Jul 10, 2019Swimming must become More Visible says Swim EnglandSports Management reports: People see swimming as lacking relevance to their lives, and lacking visibility in comparison to other sports....
Oct 25, 2018Why the Ban on Swimming at Malin Head PierThe Derry Journal Reports: A ban on swimming at Portmore Pier in Malin Head has been met with anger and calls for it to be lifted. A sign...
Oct 22, 2018Private Schools to Open their Swimming Pools to State PupilsFewer than half of all British children are able to swim 25 meters by the time they reach the age of 11. Schools will get a share of a...
Jul 16, 2018The Devastating Cost of Education DeficitThe Mirror Reports: Parents whose children drowned unite in grief to spare heartbreak for other families. As the summer heatwave...
Aug 2, 2017Swimming lessons in London’s docklands 1923 ArchiveThe Guardian reports: 1 August 1923: In a neighbourhood where “free access” to deep water is always possible for babies and toddlers, it...
May 18, 2017Free outdoor swimming lessons for kids in Northern Ireland this summerBelfast Live reports: A programme which aims to teach kids how to stay safe in open water is hosting free swimming lessons in Northern...
Apr 25, 2017‘Swimming is the most important thing you learn at school’The Eastern Daily Press reports: A fight is underway to make sure swimming remains a priority in education, as pool upkeep and transport...
Jul 28, 2016100 years as a Swimming Club without a Pool!Adelaide Now reports: A 100-year-old swimming club that started in the River Torrens is closing but only after sharing its $450,000 nest...
Jul 18, 2016Thousands take FREE Outdoor – Swim Safe – LessonsThe Daily Echo reports: FREE outdoor swimming and water safety sessions for up to 2,700 children will be held in Sandbanks Beach from the...
Jul 7, 2016Virtual Reality used to Battle Children’s Fear of WaterPRWEEK reports: One in Five Swedish children cannot swim. The energy firm E.ON’s Swedish subsidiary has teamed up with the country’s...
Dec 4, 2014Test Your knowledge – River Bathing at Beccles, SuffolkBeccles River Bathing Place 1905 Highlights and Early History of River Bathing at Beccles Test your knowledge at the end! 1862 WARNING:...
Nov 14, 2014Could Health and Safety be Drowning Us by Accident?Certainly not the idea, the Health and safety ethos protects us from many unnecessary risks; it has saved lives and prevented countless...
Nov 6, 2014From Lifesaving Education to none at all!Outdoor swimming is something of a culture shock to many of the British population. We as a nation have become so used to swimming...
Oct 24, 2014The Evolution of British SwimmingFrom a modern perspective, swimming was a very British sport. After years or religious and superstitious suppression it was in Britain...
Oct 6, 2014Is PC Costing Lives?In the UK we have our own ideas when it comes to right and wrong and public safety. Separated by a wide expanse of water from our...
Sep 12, 2014Aylestone Swimming Baths LeicesterThis photograph of Aylestone pool shows a typical utility swimming bath from this era. The building and facility’s were basic but we...
Jul 24, 2014Bathing Place – ChertseyHappy days! Bathing at Chertsey. #WaterSports #history #swimming #river #SwimmingandDiving #wildswimming #CultureoftheUnitedKingdom...
Jul 7, 2014Drowning prevention – Don’t Get In, or Learn to Swim?As the school holidays approach warnings about summer swimming are surfacing again. But the news is not all bad, negative attitudes are...
Jun 23, 2014Drowning Prevention WeekSky News Reports on a hard hitting video designed to deter young swimmers from enjoying rivers and lakes to cool down during warm...
Jun 20, 2014Swimming Could Cheer Up Britain – Official Study RevealsAfter the disappointment in the World Cup, a new study shows the remedy is to get the Nation swimming. Want to feel more content, less...