UK sport announcement I am sure you will have seen the announcement yesterday from UK Sport about a return to performance training in England, but I wanted to reiterate the current guidelines from the Scottish Government and what that means for Scotland. As per our statement last week, the message from the Scottish Government is… Continue reading No imminent return to the pool
Category: General
Six months on
It has been over six months since COVID-19 restrictions were first introduced in Scotland, and looking at the current news it is difficult to foresee that we will be free of such restrictions anytime soon. However, despite indoor sport being one of the last group of sports to be allowed to return, at the time… Continue reading Six months on
Volunteers Week 2020 – Volunteer in Swimming
Aside from their weekly training, many of our swimmers will spend their weekend competing at a local, district or national events. These events are put on and managed by a dedicated army of volunteers from across Scotland and the rest of the UK, from referees to stewards, officials to front of house. Without these individuals,… Continue reading Volunteers Week 2020 – Volunteer in Swimming
100,000 kids are strokes ahead
A 100,000-strong new generation of young, safer swimmers has been created thanks to a successful partnership between Scottish Water, Scottish Swimming and Aquatic Providers across Scotland. Children from almost every region of Scotland – some as young as babies – are benefitting from the Learn to Swim Framework which aims to help youngsters to become… Continue reading 100,000 kids are strokes ahead
2020 Awards Evening Cancelled
After careful consideration Scottish Swimming has taken the decision to cancel the 2020 Awards Event, which was due to take place in Edinburgh in September. Our Awards Event has been a sell-out event in recent years and is a real highlight in the calendar, celebrating our aquatics community, from athletes to volunteers, from Clubs to… Continue reading 2020 Awards Evening Cancelled
Scottish Swimming Supports Aquatics Community with SS Connect Programme
Scottish Swimming today launches SS Connect, a series of digital courses and content which can aid learning, communication and enjoyment in the coming weeks and months to support our members’ needs as we feel it is essential to enable our aquatics community to feel connected at the present time. Courses are open to Scottish Swimming members… Continue reading Scottish Swimming Supports Aquatics Community with SS Connect Programme
Pool Survey
Scottish Swimming’s Swimming Committee would really appreciate your help if you are involved in the organisation of any swimming competitions, and especially if you are a meet convenor, meet organiser, time trial organiser or if you apply for meet licences. To help us review all the facilities that are used to hold swimming competitions in… Continue reading Pool Survey
Scottish Swimming Statement on Zoom Event
Scottish Swimming sincerely apologises for the incident that happened this morning (Tuesday 14 April) during an organised Zoom event, where the aquatics community were invited to work out alongside our performance athletes. At the end of last week we shared information about the workout across our social media platforms, asking those interested in participating to… Continue reading Scottish Swimming Statement on Zoom Event
Volunteers Week 2020 – Volunteer in Diving
Britain’s successes in world diving in recent years (Tom Daley, Jack Laugher) has brought huge interest to the sport, and Scotland’s own Grace Reid and James Heatly winning medals at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, has also helped raise the profile of diving in Scotland. As part of Volunteers Week, we caught up with Bob Thomson about… Continue reading Volunteers Week 2020 – Volunteer in Diving
Online-virtual training guidance
Information supplied by Howdens on 26 March 2020 Given the unprecedented situation we are in at the moment we wanted to provide you with an update on insurance in relation to training. For insurance to be applicable, participants and coaches must be members of Scottish Swimming through membership of their club. Most insurers are accepting… Continue reading Online-virtual training guidance