regardless of age or experience, belongs to a club that provides
174-633: A statutory consultee on planning applications that affect playing fields, under SI No. 1817 (1996). The funding it distributes comes from both HM Treasury and the National Lottery . Since 1997, it has invested over £2 billion of Lottery funds and £300 million from the Exchequer into sports in England. Sport England is organised into nine regions. Following restructuring in 2009, its former regional sports boards have been disbanded and regional staffing considerably reduced. Closer working with
203-532: A team in the minor leagues . This enables them to shuffle players who are not doing well to the minor leagues, which will inspire them to contribute more to the team by playing better. A 2014 study by the Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB) criticized major international sports governing bodies including the International Olympic Committee and FIFA for not having sufficient provisions for human and labor rights. Sport England Sport England
232-531: A type of national federation, as they are responsible for a country's participation in the Olympic Games and in the Paralympic Games respectively. However, a national governing body (NGB) can be different from a national federation due to government recognition requirements. Also, national governing bodies can be a supraorganization representing a range of unrelated organizations operating in
261-495: A variety of regulatory functions, including disciplinary action for rule infractions and deciding on rule changes in the sport that they govern. Governing bodies have different scopes. They may cover a range of sport at an internationally acceptable level, such as the International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee , or only a single sport at a national level, such as
290-498: Is a non-departmental public body under the Department for Culture, Media and Sport . Its role is to build the foundations of a community sport system by working with national governing bodies of sport, and other funded partners, to grow the number of people doing sport; sustain participation levels; and help more talented people from all diverse backgrounds excel by identifying them early, nurturing them, and helping them move up to
319-615: Is responsible for directing, managing, and representing their federation. Trusts are organizations or groups that have control over the money that will be used to help someone else, such as the Youth Sport Trust . National governing bodies have the same objectives as those of an international federation, but within the scope of one country, or even part of a country, as the name implies. They support local clubs and are often responsible for national teams . National Olympic Committees and National Paralympic Committees are both
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#1732791845909348-595: Is split into 8 regions: Swim England's income for the year to 31 March 2009 was £11.4 million, its largest sources of income being government grants (e.g. from Sport England ) and revenue from its swimming award scheme. Swim England holds three different indoor national swimming championships: one for Age Group swimmers (11- to 14-year-old boys and 11- to 13-year-old girls); one for Youth swimmers (15- to 18-year-old boys and 14- to 18-year-old girls) and one for Masters (age 25 years old plus) usually in July/August. Often
377-494: Is usually a separation between the different federations. Most North American professional leagues usually do not have amateur divisions, as the amateur divisions are mostly run in separate leagues. Also, most professional leagues are related to other leagues, as players usually attempt to play in the league with the highest level of play. Because of this, promotion and relegation can occur; or, in league systems without promotion and relegation, clubs in professional leagues can have
406-512: The Rugby Football League . National bodies will largely have to be affiliated with international bodies for the same sport. The first international federations were formed at the end of the 19th century. Every sport has a different governing body that can define the way that the sport operates through its affiliated clubs and societies. This is because sports have different levels of difficulty and skill, so they can try to organize
435-812: The Olympic level where applicable. About 30 international sport federations are located in Switzerland , with about 20 or so in the Lausanne area, where the International Olympic Committee is located. International federations for sports that do not participate in the Olympic Games are managed by equivalent organizations to the International Olympic Committee , such as the SportAccord . International federations are typically organized with legislative and executive branches at
464-562: The Swim England programme work their way through 7 stages where fundamental swimming skills are learnt, with progression then expected to be made through stages 8, 9, and 10 where swimmers learn how to train; club swimming; Diving (sport) ; rookie life guarding; Synchronised swimming ; or water polo . Swim England is not a provider of swimming facilities, but aims to act as a catalyst and facilitator to ensure suitable facilities, with appropriate access and programmes, are provided to meet
493-778: The SwimEngland (also known as SE, previously the ASA), National Championships and Summer Meets and the British Swimming National Championships are aimed at the elite swimmers. Swim England also organizes the English talent programme that puts in place performance opportunities for swimmers to develop their skills and potential. Swim England operates a Learn to Swim award scheme based on the National Plan for Teaching Swimming. Swimmers within
522-848: The best possible support and environment. Swim England had introduced a Quality Mark for clubs, formally called 'Swim 21 Accreditation', now known as ‘SwimMark Accreditation’. In October 2015, Swim England partnered with Water Babies and Splash About International to introduce new national guidelines for baby and toddler safety in swimming pools. The guidelines were published by the British Standards Institution and aimed to set industry-wide standards for swimming lessons and underwater photography practices. Swim England organises competitions throughout England, from age-group to elite level. The Age Group and Youth Championships are aimed at younger swimmers aged between 11 and 17 years and can attract more than 1,600 participants, whilst
551-542: The championships are merged. They also hold open water nationals each year. The following table shows the 'Open' Championships. In 2009 British Swimming announced a £15 million, 6-year sponsorship deal with British Gas , to cover the Home Country Associations too. Sports governing body A sports governing body is a sports organization that has a regulatory or sanctioning function. Sports governing bodies come in various forms and have
580-540: The criteria based approach to the Ten Principles of Active Design. The revised Active Design was published in 2015, and was supported by Public Health England . Derek Mapp resigned as Chair of Sport England on 29 November 2007 after 13 months in the post, claiming he had been forced to leave his position by James Purnell , the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport , in a dispute over funding. Mapp
609-615: The elite level. Chris Boardman is the Chairman of Sport England and Natalie Ceeney is Vice Chair. Sport England was established as the English Sports Council in September 1996 as an executive non-departmental public body by royal charter . It began operating in 1997 as Sport England. It has two statutory, functions: (1) a lottery distributor for sport; and (2) the protection of playing fields, through its role as
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#1732791845909638-532: The nation's sports club infrastructure is safer, stronger and more successful". As of April 2015 over 12,000 clubs had the Clubmark accreditation. The Sport England logo is based on the 'sport for all' logo which was used from the 1970s onwards. In 1997, the English Sports Council replaced the previous administrative body known as The Sports Council. The Sports Council was first appointed by
667-588: The needs of the community and aquatic clubs. Swim England operates certification and education programmes for teachers, coaches and officials. It has created the UK Coaching Framework and e-learning programmes, designed to ensure the ASA has an appropriately skilled workforce for the whole swimming industry. Its education is provided by its Institute of Swimming As well as being a governing body, Swim England also operates several subsidiary companies. It
696-520: The people playing their sport by ability and by age. The different types of sport governing bodies are all shown below: International sports federations are non-governmental non-profit organizations for a given sport (or a group of similar sport disciplines, such as aquatics or skiing ) and administers its sport at the highest level. These federations work to create a common set of rules, promote their sport, and organize international competitions. International sports federations represent their sport at
725-443: The public find sports facilities anywhere in England. Searching can be through an interactive map, within a given locality or to discover more information about a known facility location. In 2007 Sport England produced Active Design, which provided a set of design guidelines to help promote opportunities for sport and physical activity in the design and layout of new development. The guide was revised, retaining 'The 3 A's' and refining
754-418: The sports national governing bodies (NGBs) is key to its new strategy to achieve its target of one million people doing more sport by 2012–13. It is encourages sports venues to enhance their development potential by registering under Sport England's SASP (significant areas for sport) programme as either a national or regional centre for their particular sport. Its 'Active Places' website is designed to help
783-417: The top. The legislative body is usually referred to as a congress or general assembly of the international federation and is responsible for defining its sports policies. It consists of all of the national federations, each of which receives one vote. On the other hand, the executive branch, which is often referred to as the council or executive committee, consists of elected members by the legislative branch and
812-622: The world, it was previously known as the 'Amateur Swimming Association' and established in 1869, with headquarters at Harold Fern House in Loughborough . It was registered as a company on 18 May 1982. It moved in April 2010, along with British Swimming, to SportPark at Loughborough University , close to the A512 and junction 23 of the M1 . The ASA underwent a rebranding exercise in 2008 including
841-606: Was succeeded by Michael Farrar as interim chair from December 2007 to March 2009. Purnell appointed Richard Lewis (former Chief Executive of the Rugby Football League ) to review Sport England's funding priorities, and he was appointed chair on 1 April 2009. On 22 April 2013, Nick Bitel was appointed as new chairman, succeeding Richard Lewis. Clubmark is an accreditation which Sport England makes available to community sports clubs which fulfil certain criteria. Its declared aims are: "Higher standards of welfare, equity, coaching and management in community sports club" and "Making sure
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