Youngsters in Glasgow are being urged to follow in the footsteps of Scotland’s recent Commonwealth medal-winning heroes and celebrate learning to swim.
YOUNGSTERS in Glasgow are being urged to follow in the footsteps of Scotland’s recent Commonwealth medal-winning heroes and celebrate learning to swim.
It has already seen more than 100,000 young Scots take part in swimming lessons and is targeting another 100,000 by 2025 in a bid to create confident, safer and competent swimmers. A total of 36 leisure trusts and aquatic providers are now welcoming children back after the summer holidays in more than 160 pools.Euan Lowe, chief executive officer at Scottish Swimming, said:"Learning to swim is a life skill and it’s so important for everyone to learn how to be confident and safe in the water.
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