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DEATH OF PHILIP JONES

27/8/2023

 
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Philip Jones, a true “great” in the history of British water polo, has died at the grand age of 90.

As a player, he was remarkable – a mighty forward for his club Cheltenham, capable of scoring with either hand. He was only 14 when he made his first senior appearance for Cheltenham; at 16, he won the first of many senior caps for England alongside his brother Jack, who went on to captain Great Britain at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics.
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As a forward-thinking administrator, Philip was to have a tremendous influence on the development of water polo in this country. In 1962, he was one of a small group instrumental in founding the country’s first national league – the Premier Invitation League (later BWPL) – serving as its secretary for 13 years (1962–1975), then chairman from 1976 to 1982.

Many honours followed – president of Gloucestershire ASA, president of Western Counties ASA and, in 1996, president of the ASA. All this in addition to holding every position at various times in the Cheltenham club – it was only in recent months that he finally retired from the club’s general committee.

Philip was appointed England water polo coach in 1961 and served as GB coach from 1964 to 1968.

The League offers its condolences to Philip’s wife Shoena and family. 

Philip's funeral takes place on Tuesday, 12 September, 3.30pm, at the Willow Chapel, Cheltenham Crematorium.

CHAPERONE POLICY BRIEFINGS

20/8/2023

 
Clubs will be aware that Swim England’s new Team Manager, Coach and Chaperone Policy comes into force on 1 September. Links and FAQs can be found here: https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/swim-england-relases-supervision-ratios-policy/ 
 
To help the water polo community understand the policy and how to implement it, Swim England are staging a series of briefings looking at various scenarios and answering questions. These take place via Zoom on Thursday, 24 August, 6-7pm; Friday, 25 August, 12-1pm; and Wednesday, 30 August, 4.30-5.30pm
 
To register for one of the sessions, go to https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/TCCbriefingsessions
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FIXTURE CHANGES

18/8/2023

 
City of Manchester and new BWPL champions Polytechnic have confirmed they will be entering this season’s men’s LEN Challenger Cup.

This could impact on the BWPL men’s Division 1 programme because, if one, or both teams, progress beyond the Challenger first qualification round in October, they will be involved in round two – which clashes with the League schedule at Aldershot, 4/5 November.

As a result, the League has reorganised the BWPL programme with the aim of minimising the impact on the whole division. See Fixtures page. Matches involving Manchester and Poly remain on the Aldershot schedule, but would be rearranged if the clubs have European commitments.  

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