British Swimming and Amateur Swimming Association
British swimming team for Olympics and Paralympics
Disabled swimming on British Swimming site
UK Deaf Sport covers swimming and other sports
British Blind Sport (swimming section)
Halliwick Association of Swimming Therapy clubs helps people with disabilities experience freedom in water, learning to float and swim
Sascha Kindred wins GB’s first 2008 Paralympic swimming Gold, sets record.
9 September 2008
Kindred makes it a hat-trick - he’s won now the 200m individual medley SM6 in the last 3 Paralypmics.
Video and full story @ BBC Sport
Adlington’s swims to second Beijing Gold
16 August 2008
Rebecca Addlington won the 400m freestyle earlier this week, and now earns the 800m freestyle Gold in Beijing.
See videos of both wins @ BBC Sport
Phelps gains seven golds, becoming the Spitzing image of the greatest Olympic swimmer - can he get eight?
16th August 2008
It’s taken 36 years, but Michael Phelps has matched Mark Spitz’s 1972 Munich’s seven gold medals, and is on his way to eight on Sunday. Breaking records in every event, he’s done it in grand style.
More details and video on BBC Sport
American swimmer Mark Spitz holds the record for most gold medals won in a single Olympic Games (seven), set at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
He is the only Olympic athlete to win a gold medal in every (individual) event he entered in a given year, and to set a new world record in each.
Want to try a sport that’s great aerobic exercise, helps heart, circulation and breathing fitness, and increases strength and stamina and is very relaxing and stress relieving?
As well as being great exercise, swimming is very relaxing and stress relieving.
Swimming is really good aerobic exercise for your whole body. The water supports your body and reduces stress on your bones and joints, and is especially helpful for people who are overweight, disabled or recovering from injury. Swimming by itself is not good for shedding the pounds, but your increasing fitness makes it easier to lose weight in other ways.
Swimming can be enjoyed by everyone, and the disabled can take part in a wide variety of competitive swimming, either on equal terms with able-bodied or in special events.
take part? just you | small group | with family
where? inside | outside
energy/fitness level? relaxed | you’ll sweat a bit
sociability? too full on!
disability access*? on equal terms
can be played? competitively | as friends
contact sport? non-contact
try it cost? low
play it cost? low | moderate
Going to give swimming a go? Good idea! There are lots of places with swimming lessons for adults - Evening Classes, at pools, the YMCA of YWCA etc. You can also do Aquacise. Check out your local council’s website, and the local paper. Also see the links below and on the getting started page.
Excellent! Your body will thank you for it. Find your nearest:
Going to give racing a go? Well done! The next step is to next step is to find a swimming club near you (opens new window) . Also check out the getting started page.
You’ll find more swimming links are in the right-hand boxes.
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