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UK to host aquatic babies conference
The 10th World Aquatics Babies
Swimmers celebrate & Children Conference is to be
cash boost no. 1 held in the UK for the first time.
Swimmers are celebrating after The event will take place on the
their pool was given a “fairytale” 7, 8 and 9th October at the
cash boost. The £1.45m will be Thistle Hotel in Brighton.
spent on giving Camberwell It is being supported by the
Leisure Centre’s pool a revamp. Swimming Teachers’ Association.
The Camberwell Baths Campaign Speakers from all over the world
members had been asking for have been invited, many of whom
investment in the dilapidated pool are authors of books or DVDs in
for 10 years. Campaign secretary addition to being swimming
Helen Owen said: “We are teachers or programme directors.
absolutely delighted – this is a The STA will also be speaking
fantastic result. The cash comes about the UK’s own baby
from the Government’s Free swimming boom and will discuss
Swimming Capital Modernisation the results of the industry wide
Fund, which aims to get under-16s survey that was recently
and over-60s to swim. Six councils conducted. Other STA members
across the UK got large grants, have been invited to speak and a
but Camberwell was handed more tour of local learn-to-swim
than anywhere else in the country. programmes will be included.
The first WABC conference
was held in Tokyo in 1990 and
Swimmers celebrate the organisation was founded in
cash boost no. 2 Los Angeles by baby swim
The first hurdle in a planned major teacher and author Virginia Hunt
redevelopment of Lowestoft’s Newman – now WABC Chairman
main sports centre has been and residing in Chicago.
cleared after council bosses
landed a £1m grant to improve its
WABC CONFERENCE
swimming pool.
STA is to support the World Aquatic Babies and Children’s conference
pc www.WABC2009.com in Brighton later this year.
There will now be an overhaul of
the pool at the Water Lane sports
centre, with a new junior pool and
a complete refurbishment of the
main swimming hall and changing
rooms to take place. A viewing
Relaxation device, the
FREE SWIM SCHEME
UNDER WAY
gallery will also be built to allow
spectators to watch competitions.
i-sopod is launched
The Government’s £140m
free swimming initiative is
Andy Burnham, the Secretary of finally under way – despite
State for Culture, Media and Sport, Floatation therapy may The water and air are being rejected by many local
said: “Over the last three years, provide an added new product heated to skin temperature, authorities who feared a
more swimming pools have opened for the pool industry as it 35.5C, so that once settled in “sting in the tale” when it
than closed. So the pools are there; focuses more and more on the environment you cannot comes to costs. Even so, last
we now need to make sure that health and wellness. The tell which parts of your body month more than a thousand
they are world class facilities and flotation tank is based on the are in contact with the water, swimming pools – run by
that people use them.” scientific method of Restricted and with gravity pushing almost 300 local councils –
Environmental Stimulation down and the buoyancy offered free swimming to
Therapy known as R.E.S.T. pushing up in an equal force, people aged 60 and over.
Swimmers celebrate The i-sopod contains 1,000 you find yourself in a Over 200 councils will also
cash boost no. 3 litres of water and 500 kg of simulated zero gravity offer free swimming to those
More than 1,000 people have Epsom salts, creating a 30cm environment. aged 16 and under.
helped make a splash by signing silky solution so buoyant that The initiative, announced last
up for a new health initiative in everyone floats effortlessly on
I-SOPOD
June, is a key part of the
Peterborough. At the launch of the surface, no matter what Government’s plans to
pc www.i-sopod.com
the scheme, which provides free their size or weight. deliver a lasting legacy from
swimming sessions in the city’s the 2012 Olympic and
pools for pensioners and under- Paralympic Games.
16s, it was revealed that 1,200 As part of the initiative, a
people had already signed up. £50m capital fund is being
Peterborough City Council will made available to councils in
receive £296,000 over the next 2009/10 and 2010/11 to
two years to fund the scheme. modernise existing pools
There will also be a one-off and help build new facilities.
payment of £49,479 to modernise This fund is being
the pools in the city, including the administered by Sport
current development works at the England, and grants to 52
Jack Hunt swimming pool. projects, totalling £19.2m.
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