Aquatics GB[2] (formerly British Swimming) is the national governing body of swimming, water polo, artistic swimming, diving and open water in Great Britain.[3] Aquatics GB is a federation of the national governing bodies of England (Swim England), Scotland (Scottish Swimming), and Wales (Swim Wales).[3] These three are collectively known as the Home Country National Governing Bodies.[4]
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| Sport | Aquatics |
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| Category | Sports governing body |
| Jurisdiction | National |
| Membership | Swim England Swim Wales Scottish Swimming |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Affiliation | FINA LEN British Olympic Association British Paralympic Association |
| Headquarters | SportPark |
| Location | 3 Oakwood Drive, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3QF |
| Chairperson | Karen Webb Moss[1] |
| CEO | Drew Barrand |
| Coach | Swimming Chris Spice Para-Swimming Chris Furber Diving Alexei Evangulov Artistic Karen Thorpe |
| Replaced | Amateur Swimming Federation of Great Britain (ASFGB) |
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For international swimming purposes, competitive swimming in Northern Ireland falls under the Irish swimming federation, Swim Ireland, and as such Aquatics GB represents Great Britain, rather than the United Kingdom. For the Olympic Games, Northern Irish swimmers may opt to compete for Aquatics GB.
Aquatics GB is a member of World Aquatics, LEN, the British Olympic Association and the British Paralympic Association, and has responsibility for elite performance, doping control and international relationships and events for the sports within Great Britain. The Home Country National Governing Bodies are affiliated to Aquatics GB and are responsible for all other management of the sports in their respective countries from the learn to swim programmes up to performance development.[5]
History
editBritish Swimming (as it was known at the time) became the primary organisation for Great British swimming in 2014, previously the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) had been responsible for elite swimming.[6]
In 2024, the organisation underwent a rebranding and was renamed Aquatics GB to oversee five disciplines of swimming, diving, para-swimming, artistic swimming and water polo.[2]
Championships
editAquatics GB organises championships every year in each of the sporting disciplines.
Swimming
edit- Long course
- Short course
The Aquatics GB Short Course Championships were usually held in August or September each year, though the event has not been held since 2004
| Year | Dates | Venue |
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| 2001 | 9–12 August | Norwich |
| 2002 | 12–15 September | Cambridge |
| 2003 | 14–17 August | Grand Central Pools, Stockport |
| 2004 | 26–29 August | Aquatics Centre, Manchester |
Water polo
editDomestic water polo competition in the UK is centred on the National Water Polo League (NWPL) and National Women's Water Polo League (NWWPL), which operate through the autumn and winter. The British Championships organised by British Swimming are held in the Spring. Winners of the championships in recent years are listed below.
- British Championships
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Masters swimming
editAn annual championships for Masters swimmers is organised in rotation by the Home Countries, usually in June, for senior (18–24 yrs) and masters (25 yrs ). The championships are held in a long course (50 m) pool. The championships are held in a long course (50 m) pool.
Open water swimming
editAlongside the Open Water Grand Prix series, Aquatics GB also arranges national championship events over 5 km and 10 km.
Diving
editThe British Diving Championships are held annually in the winter. Sometimes the annual championships are held in the December of the preceding calendar year.
Synchronised swimming
editThe British Synchronised Swimming Championships are usually held in November or December each year.
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Sponsorship
editIn 2009, Aquatics GB announced a £15 million, 6 year sponsorship deal with British Gas.[18][19][20] It also announced sponsorship with Kellogg's[21] and Speedo[22] in 2009. In 2016, Aquatics GB announced a new sponsorship deal with TYR Sport, Inc.
Further reading
editKeil, Ian/Wix, Don, In the Swim. The Amateur Swimming Association from 1869 to 1994, London 1996
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Karen Webb Moss Becomes First Woman to Chair British Swimming". State of Swimming. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Aquatics GB - more than just a new name for British Swimming". Aquatics GB. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ a b About British Swimming page of the British Swimming website (www.swimming.org/britishswimming); retrieved 2010-07-13.
- ^ "ASA LEVEL 1 CERTIFICATE FOR TEACHING WATER POLO" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
- ^ "The difference between British Swimming and the Amateur Swimming Association" (PDF). British Swimming. 30 November 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
- ^ "Historical Timeline" (PDF). Swim England.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NWPL Results Archive". Retrieved 27 October 2008. [dead link]
- ^ "Lancaster City Swimming and Water Polo Club". Archived from the original on 10 May 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2008.
- ^ "GB Water Polo Championships 2006" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2008.
- ^ "British Water Polo Championships 2008" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2008.
- ^ "City of Manchester and Lancaster take British water polo titles". 22 February 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "British Gas Swimming Championships 2010". British Swimming via SportSystems. British Swimming/SportSystems. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ "British Gas Masters Championships 2011". British Swimming via SportSystems. British Swimming/SportSystems. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ "British Gas Masters and Senior Age Group Champs Moves To Sheffield". British Swimming. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ "British Gas Masters and Senior Age Group Championships 2013". The ASA. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ "British Gas Masters and Senior Age Group Championships 2014". British Swimming. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ "British Masters and Senior Age Group Championships 2015". The ASA. British Swimming. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ Parsons, Russell (13 March 2009). "British Gas signs 15m swimming sponsorship". Marketing Week. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ "Campaign:Pools 4 Schools" (PDF). ESA website. European Sponsorship Association. Retrieved 24 April 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.sportcentric.com/vsite/vcontent/content/news/0,10869,5157-183729-200947-40069-294738-news-item,00.html[dead link]
- ^ Salter, Jessica (1 July 2009). "British Swimming boosted by £3m Kellogg's deal". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ Long, Michael (11 March 2009). "Speedo makes a splash with British Swimming". SportsPro. Retrieved 24 April 2014.