(..formerly known as St Austell Synchro Squad)
Kernow Artistic Swimming Club (KASC) is the only registered Artistic Swimming club in Cornwall and Devon. We are a friendly and welcoming club offering training to all ages from 6 (development group) through to over 18 (masters). We are a volunteer-run group with our qualified coaches offering their time and expertise free of charge. All our coaches and poolside helpers are DBS checked and receive regular safeguarding training. Artistic Swimming is a mixture of swimming, dance, and gymnastics. It develops strength, coordination, breath control, musicality, and teamwork. It is a fun and exciting way to keep fit and develop new skills. The club also enters regional and national competitions for those that want to compete. All swimmers and abilities are welcome to come for a free trial. Membership includes fees to cover Swim England registration, insurance and pool hire.
We are an inclusive club who welcome all ages, genders and abilities.
We Are Back in the Water at St Austell Leisure Center
We are training on a Friday from 6.30pm and on a Tuesday after Land Training at 7pm in the Diving Pit for selected swimmers There are additional Training Resources for some strength and conditioning links and some stretching resources.
Covid-19
We hope you are all keeping healthy and safe at this unprecedented time. We, the committee, want to extend our support to our swimmers and their families. If you find yourself locked down with symptoms and need supplies, please let us know and we will work as a team to get things to you. Similarly if you are feeling fed up and need emotional support, get in touch by email, FaceBook or phone and we will be here to chat with you, and our swimmers, to keep spirits up.
Please keep watching your emails and the FaceBook page. Also please note the new email addresses we are using and make sure they don’t get sent to spam!
Co-op Local Cause
We have just been nominated as a local cause for co-op. If you live within 15 miles of St Austell and shop at co-op please consider supporting us.
What we do
Artistic swimming, formerly known as Synchronised Swimming, is a strenuous and skilful sport. It is essentially athletic movements performed in water and choreographed to music. Artistic Swimmers use core strength and swimming skills to perform twists and lifts an figures, whilst in time with their fellow swimmers and the music.
Swimmers train on land as well as in water. The land training sessions are designed to build the core muscles, develop stretching and fitness abilities which maximise the performance in water.