British Swimming is the

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, synchronised swimming,

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and open water in

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of the national governing bodies of

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( Swim England),

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(

Scottish Swimming Scottish Swimming, also known as the Scottish Amateur Swimming Association (SASA), is the national governing body for swimming, diving, water polo and synchronised swimming in Scotland. The SASA and the English and Welsh swimming associations for ...

), and

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( Swim Wales). These three are collectively known as the ''Home Country National Governing Bodies''. For international swimming purposes, competitive swimming in

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falls under the Irish swimming federation,

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, and as such British Swimming represents Great Britain, rather than the United Kingdom. For the

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, Northern Irish swimmers may opt to compete for British Swimming. British Swimming is a member of

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and the British

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Association, and has responsibility for elite performance, doping control and international relationships and events for the sports within the Great Britain. The Home Country National Governing Bodies are affiliated to British Swimming and are responsible for all other management of the sports in their respective countries from the learn to swim programmes up to performance development.

History

British Swimming became the primary organisation for Great British swimming in 2014, previously the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) had been responsible for elite swimming.

Championships

British Swimming organises championships every year in each of the sporting disciplines.

Swimming

;Long course ;Short course The British Swimming Short Course Championships were usually held in August or September each year, though the event has not been held since 2004

Water polo

Domestic water polo competition in the UK is centred on the National Water Polo League (NWPL) and National Women's Water Polo League (NWWPL), which operate through the autumn and winter. The British Championships organised by British Swimming are held in the Spring. Winners of the championships in recent years are listed below. ;British Championships

Masters swimming

An annual championships for Masters swimmers is organised in rotation by the Home Countries, usually in June, for senior (18–24 yrs) and masters (25 yrs+). The championships are held in a

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(50 m) pool. The championships are held in a

(50 m) pool.

Open water swimming

Alongside the Open Water Grand Prix series, British Swimming also arranges national championship events over 5 km and 10 km.

Diving

The British Diving Championships are held annually in the winter. Sometimes the annual championships are held in the December of the preceding calendar year.

Synchronised swimming

The British Synchronised Swimming Championships are usually held in November or December each year.

Sponsorship

In 2009, British Swimming announced a £15 million, 6 year sponsorship deal with

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and

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in 2009. In 2016, British Swimming announced a new sponsorship deal with

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References

External links

Official site
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Swimming Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or other liquid, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that r ...

Swimming organisations based in the United Kingdom

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Sports organizations established in 1869 Organisations based in Leicestershire Loughborough Sport 1869 establishments in the United Kingdom