are on the look-out for newsworthy guests for their working lunches. If you think you can offer a likely lunch guest with a story to tell in order to showcase your organisation’s work in front of journalists, please contact James

Under current law, sports clubs are required to purchase Performing Right Society licences for the use of music within their venues. The fees from these licences are distributed to composers and recording artists. Clubs have however benefitted from exemptions from

Kellogg’s association with the ASA and swimming has helped them to become the fourth most trusted family brand in the UK.Research carried out by YouGov for advertising agency Isobel found Kellogg’s to be ranked the fourth most trusted brand behind

Registration is now open for Lloyds TSB National School Sport Week which takes place between 28 June and 2 July 2010 so make sure you save the date and sign your school up to take part at .Register by Friday

Congratulations go to The Sunday Telegraph and BBC Radio whose coverage of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games was of the highest quality and most dynamic, and to Bob Fisher whose outstanding long-lasting contribution to the Paralympic Movement has been recognised.You

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Plymouth Diving's World Champion Tom Daley has been shortlisted for the prestigious BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year Award (SPOTY) 2009.The winner of the Young Sports Personality of the Year Award will be announced at BBC Sports Personality of

18 and 19 December 2009 - Manchester Aquatic CentreThe combined forces of Great Britain, Italy and Germany will come together under the team name of E-Stars to go head-to-head with the might of the U.S. at the British Gas Duel

Congratulations to the following athletes on their selections forAge Group Development Camps4 Oct 09 (Gloucester), 22 Nov 09 (Bath) and 3 Jan 10 (Bath):Abigail Abrahams, Chloe Davey, Christopher Venning, Courtney Rowan, Daniel Liu, Daniel Walker, Emma-Louise Hill, George Fearnley, Harry

Lars Humer has been named as the new Assistant Coach to Sean Kelly at the British Gas ITC in Stockport where he will work with the ITC swimmers including Olympic medallists Keri-Anne Payne and Cassie Patten.Humer has been Head Coach

Cheshire have won this year’s Masters and Senior Inter County Competition by a very close margin of just 4.5 points. Warwickshire, who have won the title for the last two years, were narrowly beaten into second place with Middlesex claiming

21/22 November 2009 - Ponds ForgeTwelve world, twenty two European and numerous British records* fell at the competition organised by Disability Sport Events.Established Paralympic swimmer Sascha Kindred broke three of those world records. The 31 year old from Hereford proved

This quarterly e-newsletter contains good news stories, examples of good practice and ASA updates and is specifically for the benefit of swimming providers delivering learn to swim programmes. It will be of interest to anyone wanting to know more about

21/22 November 2009 - Singapore Sport School Aquatic ComplexFran Halsall claimed the meet’s third World Cup record but just missed the 100m Freestyle short course world record by 0.18 seconds after a strong swim from lane one that saw her

21/22 November 2009 - Singapore Sport School Aquatic ComplexDespite 34 world records in the series to date, there were no world records in the high humidity. Only Natalie Coughlan (USA) can claim to have broken a world record in Singapore

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced that athletes with intellectual disabilities are to be allowed to compete at the Paralympic Games.After the Sydney Paralympics, where the Spanish Basketball team were proven not to suffer from intellectual disabilities, the IPC

Clubs have made representations on the scheduling of the 2010 Championships. In order to accommodate their concernsin consultation with the ASA SW Water Polo Committee, the 2010 Schedule and associated entry form have been revised. Amendments in the download document

Download and unzip file below for details of plans for diving, open water, swimming, synchronised swimming and water polo

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The following is a list of the region's athletes who have qualified for the AASE programme: