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Sarah Green, Head of Educator Training, Swim England leads this session of the FINA Coach Certification Programme Expert Workshop Day 1

UKAD Chief Executive Jane Rumble

In Dec 2022 Jane Rumble looked back on her first eight months in office, UKAD’s role in protecting and promoting clean sport and some key themes for 2023.

Changing the Game: Redefining Youth Sports with John O'Sullivan

Brett Hawke is joined by John O'Sullivan, founder of the Changing the Game Project. John shares the story of how he got started with the project after realizing that youth sports had lost sight of the importance of player development and enjoyment. He discusses the culture of winning at all costs that has taken over youth sports and the negative impact it has on young athletes. John shares his insights on how to create a more positive and developmentally appropriate youth sports experience, providing practical tools and resources for parents, coaches, and youth sports organizations. Listeners will learn about the three-legged stool of youth sports consisting of players, coaches, and parents, and the importance of all three working together to create a supportive and enjoyable environment for young athletes. John also talks about his latest book, Every Moment Matters: How the World's Best Coaches Inspire Their Athletes and Build Championship Teams, and shares some valuable insights on leadership and coaching. This Apr 2023 episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in youth sports and creating a positive sporting culture for young athletes. John is one of they keynote speakers at this year's ⁠ASCA World Clinic⁠ in Dallas, Texas from 6 to 9 Sept 2023.

Jamie Hooper | A Year in Conversation with Augusta

While UWE Student Union President, Augusta Chidinma Nnajiofor had conversations with high-profile leaders to instigate conversations around equality, equity and inclusivity. Augusta discussed issues including discrimination, systemic change, being an ally, new initiatives and more. "Now is the time for leaders from different sectors to speak up and help create a positive future. It is important for the student community to hear more from leaders who need to proactively enact change. Conversations will get to the personal before the professional, we want answers to be honest, real and genuine. Leaders will include senior executives at UWE Bristol and individuals within Bristol and the UK. In true 2020 style, these conversations were virtual and we want to bring these conversations into your homes, we want you to discuss them with your flatmates, friends and family, and we want you to get involved. Standing against discrimination isn’t just about hashtags and social media statements, this isn’t one person’s problem, this is a problem for the entire human race". This Nov 2020 interview features Jamie Hooper, the Senior Equality and Diversity Manager at Sport England where he leads on LGBT+ and BAME inclusion work across the organisation. He joined Sport England in June 2018, and previously to that worked for four years at Swim England where he led on equality and diversity in participation across all characteristics. Sport England is currently undertaking a major strategic review of its Tackling Inequalities work. This is linked with the current development of its new strategy, as well as through the reviews of both the Sports Governance Code and the Equality Standards for Sport.

Discussing Online Life With Your Child

Top tips to help parents understand how their child spends their time online.

Unlocking Recreational Sport

Recreational sport and physical activity often fly under the radar when the discusion comes to how it can make itself more sustainable. As part of its Wednesday Webinar series, this May 2021 discussion addressed: How do we use algorithms to improve fixture scheduling, what does a sustainable match day or community event look like? Hear about the small village club that became the first to balance its carbon footprint..

Communicating Sustainability

As part of its Wednesday Webinar series, this Jul 2020 discussion addressed: How do we ensure that the message of sustainability continues to be at the forefront of sport's thinking when we emerge from the pandemic. Can it continue to embed sustainable practices into match day delivery? Dom Goggins, Communications Director for BASIS gave his thoughts on how the message can and should be continuously rolled out.

Eating Disorders & Elite Sport: A Q&A Session

To mark Eating Disorders Awareness Week, the ESI* Mental Health Team brought together a panel of experts and practitioners to help shine a light on eating disorders, bust some of the myths and stereotypes that surround them, and look at their impact on athletes and staff within elite sporting environments. * EIS has since rebranded as the UK Sports Institute

UK Sport - Event Leaders Programme (ELP) 2021-22

The UK Sport Event Leaders Programme (ELP) concluded in early 2023, as 16 purposeful event leaders graduated, who will now progress on to strategically and impactfully drive a world-leading events programme for their sport. Their programme addresses the importance of having talented individuals within the major events sector who are at the forefront of driving events with purpose here in the UK, by recognising the values and agendas of those they engage with.

Tackling climate change - sustainable facilities

It’s important for organisations to think about their environmental impact and take action to ensure they’re as sustainable as possible. In this video, the CEO of BASIS takes a walk through the Black Prince Trust to understand how they manage energy, waste, food and drink, nature, travel and their relationships with suppliers and partners to maximise their sustainability. For more information on becoming more environmentally sustainable please visit https://bit.ly/3Nx9J0n

Tackling climate change - sustainable sport

We’re in climate change emergency. Now, more than ever, we need to focus on our actions and prioritise sustainability in everything we do. We have a collective responsibility to look after our PLANET. In this Club Matters animation, Chris Boardman MBE explores how to understand your impact and take action. For more information on becoming more environmentally sustainable, please visit https://bit.ly/3Nx9J0n

IWD Open Water Swimming Webinar - March 2023

As part of International Women’s Day celebrations a webinar was hosted on open water swimming with a panel of women active in this field who were keen to talk about how you can enjoy this amazing experience safely. Open water (or wild) swimming has seen a big rise in popularity in recent years, with many discovering its benefits. It is a safe activity if you understand how to keep yourself safe and how to assess risks and locations. Not all swimmers are aware of the risks, perhaps if they are less familiar or are new to swimming outdoors, and women can and do play a big part in sharing their experience and wide-ranging knowledge – informally in swim groups or more formally by offering training and advice. For links mentioned in the webinar view the YouTube video page.

Catching up with Ben Titley in Spain

The man who helped turn around Canadian swimming, Ben Titley is now the Head Coach of Sant Cugat National Training Centre in Spain. Ben Titley is a renowned Olympic swim coach who has dedicated his life to developing swimmers to reach their full potential. He's the man who can take a swimmer and transform them into a world champion. With an engineering background, Ben has a unique perspective and approach to coaching that sets him apart from others. His philosophy is simple: hard work, dedication, and strong communication skills are critical for success. Ben began his coaching career at the British Swimming Intensive Training Centre in Loughborough in 2003. Since then, he has coached swimmers from the UK, Canada, and other countries to achieve great success, including World Championship medals, Commonwealth Games titles, and Olympic medals. Ben's expertise and accomplishments have earned him a reputation as one of the best Olympic swim coaches in the world. His swimmers appreciate his unique approach, which prioritizes both physical and mental training. They know that with Ben's guidance, their potential is limitless.

Our body our swim

Minreet talks about the Zoggs campaign.

Swimming as Medicine

Meet Dr Hussain Al-Zubaidi, a GP in Leamington Spa and RCGP Lifestyle and Physical Activity Clinical Champion. Dr Hussain shares his thoughts and offers suggestions to other healthcare professionals on having physical activity conversations around swimming with their patients. The video also tells the story of Darren Whitley, who spent an extended period of time in intensive care due to Covid-19 in 2021. Great Swim will be working closely with Dr Hussain as official Great Swim Mental Health Medical Advisor and he will be taking on the 5K challenge at the 2023 Arla Great North Swim this summer.

Child protection: An introduction - the signs and indicators of abuse

Recognising the signs of abuse or neglect is a vitally important aspect of keeping children safe. In this video Fiona Becker, Senior Consultant with the NSPCC, explains some of the things you can look out for to help keep children safe from harm. NSPCC Learning provides a high-quality and accessible introductory safeguarding course, available to take online at any time and anywhere. Find out more at nspcc.org.uk/cpintro nThe children and young people pictured are models. Adults pictured are models and volunteers.

Strength and Conditioning with Vern Gambetta: Evolution and Key Principles

Brett and the 'Father of Functional Training', Vern Gambetta, discusses his legacy in the field, the evolution of training methodologies, and key principles for successful training in sports. They delve into the importance of hard work and basic principles, the role of dryland training, and the changes in technical knowledge over the years in physiology and training stimulus. They also touch on building relationships with athletes and coaches, rest and recovery, and traits of successful athletes. Timeline: 00:00 - Introduction and welcoming the guest; 01:09 - Discussion about the guest's legacy in strength and conditioning; 04:08 - Evolution of training methodologies; 06:41 - Changes in technical knowledge over the years; 08:30 - Body physiology and training stimulus; 10:40 - Dissemination of information and misinformation in modern training; 13:27 - Importance of hard work and basic principles in training; 16:05 - Dry land training discussion and its evolution; 21:44 - Importance of quality in training; 25:18 - Training younger swimmers; 28:14 - Building relationships with athletes and coaches; 32:30 - Discussion about the guest's book, "Functional Training for Sports"; 34:12 - The role of sport science; 36:22 - The importance of rest and recovery; 39:07 - Traits of successful athletes; 42:00 - Conclusion of the interview.

OpenActive: how can local authorities use open data to promote health and wellbeing?

Webinar from 9 Mar 2021 for anyone working at a local authority who is looking to increase participation in physical activity in their area and who wants to explore the role of data to support this. Anne-Marie Errock, Digital Project Lead, MCRActive, Manchester City Council and Eugene Minogue, Head of Physical Activity, Leisure & Sport (PALS), Westminster City Council, share how they're developing innovative new services to make it easier for people to get and stay active, powered by open opportunity data.

The Welsh Amateur Swimming Championships

9 Dec 1949 feature on the Championships which were held at a Holiday Camp in Pwllheli.

SIPE Swimming Induced Pulmonary Edema, with Dr Ruth Williamson

SIPE or Swimming Induced Pulmonary Edema is a very rare, but potentially fatal condition which swimmers should be able to recognise. Rach asked Dr Ruth Williamson, an open water swimming medic, who has been briefing Channel Pilots on the topic, to give us an idea of what to look out for. It was fascinating to find out about what happens when the delicate pressure balance in our lungs is upset and some simple things we can do to deal with it. Thank you to Ruth for a brilliant conversation. Timeline: 0:00 introduction; 0:30 Dr Ruth Williamson; 1:14 what is SIPE? 1:31 what is actucally happening in the body? 2:38 what are the symptoms? 4:10 what is the first aid for SIPE? 7:17 who is it most likely to affect? 9:44 how well known is SIPE in the medical profession? 11:16 how long is the recovery from SIPE? 11:26 what are the long-term effects? 12:39 what is the first aid on a support boat?

Cotswold Water Park

A wonderful afternoon flying around the Cotswold Water Park.

Adult Swimming Awards

The Swim England Adult Swimming Framework consists of four progressive stages and Awards that are suitable for everyone, from complete beginners to experienced swimmers. To find out more, please email learntoswim@swimming.org to enquire about how to integrate these Awards into your swimming lesson programme. Visit the Swim England web shop to view these Awards: https://shop.swimming.org/Awards/Adult-Swimming-Awards

TrUst in Us

This video showcases the contribution and difference Charitable Trusts make to the communities they serve.

Somerset Inclusion Tool: Valuing SEND information session

In this March 2023 episode, Chloe and Fi talk about the Somerset Inclusion Tool, including where it came from and how it works in practice. Valuing SEND was developed by three local authorities with schools, parent carers and IMPOWER. It is designed to help schools to better understand and meet the needs of their children with SEND, and to help them improve their whole-school SEND readiness. It will be used across Somerset schools moving forward and could make a real difference to children and young people in Somerset. Involvement of parent carers in using Valuing SEND is absolutely key.

Introduction to Autism with Somerset Skills and Learning

In this Mar 2023 episode, Allison talks about Autism Somerset’s activities and the free courses they are running through SS&L. These courses include Autism & Anxiety, Budgeting and 12 Step Anxiety Program. She also talks about the mandatory Oliver McGowan training and their new service Eclipse Coaching & Well-being Service. Don’t forget you can see more about the Autism and ADHD Pathway on Somerset’s SEND Local Offer at https://beta.somerset.gov.uk/autism-and-adhd-pathway/

Ali Beckman - Puddle Ducks

Ali Beckman, Puddle Ducks' Technical Director and Head Teacher, is a qualified ASA, STA, and Birthlight teacher as well as an STA swimming, aquacise, and lifesaving tutor and examiner. Puddle Ducks swimming program has been developed by leading experts in the baby and swimming industry. Ali is on a mission to give children the opportunity to access high-quality swimming lessons and become lifelong swimmers. As a competitive simmer herself for Swinton ASC and Salford Triple S, she has always been passionate about swimming and its importance in all children’s lives. Whilst an injury at the age of 15 forced her to quit her competitive career, she has continued to grow and evolve at Puddle Ducks, taking her passion for swimming and building a stronger and more resilient franchised business. In a nutshell, Ali and James talk in this May 2022 podcast episode about: - Ali's sports experience as a child; - Her journey toward Puddle Ducks The challenges that accompanied Covid and how her business grew by 20%; - Infrastructure and workforce gaps she's working hard to address; - Their new baby swimming (and more) YouTube channel; - The numbers they've got in terms of franchises; - Her routines and habits keep her performance at the top level.

How to Lead an Activity Organisation: Lessons from Leaders - Part 1

This Jan 2021 episode of 'The Drive Phase' podcast, a show that shares with you how sports founders, leaders and experts have built and grown businesses in the sector, draws out the powerful messages, insights and journeys, guests such as Dean Horridge, Craig Brennan, Eddie Ray, Rob Brown, Preeti Shetty, David Batch and Bryn Llewellyn have passed on. Timeline: 00:00 Introduction; 01:15 Tackling childhood obesity and holiday hunger; 09:22 Measuring the impact of your business; 13:47 The philosophies of leaders within the industry; 17:25 Creating a team culture within your organisation; 22:01 How to set up and run a successful franchise; 37:02 The routines of successful business leaders; 45:50 Turning setbacks into learning opportunities; 50:49 Diversity in the sports coaching industry; 56:11 A business leaders advice to their past selves; 59:17 Outro.

How Swim England benefit from being members of the Sport and Recreation Alliance

Gaby Hay, Swim England Membership and Development explains why.

A life of epic sporting challenges with Professor Greg Whyte

Professor Greg Whyte has competed a two Olympic Games in the modern pentathlon. He's won European and World Championship medals. He's helped many celebrities complete epic challenges for Comic Relief. He's a published author and sports scientist. And, he's a masters swimmer. He joins to talk about the physical and mental challenges he faced throughout his career, and how he's helped others overcome similar challenges too.

Mental health and safeguarding in sport & physical activity webinar

This webinar, hosted by Mind and Ann Craft Trust, looks at safeguarding and managing risk for people experiencing mental health problems.