The Isle of Man Swimming Association provides a training programme for the swimmers of its member clubs.

Selection Criteria

Swimmers will continue to be invited to join squad and moved in to different squads by the National Coach after consultation with the Coaching Committee and the Club Coaches as appropriate. In future any movement in the squads or invitation to join the Development Squad will normally be undertaken on a quarterly basis.

There is no one thing that will determine which squad swimmers will be invited to join. The Coaches will consider, amongst other things, age, ability, potential and commitment when making their decisions. Now that we have a starting point before any changes are made in future they will, wherever possible be discussed with the swimmer and their parents to ensure that both Swimmer and Parent know what they are signing up for.

Finally, when anyone joins the Isle of Man Swimming Squad we expect them to swim in all League Matches and the Island Championships - unless there are clear reasons why they cannot e.g. injury or illness.

In addition, we would like swimmers in squad to enter competitions outside the UK whenever possible