BOLTON Metro's Health, Sport and Inclusion Team have teamed up with GreaterSport to offer young swimmers in Years 4/5/6 the opportunity to become involved in the Active Swimming Programme.
This is a pre-swimming club introducing young people at level 10 or above in the National Teaching Awards and giving them the chance to learn and train with qualified staff.
The National World Class Programme offers young people routes into local swimming clubs and the Centre of Excellence, Bolton Swimming Squad, which is often a springboard for regional and national swimming opportunities.
For just £1 visitors with a keen interest in swimming can become involved in competitive swimming. There are some basic requirements for young swimmers and these are that they should have
attained level 10 of the National Teaching Awards
be able to swim continuously for 150 metres on all four swimming strokes
be able to execute a frontcrawl, backstroke and breaststroke turn
tread water for 3 minutes
scull head first feet first continuously for 50 metres
Swimming Festivals are the platform where young people can develop skills with ASA qualified coaches in a friendly, fun and safe environment.
These can lead to Swimming Camp if selected from a Swimming Festival.
Kim Harrison is the Swimming Activities Officer with Bolton Metro and can give advice on swimming lessons and sessions to suit everyone. Contact her on 334461 for more details.
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules hereComments are closed on this article