On Saturday, the Royal Commonwealth Pool continued to deliver exciting racing as Day Two of the Scottish Swimming Championships unfolded. Scotland’s elite swimmers delivering electrifying performances and nail-biting race conclusions, as the meet provided a stage to refine racing ahead of key meets over the coming weeks. In arguably the most exciting race of the… Continue reading Swimmers deliver champion performances at Scottish Open
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National Learn to Swim Framework surpasses 200,000 participants
MORE than 210,000 people across Scotland have taken the life-changing opportunity to learn to swim, thanks to a pioneering national programme that’s making waves in water safety and inclusion. The Learn to Swim National Framework, a partnership between Scottish Swimming and Scottish Water, has now supported 210,337 children and adults across Scotland to be safer… Continue reading National Learn to Swim Framework surpasses 200,000 participants
Volunteer Spotlight – Isla Reid
Juggling school exams, music, university applications and competitive swimming, it’s incredible that Isla Reid can find the time to do much else, but she has, giving her time freely to volunteer at her swimming club and at open water events. This is Isla’s story. How it started I started volunteering with my swimming club (Garioch)… Continue reading Volunteer Spotlight – Isla Reid
Scottish Swimming backs Clean Sport Week
Scottish Swimming is committed to clean sport and will be supporting UK Anti-Doping’s (UKAD’s) Clean Sport Week campaign from 19 – 23 May. Clean Sport Week is UKAD’s national awareness campaign championing clean sport, education and anti-doping initiatives with sports across the UK. This year’s Clean Sport Week theme is “The Next Generation”. To ensure the future of… Continue reading Scottish Swimming backs Clean Sport Week
Never too late to Learn to Swim
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
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”