Somerset ASA

27/05/2026

🚨CDP Recruitment Alert🚨

Please follow the link for more Details:

https://somersetasa.co.uk/somerset-asa-county-development-programme-2026-27/

Any questions please get in touch!

25/05/2026

❤️💛Meet our 2026/27 Somerset President💛❤️

Lynne Bartlett

"I'm delighted to introduce Lynne Bartlett of Keynsham Amateur Swimming Club as the Somerset ASA President for 2026/27. Lynne has been involved with swimming for more than 25 years, having answered the call for poolside helpers, which soon progressed to coaching qualifications, and weekends in Loughborough to attain her level 3. With Lynne and Thea Beament heading the coaching team in the noughties, the club saw a level of success which will be hard for us to repeat, feeding many swimmers into the performance programmes at the University of Bath, and City of Bristol, most notably Siobhan Marie O'Connor, and a decade in the Premier Division of the Western Arena League. On retiring from poolside, Lynne has become heavily involved in the Keynsham Committee and has been our chairperson for several years now, meeting the increasing demands of running a swimming club as we recover from a pool closure and the pandemic, and the usual challenges faced by our clubs. Currently Lynne has two grandchildren swimming with the club, which has rather scuppered the retirement from poolside, and she is back coaching our Preliminary Squad, with one of her sons, Tom, now coaching our Juniors. I'm delighted that these many years of service are being recognised with the presidency of Somerset ASA. "

Chris Metcalfe

20/05/2026

Local rivals clash at Frome Waterpolo

18/05/2026

17/05/2026

All County dates are now being uploaded to the Calendar on the website.

I will be adding all Somerset meets as they are approved by me and the Regional Licensing Officer, so that clubs can easily see the allocation of meets across the County.

If you have any dates you would like to add then please email [email protected]

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17/05/2026

The final arrangements are being put in place for this year’s Somerset AGM. To be held on Sunday 24th May at the Chados Room, Somerdale Pavilion, Keynsham BS31 2FW.

All the information has been emailed out but is now also in the Somerset ASA.

10 club representatives have signed up so far, we need at least 15, so if you haven’t already signed up, please do.

I look forward to seeing you all there.

Agenda 2025 AGM Minutes Constitution Financial Report Signed Accounts Link to sign up to attend Attendees sign up so far......

11/05/2026

INFORMATION FOR THE BOY’s BELOW

A reminder that the RTC Millfield sessions return Saturday 16th 2026

This weekend we will be holding the trials for the under 16's inter regionals. This will be open to players Born in 2011 & 2012. The trial will be held in the second session (7-9). You will need to register before the training session on Saturday as We won't be taking late entries on Saturday evening. Please reply to this email if you would like to attend the Trial.

The SW Water Polo Academy session returns to Millfield on Saturday 16th of May.

(Millfield School Swimming Pool, Keen's Elm Lane, Street, BA16 0ST)

Registration/session info

Session 1 - Registration will begin at 16:30 for the 2012/13's and younger and the session will run from 17:00 to 19:00.

Session 2 - Registration will begin at 18:30 for the 2009/10/11's and the session will run from19:00 to 21:00.

Please remember to bring clothing and footwear for the S&C session.

Food/drink - please remember you require food/drink to last 2 hours.

Please could all new players planning on attending either of the above sessions please bring with you the following information:

Date of birth

Swim England number

Contact email

Contact mobile number

Postcode

Club they are registered to

2026 Payment

The RTC will be running 8 sessions in 2026 and the price per session is £18 and can now be paid per session. There are four remaining sessions for this year

We are asking that sessions are to be paid for prior to attendance of your session to the bank details below, but can also be paid for by card on the day.

Bank payment details for 2026

Please pay to the following bank account -

Lloyds Bank
Swim England South West Limited
Sort Code 30-98-97
Account 34605163

Please reference the payment in the following format: WPRAB - (followed by name) e.g. - WPRAB-DGranville

PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOUR PLAYER HAS PROOF OF PAYMENT WITH THEM AT REGISTRATION ON THE SATURDAY IF NEEDED THEY WILL BE ASKED TO SHOW IT.

The remaining Dates for RTCs 2026 all at Millfield are as followed:

Saturday June 20th

Saturday September 5th

Saturday October 10th

Saturday November 28th

Please see the date changes above.

11/05/2026

Dear Colleagues,

I trust you all enjoyed this year's Summer Regional Championships over the past few weekends. We acknowledge certain challenges, such as spectator capacity limitations at the venues, and we will be thoroughly reviewing these matters in the coming weeks to identify areas for improvement. Your constructive feedback on potential enhancements is highly valued and will be promptly communicated to the organizing team and the Regional Board for consideration and potential implementation in future events.

In the interim, I am confident you will join me in extending our sincere gratitude to the regional staff who meticulously organized the event, the numerous officials and volunteers whose dedication ensured its success, and the clubs along with their coaching teams and team managers.

Above all, we commend the swimmers who competed, demonstrating their unwavering commitment to achieving sporting excellence.

We also express our appreciation to Malaper Photography Sports for their outstanding photographic contributions, including my own; to the caterers who kept the officials and volunteers fed and watered throughout the championships; and finally to the staff at Millfield Swimming Pool and Hengrove Leisure Centre who showed professionalism and dedication to making the event a success.

We now invite your comments and suggestions.

Sincerely,

Mike Coles, SESW Regional Chair
Following

11/05/2026

Happy Somerset Day!

09/05/2026

🏊‍♂️ MASTERS OPEN MEET 🏊‍♀️

📍 Millfield Senior School Swimming Pool📅 Sunday 7th June🕜 1.30pm – 6.30pm

Entries are NOW OPEN!

Join us for an exciting afternoon of racing, competition and great masters swimming.

⏰ Entries close at 5pm on 24th May — don’t miss out!