Management Board (2 vacancies):
1. A County West representative (clubs eligible – Bridport Barracudas, West Dorset, Weymouth SC, Weymouth & Portland WPC, Weyport Masters)
2. A County East representative (eligible clubs – Bournemouth Collegiate, Bournemouth SC, Seagulls, Swim Bournemouth)
Co-option will be for a one-year term until the next ACM and this is not a purely decision-making role. All MB members are expected to work as part of the team and actively participate, so may be required to undertake specific tasks on occasion. Experience in a swimming club in some sort of capacity would be useful, but not essential – enthusiasm and interest in the management (and continuance) of the County Association is far more important. The Board meets a minimum of four times a year, currently face-to-face but may use electronic conferencing for future meetings.
Swimming Committee (2 vacancies): The Swimming Committee needs new blood and has two vacancies for anyone interested in actively assisting in delivering our pool swimming competitions and development programmes, and for the continuance of those programmes. Co-option will be for a one-year term until the next ACM. The Swimming Cmt meets a minimum of twice a year, usually May and October, and usually by electronic conferencing.
Dorset Graded Meet (Meet Manager): The DCASA Meet Manager has stepped down from the management of the Graded Meet with immediate effect. A new Meet Manager is therefore required for the 2026 Graded Meet or the event may have to be cancelled. A full spec of what is involved can be provided to anyone interested in this role.
Volunteer Coordinator: What does a Volunteer Coordinator do? Before a competition, the Volunteer Coordinator will monitor the sign-up of helpers on Swim-Meet and liaise with the Competitions Manager to ensure all necessary roles are filled; no direct recruitment is required. On the day of competition, the Volunteer Coordinator will brief and organise our volunteers, and assist the Event Management Team if needed. This role is vital to the efficient running of our County Competitions and it could be a job share – one person looking after each of our three main events in our competition calendar. There are no meetings, and the commitment is for the run-up to, and on-the-day assistance for each competition only.
Open Water Secretary: DCASA is looking for an Open Water enthusiast interested in liaising with our clubs and with the SWR Open Water Committee to promote and develop open water swimming in Dorset and the region. Our OW swimmers do take part in regional/national competitions but it would be good to get some local development activity going again!
Anyone interested in any of the roles or requiring more information should contact the County Administrator at dorsetasa@gmail.com.
