{"id":98,"date":"2020-05-30T17:56:34","date_gmt":"2020-05-30T15:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/joed11.sg-host.com\/?page_id=98"},"modified":"2020-07-06T11:47:58","modified_gmt":"2020-07-06T09:47:58","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kznaquatics.co.za\/?page_id=98","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"98\" class=\"elementor elementor-98\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3aed242 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3aed242\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f4cdc4\" data-id=\"1f4cdc4\" 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data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41b9fc7\" data-id=\"41b9fc7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18a2aff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18a2aff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"statistics\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Drowning Statistics<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f3ac0b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f3ac0b5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"mission\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f327b4\" data-id=\"4f327b4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12cdaf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12cdaf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Mission<\/h1><p>KZN Aquatics will reduce incidents of children drowning, increase the number of black swimmers entering the sport and Promote Performance and Excellence amongst aquatics athletes, coaches, technical officials and administrators.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8e551fa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8e551fa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"objectives\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-852e1c3\" data-id=\"852e1c3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25fc405 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25fc405\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Objectives<\/h1><ul><li>Increasing the levels of black participation in aquatic activities<\/li><li>Creating the human resources to sustain aquatic activities<\/li><li>Develop programmes to ensure black athletes qualify for the 2012 Olympics team<\/li><li>Placing aquatics in the forefront of efforts to reduce drug abuse and crime.<\/li><\/ul><p>KZNA believes that sport plays a crucial role in the development of a healthy lifestyle in communities. Swimming is an essential life skill that can be applied in a competitive and recreational environment. It is one of the few sports that can be practiced throughout one\u2019s entire life. The strategy is based on six core objectives to ensure the addressing of\u00a0 imbalances of the past. These objectives are:<\/p><ul><li>Social Upliftment<\/li><li>Skills Development<\/li><li>Capacity Building<\/li><li>Mass Participation<\/li><li>Club Development &amp; Growth<\/li><li>Provincial Talent Identification and Fast Tracking<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1dfd468 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1dfd468\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3cfd9f7\" data-id=\"3cfd9f7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5465e2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5465e2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"values\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Values<\/h1><ul><li>Teamwork working together to achieve common goals<\/li><li>Transparency being open and transparent<\/li><li>Volunteerism encouraging and growing volunteerism<\/li><li>Accountability Taking responsibility for actions<\/li><li>Integrity &#8211; Doing the right things even when not watched<\/li><\/ul><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1801a37 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1801a37\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"swimStrategy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff07958\" data-id=\"ff07958\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d83c23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d83c23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Learn To Swim Strategy<\/h1><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Programme Description<\/h3><p style=\"text-align: left;\">The mission of this programme is \u2018Every Child A Swimmer\u2019<\/p><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Programme Objectives<\/h3><ol style=\"text-align: left;\"><li>Take swimming to the people wherever they are<\/li><li>Develop the capacity close to the client<\/li><li>Reach every school in every community through the local volunteers<\/li><li>Establish synergy and integration with every level of government.<\/li><\/ol><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Quality Specifications<\/h3><ol style=\"text-align: left;\"><li>Network and consult with every Leader in the community.<\/li><li>Recruit and train 30 unemployed youth and mothers as volunteers in every community where the programme is launched.<\/li><li>Swimming competence is a pre-requisite for volunteers in the programme; if it does not exist then swimming lessons must be given to the volunteers.<\/li><li>Training in the presentation of Water Safety Education and Aquatic Awareness in preparation to enter schools is essential.<\/li><li>Training &amp; qualifying as LTS Instructors is a priority for the \u2018learn to swim\u2019 programme to proceed.<\/li><li>Swimming lessons should be offered during school and after school.<\/li><li>Volunteers must be offered a stipend for their services, based on the national standard of the time.<\/li><li>Training in Club formation and administration would then usher this project into the \u2018aquatic family\u2019 as an affiliate.<\/li><li>All training courses offered must be SSA courses that are THETA aligned.<\/li><\/ol><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Control Requirements<\/h3><ol style=\"text-align: left;\"><li>Attendance registers<\/li><li>Data-base of Community Leaders<\/li><li>Certification<\/li><li>Registration<\/li><li>Affiliation<\/li><\/ol><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Performance Credits<\/h3><ol><li style=\"text-align: left;\">From Project to Affiliate<\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\">From Recruit to Volunteer<\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\">From Not competent to Competent<\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\">From Community Project to Affiliated Club.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents Drowning Statistics Mission KZN Aquatics will reduce incidents of children drowning, increase the number of black swimmers entering the sport and Promote&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":64,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kznaquatics.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/98"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kznaquatics.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kznaquatics.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kznaquatics.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kznaquatics.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=98"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kznaquatics.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/98\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kznaquatics.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/64"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kznaquatics.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=98"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}