Along with a donation from a benefactor, monies raised by generous guests at Scottish Swimming’s awards evening means that an incredible £6000 will be split between three nominated charities – The Archie Foundation, who exist to help transform experiences and outcomes in healthcare and bereavement for local babies, children, and families in Aberdeen, The Astro… Continue reading Three charities benefit from Awards Evening generosity
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Scottish Swimming announce John Lunn as new Chief Executive
Scottish Swimming today announced John Lunn as its new Chief Executive Officer. He will take up his role with the governing body in January 2025. Lunn has extensive leadership and board experience and success within sport in Scotland working with sportscotland for over 15 years. In his current role as Sports Development Head, he is… Continue reading Scottish Swimming announce John Lunn as new Chief Executive
Scottish Swimming appoints Jo Thomson to Board of Directors
Scottish Swimming is delighted to announce the appointment of Jo Thomson to its Board of Directors. Jo is a Partner within the KPMG UK Public Sector team and leads the Customer Transformation practice. She brings over 25 years of experience in the public and private sectors having worked both in consulting and directly in corporate… Continue reading Scottish Swimming appoints Jo Thomson to Board of Directors
Report calls for greater implementation of school swimming in Scotland
Published today by Water Safety Scotland and Scottish Swimming, a new “Situational Analysis of School Swimming in Scotland” calls for greater implementation of school swimming to ensure children are safer and confident in, on and around water. On average in Scotland there are 96 water-related fatalities every year – 50 of these are accidental. The… Continue reading Report calls for greater implementation of school swimming in Scotland
Glasgow to host Swimming and Para-Swimming at 2026 Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) today officially confirmed Glasgow as the host city of the 2026 Commonwealth Games. The 23rd edition of the Commonwealth Games will take place in Scotland from Thursday 23 July to Sunday 2 August 2026, returning to the city 12 years after the hugely successful 2014 Commonwealth Games. Glasgow 2026 will… Continue reading Glasgow to host Swimming and Para-Swimming at 2026 Commonwealth Games
Support School Swimming campaign launched
Scottish Swimming has launched a SUPPORT SCHOOL SWIMMING campaign this week to seek government support and investment into school swimming. Whether or not children receive school swimming lessons in Scotland depends on your postcode as provision varies widely across the country. This is the case even though the Scottish Government list school swimming as part… Continue reading Support School Swimming campaign launched
#BOYSINSPORT
With the makeup of our current membership being 57% female to 43% male, Scottish Swimming is delighted to launch a #BoysInSport Week to help showcase the positive benefits of our sports and encourage more boys into aquatics. Previous projects to champion girls in sport, such as Project Ailsa, have been very successful with five of… Continue reading #BOYSINSPORT
Tigg appointed as Aquatics GB Swimming Head Coach
Aquatics GB are delighted to announce the appointment of Steven Tigg to become the new Swimming Head Coach, formally taking up the position on 1 November 2024. Tigg steps up into the position at the commencement of a new Olympic cycle from his role at the University of Stirling – succeeding Bill Furniss OBE, whose… Continue reading Tigg appointed as Aquatics GB Swimming Head Coach
Sport Aberdeen win Provider of the Year Award
Sport Aberdeen was crowned Scottish Water’s ‘Learn to Swim Provider of the Year’ at the Scottish Swimming Annual Awards, which took place at P&J Live in Aberdeen last week (Saturday 21st September), for showcasing its exceptional dedication to creating and delivering its highly acclaimed Learn to Swim programme, available for babies through to adults. Its… Continue reading Sport Aberdeen win Provider of the Year Award
National school swimming framework spotlighted in the capital
A new framework that aims to revolutionise water safety in schools has been celebrated in Edinburgh. Scottish Swimming, in partnership with Scottish Water, hosted a landmark event yesterday at Edinburgh’s Royal Commonwealth Pool to celebrate The National Primary School Swimming Framework. The celebration introduced Scotland’s most decorated Olympian Duncan Scott MBE and double Paralympian Toni… Continue reading National school swimming framework spotlighted in the capital