Today we launch the #NEVERTOOLATE campaign designed to get more adults learning to swim and taking part in aquatic sports. Learning to swim is a critical life skill. There are not many forms of physical activity that can save lives, yet the statistics around adult swimming are alarming, As an island nation it is hard… Continue reading Never too late to Learn to Swim
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Scottish athletes on fire on day four of Championships
Championships, with Duncan Scott, Katie Shanahan, Holly McGill and Faye Rogers all posting qualification standards for World Championships in Singapore later this year. University of Stirling’s Katie Shanahan touched home first in a very close 200m backstroke final. Last year’s British Champion, Honey Osrin (Loughborough PC) made the early charge and had a narrow lead… Continue reading Scottish athletes on fire on day four of Championships
Cabinet Secretary Hails the Importance of Learning to Swim
Primary school aged children in Edinburgh’s Royal Commonwealth Pool experienced a vital water safety lesson today visited by Cabinet Secretary Neil Gray MSP. Together with preschool lessons, the water safety session was a firm reminder of the importance of children learning to swim and having basic water safety skills to keep them safer in and… Continue reading Cabinet Secretary Hails the Importance of Learning to Swim
Scottish Swimming asks nation to #SupportSchoolSwimming
School swimming would help bridge the financial barrier and provide fair and equal access for all children to basic swimming and water safety skills, was the key message from Scottish Swimming at a #SupportSchoolSwimming event in South Lanarkshire today. On the back of a nationwide campaign, which launched last week at Tower Hamlets in London,… Continue reading Scottish Swimming asks nation to #SupportSchoolSwimming
ACTION NEEDED: Change to Regulated Roles
Scottish Swimming has today sent an email out to all Club Chairs and WPOs detailing important updates to the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 which come into effect from 1st April 2025. The updates and subsequent changes are centred around the introduction of new assessment criteria for regulated roles. As a result, some Scottish Swimming roles… Continue reading ACTION NEEDED: Change to Regulated Roles
Swimming bodies come together to say “Support School Swimming”
As Olympic and Paralympic champions finalise their preparations for the upcoming Aquatics GB Swimming Championships, a campaign is being launched to raise awareness of the vital importance of school swimming across the country. Aquatics GB, Swim England, Scottish Swimming and Swim Wales are joining forces to highlight this issue and rally support from families, aquatic… Continue reading Swimming bodies come together to say “Support School Swimming”
#TrySomethingNew | Learn to Swim
When adults admit to not speaking another languages or never learning to play a musical instrument, we rarely question it, but the same cannot be said about learning to swim. There is a general assumption, like knowing how to read and write, that as an adult we know how to swim and are confident to… Continue reading #TrySomethingNew | Learn to Swim
Scottish Swimming appoints Chris Davison to Board of Directors
Scottish Swimming is delighted to announce the appointment of Chris Davison to its Board of Directors. Chris’s career includes extensive experience in developing, implementing and improving financial controls, processes and procedures across broad and varied industries, ranging from small family-owned SMEs to large multinationals across financial services, retail, leisure, healthcare and manufacturing. Chris holds several… Continue reading Scottish Swimming appoints Chris Davison to Board of Directors
Schoolboy raises hundreds after being inspired by Olympian
A schoolboy inspired by his swimming teacher and a meeting with Scotland’s most decorated Olympian has raised over £1k for charity after taking on a 5km swimming challenge. Kieran Gollan, age 12, from Glasgow, raised £1,043 for Marie Curie after swimming non-stop for 200 lengths – a distance of 5,000 metres. Inspired by his swimming… Continue reading Schoolboy raises hundreds after being inspired by Olympian
New Years Honours for Scottish Athletes and Coach
Duncan Scott and Stephen Clegg have both been recognised in the New Years Honours list for their successful Olympic and Paralympic campaigns, while Karen Kelly, Head Coach of Lanark ASC, has been recognised for services to volunteering. University of Stirling’s Duncan Scott won two medals in the French capital this summer, bringing his Olympic medal… Continue reading New Years Honours for Scottish Athletes and Coach