SCOTTISH SWIMMING AGM 2015
AGENDA BUSINESS DOCUMENT & ANNUAL REPORT
The Pathfoot Building, University of Stirling 28th February 2015 10.30am
Scottish Swimming AGM 2015
The Lecture Theatre, Pathfoot Building, University of Stirling Saturday 28th February 2015
List of Acronyms used in this Report
ASA Amateur Swimming Association BS British Swimming CEO Chief Executive Officer CPD Continuing Professional Development CPO Child Protection Officer FINA Federation Internationale de Natation LEN Ligue Europeenne de Natation STO Swimming Technical Officials
Scottish Swimming AGM The Pathfoot Building, University of Stirling Saturday 28th February 2015 – 10.30am
A G E N D A 1. President’s Address
2. Minutes of the Meeting of 22nd February 2014
3. Business from Minutes
4. Correspondence
5. Address 5.1 Address by Company Chair 5.2 Company’s Annual Report, which will include reports from National Committees
6. Attendance & Apologies for Absence
7. Financial Report 2013/14, Budget for 2014/15 & Membership Fees for 2015-19
8. Company Fees and Fines for 2015/16
9. Alterations to the Governance Documentation 9.1 SASA Constitution 9.2 SASA Articles 9.3 Company Rules
10. Matters the SASA needs to consider as sole member of the Company
11. Notices of Motion
12. Appointment of Members of SASA Council
13. Endorsement of Members of National Committees
14. Confirmation of Appointments
15. Installation of President
16. Presentation of SASA Life Membership: David Downie Elspeth Black Phyllis McLean Ralph Payne Malcolm Taylor Pam Thomson Peter Bilsborough
Item 1 PRESIDENT’S REPORT
Welcome to the Annual Report 2014/2015.
What a year and what a success! Our Athletes, Coaches, Technical Officials, the many Clyde-Side volunteers and all of our members who got involved in the 2014 Commonwealth Games helped us achieve amazing things in the pool. From the moment Hannah Miley defended her 400m Individual Medley title, the Scottish team understood the expectation of the Nation and they truly delivered a great performance in front of home crowds in Glasgow and in Edinburgh. Congratulations to our athletes on their success and on creating an experience of a life time for all those involved.
I would like to thank sportscotland and all of our sponsors for their continued support during 2014. The additional funds they have contributed to Scottish Swimming over the years have had a notable impact on the success of our athletes and on participation. It is with sadness we say goodbye to Scottish Gas, Kellogg’s and Scottish Salmon. It is appropriate that we hereby acknowledge how much of a difference their funding and commitment has made to the sport. I would encourage new sponsors who would like to share the limelight of our future successes to come forward now that we have a proven track record.
I am delighted to have been able to attend the National Swimming Championships (Scottish & British), Masters (Scottish & ASA), Scottish Open Water Championships, Synchronised Swimming Club Championships and Diving Championships as well as the Commonwealth Water Polo Championships and the Commonwealth Games, all thoroughly enjoyable. This year, we welcomed the opening of the Aberdeen Sports Village’s 50m pool and diving facility. The venue proudly hosted 3 events during 2014 (SNAGS, Master Championships and Commonwealth Water Polo), as well as becoming home to our Commonwealth Games’ athletes during their preparation. I would like to thank the management team at ASV for their enthusiasm and support this year and I would like to courteously acknowledge the ongoing support of the other facilities we have been fortunate to have access to across Scotland.
I attended District Delegates meeting in each of our Districts and was warmly welcomed at each venue. Although it was great to see the interest and passion of the delegates at the meetings to run events well, the attendance numbers at these meetings do not reflect the growing size of our membership nationally. I am hopeful we are able to address this challenge as we move forward with our new corporate plan to safeguard the pool of volunteers we rely on within all of our aquatic disciplines. It is thanks to the goodwill and generosity of those who have kept themselves involved at District level for a number of years - many who have no vested interest since their children have since moved on – that we are able to run the many crucial grass-root District events. Our volunteer base continues to be at the heart of the Swimming family we all belong to. On behalf of Council, I would like to thank everyone for their contribution during the year and I encourage you to take a moment to reflect on your involvement in allowing our athletes, young and old, to achieve their full potential.
Scottish Swimming is advantaged in having a great management team and dedicated staff based at our National Swimming Academy. It is not until you are in a position such as this (National President), that you realise the workload and reliance we have on this team. This is complemented by a knowledgeable and focused Board of Directors that I am privileged to work alongside. I would like to thank the Board and staff who continue to give their support and I welcome our new Directors, Kerry Christie and Graeme Marchbank who will complement the skills of the Board. I would also like to acknowledge the guidance previously provided by Danny McGowan and Peter Bilsborough who stood down from their directorships in 2014.
This year we have gathered the memberships’ views and opinions which have formed our focus going forward for our new four year plan. The analysis of this fundamental information is the platform of our strategies and financial planning which supports our vision. It is a priority of Scottish Swimming to engage with our membership at all levels, so that they are part of the design in the future of Scottish Swimming and to increase participation and retention of our members. It has been encouraging to see volunteers link in within the focus groups.
I would this to take this opportunity to explicitly express my gratitude to my fellow Council and Editorial Board members for their support during the last year and of course praise the work and achievements of the various discipline Committee Chairs and their committees.
The Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games has indeed provided a legacy in Scotland, and undoubtedly 2014 will be a year that will be one of the most memorable in the history of the Scottish Amateur Swimming Association.
David Downie, President
Scottish Swimming Annual Business Document 2015 Page 1 Item 2
Minutes of the Scottish Swimming Annual General Meeting Saturday 22nd February 2014, 10.30am Pathfoot Lecture Theatre, Pathfoot Building, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA
1. President’s Address: Prior to opening the AGM Vice President, David Downie acknowledged the absence of the President Gina Logan due to illness. David read a short message from Gina giving her sincere apologies for not being able to attend the meeting in person. Following this David gave thanks to Gina for her work over the past year and wished her a speedy recovery from illness.
David then opened the meeting by extending a warm welcome to the 115th AGM and to the Past Presidents, Life Members, Delegates and Board Members. He gave thanks to Scottish Swimming staff for arranging the AGM and thanked the University of Stirling for the excellent facilities.
The Vice President expressed his deepest regret at the passing of former SASA members and asked delegates to stand and observe a minutes silence in the memory of:
Gregor Smith, Swimmer for Fins CSC Hugh Cullen, Glasgow Western Masters Susan McClure, South Ayrshire ASC Thomas Nichol, 1930 ASC, Past President/Life Member of East District Peter Boyd, Former East District Treasurer, Portobello ASC Annette Mooney, Menzieshill Whitehall Allan Robertson OBE, SASA Past President Douglas Cape, SASA Past President Ian Percy Robb, Warrender Baths attended the 1958 Empire Games
Finally the Vice President introduced his colleagues at the top table – Deborah McGinniss (Finance Manager), Elaine Mackenzie (Director of Services), Maureen Campbell (Chair), Forbes Dunlop (CEO); followed by Council Members and Board Directors.
2. Minutes of the Meeting of 23rd February 2013: Correction to Page 3 & 5 – Tom Hartnell, Livingston and Dolphins Swim School should read Thomas Harkins, Livingston & District Dolphins Swim School.
Following the corrections detailed above the minutes were agreed as a true and accurate record of proceedings. Proposed by Doris Mair, Life Member and seconded by Margaret Somerville (Livingston & District Dolphins).
3. Business from Minutes: None.
4. Correspondence: Correspondence as noted below and listed in the Annual Business Document. Walton Kilgour accepting appointment as the Company’s Independent Accountants Elspeth Black accepting appointment as the Company’s Honorary Legal Advisor Dr Kate Jordan accepting appointment as the Company’s Honorary Medical Advisor
5. Address: 5.1 Address by Company Chairperson; Maureen Campbell (Chair) gave a warm welcome to everyone and thanked all delegates for attending. Maureen took the opportunity to reflect on some of the work carried out over the last year and gave special thanks to Forbes for the smooth transition he had made from sportscotland to his current post as Chief Executive. Maureen thanked Sharon for the tremendous progress she and the new development team had made, particularly the new Regional Swimming Development Managers to Scottish swimming.
Scottish Swimming Annual Business Document 2015 Page 2 Maureen acknowledged Elaine Mackenzie’s twenty years’ service with Scottish Swimming and this was recognised with a clap of thanks given by the congregation. Finally Maureen looked forward to the Glasgow Commonwealth Games in July and the contribution many of the swimming volunteers would make to the legacy of the 2014 Games.
Maureen’s presentation was concluded by showing the delegates a short video of the 2013 Annual Report.
Elaine Mackenzie (Director of Services) presented the membership figures for 2013/14 stating that they remain healthy and they continue to grow. The main focus for membership going forward is to look at the growth and retention while ensuring a quality experience for all.
Back in 2011 the members agreed to a four year fixed fee structure on membership fees and Elaine mentioned that this had allowed for long term financial planning and support for the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games and High Performance Plan. In 2015 we will see a review of the membership fees which will fall out of the new Corporate Plan and will come into force from 1st April 2015. Elaine advised that in 2013 Scottish Swimming underwent an Audit review by KPMG. This audit demonstrated that Scottish Swimming remained one of the leading Scottish Governing Bodies on governance, finance and policy’s.
Gail Smith (Swim Easy Swim School) suggested during the question section that all qualified teachers be encouraged to re-join once their membership had lapsed. Elaine agreed that this would be looked at by the membership and education teams going forward.
Sharon MacDonald (Director of Development) opened her presentation by recognising that her year in post had been a steep learning curve which had gone by very quickly. Sharon explained she was presenting on behalf of the discipline chairs and thanked the volunteers who within each discipline are so passionate about their sport before acknowledging each disciplines highlights over the last year. A number of common themes were highlighted within each disciplines highlights this included: the significant improvement and development each discipline had made to their delivery of events and competitions. There had been a significant increase in the number of competitors attending events and an increase in the number of qualified coaches across the country. The focus for all disciplines during the 2014/15 season include: growing and retaining members, increasing the number of trained volunteers and technical officials, developing and supporting coaches and athletes, providing good quality events and opportunities to compete and maximising the opportunities from the 2014 Legacy.
Deborah McGinniss (Finance Manager) highlighted that Scottish Swimming continue to have a strong hold on financial targets with a healthy turnover of around £3million. She reported that five out of our six financial targets had been achieved with the exception of the Awards target just narrowly being missed. Deborah illustrated the areas of financial reserves and the investment made to the High Performance Plan to support London 2012 and Glasgow 2014. She also briefly outlined the additional investment given to support swimming, diving and water polo disciplines.
Ally Whike (Director of Performance) took the opportunity to reflect on a positive year within elite performances. He made reference to the World Championships in Barcelona where 26% of the GB team was made up of Scottish athletes with six Scottish swimmers out of seven swimmers making the finals. In Para-swimming Andrew Mullen and James Clegg both returned from the IPC Championships in Montreal, Canada with medals meeting the annual target of three medals. Other noticeable achievements included the World Short Course Championships and the World University Games. Ally continued his presentation by informing members that the five key performance indicators on the performance plan had been achieved with the exception one KPI being narrowly missed. As preparations continue towards Glasgow 2014 the focus will be on maximising the benefits of a home Games, ensuring the best possible preparations for our athletes and enhancing our reputation as a key Commonwealth sport.
Forbes Dunlop (Chief Executive) gave a short presentation reflecting on how the video of the Annual Report has summarised the amount of work which was happening across the country. Forbes reported that the focus moving forward would be to celebrate the success of the
Scottish Swimming Annual Business Document 2015 Page 3 Commonwealth Games this summer while using every opportunity we can to accelerate and develop swimming and in particular to make the case for every child learning to swim. Forbes recognised that the coming months would be extremely busy but it was important to enjoy the events coming up within the swimming community. Finally he gave thanks to members for their feedback on the Corporate Plan review process.
5.2 Company’s Annual Report (including reports from National Committees); The Vice President advised the delegates that the National Committee Reports were as read in the Annual Business Document with an Addendum covering the modifications. He asked if any Committee Chair wished the opportunity to update their reports.
Duncan McKinnell (Swimming Committee Chair) apologised for omitting Jak Scott (ITC Stirling) from the Scottish Swimmers who took part in the World Championships in Barcelona.
Phyllis McLean (Synchro Committee Chair) noted a typographic error. Dawn Zodiac trophy should read Dawn Zajac trophy.
Jane Ogden (Diving Committee Chair) gave a brief update acknowledging James Heatly and Sam Thornton gold medal in the Men’s 3m synchro dive at the National Cup in January 2014.
Ken Fussell (Water Polo Committee Chair) took the opportunity to give thanks to the Board of Scottish Swimming and Forbes Dunlop for their support in helping to arrange the Commonwealth Water Polo Championships, Aberdeen.
Cath Fleming (East District President, Portobello ASC) advised that in July two relay teams from the East District successfully swam the English Channel. The Junior Team did exceptionally well, being both the youngest successful relay team and the fastest mixed relay of the year.
6. Attendance and Apologies for Absence: Attendance; Club Delegates: East: 14, Midland: 8, North:13, West: 25 Clubs Represented: East: 11, Midland: 5, North: 7, West: 15 Life Members: 7 Swim Schools: 3 Council & Board of Directors: 8 Total Voting Delegates: 78 total Also in attendance were: Staff - 21 Guest - 4
Apologies; Life Members – Ed Adam, Elizabeth Bowman, Stewart Davidson, Sir Peter Heatly, Ian Martin, Ramsay Morton, George Philip, Tom Tracey, Lesley Turberville Board Members – Win Hayes Council Members – Gina Logan, Moraig Macdonald, Iain Meldrum Clubs – East; Inverleith ASC Midland; Brechin Beavers ASC, Menzieshill & Whitehall ASC, North; Aberdeen Dolphins ASC, Bucksburn ASC, Freestyle ASC, Garioch ASC, Nairn Synchro ASC, Shetland ASC West; Motherwell & Wishaw ASC Swim Schools – East; Edinburgh Leisure Midland – Angus Council 7. Financial Report 2012/13 & Budget 2013/14 & Membership Fees for 2014/15 The Vice President confirmed the finance report was as detailed in the Annual Business Document before welcoming any questions from the floor. Proposed by John Mason (Board Director) and seconded by Allan Fletcher (Life Member).
8. Company Fees & Fines for 2014/15 The Company Fees and Fines for 2014/15 as detailed in the Annual Business Document were agreed and accepted by the meeting. Proposed by Phyllis McLean (Synchro Committee Chair) and seconded by Alan Thomson (Council Member)
Scottish Swimming Annual Business Document 2015 Page 4 9. Alterations to the Governance Documentation 9.1 SASA Constitution Before debating the proposals the Vice President confirmed the voting rule; At least a two thirds majority of those present and voting must be secured before an alteration can be adopted.
The Vice President then went through each proposal asking if further clarification was needed or if there were any objections from the floor. To allow the Vice President to chair the meeting new proposers and seconders were required for PC1, PC2 & PC3. These were outlined and confirmed in the Addendum.
Proposal PC1: Carried Proposal PC2: Carried Proposal PC3: Carried – Lengthy discussion took place on this proposal with Lynn Alderton (Alford Otters ASC) and seconded by Gail Smith (Swim Easy Swim School) objecting to the wording outlined in the Addendum. Following a vote with the majority of the delegates supporting the proposal, the proposal was carried.
9.2 SASA Articles Before debating the proposals the Vice President confirmed the voting rule and recognised the new proposer and seconder for proposal RA1 & RA5 as outlined in the Addendum;
Proposal RA1: Carried Proposal RA2: Carried Proposal RA3: Carried Proposal RA4: Carried Proposal RA5: Carried Proposal RA6: Carried
9.3 Company Rules Before debating the proposals the Vice President confirmed the voting rule; A simple majority of those present and voting must be secured before an alteration can be adopted.
The Vice President then went through each proposal asking if further clarification was needed or if there were any objections from the floor. A new proposer and seconder was confirmed for Proposal PR1 as outlined in the Addendum.
Proposal PR1: Carried Proposal PR2: Carried Proposal PR3: Carried Proposal PR4: Carried
10. Matters the SASA needs to consider as sole member of the Company: None
11. Notices of Motion: None
12. Appointment of Members of SASA Council: The Vice President advised that the appointment of members of SASA Council were as listed within the Annual Business Document. There were no objections to these Appointments with the AGM approving these Appointments for the coming year.
13. Endorsement of Members of National Committees: The vice President confirmed the following changes which were detailed in the Addendum and additions from the floor to the National Committees:
Masters Committee Graeme Schreiber West – Subject to approval at the West District Delegates meeting Eddie Riach (Masters Committee Chair) confirmed the appointment of Hilary Stewart as the North District representative.
Scottish Swimming Annual Business Document 2015 Page 5 Water Polo Committee Duncan McGregor Warrender BC Douglas Gardiner Falkirk ASC
Ken Fussell (Water Polo Committee Chair confirmed the appointment of Robert Tait to the position of Finance Coordinator.
Diving Jane Ogden (Diving Committee Chair) confirmed the appointment of Judy Wardlaw to the position of Events Convener.
The nominations for the National Committees were approved with the endorsement taking place with immediate effect.
14. Confirmation of Appointments: The following company appointments were approved: Independent Examiners – Walton Kilgour Honorary Legal Advisor – Elspeth Black Honorary Medical Advisor – Dr Kate Jordan
15. Installation of President: In Gina’s absence David welcomed former Past President and Life Member John Deans to the floor. Prior to John presenting David with the chain of office, John gave thanks to David for chairing the AGM in Gina’s absence and then went on to recognised some of David’s most noticeable achievements in swimming. David spoke briefly to give thanks to Gina for her year in office and advised it was an honour to stand before the delegates as President. He made reference to how 2014 will be an exceptional year for swimming and wished all the swimmers, coaches and team staff the very best of luck for the forthcoming Glasgow 2014 games.
David confirmed it was his duty as President to welcome Eddie Wilmott, Vice President 1 to the Board of Scottish Swimming and to introduce Elizabeth Stewart to the role as Vice President 2.
16. Presentation of SASA Life Membership: David spoke of his pleasure in presenting two Life Member awards today. Firstly presenting Margaret Riach, National Events Convener with a Life Member award presenting her with a small gift from Council in appreciation for her continued support in running international and national events over the past 25 years. Finally, David gave thanks to Gina as retiring President for her work over the years particularly as a swimming tutor and teacher. Gina will be presented with a Life Member award in person once she was feeling well again.
A year in pictures was played which highlighted the work of the staff and volunteers over the last year. David then reminded all delegates of some of the forthcoming events due to take place this year. The Scottish Gas National Open Championships will take place from 3-6th April, the Commonwealth Water Polo Championships take place from 5th – 12th April. The Pool of Opportunities Conference and the Annual Awards Dinner Evening will take place from 12-13th September and the AGM 2015 will take place on Saturday 28th February. Finally David thanked everyone for attending the AGM and concluded with a short video of photos showcasing the Scottish Swimming community over the past year.
The AGM meeting concluded at 12:45
Item 4 CORRESPONDENCE
1. Email from Harper Macleod accepting nomination as the Company’s Honorary Legal Advisor 2. Letter from Dr Kate Jordan accepting nomination as the Company’s Honorary Medical Advisor 3. Email from Allan Morgan of Walton Kilgour accepting nomination as the Company’s Independent Accountant
Scottish Swimming Annual Business Document 2015 Page 6 Item 5.1 CHAIR/CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S REPORT
2014 has been an excellent year for Scottish Sport and Scottish Swimming has played its part. It was the final year of our six year strategic plan and the Commonwealth Games marked the culmination of those six years of planning, preparation and delivery across all areas of our work. The Games were a fitting end to our plan and the visible success that the Games provided is a reflection of six years of success for Scottish Swimming.
We always view success for Scottish Swimming as a shared success with our members and partners. Our membership continues to grow and strengthen; the network of over 160 swimming clubs across Scotland is a fantastic testament to the commitment and dedication of many thousands of volunteers who run these clubs for the benefit of the local people and communities. Scottish Swimming continues to enjoy the support of the pool owners and operators, which in the main are the Local Authorities and Trusts and we would like to thank them for their continued support and commitment to support our clubs and for working with Scottish Swimming to develop other aquatic provision. We would also like to thank sportscotland for both the financial support but also the significant staffing support provided to support Scottish Swimming.
Supporting our clubs continues to be a priority for Scottish Swimming. In the last year the RSDMs have continued to work with clubs to help them with their challenges. This support ranges from helping to access investment for clubs, supporting the set-up of learn to swim / club links and helping with complaints, child protection and disciplinary matters.
We started to review our learn to swim framework during 2013 / 2014, the work is just being finalised and will be ready to launch and implement in line with our new Corporate Plan. Tied into this we have also been reviewing our teacher and coach education systems with some changes now starting to be implemented. These include regional training weeks, a revamped Level 2 teaching award, more time supporting our tutor workforce and a move to online resources.
In April 2014 Scottish Swimming was proud to host the Commonwealth Water Polo Championships in Aberdeen. The Water Polo Championships demonstrated the interest and passion for the sport in Scotland with sell-out crowds at the new Aberdeen Aquatics Centre and the bonus of a bronze medal for the men’s team on the final day.
The Commonwealth Games in Glasgow exceeded all expectations. We understand that performances like those in the summer are made over many years and would like to both thank and congratulate everyone who has played a part. In addition to the performances in the pool it was also great to see Scottish Swimming technical officials and volunteers running the event and so many Scottish Swimming fans spectating, all of which made for a great atmosphere at both Tollcross and the RCP.
As well as the Water Polo and Commonwealth Games Scottish Swimmers and Divers excelled at many other international championships around the world during the summer of 2014, congratulations to them all.
2014 has also seen change to the Board of Scottish Swimming and we would like to thank in particular Peter Bilsborough and Danny McGowan for the significant contributions they have made to the Board of Scottish Swimming, notwithstanding their wider involvement in our sport over a long period of time. We would also like to thank all other Board and Council members for their continued support and direction and the staff team at Scottish Swimming for their continued hard work and dedication.
2014 was not only a time to deliver it was also a time to plan. Scottish Swimming used 2014 to speak to a wide group of members and partners to ensure our new plan reflects the ambitions and challenges of our members and partners. Our new plan will be finalised after the AGM and will start from April 2015.
With the new plan in place we are looking forward to working with our members in partners in the next chapter of Scottish Swimming.
Maureen Campbell , Chair – Board of Directors Forbes Dunlop, Chief Executive
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Scottish Swimming Annual Business Document 2015 Page 7 Item 5.2 ANNUAL REPORTS
SWIMMING REPORT
Championships National Championship in the 2013/14 season were heavily influenced by preparations for the Commonwealth Games. We moved the National Championships to April 2014 and this acted as a test event for the Commonwealth Games, being run in close cooperation with Glasgow 2014. It also served as part of the Scottish team selection process. The availability of the 50m swim down pool was a major plus for athletes and an enhancement that we will seek to retain for future Championships. In June we held the Scottish National Age Group Championships at Aberdeen Sports Village. This proved to be an excellent venue and generated a great atmosphere. Live streaming was in place for all events and viewing numbers were positive.
In September we introduced a new event, the National Team Championships, to which our top Senior and Junior clubs were invited. This was a successful inaugural event, which we will develop further in future years.
In 2014/15 we will revert to holding Age Groups in April and the National Championships in June.
British Swimming Competition Review British Swimming have undertaken a review of the Competition Pathway, with Scottish Swimming fully involved. This will generate a number of changes which will impact on our events. There will be a new British Summer Championships to which the top 24 athletes in each age group will be invited. The next group of age group swimmers will be invited to participate in a new Scottish Summer Meet which will be held at the Royal Commonwealth Pool in July. This competition structure is designed to expose more talented age group swimmers to national competition and improve the transition of junior talent to become successful senior athletes.
Grand Prix Once again we held a successful Grand Prix series, with events in Inverness, Edinburgh and Aberdeen. The Aberdeen event was the last chance to obtain a qualifying time for Glasgow 2014.
Congratulations to our overall winners, Stephen Milne (Perth City) and Sian Harkin (University of Stirling).
The 2014/15 programme will take place in Aberdeen, Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Elite Performances The headline events of the year were the Commonwealth Games, European Championships and the IPC European Championships.
Scotland fielded its largest ever Swimming team at the Commonwealth Games and congratulations are due to all athletes for their outstanding performances. Particular congratulations to medallists:
Dan Wallace (Uni of Florida / Warrender) Gold 400m IM, Silver 200m IM Hannah Miley (Garioch) Gold 400m IM, Bronze 200m IM Ross Murdoch (University of Stirling) Gold 200m Breast, Bronze 100m Breast Michael Jamieson (Bath ITC / Edinburgh University) Silver 200m Breast Corrie Scott (Edinburgh University) Bronze 50m Breast Erraid Davies (Delting Dolphins) Bronze SB9 100m Breast Men’s 4 x 200m Freestyle Silver: Dan Wallace Stephen Milne Duncan Scott Robbie Renwick Jak Scott Gareth Mills Craig Hamilton Cameron Brodie Three Scots took part in the European Championships: Ross Murdoch (University of Stirling) Stephen Milne (Perth City) Cameron Brodie (University of Stirling)
Ross Murdoch backed up his sensational Commonwealth Games performances with two Silver Medals in 100m and 200m Breast, while Stephen Milne swam outstandingly in the 400m, 800m and 1500m Freestyle, breaking two long standing Scottish records.
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Two Scots were on the British team at the IPC European Championships. Andrew Mullen starred with Gold medals in 200m Free, 50m Butterfly (European Record), 50m Back (European Record) and 200m IM and Silver medals in 50m and 100m Free. Scot Quin took Silver in 100m Breast and 4th place in 200m IM.
Youth Elite Performances Two Scots took part in the European Junior Championships: - Craig Bowman (Carnegie) - Duncan Scott (FIRST)
Duncan had an excellent competition with Gold medals in 200m IM and 4 x 100m Freestyle as well as a Bronze in 4 x 200m Free and 4th place in 200m Free. Craig was a strong 4th in 100m Butterfly.
Records At the time of writing, 165 National Senior, Junior and Age Group Records have been broken so far in 2014, across all categories – Senior, Junior, Club and Age Group, and both Long and Short Course. This is an increase on the 133 broken by the end of October last year. Full details are available on the website.
Committee Three members of the Swimming Committee will be standing down this year, Helen Murray (East District), Liz Stewart (West District) and Brian Hendry (STO Representative). I am grateful to them, and all the committee members, for their contributions during the year.
Duncan McKinnell, Swimming Chair ______
WATER POLO REPORT
Scottish Water Polo has had a great year in 2014.
Commonwealth Water Polo Championships The greatest achievement was the successful hosting of the 2014 Commonwealth Water Polo Championships held at the Aberdeen Sports Village Aquatics Centre from the 5th – 12th April 2014. This was the biggest Water Polo event ever held in Scotland.
Eight Nations competed, with seven men’s teams and five women’s teams. The Results:
Men: 1st England 2nd Malta 3rd Scotland Women: 1st England 2nd Canada 3rd South Africa
The Event was endorsed by the Commonwealth Games Federation and supported by FINA with the Championships being overseen by a FINA delegate. In total 10 referees, from competing nations and 2 neutral officiated the Games along with 12 UK table officials and 2 UK delegates.
The Championships were run by 40 volunteers, 25 officials, Scottish Swimming staff, ASV managers and staff. The volunteers came from a combination of the water polo community, local university students.
There were a total of 3,365 online ticket secured, resulting in 9,750 tickets booked, this represents over 2/3 of all available seats with sell-out crowds to all Scotland Games and Finals.
There was great internet and media coverage. 1300 sign up for newsletter 13,500 views of live match reporting 50,000 page views on the website Web Streaming had: - 6.342 live views - 6388 on demand views - 4,000 hours watched live in 47 countries
Highlights packages were created which resulted in the following coverage: England vs. Malta Final was broadcasted live on Sunday 13/04 on PBS, plus 1 hour highlights aired on the following stations: South Africa – SuperSport, New Zealand - Sky Television, UK - Premier Sport, Singapore – Starhub, Malta – PBS
Scottish Swimming Annual Business Document 2015 Page 9 Other News Our National Teams are competing in a growing number of international events. The Scottish Water Polo Academy continues successfully in Edinburgh and has now been established in Aberdeen with introductory terms run in Inverness and Glasgow. Club training time has been secured at Tollcross as well as a number of polo sessions in Aberdeen. The number of players and teams in Scotland continues to grow. Scottish teams continue to compete at the highest levels in British competitions. Our Scottish competition calendar continues to grow. A Scottish senior player has been selected into the GB Men’s team as well as some of our junior players participating in the GB Development programme.
Good work all round.
Ken Fussell, Water Polo Chair ______
SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING REPORT
A difficult year for Synchronised swimming with the withdrawal of funding at GB level, It has been difficult to know what else the sport could have done as Synchronised Swimming clearly met all its performance goals. This decision has also lead to the GB committee being disbanded resulting in poor communication.
Officials Congratulations to Elizabeth Bowman on becoming a Referee this year. We now have a Synchronised Swimming Tutor in Scotland, Julie McDonald Simpson. Julie has successfully run a UKCC Level 1 Coaching Synchronised Swimming Course earlier this year, in which we had 12 candidates pass. A Basic Assessors course was held in Edinburgh which resulted in 4 new Assessors. Also congratulations go to Grangemouth Club in gaining SynchroMark this year.
Championships The Inter District Championships was won by the East District who won both the Skill1/2 category and the 3/4/5 Skill category. Clydebank ASC retained the Mary Black Trophy.
Edinburgh SSC competed at the ASA Age Groups in Gloucester and the team finished top 10. Edie Turner from Edinburgh finished 24th in the figure event and Scotland sent 4 Technical Official’s to this Championship, with 3 Technical Officials attending the GB Championships at Sheffield.
We had our highest ever entry at our Scottish Gas Nationals and Age Group Championships in Glasgow this year. It is very encouraging to see so many teams from all over the UK travel to our Nationals. We also had a FINA Evaluator attend from Finland who has given very positive feedback about the event. Our new scoring system was put to the test and our challenge remains to attract more Scottish Clubs to next year’s Nationals and Age Groups.
Results Our National 12 year & under Scottish winner is Bethany Thomas (Nairn SSC) who won both figure and solo events. Chloe Hunter (Nairn SSC) won the 13, 14, 15yr figures, Chloe also won the solo in the National Section in this age group and was presented with the Dawn Zajac Trophy. Edie Turner (who was Edinburgh SSC) and now swims for Bristol Central SSC took the National Junior figure and Solo event competing in the junior age group category. Nairn SSC continued to dominate the Combination Team event yet again winning the Avril Dempster Trophy.
Committee Finally, I would like to thank our volunteers that assist with our various events, the Scottish Synchronised Swimming Committee and the staff at Scottish Swimming, for their assistance throughout the year.
Phyllis McLean, Synchronised Swimming Chair ______
Scottish Swimming Annual Business Document 2015 Page 10 OPEN WATER SWIMMING REPORT
The Scottish Open Water Championships took place at Loch Venacher, becoming our regular venue for this event. Despite difficult weather conditions, our safety team coped admirably and the event passed without significant incident. Scott Deans and Alyshia McCracken swept the board between them in the Open Championship events at 2k, 5k and 10k. Lilyella Craw-Seaman, though still a junior, placed well in the 2k and 5k events. Indeed, the junior swimmers who placed highly in Open categories augers well for the future.
The winners of the Open Water Grand Prix 2014 were James Leitch, Alyshia McCracken, Scott Deans and Kirstin Clark. The Committee hopes to introduce a Grand Prix Relay event in 2015.
In 2014 we introduced a new 5k indoor event, with postal entries and a final for the top swimmers at the Aberdeen Aquatics Centre in April. Congratulations to Mark Deans and Rebecca Smith, who won the two trophies in this inaugural event.
Our June team camp took six swimmers to the International German Championships: Mark Deans, Scott Deans, Alyshia McCracken, Mhairi High, Helen McRoberts and Lilyella Craw-Seaman. The team performed well against strong international competition.
Scottish Swimmers Mark Deans and Lucinda Campbell were selected to the Great Britain Squad in events during the summer.
The East District Open Water Championships were again accredited as a qualifier for two age groups at the ASA Open Water Championships. Scottish swimmers again punched above their weight there, though the medal haul was not quite as the unprecedented result in 2013. Our current rules do not allow 12 year to 14 year old swimmers entry to the ASAs by this route, a situation we will look to correct for next year.
Mark Deans was selected to represent Scotland in the Faros Marathon in Croatia. Completing an excellent season, Mark was placed fourth, breaking the previous record for the fastest time ever by a Briton, which he himself had set in 2013.
This has been somewhat of a transitional year as we see out our old development plan and created our new plan for the next few years. Although our usual Development Squad camp did not go ahead due to the unusually busy summer, we did consolidate our position on many other fronts including the appointment of our Open Water Head Coach, Andrena Hammond, to take the Performance aspect forward and have continued to forge partnerships with other like-minded voluntary bodies.
Our thanks to all the Open Water STOs and Safety staff, who have ensured that our events have been both fair and safe for another year.
Les Rodger, Open Water Chair ______
MASTERS REPORT
Scottish Masters National Championships. ASV Aberdeen April 2014 Taking the event up to this great new facility in Aberdeen was highly successful with numbers at full complement and with great organisation by Scottish Swimming National events team this was enjoyable and productive with numerous record breaking swims. The event returns to Tollcross for 2015 but we will return to ASV in the future.
Scottish Swimming Adult Swim Series 2014-15 This has now been established thanks to the efforts of Jayne Smith and the first event was held at the RCP on the 9th November with more planned throughout the Districts. This is seen as complementing the Masters series of Training events. The transition opportunities for senior swimmers in to the Masters Discipline is beginning to show at the training and competition events where the numbers of under 25 year old swimmers is increasing and this is already filtering up to the 25+ age groups.
FINA World Masters (Report with thanks to Keith Dunnett) A very small contingent of Scots made the trip to this year’s Championships in Montreal, Canada. With two swimmers from Inverness and five from Silver City Blues, this was the smallest Northern hemisphere contingent for
Scottish Swimming Annual Business Document 2015 Page 11 a long time, the main reason being the considerable expense in travelling as well as accommodation. Although a small team, the team performed well.
LEN European Championships 2016 and 2018 The LEN European Swimming Championships are coming to London in 2016 and they will include the Masters Championships which will be a great opportunity for British Masters swimmers to take part in a major event and at reasonable cost. We will work hard to encourage a huge Scottish contingent participating.
It is a pity that Glasgow while successfully bidding for the 2018 event chose not to include Masters as the City would have thrived on the 6,000+ competitors plus partners/families and friends.
2015 The groundswell against Kazan Russia may lead Masters swimmers to consider alternate events and fortunately there is a 2015 World Masters Games scheduled for Nice in France which will be attractive for cost and accessibility notwithstanding politics.
Eddie Riach, Masters Chair ______
SWIMMING TECHNICAL OFFICIALS’ REPORT
The STO Committee continued to work hard during the year in the training of new officials and I thank them all for their efforts. The District STO Convenors in particular deserve a special mention as their job is extremely time consuming, involves a huge amount of paperwork, with many courses and meetings. I would also like to express thanks on behalf of the Committee to all the Technical Officials who have assisted in mentoring new candidates through the courses for the positions of Judge 1, Judge 2 and Judge 2s - this is very much appreciated.
Registration Numbers of registered officials for the year to date show we have 841 registered officials, slightly up on last year. Since I took over the position of Chair of the Committee 4 years ago, the District Convenors have trained over 2,855 timekeepers – that’s 700+ timekeepers every year. They have started a total of 819 Judge Level 1’s, 266 Judge Level 2, 88 Judge 2S’s and 19 officials have qualified as Referees. The hardest part of this is trying to keep these officials in the sport. There is a very big drop off every year with the membership remaining fairly stable at around the 830 – 840 mark. Many parents seem keen enough to do timekeeping but are not keen to progress onto Judging. Without a continuous conveyor belt of officials coming along every year the numbers would drop very quickly to a level where meets would not get accredited. I would also like to mention that there are many officials who no longer have children swimming but still turn out regularly to support our sport. Without these people being there, meets would really struggle and would not be done to such a high standard that makes our sport the envy of many others in the way it is run. A huge thank-you should go out to all these people.
Licensing Following the end of the first four year cycle, at this time last year, the number of officials with BS licences dropped by 90 due to non-renewal. The current figure for Licenced officials in Scotland now stands at 313.
Commonwealth Games Glasgow 2014 What a fantastic event which was made by the people. The athletes, the officials, the Clydesiders, the spectators, all contributed to a magnificent spectacle that was the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. We have had numerous comments re the officials since the end of the Games on how professionally they carried out their duties. I have to mention our two senior officials for the Games, Kevin Paterson one of the Starters and Tom Mills one of the Referees. Tom did a sterling job in not only being Referee each session but ended up doing the vast majority of briefings as well when the FINA delegate was unavailable. Our overseas officials seemed to enjoy themselves despite being very nervous before the event started. Daphne Bird the other Referee from South Africa and Erin Collis the other starter from Australia were extremely pleased with the small gifts we gave them as mementos of Scotland and the Games in Glasgow. They particularly liked the Scotland Flag, signed by all the other Technical Officials, the Scots Dictionaries, the small Quaich’s and the Tunnock’s tea cakes which they fell in love with. I do believe we can be very proud of our efforts at the Games and I’m sure the memories will remain with everyone for a very, very long time.
Scottish Swimming Annual Business Document 2015 Page 12 Aberdeen Sports Village April 2014 saw the opening of the new 50m pool in Aberdeen after a very long campaign to get one – however it is a fantastic facility. The Scottish National Age Group Championships which were held in the pool in June were a huge success and they are returning to the same venue in April 2015.
Registered Officials Licensed Officials 2011 2012 2013 2014* 2011 2012 2013 2014* East 135 158 166 174 East 71 90 76 70 Midland 71 70 72 80 Midland 34 34 27 27 North 380 375 372 373 North 177 174 138 140 West 231 227 221 214 West 112 112 79 76 Total 817 830 831 841 Total 394 410 320 313
Timekeeper Assessments Certificates Awarded 2011 2012 2013 2014* 2011 2012 2013 2014* East 172 162 207 158 Judge 1 86 124 90 92 Midland 73 101 65 60 Judge 2 45 36 31 46 North 311 344 281 295 Judge 2S 20 17 14 23 West 204 218 227 197 Referee 5 4 6 4 Total 760 825 780 710 Recorder 8 10 5 6 AOE 4 1 3 4 Judges Assessments (* as at 15/12/14) 2011 2012 2013 2014* Judge 1 219 177 206 217 Judge 2 57 45 84 80 Judge 2S 26 19 19 24 Total 302 221 309 321
This will be my last report as Chair as I am standing down at the AGM in February 2015. My full-time day job has changed over this last year and I’m now doing a lot more world travelling than before. Also I’ve been on the STO Committee for 9 years now and I feel that it is time to hand over to someone else. I still intend participating at National Championships, District and Club Meets so will not be disappearing off the map altogether. I have enjoyed my time as Chair and have received a lot of help by the Committee over the years. I wish my successor all the best.
Brian Hendry, STO Chair ______
DIVING REPORT
Diving continued to grow in 2014 with many new members. This year has seen great improvement in diving facilities in Scotland with new pools being used in Dundee and Aberdeen. Issues in relation to Ayr’s diving facilities have also been resolved enabling future growth there. Water time and dryland facilities do continue to be a key challenge in Dundee and Ayr.
The diving year started with a stunning Synchro performance from James Heatly and his Leeds partner Sam Thornton who, narrowly beating Tom Daley and partner Daniel Goodfellow, picked up the British Gas National Cup title in January. A strong performance throughout the year harvested a number of international medals for James with an Individual silver and Synchro gold on 3M at the 7 Nations in Amsterdam, another Synchro gold in Dresden and bronze Synchro medals at the European Juniors and Junior Worlds.
Unfortunately, Grace Reid has suffered a significant shoulder injury throughout the year, which has hampered her ability to compete. It was great to see both Grace and James included in the Commonwealth Games team. Both acquitted themselves very well, achieving their respective finals in both 1M and 3M.
The SASA Levels events are increasingly popular with over 80 divers participating at each of the 4 events held this year. Although a novice event, it is important for diver development and gives the opportunity
Scottish Swimming Annual Business Document 2015 Page 13 to use different pools in Scotland. Experience at this event clearly pays dividends with good results at English novice events in Leeds, Southampton and Tynemouth. It is pleasing to note that 3 divers Mhairi Goodwin, Danny Mabbot and Lewis Thomas attended the Talent Games in Luton. From this event Mhairi was selected for the home countries Talent Programme.
It was Scotland’s turn to host the Celtic Cup this year and it was great to impress our visiting nations with the new facility in Aberdeen. Scotland’s team performed very well, retaining the Celtic Cup title for the third year running.
The final events of the year are the Scottish Open & National Championships and the Scottish Open & National Novices (Thistle Trophy). There were over 100 entries in the Nationals and almost 200 entries in the Thistle. A great result for James who, against a strong field, won the Open 3M event. It is a credit to all the volunteers who organised and helped during the event that it all went smoothly with many compliments from those participating. Divers were sent from 14 clubs across the UK and, despite large teams from some key clubs, it was great to see Edinburgh lift the Thistle Trophy at the end of the day.
Jane Ogden, Diving Chair ______
Item 7 FINANCE REPORT
The enclosed financial statements are extracts taken from the certified accounts of Scottish Amateur Swimming Association Limited (SASA Ltd). A copy of the statutory accounts can be obtained from the Finance Manager at the National Swimming Academy should any member or partner of the Association wish to review them.
To summarise the key highlights I am delighted to report an annual turnover totalling £3.5M with a year- end surplus totalling £4k. There were a number of key financial achievements this year that contributed towards our surplus. The turnover reported at the end of the financial year included the release of £129k held in reserves to support planned expenditure.
The financial statements presented to our members are in the same format as the last year with comprehensive notes to the accounts to assist with comparison of this year’s figures to the previous year.
The notes to the accounts are as follows:-
1. The investment received from sportscotland is greater this year (£1,486,081) than in the last financial year (£1,386,907). This is due to grants received during this year and deferred grants released to support specific posts and programmes. In addition to this we also received supplementary funding to support the Athletes in the run up to the Commonwealth Games and an additional post for Edinburgh Performance Centre. 2. Our target for membership income (£560k) was narrowly missed with £556k recognised during the year compared to £548k in the last financial year. Our membership remains positive given that our original target was £525k but was changed at the start of the financial year based on membership growth and retention over the past four years. 3. Our objective for the four year period was to secure £250k to support our high performance plan. This year was the final year of the plan and I am pleased to report that we achieved this target with additional investment totalling £300k being invested into the High Performance Plan. The sum of £102k held in our High Performance Reserves at the end of the last financial year (2013) was released during the course of this year. 4. Under Services, the total income received during the course of the year is significantly higher than the last financial year. The main reasons for this are; an additional £45k received relating to the maturity of a four year fixed term bond; VAT recovered under the partial exemption rule enabled us to recover c£27k; and external income totalling £12k to support a secondment post in the run up to the Commonwealth Games. 5. Under Services, Office costs are higher due to the planned costs of redeveloping our membership database (CMS) and printing costs associated with our new corporate plan. Marketing & Communications costs are higher this year (£55k), due to the redevelopment of our website and live streaming of our national events. Staffing costs are higher due to the CEO post being
Scottish Swimming Annual Business Document 2015 Page 16 recognised over a twelve month period in this financial year, one seconded post that was fully funded externally and general on costs associated with the commonwealth games. 6. Under Performance, the main area of investment relates to the World Class Competitions with £102k released from our High Performance Reserves to support this area. 7. Under Performance heading Performance Coaching & Development, I reported at the end of the last financial year that there was a reduction in investment into this programme as a result of the cessation of funding from British Swimming to support the Stirling Integrated programme. 8. Under Development, the increase in investment from sportscotland is more this year due to the increase in the number of bursary grants paid to candidates (£142k); the implementation of an online development and resource tool (Onefile) and an additional full time Regional Development Manager Post. 9. Under Development, the income generated though UKCC candidates fees continues to grow with £269k income generated this year compared to £264k in 2012-13. Our UKCC Education course has recently undergone a vigorous review to ensure a quality competency framework is delivered to candidates undertaking UKCC courses. 10. Under Development, the Water Polo discipline was awarded additional funding to support the Commonwealth Water Polo Championships. In addition to this we successfully leveraged indirect funding in partnership with Aberdeen Sports Village to ensure that there were sufficient financial resources to support this event. 11. Under Development, Staffing costs incurred during the year have increased compared to the last financial year however it should be noted that the majority of these costs are externally funded and are captured under headings sportscotland (↑£53k), Participation (↑£24k) and Staffing (↑£19.5k). 12. The balance sheet continues to show our strong cash flow position with a healthy bank balance. It should be noted that this includes deferred grants and other deferred income totalling £1.7M of which £582k relates to grants prepaid by sportscotland for the period 1st April 2015 to 31st March 2016. 13. The balance sheet is represented by a number of reserves with the sum of £129k being released to support planned activity (High Performance Plan & CMS). Even after allowing for this the company still has reserves of c£364k.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Board, Council, committees, budget holders, commercial partners and all our supporters for their cooperation and support during 2014.
I wish clubs, members and all connected with Scottish Swimming a very successful 2015.
Deborah McGinniss, Finance Manager
Scottish Swimming Annual Business Document 2015 Page 17
Scottish Amateur Swimming Association Limited
Income & Expenditure Statements for year ending 31/10/14 2013-14 2012-13 *Area of Investment (Summary) Income Expenditure Income Expenditure Services £ 1,022,789 £ 824,002 £ 923,976 £ 679,595 Performance £ 1,127,375 £ 1,465,662 £ 940,730 £ 1,204,673 Development £ 1,259,358 £ 1,245,575 £ 1,059,847 £ 1,013,661 Release of Reserves £ 129,902 £ 20,000 Total Income/Expenditure £ 3,539,423 £ 3,535,239 £ 2,944,553 £ 2,897,929 Excess to High Performance Reserves £ 4,184 £ 46,624 Release HPR / Website Reserve -£ 129,902 -£ 20,000 *Total grants received from sportscotland £ 1,486,081 £ 1,386,907
2013-14 2012-13 Services Income Expenditure Income Expenditure Membership £ 556,091 £ 548,732 Grants & External Funding - sportscotland £ 205,485 £ 203,243 Sponsorship £ 134,603 £ 116,149 £ - Merchandise / Fundraising £ 3,046 £ 8,236 £ 19,920 Bank Interest £ 60,010 £ 9,987 VAT - Partial Exemption £ 26,145 £ 20,036 Staffing £ 12,742 £ 440,759 £ 377,606 Office & Other Overheads £ 15,400 £ 195,220 £ 6,309 £ 149,116 Committee Expenses £ 36,153 £ 30,864 Marketing & Communications £ 8,852 £ 124,513 £ 11,284 £ 71,169 General Overheads £ 415 £ 27,357 £ 30,919 Services Income & Expenditure £ 1,022,789 £ 824,002 £ 923,976 £ 679,595 Release of CMS/Website Reserves £ 27,810 £ 20,000 Surplus/Deficit* £ 226,596 £ 264,381
2013-14 2012-13 Performance Income Expenditure Income Expenditure Grants & External Funding - sportscotland £ 725,063 £ 672,697 - British Swimming & British Disability £ 41,364 £ 87,956 £ 48,756 £ 83,767 - Stirling Integrated Programme £ 15,400 Staffing £ 303,216 £ 8,167 £ 304,545 Athlete Training & Competition Costs £ 192,053 £ 443,664 £ 188,100 £ 445,046 World Class Competitions £ 125,975 £ 345,269 Performance Coaching & Development £ 608 £ 58,190 £ 2,331 £ 133,874 Performance Programmes £ 42,313 £ 226,209 £ 5,279 £ 235,659 Committee Expenses £ 1,157 £ 1,781 Perf Income & Expenditure £ 1,127,375 £ 1,465,662 £ 940,730 £ 1,204,673 Release HPR £ 102,092 Surplus/Deficit* -£ 236,195 -£ 263,943
Scottish Swimming Annual Business Document 2015 Page 18
2013-14 2012-13 Development Income Expenditure Income Expenditure Grants & External Funding - sportscotland £ 432,247 £ 378,967 - Participation (incl sportsco Grant) £ 191,860 £ 84,966 £ 167,493 £ 129,173 - Kelloggs £ 20,312 £ 17,943 £ 45,159 Swimming Awards & Products £ 109,227 £ 39,345 £ 125,103 £ 62,715 Education (UKCC & CPD) £ 269,964 £ 260,642 £ 264,162 £ 252,442 Staffing £ 19,500 £ 532,058 £ 417,326 Club Development £ 37,452 £ 45,310 £ 4,908 £ 23,580 Discipline Support £ 178,796 £ 263,280 £ 74,057 £ 126,316 National Committees/Swimmer Pathway £ 2,031 £ 2,109 Dev Income & Expenditure £ 1,259,358 £ 1,245,575 £ 1,059,847 £ 1,013,661
Surplus/Deficit* £ 13,783 £ 46,186
Total Income £ 3,539,423 £ 2,944,553 Total Expenditure £ 3,535,239 £ 2,897,929 Total Surplus to High Perf Reserves £ 4,184 £ 46,624 Release of Reserves -£ 129,902 -£ 20,000
Balance Sheet for Year Ending 31 October 2014 2013-14 2012-13
Fixed Assets £ 6,019 £ 13,541
Current Assets Stock £ 35,147 £ 41,425 Debtors £ 117,743 £ 120,096 Prepayment £ 42,296 £ 111,887 Bank £ 2,221,599 £ 1,403,322 £ 2,429,510 £ 1,676,730
Current Liabilities Creditors & Accruals £ 332,847 £ 363,270 Grants c/f & Other Deferred Income £ 1,725,075 £ 836,401 £ 2,057,922 £ 1,199,671
Current Assets Less Current Liabilities £ 358,863 £ 477,059
Total Assets less Current Liabilities £ 364,883 £ 490,600 Represented by:- Retained Reserves £ 358,507 £ 358,507 High Perf Reserves £ 4,184 £ 55,468 Website & CMS/Integra Reserve £ 2,192 £ 30,000 £ 364,883 £ 490,600
Scottish Swimming Annual Business Document 2015 Page 19 Notes to Accounts for the year ended 31 October 2014
1. Government grants were received during the year from sportscotland, Scottish Government, Comic Relief and Big Lottery. This amounted to £1,541,845 and includes grants not fully utilised during the year which are deferred to later accounting periods in accordance with the terms of the offer documents. 2. The release of reserves to support planned expenditure resulted in a year end surplus totalling £4,184. 3. These accounts are prepared under the historical cost convention. 4. Fixed assets are depreciated over three years. The charge for the year amounted to £9,326 compared to £13,831 during 2013. 5. Stocks are valued at cost. 6. At 31 October 2014 the Company had a financial commitment of £11,550 p.a. plus VAT for a period of twelve years for the rental of premises at Stirling. 7. The release of reserves is part of our strategic plan which was to set aside £250k over a four year period with the primary aim being to support London 2012 and Glasgow 2014 with this year being the final year.
Report of the Accountants to the members of Scottish Amateur Swimming Association Limited We have examined the financial statements for the year end 31st October 2014 and are satisfied to the best of our knowledge and belief, that in accordance with the information and explanations supplied to us, the financial statements have been properly prepared from the accounting records of the company. The procedures undertaken do not provide all of the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently we do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.
Walton Kilgour Chartered Accountants 2 Marshall Place, Perth, PH2 8AH
Proposed Membership Fees 2015- 2019 Membership Fees 2015-2019 Category Swimmer £43.00 Non-Swimmer £10.00 Temporary Membership £10.00
Club Affiliation Fee 2015/16 Club Affiliation Fee 2016-2019 Club Affiliation Fee £20.00 SwiMark + clubs Free SwiMark clubs £20.00 Non SwiMark clubs £50.00
*Swim School Affiliation Fee 2015/16 £300.00 *The proposed fee is for one year and will be will be reviewed as part of our Learn to Swim framework.
Item 8 COMPANY FEES FOR 2015/2016
Protests £25 Complaints £50 Appeals £100 Special SASA Council Meeting *£250 Special District Meeting £100 Composite Teams £150 Meet Licence Applications £20 * Please note this fee is subject to deletion if proposal PC1 is approved
Scottish Swimming Annual Business Document 2015 Page 20 Item 9
Proposed Alterations to Scottish Swimming Governance Documentation
Introduction This year there are 8 proposals and resolutions to amend Scottish Swimming Governance Documentation. The proposals can be broken up as below. 3 proposals following the Governance Review Focus Group consultations. PC1, PC2, RA1 5 general proposals to alter the Governance Documents. PC3/PR1, PC4, PC5, RA2, PR2
Proposals are categorised depending on the Governance Document being changed. 1. Proposals to change the Constitution are prefixed by “PC”. 2. Resolutions to change the Company Articles are prefixed by “RA”. 3. Proposals to change the Company Rules are prefixed by “PR”.
Combined Proposals. This year proposals affecting more than one area of the Governance Documents have been combined into one entity rather than having associated proposals requiring more than one vote. The voting rules for these combined proposals will be the same as for the Constitution or the Company Articles (a two thirds majority).
The voting rules for each set of proposals are (refer to SASA Constitution C4.1.1, C4.1.2 and C4.1.3) 1. Proposals which include an amendment to the SASA Constitution (“PC”s) or which include a resolution to amend the Company Articles (“RA”s). ”At least a two thirds majority of those present and voting must be secured before an alteration can be adopted.” 2. Proposals which only include amendments to the Company Rules (“PR”s). ”A simple majority of those present and voting must be secured before an alteration can be adopted.”
Please note that any alteration to the Governance Documents shall take immediate effect unless otherwise decided by a simple majority.
Proposals as a Result of the Governance Focus Group Review These proposals are the outcome from the consultation process of the Governance Focus Group review during 2014. The Governance Focus Group was set up to review the roles and relationships within Scottish Swimming and SASA, in particular to consider Council, Board, District and Discipline Committees. The group considered the role as described in the governance documentation, the actual duties and roles fulfilled in order to form a view on what these groups should focus on going forward. The Group reviewed how Districts operate and what their responsibilities and duties were – it did not review the structure and number of Districts. The review was held as part of the development of the next Corporate Plan and had an independent chair, Stuart Ferrier of sportscotland.
The Group recommended changes to the Governance Documentation for Council, Board and Districts, however, they decided that no changes were required for Discipline Committees. The proposed changes have been discussed in full at Board and Council meetings.
The proposed changes are linked but not interdependent, thus each proposal will be taken separately at the AGM. There are three proposals split into Council (PC1), Districts (PC2) and
Scottish Swimming Annual Business Document 2015 Page 21 Board (RA1). The opportunity has also been taken to remove some of the existing Governance Documentation which is now regarded as redundant or not required in the Governance Documentation.
For information, deleted paragraphs and/or sections have been listed at the end of these proposals.
Proposal PC1 (two thirds majority required) Proposed by Stewart Finlayson, Ren 96 Swim Team (Council Member) Seconded by John Mason, Stirling Swimming (Director, Company Board)
Briefing Note. This proposal is to amend the structure and responsibilities of Council It also amends the meeting requirements of Council, making them more flexible and removing the Governance for Special Council meetings as they are felt to be no longer needed. It includes the requirement for one of the meetings to be a joint one with the Board.
The requirement for Board Papers to be issued to Council Members at the same time as the Board to allow Council to be pro-active in safeguarding the interests of the membership is included in the Resolution RA1.
“Delete paragraph C7.1.1(e)”. “Amend paragraph C7.1.2 as detailed” “Amend section C7.1.3 splitting it into duties and responsibilities (C7.1.3 & C7.1.4), as detailed” “Delete original paragraph C7.1.3.5” “Add in paragraph C7.1.4.1” “Merge C7.1.4 into C7.1.5 and amend paragraph C7.1.5 as detailed” “Delete original paragraphs C7.1.5.1, C7.1.5.3 & C7.1.5.4”” “Add in new paragraph C7.1.5.3” “Delete section C7.1.6”
C7.1.2 A quorum at a SASA Council Meeting shall be seven. C7.1.3 The main Duties and Powers of the SASA Council are: C7.1.3.1 To delegate and vest in the Company the day to day running of the business of the SASA and to transact all SASA business. C7.1.3.2 To be responsible for the governance documentation for Scottish Swimming. C7.1.3.3 To approve payments of Honoraria to the Company Board Members. C7.1.3.4 To be responsible for the annual re-appointment of Company Board members following the annual review carried out by the Chair of the Company Board. C7.1.3.5 To enact the reserve powers of the Member in accordance with the Company Articles Section A4.2.
C7.1.4 Additional responsibilities of the SASA Council are: C7.1.4.1 To liaise between Districts and Council ensuring that the District’s viewpoints, on all relevant matters, are put forward to Council and that the Districts are updated on Council matters. C7.1.4.2 To maintain a financial overview of the Company through the receipt of finance reports. C7.1.4.3 To be responsible for approving changes to the Club “Model” documents as per Section C10.1.1. C7.1.4.4 To make recommendations to the Scottish Swimming AGM for Patrons and SASA Life Members.
Scottish Swimming Annual Business Document 2015 Page 22 C7.1.4.5 To award the Nancy Riach Medal, the W G Todd Prizes and Cups and the J Y Coutts Memorial Award. C7.1.4.6 To approve the inductees to the Hall of Fame.
C7.1.5 SASA Council Meetings C7.1.5.1. The SASA Council shall meet at least three times per year. One of the meetings will be a joint meeting with the Company Board in November each year. C7.1.5.2 SASA Council shall meet as and when required, subject to C7.1.5.1, at venues to be arranged by the Company with the agreement of the President. C7.1.5.3 The Council may, with the agreement of the President, make decisions without the need to hold a Council Meeting should the business be able to be transacted satisfactorily in any another suitable manner. C7.1.5.4 Business to be considered at a SASA Council Meeting must be received by the Company not later than 14 days prior to the meeting and sent to SASA Council members not less than seven days prior to the meeting. C7.1.5.5 The Chair shall be taken in the following order of preference depending on attendance. a) The President. b) The longer serving Vice President. c) The newer Vice President. d) One of the District representatives as decided by the meeting. C7.1.5.6 The Chief Executive and/or his/her nominee(s) shall normally be in attendance. C7.1.5.7 Procedures for the conduct of business shall conform to Company Rules Section R16.
Deleted Paragraphs from Section C7.1. C7.1.1 e) A nominated member of the Company Board C7.1.3.5 To be responsible for putting in place a mechanism that will ensure all the Districts operate in a consistent manner. C7.1.5.1 Dates of Ordinary SASA Council meetings for the next 12 months will be agreed at the last SASA Council meeting each year. C7.1.5.3 The Company, with the agreement of the President, may alter the date of any meeting or cancel the meeting should there be insufficient business to be transacted. C7.1.5.4 The business for Ordinary SASA Council Meetings shall include: a) President’s Address b) Apologies for Absence c) Minutes of Previous Meeting d) Actions from Previous Meeting e) Report from the Company Board (which will include information on Administration, Finance and Technical Matters). f) Business in Accordance with Section C7.1.3. of the SASA Constitution g) Correspondence C7.1.6 Special SASA Council Meeting C7.1.6.1 The Company shall give not less than seven days notice of a special meeting and specify the business. C7.1.6.2 The venue of Special SASA Council Meetings shall be arranged by the Company, and will be convened as follows: a) By decision of the President and Vice Presidents. b) By decision of two thirds of the SASA Council present and voting at a SASA Council Meeting. c) By resolution adopted at an AGM or any general meeting of the
Scottish Swimming Annual Business Document 2015 Page 23 Association. d) Within 14 days of receipt by the Company of a written requisition from at least two Districts stating the reason for such a meeting. e) Within 14 days of receipt by the Company of a written requisition signed by the President or Secretary of six different Clubs, stating the reason for such meeting, accompanied by a fee as specified in Company Rule Section R3.4.1. The fee may be retained or returned at the discretion of SASA Council. C7.1.6.3 Business to be considered at a Special SASA Council Meeting will normally only be for the specific purpose that the meeting was called in accordance with Sections C7.1.6.1 and C7.1.6.2. C7.1.6.4 The Chair shall be determined as per Section C7.1.5.6. C7.1.6.5 Procedures for the conduct of business shall conform to Company Rules Section R16. C7.1.6.6 The Chief Executive and persons responsible for Administration, Finance and Technical Matters, all of the Company, shall normally be in attendance.
Proposal PC2 (two thirds majority required) Proposed by Pam Thomson, Brechin Beavers, ASC (Council Member) Seconded by Kerry Christie, Westhill District ASC (Director, Company Board)
Briefing Note. This proposal is to add duties and responsibilities for the Districts to the Governance Documents. It includes the transfer of the existing Council Duty C7.1.3.5 to the Districts as it is about how the Districts operate.
“Add in a new section C9.2 as detailed, renumbering C9.2 to C9.8 as C9.3 to C9.9 respectively” “Moving original paragraph C9.9.1 to new paragraph C9.2.1.1 and remove existing section C9.9”
C9.2 Duties and Responsibilities of the Districts C9.2.1 The Main Duties of the Districts are: C9.2.1.1 To hold, as far as possible, District Championships, with an equivalent programme to Scottish Championships, in each discipline. C9.2.1.2 To train Technical Officials in all Disciplines in accordance with the approach followed by National Committees. C9.2.1.3 To recruit and train personnel for all District Positions, including putting in place succession planning. C9.2.1.4 To put in place a mechanism that will ensure that all the Districts operate in a consistent manner and share their Best Practices. C9.2.2 The additional Responsibilities of the Districts are: C9.2.2.1 To appoint SASA Vice Presidents as per sections C7.3.3 and C9.8.4 C9.2.2.2 To appoint SASA Council members as per section C9.8.3 C9.2.2.3 To appoint SASA National Committee members as per section C9.3.2 C9.2.2.4 To liaise with Council, Scottish Swimming Staff, National Committees and their Clubs on relevant matters.
Please note this will require the Constitution Index for Section C9 to be amended references to C9.7.3 and C9.7.4 in C5.14 to be amended to C9.8.3 and C9.8.4 references to C9.2 to C9.8 in new Paragraphs C9.3 to C9.9 to be amended to C9.3 to C9.9 reference to C9.9 in R4.2.1 to be amended to C9.2.1.1
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Resolution RA1 (two thirds majority required) Proposed by Kerry Christie, Westhill District ASC (Director, Company Board) Seconded by Alan Thomson, Forres Bluefins ASC (Council Member)
Briefing Note. This proposal is to amend the responsibilities of Board.
It also removes some of the Board Governance which the Focus Group felt was no longer relevant or needed. It includes the requirement for one of the Board meetings to be a joint one with SASA Council It also includes the requirement for Board Papers to be issued to Council Members at the same time as the Board to allow Council to be pro-active in safeguarding the interests of the membership.
“Correct reference in A2.1.4 to be A2.1.2 instead of A2.2.1” “Amend paragraph A2.2.1 as detailed” “Delete original paragraphs A2.2.4(c), A2.2.6, A2.2.7 & A2.2.8 renumbering A2.2.9 to be A2.2.6” “Add in new paragraph A2.2.7” “Delete original paragraph A2.3.1 renumbering A2.3.2 to A2.3.4 to be A2.3.1 to A2.3.3” “Amend section A3.1.1.2 splitting it into main duties and responsibilities (A3.1.1.2 & A3.1.1.3), as detailed” “Delete original paragraphs A3.1.1.2(b) and A3.1.1.2(i)” “Add new paragraph A3.1.1.2(f) as detailed” “Renumber original paragraph A3.1.1.2(g) to new A3.1.1.2(b) and amend as detailed” “Renumber original paragraph A3.1.1.3 to be paragraph A3.1.1.4”
A2.1 Appointments A2.1.4 The normal term of office for a non executive member of the Company Board is four years. A member may only be appointed for three consecutive terms in any one capacity and a maximum of four consecutive terms in all capacities, subject to re- appointment after each term as per A2.1.2. A member, who has to retire from the Company Board for this reason may apply for a vacancy on the Company Board after an absence of two years from the Board. A2.2 Meetings A2.2.1 The Company Board shall meet at least six times a year at venues to be arranged by the Company with the agreement of the Chair. One of the meetings will be a joint meeting with SASA Council in November each year. A2.2.6 Company staff shall attend as and when required. A2.2.7 Relevant papers to be discussed at Company Board meetings will be issued to Council members when they are issued to Company Board members. A3.1.1.2 Without prejudice to the generality of Article A3.1.1.1 the Board Directors main duties are: a) Be responsible for the day to day management of the affairs of the SASA. b) Appoint any sub committee(s). c) Approve, reject or amend any recommendations from Committees. d) Appoint and arrange supervision of the staff of the Company and arrange accommodation for the administration and staff of the Company and for that purpose, enter into contracts for the lease, purchase or disposal of heritable property.
Scottish Swimming Annual Business Document 2015 Page 25 e) Make alternative arrangements, where a Company Committee is not operating in accordance with the Company Articles and Rules. f) Maintain relationships with funding partners. A3.1.1.3 Without prejudice to the generality of Article A3.1.1.1 the Board Directors additional responsibilities are: a) Approve or otherwise Regulations as drafted by Committees. b) Appoint National Enquiry and Arbitration Panels. c) Consider and approve, for issue, Codes of Practice d) Nominate candidates for British Swimming appointments.
Please note this will require reference to A2.3.2 in A1.1 for “Chair & “Chair of the meeting” to be amended to A2.3.1 reference to A2.3.3 in A3.2.5.2 to be amended to A2.3.2
Deleted Paragraphs from Section A2 A2.2.4 c) Method of communication for any Director wishing to participate but unable to attend. A2.2.6 In fixing the date and time of any Board Directors’ meeting, the Board Director calling it must try to ensure, subject to the urgency of any matter to be decided by the Board Directors, that as many Board Directors as practicable are likely to be available to participate in it. A2.2.7 Notice of a Board Directors’ meeting need not be given to Board Directors who waive their entitlement to notice, prospectively or retrospectively. A2.2.8 Board Directors are to be treated as having waived their entitlement to notice of a meeting if they have not supplied the Company with the information necessary to ensure that they receive the notice before the meeting takes place. A2.3.1 The business for a Company Board Meeting shall include: a) Apologies for Absence b) Minutes of Previous Meeting c) Actions from Previous Meeting d) Correspondence e) Chief Executive’s Report f) Finance Report g) Administration Report h) Technical Matters Report i) SASA Business Update j) Board Director(s) Reports k) British Swimming Report l) Regulations, Reports from Committees m) Any Other Competent Business A3.1.1.2 b) Review the reports on income and expenditure of Committees. A3.1.1.2 i) Make appropriate arrangements for handling all applications for records.
General Proposal to amend the Governance Documentation
Proposal PC3/PR1 (two thirds majority required) Proposed by Margaret Somerville, Livingston & District Dolphins (Editorial Board) Seconded by Anne Hendry, Life Member (Editorial Board)
Briefing Note. This proposal is to amend the 15 December deadline for actions to be 31 December. 15 December was introduced to allow time for the external printing of the Annual Business
Scottish Swimming Annual Business Document 2015 Page 26 Document (ABD). As this is now done in house the proposal is to change the date to end December to give more time to the contributors and still allow the completion of the ABD in January prior to the AGM.
PC3 and PR1, although they affect different parts of the Governance Documentation, are both part of the same proposal. They will be treated as one entity and will require a two thirds majority if there is a vote.
Proposal PC3 “Amend paragraphs as detailed.” C5.0 SCOTTISH SWIMMING ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM) C5.14 a) Nominations for Office and other appointments must be received by the Company not later than 31 December prior to the AGM. C9.7 Other District Appointments/Nominations C9.7.4 A District will nominate a SASA Vice President in accordance with the following criteria: a) Nominations from Clubs and District Life Members shall be submitted to the appropriate District Secretary by 1 November. The District Executive may add other candidates and present the list of all candidates who satisfy the SASA Criteria to their District AGM for a candidate to be identified for notification to the Company by 31 December. Please note the paragraph number C9.7.4 is subject to change dependent on Proposal PC2.
Proposal PR1 “Amend paragraph as detailed.” R3.1 Finance General R3.1.4 SASA District financial reports for the year, certified by auditors / examiners, shall be submitted to the Company not later than 31 December each year.
Proposal PC4 (two thirds majority required) Proposed by Anne Hendry, Life Member Seconded by Doris Mair, Life Member
Briefing Note. To allow Districts more flexibility on when they can hold their AGMs to allow for a suitable weekend date to be chosen around National Championships, etc. This proposal will allow the Districts the option of holding their AGMs in the latter half of November or in December.
“Amend paragraph as detailed.” C9.2 Annual General Meeting (AGM) C9.2.1 Each District shall hold an Annual General Meeting (AGM) in either the last 2 weeks in November or in December. The date, time, venue and quorum shall be in accordance with District Governance Documentation. Please note the paragraph number C9.2.1 is subject to change dependent on Proposal PC1.
Proposal PC5 (two thirds majority required) Proposed by John Mason, Stirling Swimming (Director, Company Board) Seconded by Graeme Marchbank , Perth City SC (Director, Company Board)
Briefing Note. The Company Board have serious concerns that many of our clubs do not have a trained
Scottish Swimming Annual Business Document 2015 Page 27 child protection officer in place. This was discussed at length and the Board place great importance on ensuring that our clubs are complying with our child protection policies and procedures. The Board also discussed what action Scottish Swimming will take should a club not comply and they asked that this requirement is added to the governance documentation. They also felt that Scottish Swimming and the Districts need to take more responsibility in ensuring that all Clubs have a trained CPO in place. It was decided to make this a separate section, rather than part of the affiliation section C10.1, to try and emphasise that it applies all the year round and is not just linked to when Clubs affiliate each year. They also, have not put in any specific "sanctions" for non compliance by referring to Company Rule R13.1.1. This gives the Company more flexibility, on their dealings with Clubs, to try and resolve any situation which imposes a risk.
“Add new paragraphs as detailed.” C10.6 Child Protection Officer (CPO) C10.6.1 Clubs must comply with the Company's child protection policies and are required to have a fully trained CPO who has attended the Company approved courses. This includes attending repeat workshops, as required by the Company, to remain fully trained. C10.6.2 When Clubs appoint a new CPO they must ensure that the CPO attends the Company approved courses within twelve months in order for them to be regarded as fully trained. C10.6.3 Clubs who do not comply with C10.6.1 and C10.6.2 are subject to disciplinary action by the Company as per Company Rule R13.1.1.
Resolution RA2 (two thirds majority required) Proposed by Blair Prentice, Life Member (Editorial Board) Seconded by Margaret Somerville, Livingston & District Dolphins (Editorial Board)
Briefing Note. To introduce quorums for National Committees for decision making purposes. Currently there are no quorums laid down, this proposal is to introduce quorums, excluding co-opted members, with a minimum representation of Districts, Clubs or Coaches as appropriate.
“Add paragraphs as detailed.” A3.1.3.7 National Discipline Committees National Discipline Committees shall be structured, depending on the number of clubs participating in the discipline, as follows: A3.1.3.7.1 Diving, Synchronised Swimming and Water Polo Committees g) The quorum for Diving Synchronised Swimming and Water Polo Committee meetings shall be four, excluding co-opted members, provided at least two Clubs are represented. A3.1.3.7.2 Swimming Committee h) The quorum for Swimming Committee meetings shall be five, excluding co- opted members, provided at least 2 Districts are represented. A3.1.3.7.3 Masters Swimming Committee f) The quorum for Masters Swimming Committee meetings shall be four, excluding co-opted members, provided at least 2 Districts are represented. A3.1.3.7.4 Open Water Committee h) The quorum for Open Water Committee meetings shall be four, excluding co- opted members, provided at least 2 Districts are represented. A3.1.3.8 National Technical Committees National Technical Committees shall be structured as follows:
Scottish Swimming Annual Business Document 2015 Page 28 A3.1.3.8.1 Swimming Technical Officials Committee e) The quorum for Swimming Technical Officials Committee meetings shall be four, excluding co-opted members, provided at least 2 Districts are represented. A3.1.3.8.2 Coaches Technical Panel h) The quorum for Coaches Technical Panel meetings shall be five, excluding co- opted members, provided at least 2 of the Coaches are present.
Proposal PR2 (simple majority required) Proposed by Les Rodger, Aquanauts Livingston ASC (Chair, Open Water Committee) Seconded by Sandra Westgate, YAABA ASC
Briefing Note. To allow swimmers aged 12 to meet the qualification criteria for ASA/British Swimming Championships which require swimmers to qualify at the Distance to be swum in their Championships. These 1.5km events for 12 year olds would be very few and would be specifically authorised by the Open Water Committee.
“Amend paragraphs as detailed.” R4.4 Licensed/Accredited Meet R4.4.5 The minimum age for Open Water athletes, age defined as at 31 December, is as follows a) 12 years in events not greater than 1km, unless specifically authorised for qualification purposes by the Open Water Committee, when the maximum limit would be 1.5km. b) 13 years in events greater than 1km.
Item 10
MATTERS THE SASA NEEDS TO CONSIDER AS SOLE MEMBER OF THE COMPANY None
Item 11 NOTICES OF MOTION None
Item 12 APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS OF SASA COUNCIL
Council President Eddie Wilmott All Districts Vice President Elizabeth Stewart All Districts Vice President Margaret Somerville All Districts District Reps Richie Metcalfe East District Ronnie Anderson East District Moraig Macdonald Midland District Fiona Crawford Midland District Keith Thomson North District Durno Jessiman North District Karen Gray West District Stewart Finlayson West District Company Chair Maureen Campbell Chair Board Rep This will be filled if proposal PC1 is not carried
Scottish Swimming Annual Business Document 2015 Page 29 Item 13 NOMINATIONS FOR MEMBERS OF NATIONAL COMMITTEES
All National Chairs and Staff Nominees are listed for information only.
Swimming Committee Chair Ian Fleming Committee Andra Laird East David Haig Midland Helen Smith North John Deans West National Championships/Events Convenor Margaret Riach Technical Officials Rep TBA BSCA Rep Andy Figgins Staff Nominee Ally Whike
Open Water Committee Chair Les Rodger Committee Jennifer Davis East Sandra Westgate Midland Jennifer Ewen North Lynne Deans West Squad/Team Manager Mhairi Connor Events Co-ordinator Kirsty Ewen Technical Officials Co-ordinator Ralph Payne Health & Safety Co-ordinator Jim Gallacher Staff Nominee Jayne Smith
Masters Swimming Committee Chair Eddie Riach Committee TBA East Stewart Halliday Midland TBA North Graeme Schreiber West Events Co-ordinator Margaret Riach Technical Officials Co-ordinator Stewart Finlayson Staff Nominee Jayne Smith
Synchronised Swimming Committee Chair Phyllis McLean Committee Emma Miller Clydebank ASC Margo Wimberley Edinburgh SSC Irene Glen Fife SSC Julie McDonald Simpson Grangemouth ASC Tracey Shand Nairn SSC Events Co-ordinator Elizabeth Bowman / Phyllis McLean Technical Officials Co-ordinator Elizabeth Bowman / Margo Wimberley Staff Nominee Sarah Pryde-Smith
Diving Committee Chair Judy Wardlaw Committee Peter Smith Ayr Diving Club Kay Neale Dundee City Aquatics Vicki Tomlinson Edinburgh Diving Club Events Co-ordinator No Nominee Technical Officials Co-ordinator No Nominee Staff Nominee Sharon MacDonald
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Water Polo Committee Chair Ross Elder (Interim until 31st August) Alan Anderson (from 31st August) Committee Club Reps - TBC Events Co-ordinator Paul Metcalfe / Gael Logan Technical Officials Co-ordinator David Armstrong Finance Co-ordinator Katie Elder Staff Nominee Neal Rayner
STO Committee Chair TBA Committee Alistair Shields East Neil Valentine Midland Kevin Paterson North Carole McDonald West Elected Member Alison Finlayson Elected Member Elizabeth Stewart Staff Nominee Sean Dawson
Coaches Technical Panel Chair (sportscotland) Phil Reid sportscotland Partnership Manager Ewen Cameron Coach Mat Troden Coach Andy Figgins Coach Gordon Glasgow Coach John Szaranek Coach Steven Tigg Performance Director Ally Whike National Coach Alan Lynn Staff Nominee Shona McCallum Item 14 CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENTS
Appointments at AGM Independent Examiners Walton Kilgour Honorary Legal Adviser Harper Macleod Honorary Medical Adviser Dr Kate Jordan
FOR INFORMATION
BRITISH SWIMMING JUDICIAL PANEL MEMBERS Judicial Panel:- Allan Fletcher Joanna Maguire John Anderson Appeal Panel:- Doris Mair
BRITISH SWIMMING JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS PANEL Blair Prentice
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