The Northumberland and Durham Beacon Programme is a swimming programme for athletes and coaches within Northumberland and Durham, funded by the county.
The programme was established over 16 years ago as part of Swim England’s ‘Beacon’ programme and has it’s base at the Sunderland Aquatic centre.
The main aim of the programme is to enable the highest performing athletes to access regular long course training under the guidance of performance coaches. Selections onto the programme are usually are done in August prior to the start of the new season, with additional athletes selected in January.
Currently the programme caters for Age Group, Youth and Senior athletes as well as Para-Swimmers and sessions run on a Wednesday afternoon and a Thursday and Saturday morning.
The sessions are delivered by a number of lead coaches from clubs across the county who support with its organisation. There is an open door policy to all county coaches to attend the sessions, to gain experience and knowledge of working with different athletes.
The programme is currently being finalised for the 2025 – 2026 season, with the first session planned for the 20th September 2025. The criteria can be found below and those who meet the criteria have been sent an invite to be part of the programme. If you have any questions about the programme, please email ndsasecretary@gmail.com.
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NDAL Beacon Programme Criteria 2026 - 2027