Category: Organization
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![State of British Swimming | How Are Swimming Pools Coping After COVID-19? [Podcast] | Propulsion Swimming](https://www.swimmersdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/state-of-british-swimming-how-ar-110x96.jpg "State of British Swimming | How Are Swimming Pools Coping After COVID-19? [Podcast] | Propulsion Swimming")
State of British Swimming | How Are Swimming Pools Coping After COVID-19? [Podcast] | Propulsion Swimming
In this week’s episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast we discuss the state of British Swimming and the news that 20% of public swimming pools across the UK are set to close without any government funding or support, including the national pool in Sheffield, Ponds Forge. Is there anything further British Swimming or Swim England…
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Thank You Peaks to Portland Swimmers | YMCA of Southern Maine
Our most sincere thanks goes out to all participants of the 2020 Peaks to Portland Virtual Swim to Benefit Kids! This race continues to help more than 10,000 children learn, grow, and thrive at the Y. Participants swam their races in locations spanning the globe, from right here in Casco Bay to as far away…
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Return to the Pool: Swimmers, Coaches, and Parents
We’re very fortunate to have a supportive council and leisure provider getting us back in the water but there are still some clubs who still don’t have proper access to pools. Here is what it means to the coaches, parents, and swimmers to be back in the water. No-one should be missing out, everyone should…
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Swim for Melissa takes drive-thru fundraising approach
‘Swim For Melissa’ volunteers transformed JayCee Way into a ‘Miracle Mile’.
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‘There’s no way to prepare for that’: SPASH’s Gilbertson left in tough spot after Iowa drops swim team
The news hit Kennedy Gilbertson like a tidal wave. The 2019 Stevens Point Area Senior High graduate had just returned to the University of Iowa campus in Iowa City on Friday and had moved in to her near-campus housing to begin her sophomore season as a member of the Hawkeyes’ women’s swim team when she learned…
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Our Trans Swimming Club (LGBTQ+ Documentary) | Real Stories Original
In this short documentary The Swimming Club, UK directors Cecilia Golding and Nick Finegan offer a sweet yet staunch defence of the importance of safe spaces, in this case the pool used by the London Trans and Gender Non-conforming Swimming Group (TAGS). The film profiles several members as they describe how swimming together – including…
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Meet Sean Kelly: Spain’s New National Performance Director
International Swim Coaches Association (ISCA) interview After 26 years at Stockport Metro, Sean Kelly will be leaving England to take over as National Performance Director of Spain. Kelly’s resume includes three Olympic medalists (Keri-Anne Payne, Cassie Patten, and Steve Parry) and thirteen finalists. He has coached five World Championship medalists, nine European medalists, seventeen Commonwealth medalists, in…
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COVID-19 & Return to Swimming | Swimming Canada
This webinar focus on the strategies and best practices of the re-opening of facilities across the country during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a round table format, facility operators discuss their re-opening plans and lessons learned so far.