Protection for your swimming activities

Swim England members are given insurance cover as part of their membership. This includes affiliated members, teachers and coaches, officials and clubs.

Authorised and recognised activities

Swim England authorised and recognised activities as advised to insurers for clubs and affiliated/registered members apply to the following aquatic disciplines:

Training for and competitive aquatic activity as follows:

Swimming
Synchronised swimming
Water polo
Open water swimming
Diving

The insurance applied to the clubs/members whilst involved with the following club activities:

Training for competitive swimming
Competitive swimming
Teaching and skill development
Social activities
Fund raising activities
Administrative activities

Certain land-based fitness activities are also included for training purposes as long as the coach/teacher is appropriately qualified to deliver the session. These activities are to be agreed with your Governing Body and appropriate risk assessments and risk management records are essential. If the session involves bringing in external coaches or teachers for the activity it is also essential that you check they have the appropriate qualifications and their own insurance in place to deliver the activity.

Swim England receives numerous queries regarding which activities are covered by the insurance policy and the members of the Health and Safety Forum have drawn up the following suggested list of excluded activities for consultation.

The following list of excluded activities is not exhaustive and if you wish members to participate in any activity under the auspices of your club which are outside the core activities relating to the disciplines of swimming which your club traditionally offers please contact us on insurance.query@swimming.org.

Please note that we may need to refer the query to the panel of experts appointed by the Swim England Health and Safety Forum and the insurers therefore you should allow sufficient time for your query to be resolved before organising any such activity.

Swim England is aware that many clubs which do not traditionally offer open water swimming activities may, from time to time, wish to do so and therefore specific guidelines will be drawn up providing advice and guidance on this topic.

Excluded Recreational Activities

Ballooning
Bungee Jumping
Para – Gliding
Cliff Diving
Survival and Assault Course activities
Paint Ball Games
Inflatables and bouncy castles dry land indoor/outdoor

Excluded Sports

Abseiling
Archery
Boxing
Fencing
Flying and Gliding – and other forms of aerial activity
Judo
Martial Arts
Motor Racing
Mountaineering
Parachuting
Potholing
Horse Riding
Rock Climbing
Roller Hockey
Rugby Football
Shooting
Skating
Skiing and other winter sports
Sub – Aqua
Water Skiing
Weight Lifting
Wrestling

Public Liability and Professional Indemnity Insurance

This policy gives members protection if they are held responsible or are found to be negligent for causing injury to someone else or damage to someone’s property whilst taking part in swimming, diving and other aquatic activities recognised by Swim England.

Personal Accident insurance

This ‘no fault’ policy provides cover to Swim England members for injuries sustained taking part in swimming, diving and other recognised aquatic activities up to the age of 85.

This policy covers you for:

Permanent total disablement from any gainful employment or gainful occupation for which the insured person is fitted for by education training or knowledge. A percentage shall be applied to the limit per person under permanent total disablement for some injuries and full details are included with the Club Summary of Insurance Cover provided annually – £30,000 (See FAQ page for full details)
Death – £5,000
Loss of two or more limbs or both eyes or one of each – £30,000
Loss of one limb or eye – £30,000
Permanent and total loss of speech – £30,000
Permanent and total loss of hearing in both ears – £30,000
Permanent and total loss of hearing in one ear – £7,500
Medical Expenses necessarily incurred in the Treatment of the Insured person – £100
Dental Benefits (subject to a £50 excess) – £250

Limitations:

Benefits for persons aged 70 to 85 are limited to death, loss of limbs or eyes
Dental expenses are reduced by 50% for those aged 70 and over

More information on insurance can be found HERE

All members are automatically affiliated to Swim England.

We require ALL swimmers, poolside helpers, coaches and officials to be members of the club which makes sure they are insured for club activities.

Swim England also have additional discounts and benefits available to members, current benefits can be found on the Swim England website HERE