Annual Report and Accounts 2010 “I Wish to Take the Opportunity to Salute and Thank All Our Dedicated Staff and Volunteers Who Serve Our Sport So Well
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Annual Report and Accounts 2010 “I wish to take the opportunity to salute and thank all our dedicated staff and volunteers who serve our sport so well. The British Swimming family is in good spirits and ready for a once-in-a-lifetime performance over the next two years.” Contents Chairman’s Report 03 Chairman’s Report It is with great pleasure that I present my second World Championships in Rome demonstrated the Alistair Gray report as Chairman of British Swimming. 2009 potential for growth. Together we will build a new Chairman 04 Chief Executive’s Report has been one of the most successful years in our platform for the development of our respective history. I hope you find this report interesting and organisations. We are especially grateful for the 05 Excellence that it adequately reflects our success, in and out of enthusiastic way in which British Gas staff have > Swimming the water. embraced the sport at all levels, and the support > Profile: Keri-Anne Payne Following on from agreement of our strategic they have given us in our efforts to change and > Disability Swimming priorities the Board spent most of 2009 working improve performance. Our other partners and > Diving with the Executive to develop our future plans. We sponsors, especially Speedo and Kelloggs, have > Profile: Jazmine Stansbury also reviewed our own performance as a Board also responded to our challenge to be the world’s > Synchronised Swimming both individually and collectively. This has been a leading swimming nation. > Water Polo most useful process and I am pleased to report that I wish to take the opportunity to salute and > Profile: Scott Carpenter your Board and the Executive of British Swimming thank all our dedicated staff and volunteers who are working well, and are focused on achieving our serve our sport so well. The British Swimming 18 European Junior Championships, Helsinki ambitious goals for 2012 and beyond. family is in good spirits and ready for a once-in- 22 International Influence The World Championships in Rome a-lifetime performance over the next two years. demonstrated the progress we have made since 2009 has seen British Swimming build on its strong 23 Corporate those dark days in Sydney 10 years ago with our foundations and make real progress in many areas. best ever performance at a World Championships I look forward, with my colleagues on the Board, to 24 30th European Championships, Budapest - seven medals and many records broken at British, delivering an excellent performance through to and 28 British Gas Intensive Training Centres European and world level. The IPC European beyond London 2012. Swimming Championships also proved to be a Swimming across Britain was saddened in the 31 UK Sport Athlete Insight Survey most successful event for our Paralympic swimmers. summer of 2010 to hear of the death of Alan Clockwise from below: These performances, as well as those at other Clarkson. It is appropriate to pay tribute to Alan for Olivia Allison and Jenna 32 IPC World Swimming Championships, Eindhoven events, give us hope for the future, without his great contribution to our sport, and to his family Randall, James Goddard, 38 Financial Statements guaranteeing success. We were especially pleased for their support. He was much loved by many, Chloe Wilcox, Peter with the progress made by our synchronised at home and abroad. A best-ever performance in Waterfield > British Swimming Limited Abridged Consolidated Accounts swimmers and our water polo squads, especially 2012 will be the best testament possible to the On the cover: David Carry > High Performance Swimming Limited Abridged Accounts given the limited resources available to them. efforts he has made on our behalf over many years. 42 Thank you Their performances have enabled us to allocate It was so appropriate that he was presented with additional resources between now and the 2012 British Swimming’s first-ever Fellowship in 2008. Olympic Games. 2009 was also special as it marked the first year in partnership with British Gas. We could not have hoped for a greater impact in terms of improved athletic and business performance. Initiatives like ‘Duel in the Pool’ and the exciting presence of our ‘Hut’ (for family, supporters and partners) at the 02 British Swimming Annual Report and Accounts 2010 British Swimming Annual Report and Accounts 2010 03 Excellence “We are now well into the final “The first of the British Gas countdown to London’s Olympic Games of Great Britain v Germany Swim 2012; indeed we are already planning well Meet was held in Swansea in beyond 2012 in terms of both performance February with follow-up meets events and international strategy, all this scheduled for 2011 and 2012.” at perhaps the most turbulent economic period we have ever experienced.” Fran Halsall Chief Executive’s Report Excellence David Sparkes As I reflect on another great year for British for the ultimate challenge in London. Our job is to Swimming presentations on British Swimming’s the integration of World Class Chief Executive Swimming, I must also contemplate the challenges shelter our athletes from the economic storm and Camp and competition programme Strategic Plan, philosophy and objectives. programmes preparation events with the ahead. We are now well into the final countdown allow them to focus on the job they have to do. At the major event of the summer, A series of coach sessions on a range of BURNS meet in January and the BUCS to London’s Olympic Games of 2012; indeed we are With this in mind, the Board and professional Britain’s swimmers, powered by British topics included basic open water tactics, Championships in February. In addition, already planning well beyond 2012 in terms of both staff have developed a number of key objectives: Gas, had a tally of two gold, three silver the role of the coach in open water and the first of the British Gas Great Britain performance events and international strategy, all > Building the brand of swimming and two bronze medals in Rome’s world sports science initiatives. v Germany Swim Meet was held in this at perhaps the most turbulent economic period > Developing sustainable finance streams championship pool. Senior athletes took part in a day of Swansea in February with follow-up meets we have ever experienced. > Building a world class innovative workforce Gold went to Gemma Spofforth in the media training, with poolside and studio scheduled for 2011 and 2012. Our athletes will soon be on their way to Delhi > Developing partnerships working to a world 100m backstroke and Liam Tancock in interviews and immediate feedback from The open water Midmar Mile race to take on the best in the Commonwealth. The class level the 50m backstroke; silver to Jo Jackson a professional television crew, whilst the held at the breathtaking Midmar dam conditions will be challenging, our friends from We have agreed work streams around all these in the 400m and 800m freestyle, and development group practised open water in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, once around the world will not make life easy for us and objectives and, with your help, we will develop Fran Halsall in the 100m free; bronze to skills and drills in the pool. again played host to an impressive British they will try to show how they have progressed. these strategic programmes and have a magnificent Rebecca Adlington in the 400m freestyle, January saw 27 World Class contingent of athletes for the 2010 But I know our athletes will all rise to the occasion. springboard for the future for our sport after what and the 4x200m freestyle relay of Jo Development athletes participate in a event. All these competitions were aimed I believe our performance teams are now amongst we believe will be the greatest Games ever in the Jackson, Jaz Carlin, Caitlin McClatchey development camp in the Barcelona at providing quality preparation swim the best in the world if not the very history of British Swimming. and Rebecca Adlington. Britain’s other suburb of Sabadell, Spain. Originally meets for our World Class swimmers in best and they will have prepared In conclusion, I wish to thank all our staff, world championship swimming medal, planned as a training maintenance and the lead up to the British Gas Swimming our athletes in the very best volunteers and partners for the unbelievable gold, was won by Keri-Anne Payne in the evaluation opportunity, the camp also Championships (50m) in March. way possible. We wish contribution they have made in the last 12 10k open water. developed into one where athletes The British Gas Swimming them all well. months and I invite them to join with The 2009 short course season presented were challenged to think about topics Championships (50m) acted as the trials For next year, we face me, in the next year, to do even World Class Podium and Development relevant to particular workouts such as for the pool European Senior and Junior more training, more more and, as with our athletes, athletes with several opportunities to stroke efficiency, speed maintenance Championships and also the first selection competitions as we continue an unwavering and deep compete at international level: the World and personal technique. This camp also point for the British open water teams build our athletes up commitment to our sport. provided for the exchange of ideas in 2010. Open water swimmers Cup series, European Short Course and « the British Gas Duel in the Pool meet held between coaching staff and sports qualifying from these in Manchester. These meets saw some scientists on a variety of themes. excellent performances resulting in a January and February also number of European, Commonwealth and brought the introduction of British records.