This programme equips you with the knowledge, practical skills and confidence to design and deliver high-quality swimming sessions—whether you’re guiding a team at club level or preparing athletes for competition.

Training is delivered in a hybrid format:

• Brightspace e-learning for self-directed study
• Educator-led online sessions for deeper exploration and discussion
• On-pool practicals and in-club assessments to apply what you’ve learned

Before enrolment, participants must:

• Be 16 years or older at the course start date
• Hold a Swim Wales Trainee Coach Membership and a valid Swim Wales DBS
• Complete a Swim Wales recognised safeguarding course
• Undertake at least 5 hours of poolside observation and assistance with a Swim Wales member club

The qualification is built around five key units:

1. Being a Swimming Club Coach – The Person (self-directed online)
2. The Coach and the Organisation (self-directed online)
3. The Coach and Technical Requirements (educator-led)
4. The Coach in Action – Training and Competition (at your home club and a Swim Wales-licensed competition)
5. Practical Assessment (at a designated Swim Wales member club)