Swim England news

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Elevate has had its busiest show to date, with almost 200 exhibitors, 115 seminars and 200 speakers over two days, with ... More

A new strategic partnership between Swim England and Neurodiverse Sport (NdS) will strengthen neuro‑inclusive practice across aquatics. The growing prevalence of neurodiversity is a challenge ... More

Swim England is encouraging teachers to embrace the value of gameplay alongside lesson delivery. The national governing body advocates that playing games is an effective ... More

Leisure DB has released its State of the UK Swimming Industry Report 2025. In the UK 82.8 per cent of the population live within two ... More

Energy costs have pushed Active Nation into liquidation, despite the charity reporting the strongest trading period in years. Annette Reeve of Beesley Corporate Recovery was ... More

UK Active and Swim England are urging the government to provide support for swimming pools and leisure centres as part of the upcoming Comprehensive Spending ... More

More than 70 per cent of children are being taken out of swimming lessons before they can swim competently according to new Swim England research. ... More

Mike Farrar is stepping down as chair of UK Active, after being appointed interim Permanent Secretary of the Department of Health in Northern Ireland. Farrar ... More

Spelthorne Borough Council has opened the doors to a world-leading leisure centre built to Passivhaus standards. Spelthorne Borough Council is expecting the new Eclipse Leisure ... More

Following success in watersports such as sailing, canoeing, windsurfing and swimming at the Paris Olympics and Paralympics, The Clean Water Sports Alliance is stepping up ... More

Mental Health Swims has been awarded almost £18,000 of lottery money to extend its mission to support mental health through swimming. The community organisation was ... More

More than 20 organisations have joined together in the UK to form the Swim Alliance, which will advocate with one cohesive voice and work to ... More

More than 200 organisations and athletes in the UK have signed an open letter to party leaders to commit to making the nation the most ... More

Average charges for an adult swim session have topped £5.00 (US$6.45, €5.83) for the first time, as expenditure on swimming and swimming lessons reaches record ... More

Healthcare professionals should consider recommending swimming and aquatic activities to their patients, as they can sometimes be ‘far more powerful’ compared to other healthcare interventions. ... More

In an announcement made today in advance of tomorrow's Spring Budget (15 March), the UK government has pledged £63m to support publicly-owned swimming pools and ... More

The government’s energy relief for swimming pools, leisure centres and gyms is scheduled to end on 31 March leaving thousands set for closure or service ... More

Lucy Frazer has replaced Michelle Donelan as culture secretary at the UK's newly-named Department for Culture, Media and Sport. She becomes the eleventh culture secretary ... More

The damaging effect of the energy crisis due to government inaction and the impact on the health of the UK population saw Tanni Grey-Thompson lobbying ... More

In his first speech as chair at UK Active, Mike Farrar said the physical activity sector must be “at the heart” of the NHS, the ... More

Sport England has released the Future of Public Sector Leisure report which looks at how to evolve the sector from a traditional leisure service into ... More

A number of UK local authorities and their leisure management partners are in crisis due to rising energy costs, with 40 per cent saying leisure ... More

4 Global has expanded its Data Hub (DataHub) platform into Europe. The announcement was made at the Europe Active-hosted Active Leadership Forum in Berlin. DataHub ... More

Easton Leisure Centre in the UK has announced a 100 per cent reduction in heating costs of its 25m swimming pool this summer. Leading a ... More

Mike Farrar has been announced as the new chair at UK Active. His tenure will start in August 2022 when he takes over the position ... More