Useful Information for Schools & Competition Managers

Contact Information

National contact: Yvette Heywood, Schools Competition Development Manager, ASA
E-mail: yvette.heywood@swimming.org
Tel: 07795 171505
 
Key points of contact
At a national level Yvette Heywood is the ASA School Competition Development Officer and will be able to respond to any questions or queries you have about the Aquatics Framework.  At a regional level the ASA has eight Regional Development Officers who can provide guidance and information to Competition Managers and there are also a number of Partnership Swimming Development Officers in post working at County level that will be an important contact for Competition Managers to develop their local understanding of aquatics.  There are also local organisations called Local Swimming Action Groups who may be able to provide guidance and support for Competition Managers. 

Further guidance about the roles and responsibilities of these different groups can be found in the Aqua Skills Toolkit.

Working with the sport
Each county and region will vary depending on the competitions they are running and the different resources they have.  Initial contact can be made with a Swimming Partnership Development Officer based in the County Sport Partnership.  If there is not a PSDO then Competition Managers are advised to contact their ASA Regional Development Officer who will assist the SCM and Competition Manager to build relationships within the county network of paid and volunteer staff.