Teaching Swimmers with a Disability (TSWD)
This course is designed to encourage teachers of swimming to be confident to include people with a disability into their swimming programme.
Aims
- To understand the benefits of learn to swim for people who have a disability
- To give candidates an understanding of working with people with disabilities
- To make candidates aware of the range and variation of disabilities
- To give candidates the basic knowledge of how to communicate in a professional manner with swimmers with a disability
Requirements for Certification
- Attend one day session and participate in all aspects of the course including pool session
- Log 20 hrs of teaching two different swimmers with a disability. Complete questions on log sheets
- Send signed log sheets to Regional Education Manager
