Les Debenham is keen to ensure the sport of open water swimming has sufficient officials to satisfy the tremendous enthusiasm and increase in events generated by London 2012 and British success in the Beijing Olympics 2008.
We asked Les what is happening nationally in this interview recorded on Day 1 of the ASA SW Region Youth Championships 2011 .
View interview (3m 05s flashplayer required)
You can find out more about open water swimming discipline on our site and with Swimfit