David Lloyd Leisure, Europe’s premier sports, health and leisure group, recognised and celebrated the achievements of its clubs and teams at the company’s annual gala awards. The David Lloyd Leisure Group operates 80 clubs in the UK and a further 10 clubs across Europe. It has over 450,000 members and employs 6,000 people. This includes […]
swimming
Key players in the water leisure sector for more than 35 years, Golden Coast is now leading the way when it comes to the use of online and social media marketing within the industry.
One in three children is leaving primary
school unable to swim, according to a report
by the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA).
Of those who cannot swim, nearly two
fifths (39%) have never been offered lessons
at school.
Defender Filters has appointed Martin Baulcombe as its new sales development manager, tasked with raising awareness of the water-efficient range of swimming pool filters.
With the London Olympics almost upon us, these are exciting times for swimming in the UK and the swimming pool industry as a whole. At five key training centres across Britain, competing swimmers are working flat out before they go for gold – and already swimming pools are seeing a dramatic increase in interest, […]
David Lloyd Leisure has identified swimming as a major trend
for teenagers’ sports and fitness activities for 2012.
Europe’s premier racquets, health and fitness group predicts
that sport activities aimed at 11 to 17-year-olds,including
swimming and tennis, and teen exercise classes, such as zumba
and boxercise, will be a significant area of growth.
A group of British architects was given the
inside track on the potential for moving
swimming pool floors when they gathered in
Belgium recently.
As guests of UK swimming pool builders,
Guncast and world-leading moving floor
manufacturers, Hydrofloors, the British
delegation was exclusively accompanied by
Pool and Spa Scene editor, Christina Connor.
The visit included a tour of the Hydrofloors
moving floors manufacturing base and the
Ocea slatted covers factory near Brussels.
EXACTLY one year ahead of London 2012 Games, the Aquatics Centre
is now complete, the last of the six main Olympic Park venues to
finish construction.
The Aquatics Centre was officially unveiled with British Olympic
hopeful Tom Daley making the first dive into the pool.
