‘Don’t Put a Cap on Swimming’ as it generates social value of £2.4billion a year
Swimming is generating social value of £2.4billion a year, according to newly-released research. The social value is revealed in Swim England’s latest Value of Swimming report, which outlines how water-based…continue »Swim England Club Health Tracker
We are excited to reopen the Swim England Club Health Tracker for Year 2. This is our innovative online tool which assists clubs to review and measure their club development…continue »Second phase of Swimming Pool Support Fund applications open
A £40m fund to help local authorities improve the energy efficiency of swimming pools has opened for applications. It is the second phase of the Government’s Swimming Pool Support Fund,…continue »NHS England launch eLearning resource on aquatic activity and swimming for health
The healthcare benefits of swimming and aquatic activity for people with long-term health conditions is the focus of an eLearning resource launched by NHS England, in partnership with Swim England.…continue »Dive in and swim the Channel in 12 weeks to support people with spinal injuries
A national challenge to swim the length of the English Channel from the comfort of your own pool is helping to raise money for people paralysed by Spinal Cord Injuries.…continue »Help test Swim England’s new online water safety game
Pupils and parents are being encouraged to help trial a new online game which will educate young people about water safety. The game has been created by Swim England as…continue »Tributes paid to former ASA President and ‘true gentleman’ Phil Jones
Tributes have been paid to former ASA President and water polo international player and coach Phil Jones, who has died at the age of 90. A member of Cheltenham Swimming…continue »Water Wellbeing pools create community capacity for health and wellbeing
The Water Wellbeing programme, run by Swim England, has reached a landmark figure of 150 accredited pools across the country. So far, more than 20,000 hours of community capacity have…continue »Swim England ‘looking forward’ to working with Government on new sports strategy
Swim England is ‘looking forward’ to working closely with the Government to ensure aquatic activity plays a key role in getting more people active. The newly-published ‘Get Active: A strategy…continue »Swim England teams up with STA to clarify minimum standards for school swimming
Swim England has teamed up with the STA to create a nine-point plan to help clarify national curriculum guidelines around performing safe self-rescue in different water-based situations. They have produced…continue »Swim England confirm appointment of Andy Salmon as new chief executive
Swim England has announced the appointment of British Triathlon’s Andy Salmon as its new chief executive. Andy, who has been chief executive at British Triathlon for the last six years,…continue »Inspire 2022 Commonwealth Games legacy project ‘making a difference’ to pupils’ lives
Learning water safety skills as part of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games legacy project has helped ‘make a difference’ to hundreds of pupils’ lives. Primary schools across Birmingham and in…continue »
Key figures from aquatics visited Downing Street on World Drowning Prevention Day
A number of key organisations throughout the aquatics sector recently visited Downing Street to raise awareness on the important topic of drowning prevention. The visit marked World Drowning Prevention Day…continue »Swim England and GoCardless announce new four-year partnership
Swim England has joined forces with bank payments company GoCardless to offer clubs a stress-free solution for collecting membership fees. The national governing body for swimming, diving, artistic swimming and…continue »