Weekend plans? Sorted. Swap screen time for splash time 📱➡️🏊‍♀️ Swimming is: ✔️ Fun ✔️ Exercise ✔️ A life skill Your reminder to GET IN this weekend. Find a pool near you ➡️swimwales.org/get-in/

“Swimming has taught me a life skill I want my children to have. It’s not about competition, it’s about enjoyment and safety.” – Gemma & her daughter Ela 💙 Give your child a skill for life and start their swimming journey today. Find out more about swimming lessons and GET IN to water 👉 swimwales.org/get-in/

Watching the lunchtime news and it is reported that 17 people, mainly young people, have died in drowning accidents recently. When will swimming be seen as a life skill, and something that should be at the heart of the primary school curriculum in England and Wales?

Water safety starts with knowledge. Make sure you and your child know how to stay safe in, on and around water. This is your reminder to GET IN Safely 💧 Explore Swim Wales’ resources and build your family’s water confidence today. swimwales.org/get-in/ 🔗

Calling all Schools in Wales: Get Creative & Win Support for Your School Swimming 🏊‍♀️🐳 Calling all Welsh schools and young artists! We’re inviting pupils to design a poster celebrating: ✨ What they love about swimming 🐋 Creative ideas featuring our mascot, Gethin the Whale 📩 How to enter: Send your entries via email to nofioysgol@swimwales.org or post on social media and tag @SwimWales and your school. More information: swimwales.org/get-in-schools… Let’s get creative and make a splash!

New Parent Workshops Launching This June! 🧑‍🧒 Following the success of the Empowering Positive Communication pilot with club committees and coaches, we’re excited to introduce a two part workshop series specifically for parents, delivered by Dr Sam Thrower – Senior lecturer in Sports Psychology from Oxford Brookes University. Designed to support parents throughout their child’s swimming journey, these sessions will provide practical tools, scientific insight and confidence to help you be your best for your child. 📅 2 June – Empowering Positive Communication 📅 10 June – Competition Parenting Masterclass ⏰ 7:30–9:00pm | 💻 Online | 💙 Free (funded by Swim Wales) 👉 Book now: swimwales.justgo.com/workben…

Did you know swimming can boost your child’s confidence and wellbeing? 💙 From first splashes to swimming lessons, every visit to the pool helps children grow stronger, safer and more confident. Discover more here: swimwales.org/get-in/

Swimming is a life-saving skill every child deserves the chance to learn 💙 Yet in Wales, only 35% of children leave primary school able to swim. We’re helping to change this by sharing how you can support more children to GET IN the water and learn to swim 🏊‍♀️ Find out more here 👉 swimwales.org/get-in/

✨ Our Swim Wales Summer Championships 2026 Meet Pack is now LIVE! ✨ The qualifying window opens this Friday, so make sure to check out the Meet Pack! It includes everything you need to know, from Swim Wales meet conditions, Home Nation Meet Choice and Opt‑Out guidance. Head to our Summer Championships event page on the Swim Wales website to find the Meet Pack! 🔗 swimwales.org/events/

The Welsh and Wales-based swimmers competing at the Aquatics GB Winter Para Meet this weekend 🏊‍♂️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 With some very exciting swims coming up and ones to watch, this is the final opportunity for eligible athletes to post consideration times for the Commonwealth Games, and stake their claim to represent Team Wales in Glasgow later this year ⏱️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Pob Lwc Pawb / Good Luck all 💪 Follow the results here: results.rar-timing.co.uk/202…

Swim Wales will host the Aquatics GB Winter Para Meet this weekend in Swansea 🏊‍♂️ A total of 136 swimmers from across the UK, the Channel Islands and Ireland will be competing, with the event providing a final opportunity for eligible athletes to post consideration times for the Commonwealth Games ⏱️ It promises to be an exciting few days of racing at the Wales National Pool 🔥 We wish all athletes the very best of luck as they compete 👏 🔗 You can find the results here 👉 ow.ly/ghw650YioLs

Sport should be for everyone. When coaches build a welcoming, inclusive environment, every child feels they belong, whatever their background, experience or ability. Let’s make sure every session is fun, safe, and full of smiles 🤗 #FoundationsFrameworkWales

Hey Masters swimmers! 🏊‍♂️ Just a quick reminder, entries for the Masters Long Course Championships 2026 close next Monday, 9th February at 5pm 🗓️ We’d love to see you join us, so make sure to register before it’s too late! Sign up here 👉 swimwales.org/events/

New Year, new goals 🏊‍♂️ Looking to kick-start the year with a new challenge or take the next step in your coaching journey? The Swim Wales Coaching Certificate Course is the perfect way to invest in yourself this New Year. Build your confidence, develop essential coaching skills, and make a real difference on poolside by inspiring the next generation of swimmers. Find out more and book your place 👉 swimwales.org/coaching/

City of Cardiff’s Rose Williams broke FOUR new Welsh Para Records in the S14 category at the South East Wales Regional Championships in Newport! 🔵 50m Freestyle – 27.92 🔵 100m Freestyle – 59.80 🔵 200m Freestyle – 2:08.05 🔵 100m Breaststroke – 1:20.74 An incredible set of performances. Huge congratulations, Rose! 👏

Please see the below article for the qualifying window dates outlined for the Aquatics GB Next Gen Championships 👇 It includes important information on the event format, Home Nation meet choice process, and the opt-out procedure, so please read carefully. Information regarding the Swim Wales Summer Meet will be shared soon 🏊

What a weekend of racing at the SEW Regional Champs in Newport: - 70 gold 🏅, 53 silver 🥈 and 44 bronze 🥉 medals! - 5 new Welsh S14 para records - 6 out of 8 skins events Congratulations to everyone who took part - your hard work truly paid off & we're beyond proud of you!

Official Swim Wales Regional Short Course merchandise is now available! 🏊‍♀️ 🛍️ Visit the Swim Wales shop to order yours 👉 swimwales.org/shop/

🌊🔥 A fantastic start to the Para Swimming World Series Lima 2025 for Rose Williams! On Day 1 of competition, Rose produced an outstanding series of swims, showing her strength and composure on the international stage. 🇬🇧 🥈 Silver – 100m Freestyle (A Final) 🥇 Gold – 100m Freestyle (Youth Final) 🥇 Gold – 200m Freestyle (A Final) An incredible opening day that reflects Rose’s dedication, hard work. Congratulations, Rose what a way to begin the meet! 👏👏

Huge congratulations to Hector Pardoe, named Athlete of the Year at the BBC Green Sport Awards 2025! 🏆 Hector’s incredible work has championed cleaner and safer open-water swimming, and he’s proving that athletes can be powerful voices for our planet. This year, he became the first person to swim the largest lakes in England, Scotland and Wales within 24 hours, all to support Surfers Against Sewage 🏊‍♂️🌍 Diolch, Hector, for leading by example, in sport and sustainability! 👏