Good to know when Joining
When you join the club there is training aid equipment you will need:
A mesh bag, goggles and everything shown below here, along with nose clip and ear plugs if needed.
Proswimwear is the best value site to place orders for equipment or any other swimwear that you require. Link to Proswimwear
Alongside this you will require a Club t-shirt and Club hat. We also do Club hoodies. These are required for wearing at all galas. Orders can be placed at club desk on Wednesday evening.
The link below will take you to our poolside kit. You can order directly from them and is delivered to directly to you.
https://www.premiumforce.co.uk/your-club/swimming-clubs/putteridge-swim-club
Types of Membership Registration
Swim England Registration: When you join the club it is an ASA requirement that you are registered. There are 3 different categories of registration:
Club Train
Membership is for members of any age who are learning to swim or who are swimmers at any level, who do not compete in any discipline in open competition (other than those exempted under Law 321.1.2 and those competitions designated as‘Low Level Competition’.
Club Compete
Membership is for all members of any age who compete in any discipline in open competitions (other than those exempted under Law 321.1.2 and those competitions designated as ‘Low Level Competition’.
Competitive members benefit from a structured competitive pathway at all levels in all disciplines.
Club Support
Membership is for all members of any age who are not in categories one or two including, but not being limited to, any persons who have voting rights in their club by virtue of being a parent of, or a person with parental responsibility for, a member in categories one or two; administrators; associate members; coaches; helpers; honorary members; life members; officers; qualified officials of any discipline; patrons; teachers; temporary members; vice-presidents and verifiers or tutors of the Association’s educational certificates.
Anyone that is involved with swimming in anyway has to have ASA registration in some form. Competitive Swimmers ultimately have to have Club Compete membership.
You will also have Medical forms, Codes of Conduct and Consent forms to sign.
Swim England Membership is an annual fee due in January.
British Swimming
British Swimming is the national governing body for Swimming, Diving, Synchronised Swimming, Water Polo and Open Water in Great Britain. It is responsible internationally for the high performance representation of the sport.
The members of British Swimming are the three Home Country national governing bodies of:
- England (SwimEngland)
- Scotland (Scottish Swimming)
- Wales (Swim Wales)
British Swimming seeks to enable its athletes to achieve gold medal success at the Olympics, Paralympics, World Championships, and Commonwealth Games.
UK Anti Doping Policy
Information on UK Anti Doping Policy can be found at:
British Swimming Individual PB Swimmer Times:
Information on Individual PB Swimmer Times can be found at:
https://www.swimmingresults.org/
Helpful Links
East Swimming Parent Information
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