Advice & FAQ

This section is designed to provide information about the club, competitions, equipment and the sport of swimming in general.

General Information

	Joining the Club	How to join Prescot Swimming Club
	Pool Rules	Conducting yourself at training
	How to Support your child	Link to a 3 minute video from Swim England about supporting your child in an Aquatics Club
	Competitive Swimming Explained	Link to a 3 minute video from Swim England explaining training terms, classifications and multi-class racing e
	Safeguarding	Child Protection
	ASA SwimLine	Details about the ASA/NSPCC Phone Line for Safeguarding children
	Water Safety Code	How to stay safe in the water
	SE Learn to Swim Pathway	Progression through the Swim England Learn to Swim Pathway
	ASA Expected Stroke Standards	Describes how each stroke should be performed
	Awards	Awards and badges we can test and supply for your swimmers
	All ASA Awards	All of the ASA badges and awards available
	Being a swim parent	Advice for parents
	Brownies Swimmer Badges	Brownie's Swimmer & Swimmer Advanced Badge requirements
	Scout Swimmer Badges	Scout Association's Swimmer Badge requirements

Competitions

	Doping Code	2015 World Anti-Doping Code Guide
	Minimum Ages	The minimum ages that children are allowed to swim in competitions
	FINA Rule Changes	Changes to the rules from October 2013 - swimmers please read
	Equivalent Performance Tables	Conversion of times from one pool length to another
	Fastest Swimmer	The fastest swimmer in Prescot
	Locations	Places we go for swimming competitions

ParaSwimming

	Classification Application Form	British ParaSwimming Physical Classification Application Form (Nov 2016)
	Classification Application Form (Large)	Large Font Version of Application Form (Nov 2016)
	Physical Classification Process	British ParaSwimming Physical Classification Process

Health

	Physiotherapy	List of recommended physiotherapists
	Sports Drinks	Sports Drinks advice from Kevin Dunk
	Nutrition	Slides from Nutrition Presentation by Andrew Shepherd
	Let's keep Swimming Fresh	Poster from the ISRM
	Keeping the Pool Clean	ISRM's campaign to keep swimming pools clean & healthy
	Asthma & the swimmer	British Swimming guide about asthma and swimming
	ADHD and swimming	British Swimming guide about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
	Epilepsy	British Swimming guide about Epilepsy
	Verrucas	British Swimming guide about verrucas (plantar warts)

Equipment