Swimming
Key facts about swimming
- More than 11 million people swim each year
- 3.1 million adults over the age of 16 years (7.57% of adults) take part in at least one swimming session of at least moderate intensity of 30 minutes each week
- 42.9% of young people between the ages of 5 and 10 years and 27.8% between 11and 15 years state that they have taken part in swimming, diving or lifesaving in the previous year.
- This is a much greater number than any other sport. In comparison, 2.1 million adults take part in football and 1.8 million in cycling, which are the next largest participatory sports 736,500 people of 55 years and over (5.08% of all this age group) swim each week
- 1 in 3 children say swimming is their favourite family activity
- 13.7% of women said they would like to swim more often
Inspiring Young Volunteers for the Games
This programme will train over 500 young volunteers (aged 15-25) across England to help prepare them for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The initial closing date is 1st July, but this is only an initial expression of interest and not a closing date for applications. Please click here for more details.
Swimming Pools
Please click here to access a list of swimming pools in the Tees Valley.
Aquatic Activities in Stockton-on-Tees
Please see the attachment below regarding some new aquatic initiatives starting in June 2011 at Splash and Thornaby Pool in Stockton-on-Tees.
British Gas Swimfit
British Gas Swimfit sessions offer you help with your swimming including hints and tips to improve your strokes and ideas for what to do while you are in the pool, register on the website for programmes, information and support. You can also access Swimfit programmes at most pools across the Tees Valley.
Courses
Please click here to read about a Zumba and Aqua Zumba Instructors Course at various locations;
- Elswick Pool, Newcastle, 17 & 18 March 2012, 9am - 5pm
- Hoyland Leisure Centre, Barnsley, 31 March & 1 April 2012, 9am - 5pm
- Ennerdale Leisure Centre, Hull, 3 & 4 March 2012, 9am - 5pm
Funding
Funding for up to 120 new swimming teachers and coaches is available from The Swimming Trust who are working with Coca-Cola as part of its commitment to get people active on the road to 2012. Launched in 2009, the partnership builds on the success of Coca-Cola's Schweppes Abbey Well Schwim Free campaign to provide consumers with a free swim at participating pools in England, Scotland and Wales in exchange for promotional Schweppes Abbey Well bottle tops. Coca-Cola have now committed a second donation of £50,000 to The Swimming Trust to projects to get Britain swimming. The money will be used for a Teacher Coach Education Grant Fund offering training opportunities for up to 120 volunteers within Swimming, Diving, Synchronised Swimming and Water Polo clubs across the UK. Applications for The Swimming Trust grants are available to swimming clubs and their volunteers. Please click here for more information.
For more information on anything to do with Swimming in the Tees Valley, please contact;
Jane Roche
The ASA North East Regional Office, 13 Horsemarket, Darlington, DL1 5PW
Tel: 01325 481260 or 07818 017803 Email: jane.roche@swimming.org
Useful Links
British Swimming website asa North East Region
