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Daily Record
3 days ago
- Health
- Daily Record
Over 2000 North Ayrshire residents learning to swim safely each week through Scottish Swimming programme
The Learn to Swim National Framework has been a huge success throughout the country. Over 2,000 people a week in North Ayrshire are taking the opportunity to learn to swim. The Learn to Swim National Framework is a national programme partnership between Scottish Swimming and Scottish Water that encourages youngsters to learn to swim, as well as teaching about water safety. Every week, 83,777 children and adults across Scotland are taking part in Learn to Swim lessons - with that figure including 2,021 people across five swimming pools in North Ayrshire. In the last seven years, it's estimated that the programme has helped teach 210,337 people across Scotland how to be safe in and around water. John Lunn, Chief Executive of Scottish Swimming, said: 'This is an incredible milestone and testament to the commitment of our delivery partners and instructors across Scotland. 'The Learn to Swim programme continues to play a vital role in helping children and adults build confidence, stay active, and most importantly, stay safer in and around water. To reach more than 210,000 participants is a fantastic achievement.' Peter Farrer, Chief Operating Officer at Scottish Water, said: 'It's fantastic to reach this latest milestone – we are delighted the Learn to Swim programme continues to go from strength to strength – with around 84,000 people of all ages and abilities across Scotland currently taking part in Learn to Swim lessons every week. 'Everyone should be able to enjoy Scotland's miles of rivers, lochs, reservoirs and shorelines safely and with confidence. 'We are proud to work with Scottish Swimming and all the leisure trusts and aquatic providers across the country to create 'Generation Swim', a generation of confident, safer and competent swimmers, who will also get to experience the wider health and social benefits that swimming can offer.' The programme is also committed to creating inclusive, supportive, and quality environments in which individuals can learn to swim regardless of their age, ability or skill level – and the programme is now also reaching more children with disabilities than ever before. The Learn to Swim Framework developed by Scottish Swimming and delivered by partners across Scotland, ensures consistent quality of swimming lessons through supportive and inclusive learn to swim environments which help children and adults to be confident, safer and competent swimmers.
Daily Record
3 days ago
- General
- Daily Record
Nearly 5000 people across North Lanarkshire take part in Learn to Swim National Framework
Programme, a partnership between Scottish Swimming and Scottish Water, has now supported 210,337 children and adults in Scotland to be safer in, on and around water over the past seven years. Nearly 5000 people across North Lanarkshire have taken the life-changing opportunity to learn to swim, thanks to a pioneering national programme 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 in Scotland to be safer in, on and around water over the past seven years. Every week, 83,777 kids and adults take part in Learn to Swim lessons in Scotland - a two per cent increase on last year's total and including 4719 people in North Lanarkshire. The programme is delivered by 38 leisure trusts and aquatic providers in 167 pools, with eight in North Lanarkshire. Looking ahead, the Learn to Swim Framework has ambitions to reach a further 50,000 children by 2028. John Lunn, chief executive of Scottish Swimming, said: "This is an incredible milestone and testament to the commitment of our delivery partners and instructors across Scotland. "The Learn to Swim programme continues to play a vital role in helping children and adults build confidence, stay active, and most importantly, stay safer in and around water. "To reach more than 210,000 participants is a fantastic achievement." Peter Farrer, chief operating officer at Scottish Water, added: "It's fantastic to reach this latest milestone - we are delighted the Learn to Swim programme continues to go from strength to strength, with around 84,000 people of all ages and abilities across Scotland currently taking part in Learn to Swim lessons every week. "Everyone should be able to enjoy Scotland's miles of rivers, lochs, reservoirs and shorelines safely and with confidence. "We are proud to work with Scottish Swimming and all the leisure trusts and aquatic providers across the country to create 'Generation Swim', a generation of confident, safer and competent swimmers, who will also get to experience the wider health and social benefits that swimming can offer." The Learn to Swim Framework developed by Scottish Swimming and delivered by partners across Scotland, ensures "consistent quality of swimming lessons through supportive and inclusive learn to swim environments which help children and adults to be confident, safer and competent swimmers".
