Swimming South Africa
Presentation to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee
August 2005
Brief
Contribution to building young teams through:
Development programmes Transformation progress Succession plan
Included an update on general activities
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SSA Strategic interventions
High Performance Transformation Policy Drive to develop partnerships with local municipalities Mass participation programme (SRSA hub link) New geographical focus areas Department of Education Department of Water Affairs Rural Splash focus Leadership programmes Job creation BMI Study
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SSA’s National Squad Strategy
SSA has appointed a National Coaching Director, Mr Dirk Lange A National Squad Strategy has been developed and implemented:
5 Squads Swimming, 4 squads OWS 100 swimmers & 16 Open Water Swimmers 34 black swimmers & 4 black OWS 40 female swimmer & 7 female OWS 31 coaches (13 black)
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Strategic principles
Clear selection criteria Clear objectives Senior athletes:
International competition Supportive programmes in RSA Camps Education Proudly South Africa
Junior athletes
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Coaching
Long-term, sustainable programmes for coaches Coach development programmes Consistent & professional coaching practices International benchmarking Junior coach development
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Recent Major International Participation
Commonwealth Youth Games Sub-Saharan Meet World Championships Africa Junior Championships
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Summary of participation
Competition Total team size # Black % Black # Female % Female
Commonwealth Youth Games
14
3
21%
7
50%
Sub-Saharan Meet
10
10
100%
5
50%
World Championships
12
3
25%
5
42%
Africa Junior Championships
27
13
48%
14
52%
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Performances
Competition
Commonwealth Youth Games
Position
1st
# Medals 27
Gold
13
Silver
5
Bronze
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Performances of black & female swimmers 3 silvers, 2 bronze
3 of 4 top SA team performers female swimmers
Best performance in SA Team female swimmer (M Corfe) 8 medals World Championships 4th 5 2 1 2 2 swam PB's 2 broke 3 SA Jnr records Africa Junior Championships 1st 98 54 35 9 4 gold, 12 silver, 5 bronze
Sub-Saharan Meet
9 event records broken Daniel won Victor Laudorum in his age group
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Level 3 medal count for black swimmers
40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Gold Silver Bronze Total 2003 2004 2005
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High Performance Initiatives
Ladies 4x200m freestyle relay squad Coach education focus, including mentoring programmes Team coaching strategy National training centre programmes Team Management training group Academy programmes (gold, silver, bronze swimmers)
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Transformation Policy
Draft policy (revised) Awaiting SASCOC directive to finalise policy to ensure alignment Targets set for national level Targets set for each province, and to be translated to clubs Holistic plan, considering athletes, administrators, coaches, team managers, officials, etc.
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Partnerships
Local and provincial authorities Learn to Swim programmes Funds for sustained programme delivery Access to facilities Access to schools Human resource support Access to office facilities
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Partnerships contd..
Nothern Cape (Douglas, Kuruman, Sol Plaatjie) Western Cape (Cape Town City, Brede Valley) Free State (Bethlehem Municipality, Reitz
Municipality)
Kwazulu-Natal (Mhlatuze Municipality, Ethikweni
Municipality, Umdoni Municipality, Ugu Municipality)
Eastern Cape (Nelson Mandela Metro, Buffalo City
Municipality)
Gauteng (Ekhuruleni Municipality)
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Mass participation
SSA has model being implemented through LTS programme Linkage to SRSA hubs Synergy between SSA & SRSA programmes Direct liaison at local level
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New Focus Areas
Where?
North West Limpopo Mpumalanga Northern Cape Northern Gauteng area
Meetings with all role-players:
Incl. Government, Academies, Swimming associations, etc
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Department of Education
Meeting to identify areas of co-operation (13/7/05):
Aquatic Awareness integrated into the curriculum Teaching teachers to swim Learn to Swim integrated into the curriculum
Role-out plan recommended Currently awaiting Dept of Education feedback A schools strategy to be developed – driven by SRSA & DoE strategy for school sport.
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Job Creation
Business skills programme
Unemployed youth
Instructor training
Employment as life guards Establishment of swim schools
Leadership training/programmes Succession planning
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Department of Water Affairs
Regulation of usage of water for recreational purposes: DWAF initiative with SSA involvement Learn to Swim support to communities where new dams are being built
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Rural Splash
February to April 2005 Focus on training instructors (110) Implemented programmes with children in rural communities (420 in this period alone) Eastern Cape & Free State mainly Also Kwazulu-Natal
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BMI Study
DEMOGRAPHICS OF SWIMMING PARTICIPANTS
SWIMMING PARTICIPANTS BY POPULATION GROUP [2004]
# OF ADULT PARTICIPANTS
# OF JUNIOR PARTICIPANTS
TOTAL PARTICIPANTS
Black
146 000
93 100
239 100
White
412 000
91 700
503 700
Coloured
54 000
79 900
133 900
Asian
58 000
46 400
104 400
TOTAL
670 000
311 100
981 100
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BMI Study
ADULT PARTICIPANTS [ X 000’S] 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
White Participants
363
403
386
388
408
431
428
425
413
412
Black Participants
72
74
71
84
97
107
113
126
137
146
Asian/ Coloured
79
85
95
97
102
108
104
107
109
112
Total Swimming
514
562
552
569
607
646
645
658
659
670
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BMI Study
JUNIOR PARTICIPANTS
JUNIOR PARTICIPANTS BOYS GIRLS TOTAL
Black
39 000
54 100
93 100
White
43 500
48 200
91 700
Coloured
35 500
44 400
79 900
Asian
20 200
26 200
46 400
TOTAL
138 200
172 900
311 100
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BMI Study
IM AGE EVALUATION OF SWIM M ING AM ONGST BLACKS
Dedication Clever/Thinking Dynamic For All/Family/Friends Modern Macho Adventurous Aggression Stylish/Graceful Cosy/Warm Elitist Endurance
-50 0 Percentage
-1 3 4 1 3 -40 32 -22 1 8 1 4 24 1 6 34 36
IM AGE EVALUATION OF SWIM M ING AM ONGST WHITES
Dedication Clever/Thinking Dynamic For All/Family/Friends Modern Macho Adventurous Aggression
50 100
-40 30 -1 7 5 32 -27 6 20 6 26 36
46
Stylish/Graceful Cosy/Warm Elitist Endurance
-100 -50 0 Percentage
50
100
RED: YELLOW: BLUE:
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