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Each week at least one child dies following abuse and neglect. Currently around 37,000 children in the UK are officially considered to be at risk. The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) is working with the Amateur Swimming Association to raise money to stop cruelty to children. More than half a million people, of all ages and from all walks of life, have pledged their support to the NSPCC FULL STOP Campaign. The free, 24 hour NSPCC Child Protection Helpline answers over 92,000 calls a year and community-based child protection teams and projects work to protect children and prevent cruelty. To fund these and other services; to provide information for parents and children; and to act as a campaigning voice in order to make a difference on their behalf, the NSPCC relies on the generous support of people like you. Please support the ASA in helping the NSPCC do more. Give a child the chance of a better future. FULL STOP. www.nspcc.org.uk posed by model Registered Charity No. 216401 72879_ASA_p001_58955_ASA_p001 25/02/2011 15:22 Page 1 THE AMATEUR SWIMMING ASSOCIATION 2011 Official Handbook incorporating the Laws of the ASA and the Technical Rules Patron: Her Majesty the Queen Founded 1869 THE ASA, SPORTPARK, FOURTH FLOOR, 3 OAKWOOD DRIVE LOUGHBOROUGH, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE11 3QF Tel: (01509) 618700 Fax: (01509) 640193 www.swimming.org 72879_ASA_p002_52177_ASA_p026_p030 25/02/2011 15:23 Page 2 Constitutional Laws British Gas, getting everyone into the swim of it. More people swim every week than any other sport and we’re doing our bit to help people dive in. From teaching 600,000 children to swim and working with pools to reduce their energy consumption, to sponsoring Britain’s national swimming teams, we’re proud to support British swimming. British Gas. Swimming for Britain. Principal partner of 2 72879_ASA_p003_p004_52177_ASA_p002_003 08/03/2011 13:43 Page 3 CONTENTS Officers for 2011 5 Board, Honorary Members and Administration Contacts 6 Strategic Delivery Groups and Technical Committees 9 Appointed Representatives to other Organisations 12 Organisations Directly Affiliated to the ASA 13 Past and Present Officers of the ASA 15 Code of Ethics 18 Protocols for Child Safeguarding Investigations 19 Child Welfare Complaints Procedure 22 Swimline 26 Constitutional Laws 28 Governance Laws 40 Constitutional Regulations 43 General Regulations for the Judicial Systems 62 Regulations for the Operation of the Judicial System 71 Judicial Guidelines 89 Regulations General 92 Technical Rules – Technical Rules of Racing 116 – Extracts of FINA Rules 118 – Guidance to Swimming Competition Management 137 – Guidance for the Determination of Race Results 139 – Open Meet Licensing Guidelines 140 – Licensed Open Meets 144 – Technical Rules of Water Polo 144 – Technical Rules of Synchronised Swimming 144 – Technical Rules of Diving 153 – Technical Rules of Plunging 153 – Extracts FINA Open Water Rules 154 – Guidance to FINA Open Water Swimming Rules 161 – Technical Rules of Disability Swimming 162 3 72879_ASA_p003_p004_52177_ASA_p002_003 09/03/2011 09:47 Page 4 Functional Ability Card 164 Certificate of Disability 165 Regulations for the payment of Expenses 166 ASA Trophies 169 The Harold Fern Award 172 The Alfred H Turner Award 173 Long Service Awards 175 Minutes of the ASA Annual General Meeting 2010 179 Swimming Section which includes: ASA Swimming Memorial Trophies; ASA Technical Swimming Officials Examinations: Prompt Cards 188 Open Water Swimming Section – which includes: Open Water Qualifying Examinations; Open Water Referees; Prompt Cards 196 Diving Section – which includes: ASA Diving Trophies; ASA Technical Diving Officials 197 Masters Section 206 Synchronised Swimming Section – which includes: ASA Synchronised Swimming Trophies; ASA Synchronised Swimming Officials; Prompt Cards 208 Water Polo section – which includes: ASA Water Polo Championships; Useful Contacts; List of National Grade Water Polo Referees; Prompt Cards 216 Index 220 4 72879_ASA_p005_58955_ASA_President 25/02/2011 15:25 Page 5 Officers ASA OFFICERS FOR 2011 President DON NEATE In Don’s life outside swimming he was a Design and Development Engineer in various industries with a few British Patents to his name. Don was active in standardisation in his career and sat on various British and European Standards Committees and his claim to fame was that he wrote a British Standard for Aerosol Fire Extinguishers which is even now being adopted as a European Standard. Don came into swimming as many people have done when his son joined the local swimming club. Being only nine he accompanied him to his first competitive Gala and as he walked into the pool (Open Air) he was asked if he had ever used a stop watch and as he had he was appointed Timekeeper for the evening. As the watch was a mechanical one with a 30 second sweep he made a number of errors but they cannot have been that bad as he was asked again. From that time his involvement with the club, the Bury St. Edmunds SC, increased and in addition to timekeeping he served as Records Officer and Fixtures Officer and his wife also became involved and was Club Secretary and later Club Chairman. He was also involved in joining Bury St Edmunds SC with Haverhill SC to become the West Suffolk SC which has been a successful club for the last twelve years. Don became involved with Officiating, first taking County exams and later Midland District exams and he finally became a referee in 1992 making him only the second Referee in Suffolk County. As well as Club Administration they both became involved in County administration, his wife was County Secretary from 1983 until 1989 at which time Don took over the position and he remained as County Secretary until 2009 and both consider themselves fortunate to have been elected President for their County twice. From County he went on to District affairs when he was elected to the Midland District Executive in 1994. The District rules allowed 15 elected representatives but due to a dead heat in the voting, not discovered until the next day, he became the 16th representative for that year. Without this error he would probably still be County Secretary as he may have thought that the District Executive was not for him, especially as he was the first representative ever from Suffolk on the District Executive. With the advent of Regionalisation he was elected Chairman of the ASA East Region Shadow Management Board and saw the Region successfully formed in October 2005. He is still an elected member of the Regions Management Board and was proud to be elected Regional President in 2006. He is Swimming Manager for the Region and with a small but expert team (the TSC) he has run the Regions Championships for five years and considers that the organisation and running of these Championships is second to none.