Tag: water safety

Cabinet Secretary Hails the Importance of Learning to Swim

Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Neil Gray MSP attended the Royal Commonwealth Pool on 8th April to visit a swimming related event as part of his Easter programme of activity. Scottish Swimming met with the Cabinet Secretary online on 19th December last year and also wrote to him in January and February with information pertaining to the support school swimming campaign and Scottish Swimmings strategic vision for aquatics facilities Photography by Jamie Williamson © Jamie Williamson, all rights reserved jamiewilliamson.com @jwilliamsonpix +44 (0) 7989 437787 [email protected]

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

New schools framework launched to transform water safety

Scottish Swimming School Lessons Clydebank Leisure Centre Photography by Jamie Williamson © Jamie Williamson, all rights reserved jamiewilliamson.com @jwilliamsonpix +44 (0) 7989 437787 [email protected]

A BOLD new framework that aims to revolutionise water safety in schools has been launched. The National Primary School Swimming Framework – a partnership between Scottish Water and Scottish Swimming – vision is to ensure that primary school children (ideally at Primary 4/Primary 5 level) across Scotland will get to learn basic water safety and… Continue reading New schools framework launched to transform water safety

Edinburgh kids benefit from vital lessons to support national cause

YOUNG SWIMMERS in Portobello have received a day of vital water safety lessons alongside an Olympic medallist to mark Drowning Prevention Week. Former Olympian Stephen Milne made a star appearance during a Learn to Swim event held at Portobello Swim Centre, which delivered water safety lessons to 77 children as part of the awareness week.… Continue reading Edinburgh kids benefit from vital lessons to support national cause

Duncan Scott celebrates Generation Swim in Forfar

Duncan Scott, Learn to Swim, Forfar, Angusalive

YOUNG swimmers in Angus have taken part in a once-in-a-lifetime swim class with Olympic, World & Commonwealth Champion, Duncan Scott. The swim star made waves with 116 local swimmers yesterday (22 March) at ANGUSalive in Forfar to celebrate the crucial work undertaken to provide a quality swimming programme, as part of the National Learn to… Continue reading Duncan Scott celebrates Generation Swim in Forfar