Category: Swimming

Scottish Swimming is pleased to share guidance documents highlighting new measures to help ensure a safe return to our sport. Through direct dialogue with the Scottish Government, Scottish Swimming has provided detailed information for clubs, pool operators, aquatic participation and learn to swim programmes (including swim schools), and the Scottish Government brought forward the date… Continue reading Back to the water guidance documents

In recent months a wide range of partners across the sporting system, including the Scottish Government, sportscotland, Scottish Governing Bodies of Sport (SGBs), local authorities and leisure trusts, the third sector, as well as the further and higher education sector have been working together to progress plans for the safe return of sport, in line with… Continue reading Joint statement on a return to sport

Twenty-three weeks after lockdown measures were introduced, swimming pools have been given the green light to reopen in Scotland from Monday 31st August. The 300+ pages of clear, thorough and robust guidance submitted by Scottish Swimming have influenced the review and have given confidence for bringing forward the date that swimming can resume. In a… Continue reading Swimming pools finally given green light to reopen

Thursday will see the First Minister provide her three week review of Scotland’s route map out of lockdown, with encouraging signs that the review could see an earlier opening for swimming pools and indoor sports facilities than the indicative date of 14th September. Scottish Swimming continue to push hard for the return of our sport… Continue reading Crucial week for sport in Scotland

Yesterday’s announcement that Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield is to remain closed indefinitely should send shock waves around the country and a clear message for all affected: the leisure industry needs urgent financial help. As an aquatics community Ponds Forge has featured regularly in the development of Scottish athletes, from hosting British Championships,… Continue reading Action needed now to #saveleisure

Yesterday at the Scottish Parliament the First Minister announced the introduction of further restrictions across Scotland with additional temporary measures for the Central Belt to try and slow down the spread of the COVID-19 virus. While the full breakdown of restrictions can be found on the Scottish Government website, below is information relating to aquatics… Continue reading Latest restrictions and what they mean for aquatics sport

Photograph by Euan Duff for ASV

It has been over six weeks since Scotland went into lockdown and with the days all merging into one the words ‘Groundhog Day’ are resonating with most of us. The latest message from the Scottish Government, made earlier today, indicates a continuation of the current lockdown, however, we have started building and preparing plans to… Continue reading Lockdown extended

As the Scottish Government continues to progress Phase 2 of the route map out of lockdown, Scottish Swimming continues to progress our own Back to the Water guidelines, which we will publish on the new COVID-19 Guidance Hub on the Scottish Swimming website, which can be found HERE. This page will provide a one-stop-shop for… Continue reading Back to the Water Guidance Hub