Swim England news
19 Jun 2026
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Elevate has had its busiest show to date, with almost 200
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
08 Apr 2026
Award-winning leisure operator, Everyone Active, has partnered with four-time Paralympic gold medallist Maisie Summers-Newton MBE
06 Feb 2026
A new strategic partnership between Swim England and Neurodiverse Sport (NdS) will strengthen neuro‑inclusive practice
16 Oct 2025
Swim England is encouraging teachers to embrace the value of gameplay alongside lesson delivery. The
23 Jul 2025
Leisure DB has released its State of the UK Swimming Industry Report 2025. In the
Strength training has never been more important for member retention, facility differentiation and long-term commercial
11 Jun 2025
Energy costs have pushed Active Nation into liquidation, despite the charity reporting the strongest trading
06 Jun 2025
UK Active and Swim England are urging the government to provide support for swimming pools
09 Apr 2025
More than 70 per cent of children are being taken out of swimming lessons before
14 Feb 2025
Mike Farrar is stepping down as chair of UK Active, after being appointed interim Permanent
01 Nov 2024
Spelthorne Borough Council has opened the doors to a world-leading leisure centre built to Passivhaus
19 Sep 2024
Following success in watersports such as sailing, canoeing, windsurfing and swimming at the Paris Olympics
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17 Jul 2024
Mental Health Swims has been awarded almost £18,000 of lottery money to extend its mission
18 Jun 2024
More than 20 organisations have joined together in the UK to form the Swim Alliance,
15 Jun 2024
More than 200 organisations and athletes in the UK have signed an open letter to
RLSS UK, STA and Swim England are joining forces to bring Aquatics to Elevate 2024
26 Jul 2023
Average charges for an adult swim session have topped £5.00 (US$6.45, €5.83) for the first
18 Mar 2023
Healthcare professionals should consider recommending swimming and aquatic activities to their patients, as they can
15 Mar 2023
In an announcement made today in advance of tomorrow's Spring Budget (15 March), the UK
23 Feb 2023
The government’s energy relief for swimming pools, leisure centres and gyms is scheduled to end
10 Feb 2023
Lucy Frazer has replaced Michelle Donelan as culture secretary at the UK's newly-named Department for
24 Jan 2023
The damaging effect of the energy crisis due to government inaction and the impact on
19 Jan 2023
In his first speech as chair at UK Active, Mike Farrar said the physical activity
14 Dec 2022
Sport England has released the Future of Public Sector Leisure report which looks at how
24 Nov 2022
A number of UK local authorities and their leisure management partners are in crisis due
07 Sep 2022
4 Global has expanded its Data Hub (DataHub) platform into Europe. The announcement was made
05 Aug 2022
Easton Leisure Centre in the UK has announced a 100 per cent reduction in heating
Parkwood Leisure, one of the UK’s leading leisure operators, has reached the milestone of teaching
15 Jun 2022
Mike Farrar has been announced as the new chair at UK Active. His tenure will
15 Jun 2022
Key organisations from the UK’s leisure industry are lobbying the government for financial support to
The health and fitness industry is eagerly awaiting the return of Elevate, which will take
22 Sep 2021
Swim England has warned that 2,000 swimming pools could be lost forever unless the government
10 Aug 2021
The number of children enrolled on Parkwood Leisure's Learn to Swim Programme, has reached a
26 Apr 2021
A study by virologists at Imperial College London, which is awaiting peer-review, suggests the risk
03 Nov 2020
The sport and physical activity sector is mounting a challenge to government plans to shut
21 Sep 2020
More than 100 sport and physical activity bodies have sent a letter to UK Prime
10 Sep 2020
Organised fitness, sports and other leisure activities (including swimming) can continue despite the introduction of
27 Aug 2020
Over 22,000 jobs are at risk across the UK's public leisure sector, out of a
24 Aug 2020
Almost a quarter of public swimming pools across the country remain closed – nearly a
29 Jul 2020
A new digital platform has been launched to help gyms, pools and leisure facilities re-open
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David Lloyd is stepping up its commitment to women’s health as it continues to explore what fit-for-purpose looks like for the female population
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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
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Greg Bradley looks at the shift towards strength training in gyms and advises on how operators can create the ultimate training environment
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World Athletics president, Sebastian Coe talks to Liz Terry
about the launch of Run X in partnership with Technogym
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After decades of focusing on adult audiences, operators are starting to engage young people – unlocking growth opportunities while supporting the health and wellbeing of future generations
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The new CEO of UK Active talks to HCM about the gym-curious and
why he believes the sector can double in size by the end of the next decade
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As the 20th State of the Industry Report is released,
LeisureDB has rebranded to Evolve, as Kath Hudson reports
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The fitness industry is mourning the passing of Les Mills,
a founding father of fitness, as Kath Hudson reports
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