British Swimming & The ASA : Organisation Contacts

The EFDS, incorporating Disability Sports Events (DSE) is the National recognised sports development agency for the five major Disability Sports Organisations in England, Principally the British Amputee and Les Autres Sports Association (BALASA), British Deaf Swimming Association (BDSA), British Blind Sports Association (BBS) and MENCAP. The EFDS has ten regional managers who develop sports opportunities for people with a disability in each region.

EFDS Manchester Metropolitan University (Alsager Campus)
Hassall Road,
Alsager Stoke on Trent
ST7 2HL

Tel:                 0161 247 5294
Fax:              0161 247 6895
Minicom:         0161 247 5644
E-mail:            federation@efds.co.uk
Website:         www.efds.co.uk

National Disability Sports Organisations Many organisations have events and other opportunities for disabled swimmers. For further details, you can contact the organisations directly.

ParalympicsGB
60 Charlotte Street
London
W1T 2NU

Tel: 020 7842 5789
Fax: 020 7842 5777
Email: info@paralympicsGB
Web: www.paralympics.org.uk

British Amputee and Les Autres Association (BALASA)
12 Cavenham Grove
Bolton
Greater Manchester
BL1 4UA
Tel:               0120 449 4308
E-mail:          balasaoffice@btopenworld.com
Website:       http://www.patient.co.uk

British Blind Sport (BBS)
4-6 Victoria Terrace
Leamington Spa
Warwickshire
CV13 3AB
Tel:             01926 424 247
Email:         info@britishblindsportNottinghamshire
Website:     http://www.britishblindsport.org.uk

Action for Blind
c/o NBCS
2^nd Floor
Shawton House
Hagley St West
Quinton
Birmingham
B68 0PJ
Tel:             020 7635 4800
E-mail:        actionnaires@afbp.org
Website:      http://www.afbp.org

British Deaf Swimming

7 Lincoln Terr

York Rd.

Cheam

Surrey
SM2 6HE

E-mail: vincent47@tiscali.co.uk
Website: http://www.deafsports.org.uk

British Wheelchair Sports Foundation (BWSF)
Guttmann Road
Stoke
Mandeville
Buckinghamshire
HP21 9PP
Tel:              01296 395995
Fax:             01296 424171
E-mail:          alan.caron@wheelpower.org.uk
Website:       http://www.wheelpower.org.uk

Cerebral Palsy Sport (CP Sport)

Unit 8 Heathcoat Building

Science & Technology Park University Boulevard

Nottingham
Tel: 0115 925 7027/0115 925 2620

Fax: 0115 922 4666

E-mail: info@cpsport.org
Website: http://www.cpsport.org

Disability Sport Events (DSE)
Belle Vue Centre
Pink Bank Lane
Manchester
M12 5GL
Tel:             0161 953 2499
Fax:           0161 953 2420
Website:      info@dse.org.uk
E-mail:        www.disabilitysport.org.uk

FDSW
Welsh Institute of Sport
Sophia Gardens
Cardiff
CF11 9SW
Tel:              0845 846 0021
Fax:             029 20 665 781
E-mail:         office@fdsw.org.uk
Website:       http://www.fdse.org.uk

Halliwick Association of Swim Therapy

C/O ADKC Centre Whitstable House

Silchester Road

London

W10 6SB

Tel/Fax: 01727 825524

E-mail: patrick.hastings@btopenworld.com

Website: http://www.halliwick.org.uk

MENCAP
6a Caldervale Rd
Wakefield
W Yorks
WF1 5PE
Tel:               01924 239955
Email:            information@mencap.org.uk
Website:      http://www.mencap.org.uk

Scottish Disability Sport

Caledonia House South Gyle

Edinburgh

EH12 9DQ

Tel: 0131 317 1130

Fax: 0131 317 1075

E-mail: ssadsds2@aol.com

Website: http://www.scottishdisabilitysport.com

Special Olympics UK

18 Grosvenor Gardens

London

SW1W 0DH

Tel: 02078 247 800

Fax:          02078 7801
E-mail:        karensogb@aol.com
Website:      http://www.specialolympicsgb.org/

Disability Organisation Contacts