NOWCA Accreditation for Lakes & Coaches

As a Lake Owner or an Open Water Swimming Coach gaining NOWCA accreditation will help increase your revenue as well as offering you discounts from NOWCA suppliers. To obtain accredition you must meet certain criteria, as outlined below.

Requirements & Benefits for Lakes

NOWCA accreditation tells Open Water Swimmers that you offer only the best in facilities, coaches and safety - boost your client base by joining us today.

REQUIREMENTS

As a minimum criteria, each venue must have its own SOP (System Operating Procedure) which complies with (as an example) the directives as laid out by British Triathlon/Triathlon England, with regard to Open Water Swimming.

This criteria includes directives surrounding water quality, H+S (ie. First Aid facilities, Safety Boats), Risk Assessments, EAP’s plus list of management personnel, individual venue particulars etc

All venues will pay an annual fee to be placed on the NOWCA register and will be graded based on their compliance with the above and any additional facilities that they provide
e.g. showers, provision of refreshments, outdoor trail, non-sports facilites etc

Venues must adhere to NOWCA swimming rates unless another price structure is agreed.

Membership Benefits

  • Use the NOWCA register to attract clients away from similar nearby open water venues who are not NOWCA members
  • Have confidence when appointing new coaches from the NOWCA register - all coaches will meet the minimum qualification requirements.
  • We are supported by British Gas who sponsor all levels of swimming from Paddling pool to Podium. 27,000 employees are being communicated to, to join swimmers in open water - all NOWCA lakes will be marketed to these potential swimmers!
  • Discounts from NOWCA suppliers

If you are unsure whether you meet the NOWCA requirements then we are here to help you, please contact us and we can walk you through every procedure or worry you may have.

ContactFor more information on how NOWCA accreditation can help you as an
Open Water Swimming Lake then please get in touch now.



Requirements & Benefits for Coaches

Becoming a NOWCA registered coach can drastically increase your client-base and prospects, as well as offering you numerous other benefits - all for a low annual fee of just £25

Membership Benefits

  • Advertise your services to all our members as a qualified Open Water Swim coach
  • Promote your services to NOWCA venues when searching for employment as a coach
  • Buy discounted wetsuits direct from NOWCA
  • 20% SBR Sports Platinum Discount Card

Requirements

  • Qualified to British Triathlon L3 (or L2 supervised at venue by L3 coach) to coach Open Water Swimming; or
  • Qualified to minimum ASA standard to coach Open Water Swimming
  • First-aid qualified with current CPR certificate
  • Must complete NOWCA Level 1 Course
  • Must attend Personal Development days throughout the year

ContactFor more information on how NOWCA accreditation can help you as an
Open Water Swimming Coach then please get in touch now.



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