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| Sport | Aquatics |
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| Category | Sports governing body |
| Jurisdiction | National |
| Membership | Swim England Swim Wales Scottish Swimming |
| Founded | 2014 (2014) |
| Affiliation | FINA LEN British Olympic Association British Paralympic Association |
| Headquarters | SportPark |
| Location | 3 Oakwood Drive,Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3QF |
| Chairperson | Karen Webb Moss[1] |
| CEO | Drew Barrand |
| Coach | Swimming Chris Spice Para-Swimming Chris Furber Diving Alexei Evangulov Artistic Karen Thorpe |
| Replaced | Amateur Swimming Federation of Great Britain (ASFGB) |
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Aquatics GB[2] (formerlyBritish Swimming) is thenational governing body ofswimming,water polo,artistic swimming,diving andopen water in Great Britain.[3] Aquatics GB is afederation of the national governing bodies of England (Swim England), Scotland (Scottish Swimming), and Wales (Swim Wales).[3] These three are collectively known as theHome Country National Governing Bodies.[4]
For international swimming purposes, competitive swimming inNorthern Ireland falls under the Irish swimming federation,Swim Ireland, and as such Aquatics GB represents Great Britain, rather than the United Kingdom. For theOlympic Games, Northern Irish swimmers may opt to compete for Aquatics GB.
Aquatics GB is a member ofWorld Aquatics,LEN, theBritish Olympic Association and the BritishParalympic Association, and has responsibility for elite performance, doping control and international relationships and events for the sports within Great Britain. The Home Country National Governing Bodies are affiliated to Aquatics GB and are responsible for all other management of the sports in their respective countries from the learn to swim programmes up to performance development.[5]
British Swimming (as it was known at the time) became the primary organisation for Great British swimming in 2014, previously theAmateur Swimming Association (ASA) had been responsible for elite swimming.[6]
In 2024, the organisation underwent a rebranding and was renamed Aquatics GB to oversee five disciplines of swimming, diving, para-swimming, artistic swimming and water polo.[2]
Aquatics GB organises championships every year in each of the sporting disciplines.
The Aquatics GB Short Course Championships were usually held in August or September each year, though the event has not been held since 2004
| Year | Dates | Venue |
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| 2001 | 9–12 August | Norwich |
| 2002 | 12–15 September | Cambridge |
| 2003 | 14–17 August | Grand Central Pools,Stockport |
| 2004 | 26–29 August | Aquatics Centre,Manchester |
Domestic water polo competition in the UK is centred on theNational Water Polo League (NWPL) andNational 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.
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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 along course (50 m) pool. The championships are held in along course (50 m) pool.
Alongside the Open Water Grand Prix series, Aquatics GB also arranges national championship events over 5 km and 10 km.
The British Diving Championships are held annually in the winter. Sometimes the annual championships are held in the December of the preceding calendar year.
The British Synchronised Swimming Championships are usually held in November or December each year.
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In 2009, Aquatics GB announced a £15 million, 6 year sponsorship deal withBritish Gas.[18][19][20] It also announced sponsorship withKellogg's[21] andSpeedo[22] in 2009. In 2016, Aquatics GB announced a new sponsorship deal withTYR Sport, Inc.
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