CHILDREN MISSING OUT ON LESSONS

Swim England recently joined forces with the Swimming Teachers’ Association (STA) to tackle the urgent issue of more than 660,000 children could be missing out on swimming lessons. The national governing body says there are 12,000 vacant roles across the aquatics sector, with more than 3,700 amongst national and regional operators. Based on the shortage, […]

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Sign Language Lessons For Swim Teachers

A group of swimming teachers from Doncaster Dome have had a special sign language lesson delivered by deaf children. The children, from Doncaster School for the Deaf, visited The Dome for a session in the swimming pool and then worked with the swimming teachers to help them learn British Sign Language (BSL) signs that were […]

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Instructor Is Tough Act To Follow

Regulars at the Aqua Aerobics class at the Oasis Pool in Hunstanton, Norfolk, were devastated to hear their star instructor had been head-hunted.
Popular instructor, Bartosz Rewkowski, a degreequalified PE instructor in his native Poland, not only taught aqua aerobics but also undertook swimming lessons, mostly for children. His classes were usually full to bursting and his departure has left huge shoes to fill.

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