Latest News from BSCA

The Annual General Meeting of the BSCA will take place on Wednesday 24th July, 30 minutes after the conclusion of the Aquatics GB Summer Nationals finals at The Quays Hotel, Victoria Quays, Furnival Road, Sheffield, S4 7YB. We are seeking nominations for the board...

The first winner of the revised CoQ award for the period April-June 2024 inc is Tom Naughton, Head Coach at Pershore Swimming Club in Worcestershire. Tom became involved like so many, as a parent helping out & giving of his time, before becoming more involved...

BSCA members can enjoy incredible summer limited-time deals throughout July with Dell Technologies. Save up to 20%, in addition to your member discount. Members are invited to Dell's Black Friday in July Event, where for a limited time, you can score extraordinary...

The Oxford Experience – a tale for the true professionalisation of the sport Overview Professional coaches operating on a full time basis in the UK became normalised in the 1970’s after Hamilton Bland returned from a Churchill Memorial funded research trip to...

From StateofSwimming.com Olympic gold-medal-winning coach Dave McNulty has been awarded MBE (Member of the British Empire) in the King’s Birthday Honours List (2024).  McNulty is honoured for services to swimming, one month before his fourth Olympic Games as Head...

The BSCA have been informed of the peaceful passing of Mona Denison, wife of former BSCA Chair Terry, on Friday 31st May, after a period of illness. They had been married for 61 years. Terry & Mona were forever by one another's side and were fundamental in the...

The British Swimming Coaches Association (the BSCA) are pleased to announce a partnership arrangement with Onside Law LLP who have agreed to work with us in relation to certain regulatory requirements of individual BSCA members. How will it work? At present, any full...

Four of World’s National Swim Coaches Associations Form International Federation of Swimming Coaches Associations (IFSCA) to Support Coaches Worldwide The swimming coaches associations from the world’s major aquatic powerhouses – the USA, Australia, Canada, and Great...

The negative media coverage of the sport of swimming in recent years has focussed upon terms which have pointed fingers at many parts of its membership and organisation, but there has been clear focus upon how swimming coaches have allegedly operated. The British...

As part of its ongoing evolution, the BSCA has formed the Coach Education Advisory Group (CEAG). This group has been set up to consider what CPD is required to compliment NGB certification courses and the training, support and development needs of BSCA members. The...

Welcome to the new-look website for the British Swimming Coaches Association. We’ve been working behind the scenes for the last few months to upgrade the look and feel of the site so that we can bring more news, jobs, education and resources to support the British...

Last week the BSCA were informed in unprecedented numbers from our membership of their concerns regarding a survey being undertaken by Swim England, where they felt the content was biased and encouraged complaints against coaches.  The survey was undertaken as a...

The BSCA are pleased to announce that nominations for our 2022/23 Coaching Awards are sought after another successful season as COVID heads off into the background. The new BSCA Board are requesting nominations for the following Awards against the stated criteria:...

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