NEWS IN BRIEF
MIKE FARRAR APPOINTED CHAIRMAN OF THE ASA GROUP BOARD Mike Farrar CBE has been appointed as the Chairman of the ASA Group Board. Currently an independent management consultant working with health and sports clients including NHS Quest and the Football League Trust, he is committed to promoting health innovations and links between health and sport. Farrar said: “I am a passionate believer in the opportunity that sport, and in particular swimming, offers us to have a healthier, more cohesive and successful nation. “Having spent my career working within the health service, it’s clear there are lots of synergies between health and sport and that by working closer together we can create a more active nation.
“The role of Chairman of the ASA Group Board offers a fantastic opportunity to realise this, and I am very honoured to have been appointed.”
PROJECT ON HOLD AS COUNCIL REFUSES LOAN REQUEST Building works have ground to a halt at Brighton’s Saltdean Lido project after it was discovered that there was insufficient electricity in Saltdean to power the lido site and a new sub- station is required. Having raised £8m for the project and with every penny accounted for, the Community Interest Company (CIC) has no funds left and without power, the build project can’t continue. The CIC were advised that a new sub-station will cost almost £70,000+VAT and asked Brighton & Hove City Council for a loan but were only offered £10,229. The CIC believes shouldn’t even be paying for the sub-station, as the site when marketed in 2013 claimed to have a sub-station on site with a 80-year lease and stated all services are connected and available to the property.
www.swimmingpoolnews.co.uk
Record Scores At UK’s Largest Lifeguarding Competition
Almost 1,000 lifeguards from 53 facilities across the UK put their skills to the test in the UK’s biggest and most successful lifeguarding competition to date. Run by the IQL UK, the awarding organisation of the Royal Life Saving Society (RLSS UK), and CIMSPA, the annual Lifeguard Triathlon not only allows lifeguards to showcase their knowledge and skills, but also gives managers the opportunity to set goals to inspire staff to be the best they can be, creating a culture of continuous improvement.
Guildford Spectrum was named the top facility in the UK after scoring 96 marks out of a possible 100, second place went to Horncastle Swimming Pool (93.3) with Kimberley Leisure Centre coming in third (90.4). Craig Scott from Guildford Spectrum won the best male lifeguard category. The 22-year- old scored 98 out of 100. Second place went to Adam Frost, 20, of Knutsford Leisure Centre. Three other Spectrum lifeguards made it to the top three male and female categories: Phil Maynard, 22, came third, while Alice Gibbs, 18 and Becky Doran, 18, placed second and third in the female lifeguard
The successful Guildford Spectrum Lifeguarding Team
category. Elizabeth Shaw, 24, from Kimberley Leisure Centre won best female lifeguard after scoring 95.5 – the highest female score ever recorded. The Lifeguard Triathlon is based on the key principles of the National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (NPLQ) and tests lifeguards’ CPR, rescue swim and theory skills. Assessed internally, the event allows managers to benchmark their staff with other professional pool lifeguards from across the UK.
The organisers have seen the skills of lifeguards improve throughout the competition’s 10-year history with this year’s event recording the highest ever average CPR score (30.95 out
of 32) as well as the highest average total score in four years. The competition also attracted the largest number of female participants (41 per cent). “This has been another fantastic year for the Lifeguard Triathlon with a record number of people taking part. For a decade, this competition has been successfully used by managers to motivate lifeguards to deliver to the best of their abilities, helping to raise the standards and skills of lifeguards throughout the UK,” says Ian Doherty, IQL UK’s national programme manager.
RLSS UK 01789 773994
www.rlss.org.uk
Sign Up For A 2016 Certikin Seminar
Industry colleagues are able to get ahead of the game for next year’s pool season by attending a Certikin seminar this January. This is your chance to see and hear about the company’s exciting new products and latest innovations and a great opportunity to pick up ideas to help drive your business forward.
Make a date with one of the two seminars in the following locations: • 12 January – Tortworth Court Hotel, Wotton-Under-Edge, Gloucestershire
• 19 January – Selsdon Park Hotel, Croydon, Surrey
A programme of talks kicks off at 9.30am and concludes at approximately 3.30pm. Each of the days includes refreshments, lunch and a
Certikin’s busy 2015 seminar was a real success for all
showcase exhibition of new products. Places for either day can be booked via the Certikin website.
Certikin International 01993 778855
www.certikin.co.uk
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