The Institute of Swimming is a swimming educational organisation based in

Loughborough Loughborough ( ) is a market town in the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England, the seat of Charnwood Borough Council and Loughborough University. At the 2011 census the town's built-up area had a population of 59,932 , the second large ...

, Leicestershire.

History

It was known as the Institute of Swimming Teachers and Coaches (ISTC), and was based on ''Granby Street'' in Loughborough town centre, and previous to that in the 1990s on ''Forest Road'' (B5350) at Dawson House. As the IoS it was previously based at Harold Fern House in the town. The ISTC was formed by the ASA in the 1970s. It became the Institute of Swimming on 15 July 2004. The organisation was incorporated as a company on 6 October 1983.

Function

It supplies the main training for the

Amateur Swimming Association Swim England is the national governing body for swimming, diving, water polo, open water swimming, and synchronised swimming in England. It forms part of British Swimming, a federation of the national governing bodies of England, Scotland ( Scot ...

(ASA). Swimming schools and coaches can be registered with the organisation so long as they have adequate coaching qualifications. This register is available to the public searching for qualified swimming instructors. In this respect it is similar to a

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for swimming teachers. Comprehensive insurance is provided as part of membership. It published the magazine ''Swimming'' (when the ISTC), now called ''Swimming Times'',Swimming Times
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Professional qualifications

Fellows of the Institute of Swimming can use the F. I. S. T. C designation after their name.

Structure

SportPark, 3 Oakwood Drive, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3QF

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