Team GB swimmers celebrate with
swimming gala winners
The diving pool offers boards at 3m, 5m, 7.5m and 10m
resulting in 100 new people signed up to diving lessons in that month alone, with 650 enrolled in diving lessons in total. Elite athletes, professional sports
teams, casual leisure centre users and amateur clubs all have equal access to the facilities. In fact, members of the public have found themselves training in close proximity to Olympic athletes in the run up to the Games, and will continue to share their local leisure centre with some of the world’s top sportspeople for many years to come. A number of NGBs have been on board since the outset of the project, and are
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TeamGB swimmer Fran Halsall gives a swimmer the thumbs up
now fully committed to increasing par- ticipation in sport and physical activity. England Netball and the Amateur Swim- ming Association both contributed to the build costs, as did Plymouth University, while agreements have also been signed with England Squash and Racketball, the England Table Tennis Association and Badminton England to promote and de- velop these sports in the city. SLM is also working closely with Plymouth Dance to provide classes for all ages and abilities. As part of the initiative to develop
these sports, people can attend drop-in sessions and receive guidance from an
accredited coach. The aim is to eliminate barriers to participation and help in- crease enjoyment in sport from beginner to elite level. Every Sunday during the Olympic
Games period, free taster sessions were on offer for people to try the Olympic sports they saw on screen. These in- cluded badminton, judo, taekwondo and boxing – all run by local sports clubs and NGBs. SLM also hosted a Paralympics day in August which allowed people to come in and try a variety of Paralympic sports – including sitting volleyball, boccia, wheelchair rugby and para-badminton.
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