The Scottish Swimming

SplashNews April 2010 Newsletter

Inside this issue

World Record for Judy Hattle at Scottish Gas Masters
World Record at Masters ... 1-3
Championships (23-24 April 2010) North District Award ......... 4

Control, confidence and belief were at the Focus On: Swim Team Borders… 5-6
forefront of Judy Hattle’s mind as she prepared to swiMark: FAQ’s … ............... 7-8
race the 200 fly at Tollcross (23-24 April 2010). swiMark: Marketing Your Club … 9-10
Volunteer Questionnaire …. 11-12
Before the swimmers started everyone anticipated
this would be a fantastic race. With Clare Ricketts, National Family Week … ..... 13
Janet McLean and Ana Grilo joining her, along with Dunfermline WP Youth Boys Champs 14
six other strong swimmers in the final heat, Judy London 2012 Ticket Sign up…. 15
finished in a time of 2.36.37, splitting 36.27, 40.84,
Great Scottish Swim … ........ 16
40.05 and 39.21 to smash Australian’s, Jenny
Whiteley’s record of 2.38.19, a whole 1.82 seconds NSA Pool Availability........... 18
ahead.
Judy, reluctant to be in the limelight commented
afterwards, “There is a certain kind of camaraderie
in the 200 fly, we’re all in it together and we share
a sense of recognition and respect as we approach
the race.”

As the race ended, Meet Commentator, Duncan McKinnell’s voice echoed the excitement
within everyone, making an announcement that reached crescendo when he declared, “It’s
not just a Scottish record, it’s not just a British record, it’s not just a European record, It’s a
World Record for Judy Hattle!”

Everyone - pool attendants, swimmers, spectators and officials stood applauding, cheering in
sheer delight and so proud to witness a Scot taking masters swimming to world level.

Asking Judy how she felt, she smiled and quietly said, “It’s brilliant because I’m from Glasgow.”
For that moment there was a brief pause giving Judy time to acknowledge to herself just how
much it meant to experience “The fantastic feeling of setting a world record in my home pool”.

Judy continued, “I had done a couple of races at the Regionals in Cumbria earlier in the year
with the younger swimmers and felt I could set a world record in the 100 but to do it in the
200 was unexpected. The four of us swam a great competitive race especially after racing
Pictured above: Judy preparing for her
many events over the weekend”. (Continued overleaf)
race and after receiving her gold medal
 Scottish Gas National Masters Championships at
Tollcross Leisure Park Centre, Glasgow
Masters swimmers appreciated and welcomed the presence of Board Director, Danny
McGowan and Scottish Swimming
President, Doris Mair, supporting the
event (pictured left).

Danny pointed out several swimmers

whom he’d coached in their younger days
and was delighted to see them continuing
to enjoy and perform within the realm of
Masters swimming. Pictured above: Sean Breen
200 Breaststroke, gold medal winner,
Kevin Raynard– another expert Fly swimmer from Silver City Blues who broke several Silver City Blues
Scottish records, thought it was a great surprise to see high profiled people from the
swimming world such as Danny and he enjoyed having the opportunity to catch up and
Top Five Teams
reminisce over Scottish Squad Training Weekends when he was younger.
at Scottish Gas National
Kevin noted, “It means a lot to have a presence from top level swimming here. Danny
Masters Championships
has contributed so much to swimming and had a big influence on my swimming when I
trained in the Scottish Squads; it definitely makes a difference knowing we have their
support.” Through the Masters motto of, fitness,
fun and friendship there is always a
It was evident that newcomers were also enjoying racing in this setting. With Lindsay
strong and healthy competition for the
Cowie (pictured bottom, right) from Inverness, competing for the first time as a Masters
top team. 56 Clubs competed at this
swimmer in the 25-29 age group, The backstroke and freestyle swimmer said, “The
year’s event. Each team member
thought of competing again after 10 years was initially very daunting; in fact it’s taken
sharing and working together in true
two years of friendly persuasion to sign up! However, seeing all ages competing has been
form to support their club, hence
totally inspiring. It’s been a brilliant weekend and I can’t wait for next year!”
creating a strong team spirited
Team mate, Kirsten Gray (competing in the 25-29 age group) also spoke about her races; atmosphere.
not long having finished the 400 freestyle she also had the 50 freestyle on her mind.
The top five teams were as follows:
Being a sprinter, she explained, “I’m really focusing on the 50 and determined to set a
new time.” Kirsten remained true to her words, breaking the 30 sec barrier and setting a 1: Ren 96 1,410 points
lifetime best of 29.99. Congratulations Kirsten, what a great way to finish the meet!
2: Silver City Blues 1,050
Another youngster, Sean Breen from Aberdeen (pictured above, right) enjoyed racing in
the 19-24 age group this weekend. Sean’s thoughts were “Having just completed my first 3: Inverness ASC 493.50
Masters event I found that I really enjoyed myself. It was great to be amongst swimmers
and everyone made me feel very welcome. I had been swimming with COAST for the last 4: Glasgow Nomads 379
7 years and I have now returned to my local club in Bucksburn. The Masters club, Silver
5: Heart of Midlothian 355
City Blues is my second club and provides a different experience of swimming.”

“Although the competitive attitude Lindsay

remains to very high, in Masters it is Cowie
more relaxed and enjoyable. (right) from
Inverness
The flexibility allows me to fit competing
swimming around my work for the first
commitments but provides another time as a
Masters
avenue to continue in the sport.”
swimmer
(Continued overleaf)
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 Scottish Gas National Masters Championships

The newcomers to Masters are certainly most welcomed by everyone and when speaking to swimmers in the more advanced
age groups, three ladies in particular had many stories to share about their swimming careers.

Asking Nancy Scott, aged 79 from Inverness what Masters

swimming meant to her she remarked, “Masters swimming
provides stimulation for our swimming lives and I am delighted
to see younger swimmers coming through. Fitness is really
important for me at this stage in my life”.

Janet Stobie, aged 81 from Motherwell demonstrated that a hip

operation last December was never going to deter her from
continuing to compete in her sport. Determined as ever Janet
excelled in all of her races and proved that competing in the
Masters remains to be a strong focus for her.
The Golden Girls!
left to right: Betty McMillan, Janet Stobie and Nancy Scott.
Betty McMillan, aged 73 from Silver City Blues talked about her
days competing for Scotland in the Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, 1958. In those days Betty competed in the 100 freestyle
and the freestyle relay. Just watching Betty anyone can see why she represented Scotland when she was younger. Her
freestyle looks effortless, smooth and still holds the water all the way through her storke. Betty commented, “I enjoy the
competition aspect of swimming; it really means a lot to me that I can continue to compete.” Evidently, the ladies all share a
wonderful passion and are a credit to the sport.
Team spirit is a strong theme in Scottish Masters and when you’re standing on the blocks next to the Carnegie Girls you know
you’re in for a race! Where some clubs sort out relay teams shortly before the event, these girls rehearse change overs and
have their relays refined to an art!
Elaine Gillies, Wendy Szaranek, Janet McLean and Lara Ferguson (pictured left to right) all met 18 months ago when they
had turned up at the pool for a morning swim session at the Fife Institute.
Shortly afterwards they made plans to train together and now do 3-5 mornings
training in the public lane sessions and 2 evening sessions with the Carnegie Per-
formance Squad. Head coach of Carnegie, John Szaranek provides the training
sets for the girls. Last year they decided to take their relay team to the European
Masters Swimming Championships in Cadiz. Janet commented,

“This was our first event together and we came 10th in the 4 x 50m Freestyle
relay which was really encouraging. Since then we have experimented with our
relay combinations for both Freestyle and Medley and we were delighted to find
ourselves winning gold here at this event.” Congratulations to the gold medal winning team pictured above.

One of the major highlights of the weekend was watching ex-Olympian Nick
Gillingham (pictured right) race in the pool again, performing breaststroke in true
professional style!
Many swimmers commented how great it was to see an ex-professional swimmer of
such high standard racing here in the Masters meet.

(Article kindly provided by Gillian Innes/Scottish Swimming Regional Swimming

Development Manager (North) and Masters participant).

3 (Thank you to Brian Battensby/Silver City Blues. Gold medallist 200m Fly for kindly providing
the photographs)
North District Award for Ian Gibson
Gillian Innes (Scottish Swimming Regional Swimming Development Manager (North), recently paid a visit to Kirkwall, and was
delighted to present Ian Gibson with an award from the North District for his outstanding contribution and commitment to
swimming in the North.

Over the last 27 years Ian has been heavily

involved in leading, organising and delivering
of a full range of activities within the
swimming world.

Ian started as Gala Convenor/Secretary for the

Kirkwall Branch in 1984 and has continued to
progress into roles of Chairman of Junior Inter-
County Sports, President, Vice President,
Secretary (for 12 years) and Treasurer for
Orkney ASC.
In his role of officiating Ian has tutored,
invigilated and continues to carry out
officiating duties. Ian is no stranger to
travelling and has not only been actively
involved at District and National Age Group
Championships but has travelled to four Island
Games keeping the identities of Island
swimmers and Scottish Swimming firmly at the
forefront.
Congratulations Ian for all your hard work and commitment. (Pictured: Gillian Innes presenting the award to Ian Gibson)

Child Protection: Pooling their Resources

Child protection officers will be in the swim when it comes to accessing important documents with Scottish
Swimming issuing them with memory sticks in the very near future.

The memory sticks contain child protection paperwork such as the policy and procedures and contact details for the governing
body representatives. We all know that those Child Protection Policy and Procedure documents are not exactly compact – so
putting them on memory stick saves money on printing and postage. And it’s also a bit greener.

Lynne McGregor (Scottish Swimming Regional Swimming Development Manager/West), who leads on child protection for the
organisation, said: “The education team at Scottish Swimming had been putting info on memory sticks for their tutors. We
thought it was a good idea, and like all good ideas copied it! Although we have all the documents relating to child protection on
our website this gives everyone more flexibility – and it’s cheaper and easier for us to distribute.

“It means CPO’s can put everything on their hard drive, have direct access, use it on laptops or take it to work. The only stipula-
tion is, of course, that they don’t use it for storing confidential information or use it for anything other than child protection
documents.”

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Scottish Gas National Age Group Championships 8-11 April 2010
Venue: Tollcross Leisure Park Leisure Centre, Glasgow

Focus on: Swim Team Borders

(Article kindly provided by: John McBay, Senior Sports Development Officer/Scottish Borders Council and Alex Jordan,
Performance Coach for Borders)

The members of Swim Team Borders were on fire again at the recent Scottish Gas National Age Group Championships
which took place from the 8th to 11th April at the Tollcross Leisure Centre, Glasgow.

The comparatively small team of 10 swimmers packed a powerful punch against their bigger rivals. Midway through an
already very successful season, the team won 2 gold, 4 silver & 1 bronze medal and contested 23 finals. In a sure sign the
Borders Performance Development Programme continues to benefit the region’s swimmers greatly, the team’s results
were a marked improvement on their impressive 2009 effort of 2 silver and 2 bronze medals and 19 finals.

While Amy Fraser again played the starring role for the team, 13 year old Kelso ASC representative Lucy Hope is starting to
stamp her authority at the national level too. Hope won gold in the 200m backstroke with a tough and inspiring ‘never say
die’ swim to touch out the runner up by just 8 one hundredths of a second. This was Lucy’s first Scottish National (club)
title and, on the way, she broke the East District of Scotland record for the event. Hope also took home the silver medal in
the 100m backstroke and made finals in every event she entered (200m individual medley, 200m freestyle & 100m
butterfly) narrowly missing out on a bronze medal in the 100m freestyle and placing 5th in the 400m freestyle, 5th in the
400m individual medley and 7th in the 800m freestyle.

Fifteen year old Gala ASC representative, Amy Fraser, again collected a swag of medals including gold in the 200m
butterfly, and 3 silver (100m butterfly, 400m & 800m freestyle). She placed 5th in two other finals and narrowly missed out
on bronze, placing 4th in the 200m freestyle. Fraser has now earned selection in a British/Scottish open water training and
racing squad set to tour Italy and France in early June this year.

Fourteen year old Jessica Wilcox, of Teviotdale ASC, earned her first Scottish National (club) medal in the 100m freestyle,
narrowly missed bronze in the 200m freestyle by just 11 one hundredths of a second, and finished 7th in the final of the
200m backstroke.

Wilcox’s older brother, Scott, also representing Teviotdale ASC, placed 4th in the 16 to 18 years 200m breaststroke. Wilcox
was the 2nd placed 16 year old in the event. Wilcox also placed 5th in the 16 to 18 years 100m breaststroke and was again
the second placed 16 year old.

Kelso Swimming Club’s Ryan Brown, 12 years old, placed fourth overall in the 1500m freestyle with a non-Scottish national
winning the event. He was, however, the 3rd placed Scotsman. Brown also recorded a solid PB to make his first ever
national (club) final in the 100m butterfly. Also from Kelso ASC, Chloe Mitchell placed 7th with a significant PB in her first
ever national final, the 13 years 100m butterfly.

Duns ASC’s Kirsty Paterson, 17 years, made finals in the 16 to 18 years 100m breaststroke, 200m individual medley and
200m breaststroke. Gregor Swinney (12 years, Peebles ASC), Euan Johnston (17 years, Duns ASC) and Kristie Waugh (13
years, Teviotdale ASC) all represented their clubs and Swim Team Borders admirably achieving PB’s and with Waugh
narrowly missing a finals birth in her first club nationals.
(Continued overleaf)

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 Scottish Gas National Age Group Championships
8– 11 April 2010
Also a member of Swim Team Borders and Teviotdale ASC, 16 year old blind swimmer,
James Clegg will be returning from the British International Disability Swimming
Championships, Sheffield, as this article is published. This competition doubles as the
trials for James for the world championships to be held in the Netherlands in August.

Borders Performance Coach and Head Coach of Swim Team Borders, Alex Jordan
recognised his team’s significant achievement: “The swimmers raced exceptionally
well. It was a very busy week and most team members had a very demanding race
schedule, yet they just kept performing.”

Not one to set low standards, Jordan recognised there was still a lot of room for Top Six Scottish Clubs
improvement from the squad: “This squad races better than any other I’ve coached
at Scottish Gas National
over the past 19 years. However, I believe they can be even better by improving the
quality of thought they put into their technical preparation in training. I think the team Age Groups
tally could definitely have included several more medals had swimmers executed their
races with more precision and skill”. Jordan said that, during one finals session alone, Congratulations to Warrender Baths
team members had narrowly missed out on podium finishes in three races in a row. Club who successfully retained their
crown as the top Scottish Club at the
Jordan acknowledged the significant contribution he and the team continue to receive Scottish Gas National Age Group
through the help of volunteer club coaches Katrina Hope and Caroline Brown, both of Championships.
whom regularly help direct the team at competitions and training. Both are members
The Scottish clubs with the most points
of the Kelso ASC coaching team and receive ongoing mentoring and support from
at the end of the competition were:
Jordan during morning Swim Team Borders training sessions as well as the other
initiatives of the Borders Performance Development Programme. 1 Warrender Baths Club 1200

The Borders Performance Development Programme commenced in June 2008 with a 2 Carnegie Swimming Club 1000
partnership between Scottish Swimming, Scottish Borders Council, Borders Sport &
Leisure Trust and seven local swimming clubs including Duns, Gala, Hawick, Jedforest, 3 Falkirk Integrated Regional Swim
Team 800
Kelso, Peebles and Teviotdale.

Five Swim Team Borders members receive support through Scottish Borders Council’s 4 City of Aberdeen Swim Team 600
Athlete Support Programme.
5 East Lothian Swim Team 400

6 City of Glasgow Swim Team 200

L-R: Katrina Hope (Assistant Coach), Alex Jordan (Head Coach), Amy Fraser, Kirsty Paterson,
Lucy Hope, Ryan Brown (front), James Clegg, Gregor Swinney, Kristie Waugh, Scott Wilcox,
Jessica Wilcox, Caroline Brown (Assistant Coach), Chloe Mitchell
If you would like a dedicated focus on your club/individual swimmer featured in a
forthcoming publication of SplashNews, we would love to hear from you. 6
Please email your article to j.smith@scottishswimming.com
 swiMark – Successful Club Development
Frequently Asked Questions

How long will it take my club to gain accreditation?

This depends on the current position of the club. To help you to determine this, the
registration process requires you to make an initial assessment of your club (club
development review). You will find that some criteria will take longer than others to
complete. For example, it may take longer to attain criteria that require attendance at
Having an identified individual with lead responsibility for swiMark is a key factor in helping you to progress through the
accreditation process, and this individual should be supported by other members of the club as required when gathering
information. For this reason the club should ensure that all members are made aware of the club's intention to register for
swiMark.
It should be noted here that it is preferable for the required procedures to be implemented fully and properly rather than
quickly.

Will it cost the club anything?

There is no fee associated with registering for swiMark. There may be a cost incurred by the club in achieving criteria that involve
attendance at workshops although support is often available from partner organisations to minimise such costs (local authorities
and local sports councils for example).

What are the benefits?

Clubs from that have achieved swiMark report a number of benefits. These include:

Club development - the foundation of any club is its youth structure and by developing and strengthening that the
whole club benefits

Increased membership - addressing issues such as sports equity and safeguarding children gives parents added
confidence when selecting a club for their children

Developing coaches and volunteers - clubs are encouraged to support and develop these key individuals via specific
qualifications and workshops that help to develop their skills

Raised profile - once swiMark accredited, clubs will be listed as a swiMark accredited club on our website and in any
publications/directories to help them to attract new members and to grow. The club will be able to use the swiMark
logo on programmes, website, headed paper etc. Achievement of the accreditation also offers clubs to gain publicity via
the local media

Improved standards - swiMark helps clubs to establish clear procedures that provide a firm foundation for future
development

Funding - increasingly funding agencies look for accreditation when determining whether a club should receive financial
support

My club is only a small, non-competitive club - can I still register for swiMark?

Yes! The swiMark criteria are to be encouraged as minimum standards for good practice for all clubs, regardless of size or
competitive standard.

What support is available to help us?

Clubs will be guided through the swiMark process by our Regional Swimming Development Mangers, who will be able to provide
support via phone, email and club visits. Local Authority Club Development Officers should be able to provide additional
support and may also run courses that will help clubs with some of the criteria.
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 swiMark – Successful Club Development
Frequently Asked Questions
For funding support your club may wish to consider a grant application to pay for
workshops and courses. To help source funding, we have developed a Funding for your
Club leaflet. This can be downloaded from our website www.scottishswimming.com.

In addition your local sports council and/or local authority may host workshops that provide more information on funding.

Is it compulsory for all clubs to work towards achieving swiMark?

Registering for swiMark is not a mandatory requirement although given the benefits it is to be strongly recommended.
Not having swiMark does not necessarily mean that a club doesn't maintain good standards. However, without swiMark clubs
may find it more difficult to demonstrate their standards of practice, particularly to agencies and individuals outside of the
sport.
swiMark provides a widely recognised form of evidence that your club has met recommended standards of good practice.
Increasingly Local Authorities and Trusts are providing discounts or better access to clubs who are accredited through their
governing body.

Do other sports have accreditation schemes?

Yes. swiMark is one of many nationally recognised quality assurance programme for sports clubs across Scotland.
swiMark accreditation allows clubs to demonstrate that they are meeting the same minimum standards that clubs in other
sports are currently able to demonstrate to their athletes, parents, and wider partners including schools and local authorities.
This is important for the development of the sport of swimming as it puts us in a better position to compete with other sports
for what can be limited resources.

swiMark—Club Recognition

Congratulations to the following club who has effectively demonstrated a commitment to creating a sustainable
swimming development pathway and has been awarded swiMark accreditation.

City of Glasgow Swim Team

Scottish Swimming would like to congratulate you on your achievement and thank you for your contribution to
swimming participation and excellence in Scotland.

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 swiMark – Successful Club Development
Marketing for your Club

Marketing is often thought of as only a function of commercial organisations however in

order for your club to maintain membership, attract sponsors and engender loyalty it is
essential that an element of planning is attributed to your promotional effort.

Why should your Club promote itself?

To raise the profile of the club

To increase membership

To attract sponsorship

To improve the groups chances of receiving grant aid

To encourage members to continue their affiliation

To attract people to events, including fundraisers

What Marketing Considerations Should You Undertake?

Product – What type of service are you offering i.e. is it membership, an event or type of training? Furthermore, is there
a need for this in the community?

Price – What is the price of your service and does it reflect the going market rate?

Place – Where is your service made available and is it accessible?

Promotion – How do you intend making people aware of your product / service and get them interested i.e. via
advertising, personal selling, sales promotion or public relations.

Promotional Techniques

Advertising – Probably the most costly technique of all whether it be local press, websites, posters, free t-shirts,
newsletters or notice boards. It is arguably the most effective, providing exposure to a wide audience. Media selection is
vital to its success.

Personal Selling – If you have a message to spread then there is no better way than by word of mouth. It is time
consuming however and demands a large number of people saying the same message.

Sales Promotion – Providing sales incentives such as 2 for 1 or 25% off membership can be costly in terms of revenue but
combined with advertising, personal selling or public relations can enthuse interest.

Public Relations – Certainly the most cost effective method of promotion but it relies heavily on the media buying into
the interest factor of your message. Innovative ways of delivery always captures the imagination of the media as well as
celebrity involvement.

Promotional Process
Promoting to a target audience can be achieved through a series of adverts etc or with one strong message conveyed through one
of the techniques described above. Any effective message will achieve the following:

Awareness – First of all you should attempt to create awareness of your product / service.

Interest – Next your message must stimulate interest by conveying how it affects the target audience.

Evaluation & Trial – Getting your target audience to actually try a sample of what you are promoting is the penultimate
stage.

Adoption – Finally you are now convincing your target group to actually take part in whatever you are promoting.

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swiMark – Successful Club Development
Marketing for your Club (continued) We hope you have found this
helpful. Your Regional Swimming
Development Manager can help
Your plan should reflect the background considerations of price, place, product and you develop your effective
promotion with a clear target audience identified. Be clear on the message you marketing skills as part of the
want to convey and how much money you have to allocate and which promotional swiMark process.
technique will give you most value for money. Good Luck!
Your key messages should be clear and simple, with a specific purpose to call
♦ Central, Tayside & Fife
people to action or persuade them to support your project. Other key messages
might include details about your project activities or mission. Eilidh McCall-Lawrie
e.mccall-lawrie@scottishswimming.com
Your Regional Swimming Development Manager can help you develop your
or 07894 613103
promotional plan with template plans available as part of the swiMark process.

♦ East
Sarah Pryde
s.pryde@scottishswimming.com
or 07917 875447

Volunteer Consultation
♦ North
Scottish Swimming’s Volunteer Development Strategy was produced in 2008. Gillian Innes
g.innes@scottishswimming.com
Four key areas that are included in the Strategy are recruitment, retention, or 07730 661789
recognition and rewarding. These areas underpin Scottish Swimming programmes
such as SwiMark to ensure there is an effective ‘volunteer pathway’.

The Volunteer Development Strategy will be updated this year and consultation with ♦ West 1
volunteers will be vital to this process. Consultation will be undertaken through a
questionnaire. Lynne McGregor
l.mcgregor@scottishswimming.com
This questionnaire will be available in a variety of ways: or 07917 164644

• From Regional Swimming Development Managers

• To print on www.scottishswimming.com in the volunteer section of downloads
• Online version at the following link: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/ ♦ West 2
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Amanda Church
• Copy of questionnaire to be pulled out from this edition of SplashNews
(please see page 11-12) a.church@scottishswimming.com
or 07788 555650
To ensure that the strategy will be effective we would like to hear the views of the
volunteers and are looking for a healthy response. We would like volunteers to play a
part in continually developing the Scottish Swimming’s Volunteer Strategy.

The closing date for the questionnaire is the 7 June 2010. If you have any queries
regarding the questionnaire please email: volunteering@scottishswimming.com

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Volunteer Questionnaire

1 Name (optional) ____________________________________________

2 Name of Club ______________________________________________

3 Please state your gender (please tick)

Male  Female 

4 Please state your age group (please tick)

Under 16  16-24  25-34  35-44 
45-54  55-64  65+ 

5 What best describes your employment status out with volunteering (please tick)
Full-time employed  Part-time employed 
Unemployed  Self employed 
Student  Retired 
Other_____________________________________________

6 Please tick what role(s) you currently do (please tick)

Committee Member  Coach  Teacher  Team Manager  CPO  Chaperone 
Technical Official  Event Management  Other__________________________________________

7 How many hours a week do you spend on your role(s)? (please tick)
1-2  2-4  4-6  6-8  8-10  10+  Please state _______

8 If you currently undertake more than one role, please state the role you spend most time on and the number
of hours per week on this:
_______________________________________________________________________________________________

9 How long have you volunteered in general throughout your life?

<6mths  6mths – 1yr  <2yrs  <3yrs  <4yrs  <5yrs 
More than 5yrs  please state_______

10 How long have you volunteered in your current role?

<6mths  6mths – 1yr  <2yrs  <3yrs  <4yrs  <5yrs 
More than 5yrs  please state_______

11 What motivates you to volunteer?

Your child(ren) is/are involved Give something back to the sport 
Social aspect  Gain skills/experience for employment 
You enjoy it  Training to gain a qualification 
Passion for sport  Help others 
Get out of the house  Do something different 
Other ___________________________________________________________________

12 Have you received training/support for your role from: (please tick)
The club  Previous volunteer 
District  Scottish Swimming 
None  Other ________________________

13 Was this training/support in the form of: (please tick)

Courses  Shadowing 
Mentoring  Role Description 
Other _________________________________________________

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 14 How well are you supported in your role as a volunteer from the following groups? (Please rank
between 1 and 5; 1 is very poor support, 5 is very good support)
Head coach 1 2 3 4  5 
Club management committee 1 2 3 4  5 
District 1 2 3 4  5 
Scottish Swimming 1 2 3 4  5 

15 Do you think it would be beneficial to have a volunteer co-ordinator within the club?
Yes  No 

Please give a reason for your answer:

_________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________

16 Please rank the following in order of preference you would like to see introduced to
acknowledge the efforts you give to volunteering (1 being least preferred, 5 being most preferred)
Letter of acknowledgement from Club management committee 1  2 3 4 5
Acknowledgement of long-term service 1 2 3 4 5
Letter of acknowledgement from District 1 2 3 4 5
Letter of acknowledgement from board 1 2 3 4 5
Volunteer Social Function 1 2 3 4 5
Training 1 2 3 4 5
Certificate of contribution 1 2 3 4 5
Award(s) 1 2 3 4 5
Other___________________________________

17 What type of training would you require?

Running Sport Courses provide specific volunteer skills General:
Running Sport: A Club for All  Teaching / Coaching 
Running Sport: Funding for your Club  Good Practice & Child Protection 
Running Sport: Developing Partnerships with
Clubs and Schools  In Safe Hands – Child Protection 
Running Sport: Valuing your Sports Volunteers  STO 
Disability Awareness  Mentoring 
Other (please state) _________________________________________________________________________

18 If you were offered training to support you in your role please indicate when you would most like
to attend training (1 being least preferred – 5 being most preferred):
Weekday Mornings 1 2 3 4 5  Weekend evening 1  2  3 4 5
Weekday Afternoons 1  2 3 4 5  Online Training 1 2 3 4 5
Weekday Evenings 1 2 3 4 5  CD-ROM 1 2 3 4 5
Weekend Mornings 1 2 3 4 5  School 1 2 3 4 5
Weekend Afternoons 1  2 3 4 5  Holidays 1 2 3 4 5
Weekend Evenings 1 2 3 4 5

19 How satisfied are you of being a volunteer for your club / Scottish Swimming? (1 being very
unsatisfied – 5 being very satisfied)
Club 1 2 3 4 5
District 1 2 3 4 5
Scottish Swimming 1 2 3 4 5

Please give a reason for your answer:

_________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________

20 Any other comments:

_________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________

I would like to thank you for taking the time to complete this questionnaire.
Please return to Eilidh McCall-Lawrie, RSDM, Scottish Swimming, National Swimming Academy, Stirling, FK9 4LS or email to:
volunteering@scottishswimming.com by no later than 7 June 2010.
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At the end of May, the country’s second-ever National Family Week will take place, encouraging people across the
UK to celebrate being part of a family, whatever shape or size. We hope that you will support this campaign and
join with hundreds of other organisations in running events, activities or promotions for families during The Week.

Essentially National Family Week aims to highlight the important role families play in society and encourage
healthy active lifestyles and quality family time. National Family Week is the largest coalition on family issues and is
backed by all major political parties and a huge range of national charities, local authorities, community groups and
sporting associations plus a whole host of celebrities including sporting champions, Sally Gunnell and Rebecca
Adlington.

The inaugural National Family Week which took place between the 25th and 31st May last year saw over 4,000
events happening across the country and garnered over 1,300 pieces of media coverage. National Family Week
2010 is to run between the 31st May and 6th June and aims to be even bigger and better, engaging with thousands
more families - please see further details attached.

One of our focuses this year is on the Family Week Sports Day taking place on Saturday 5 June, when we are
encouraging as many organisations as possible to run sporting activities for families in their community to
participate in and get active together. We would like to encourage more families to take part in sports in the hope
that this will lead to long-term participation. Why not organise swimming activities for families in your community
using National Family Week as a platform to help promote the services you provide to families? If you are unable to
run activities you might want to provide free swim opportunities or discounts during The Week.

All events and activities can be uploaded in the Partner Zone of the National Family Week website and will be
promoted to families from the beginning of April onwards.

For further details including tool kits and promotional materials, visit www.nationalfamilyweek.co.uk or please feel
free to contact the National Family Week team on 020 7871 0189.

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 Dunfermline Waterpolo Club crowned ASA Age Group Youth Boys Champions

Dunfermline WPC (DWPC) won the British Gas ASA Age Group Championships (Youth Boys 94+) on the 24th April in
Manchester Aquatic Centre, beating the top seeds Lancaster City by 14 goals to 12 to become the 2010 Youth Boys
Champions.

DWPC started the competition unseeded, however they won their group in the preliminary round and then beat City of
Birmingham in a qualifying match to go through to the final.

They have been unbeaten throughout

this event and therefore worthy
winners.

The team consisted of:

1 Jake Hinley (Captain)

2 Darren Campbell
3 Chris Campbell
4 Alexander Johnston
5 Craig Wilkinson
6 Joe Thomson
7 Calum Ironside
8 Daniel Woodall
9 Luke Thomson
10 Scott Wilson
11 Liam Rodgers
12 James Pulham
Pictured above: The Champions-Dunfermline 94s
Coaches: Scott Wilson
& Paul Metcalfe

Team Manager:
Iain Thomson

Above: Team pictured with their parents and supporters

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British Gas Great Scottish Swim: Open for Entry
Strathclyde Country Park will provide the setting for the second staging of the
British Gas Great Scottish Swim, on Saturday 21st August 2010.

Situated in North Lanarkshire in the heart of central Scotland, Strathclyde Country

Park lies in 450 hectares of countryside in the picturesque valley of the River Clyde.

Mature woodlands, rough wetlands, wildlife refuges and beautiful open parkland all surround Strathclyde Loch and provide a
stunning backdrop to the numerous major sporting events that take part in the park. Strathclyde Country Park is firmly
established as one of Scotland’s leading centres for outdoor recreation and is one of the chosen venues for the 2014
Commonwealth Games.
For more information on Strathclyde Country Park and the nearby area, take a look at: http://www.visitlanarkshire.com/events/
sport-and-leisure/Great-Scottish-Swim/
Some facts:
♦ Scotland’s biggest outdoor swim
♦ A one mile swim in Strathclyde Loch, Glasgow-
venue for the 2014 Commonwealth Games
♦ Open to swimmers of all abilities
♦ An inspiring event to get the nation of their sofa
and into the water
♦ See some of the world’s top swimmers compete
against one another, across the same one mile
course as the masses, in the elite race
♦ Highlights shown on TV
♦ £25 to enter- includes your entry fee, event pack
(Great Swim swim hat to keep and timing chip),
♦ Great Swim souvenir medal and t-shirt, not to
mention the huge sense of achievement

Some quotes from previous participants:

"...a tip we learned later was to put your head under the water to cool it down
before putting the goggles on."

"Every now and then I would do a bit of breaststroke, just so that I could take in
the beautiful surroundings and see what was going on!"

"...Definitely get some practice in open water beforehand. It's very different
from a pool so you'll know what to expect."

“I think open water swimming is one of the most liberating things you can do.
It's like having a playground all to yourself!”

"I felt a real sense of achievement – for the first time in my life, I am now an
athlete!"
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To enter online please visit the website:
http://www.greatswim.org/events/British-Gas-Great-Scottish-Swim
 Scottish National Championships 2010-Accommodation
The University of Strathclyde – Glasgow City Centre Campus

ACCOMMODATION AVAILABLE FROM £12.50 PER PERSON

Located in Glasgow’s vibrant City centre,

the University of Strathclyde is
approximately 3 miles from Tollcross, the
venue for the Scottish National
Championships 2010.

We are delighted to offer you

self catering accommodation on our City centre
campus for £12.50 per person per night.
(Minimum numbers 4 with minimum 2 night stay).

Flats comprise of 4 or 6 single bedrooms, toilets/showers, equipped kitchen and lounge with
television.

Alternatively we offer bed and breakfast in our standard and ensuite single bedrooms.

To book or for further information please contact Mary Young on 0141 553 4148
or email mary.young@strath.ac.uk

I look forward to hearing from you

50m Lane Availability at National Swimming Academy

National Swimming Academy, University of Stirling

Pool Availability
Lane Availability July 2010
Sat 3rd 6-8pm 6 lanes
May 2010 Sun 4th 7-9am 1 lane
A number of 50m lanes are Sat 1st 10-12noon 2 lanes 4-6pm 6 lanes
available for clubs to use 6-8pm 4 lanes 6-8pm 6 lanes
between March and July Sun 2nd 4-6pm 1 lane Sat 10th 6-8pm 6 lanes
2010. 6-8pm 2 lanes Sun 11th 7-9am 3 lanes
Sat 8th 6-8pm 6 lanes 6-8pm 6 lanes
Availability changes on a daily Sun 9th 7-9am 2 lanes Sat 17th 5-6pm 6 lanes
basis and you should make Sat 15th 6-8pn 2 lanes 6-8pm 4 lanes
Sun 16th 7-9am 2 lanes Sun 18th 4-6pm 6 lanes
your requests as soon as
Sat 29th 10-12noon 1 lane 6-8pm 6 lanes
possible in order to secure 6-8pm 6 lanes Sat 24th 4-6pm 4 lanes
your preferred time slot. Sun 30th 7-9am 2 lanes 6-8pm 6 lanes
4-6pm 1 lane Sun 25th 4-6pm 4 lanes
For further information and 6-8pm 6 lanes 6-8pm 6 lanes
bookings please contact Sat 31st 10am-12noon 3 lanes
Jacqui Mitchell (Stirling June 2010 4-6pm 6 lanes
University Sports Sun 13th 4-6pm 1 lane 6-8pm 6 lanes
Development Department) on 6-8pm 6 lanes
August 2010
01786 466908 or by email: Sun 20th 4-6pm 1 lane
Sun 1st 4-6pm 6 lanes
6-8pm 6 lanes
jacqueline.mitchell@stir.ac.uk 6-8pm 6 lanes
Sat 26th 10.30am-12.30pm 6x25m lanes
. Sat 7th 4-6pm 6 lanes
3.30pm-5.30pm 6x25m lanes
The list of dates can be found 6-8pm 6 lanes
6-8pm 6 lanes
on the website and updated Sun 8th 7-9am 3 lanes
Sun 27th 7-9am 2 lanes
4-6pm 6 lanes
on a monthly basis: 4-6pm 1 lane
6-8pm 6 lanes
Downloads/Swimming/50m 6-8pm 6 lanes
Sat 14th 10am-12noon 4 lanes
Lane Availability at NSA 4-6pm 4 lanes
Please note the date for the 6-8pm 6 lanes
18 NSA pool annual closedown will be from Sun 15th 7-9am 3 lanes
4-6pm 6 lanes
21-25 June 2010 inclusive 6-8pm 6 lanes
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