On October 18 to twenty Faroe Islands Aquatics will host the Nordic Study to Swim Convention within the capital of Tórshavn. This initiative goals to have interaction with swim instructors and lecturers domestically and overseas who need to replace their data on easy methods to educate swimming successfully.
This convention takes place each different 12 months, on rotation between the Nordic nations. The final time it was held within the Faroe Islands was in 2012, when 170+ members spent three rewarding days in these similar environment.
This 12 months, we hope to have as many attendees, to rebuild our community now after the COVID-19 cancellations of the conferences in 2020 and 2022.
The matters are very related, with Nordic specialists presenting how swimming expertise will be considered as extra than simply the power to swim a sure distance, in addition to the widespread rules of efficient swim instructing, and the variations when making use of expertise from the pool to, as an example, the ocean.
Representatives from European Aquatics will current its Study to Swim Framework, as its greatest observe guideline for instructing the talents which can be swimming. And there might be a pleasant debate with these representatives, because the Nordic nations have already got their very own customary of swimming potential.
On Saturday night, a gala dinner will happen on the harbor, and customarily the plan is to facilitate networking amongst these many passionate people, to hopefully strengthen the instructing of swimming as an entire. All analysis signifies that there’s a urgent want to enhance common swimming skills, particularly now within the aftermath of COVID-19.
events can learn extra about this convention at ssf.fo/learn2swim, the place there may be additionally a hyperlink for ticket bookings. The schedule shouldn’t be but absolutely finalized, however there might be actions within the pool additionally, in addition to shorter occasions on the Nordic Home which can be nonetheless being agreed upon.
See you in Tórshavn,
Rokur í Jákupsstovu, president
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About Faroe Islands Aquatics
Faroe Islands Aquatics is the best authority in all issues associated to aquatics within the Faroe Islands. Its function is to additional and promote aquatics, to enhance public well being and foster lifesaving capability, in addition to to determine necessities for lifesaving and security in relation to swimming.
Faroe Islands Aquatics works to foster and promote cooperation and wellbeing in Faroese aquatics, in order that as many as doable can train safely at their stage and to their potential.
