Free Swim Initiative
Harpers Fitness is supporting the Government’s swim4life initiative from 1 April. The campaign,
linked to the nationwide Change4Life campaign, aims to get people to lead more active, healthy lives in the run up to London 2012 for making swimming more accessible for millions of people across the UK. The £140 million programme lasts for two years and is a central part of plans to ensure a lasting legacy from the London Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012.
We have over 40 swimming pools across the UK, including 25 metre pools, teaching pools, baby splash pools and leisure pools, and will provide free swimming as directed by each of our local authority partners from the 1st April 2009 as part of the Government’s free swimming initiative which was announced in 2008.
Swimming is a brilliant way to keep fit and can be the perfect addition to a healthy lifestyle, the free swimming campaign supported by swim4 life makes it fantastic. It will encourage people to make a concerted effort to become more active and adopt a healthy lifestyle. We are expecting free swimming to be extremely popular when it’s launched in April and are advising those interested to register before the launch at their local centre. or by downloading an registration form from your local sites web page.
Swimming is one of the most popular ways for people in this country to keep fit. Your body works harder in the water, so 30 minutes in the pool is worth 45 minutes activity on dry land. This is a great way of staying healthy, however good a swimmer you are. And it’s low impact, which makes it great for people who have problems with their joints or find exercise difficult.
Partnership is the key to making government initiatives such as this a success. By working in partnership with our Local Authority Partners the free swimming programme will be very successful and a great benefit to communities across the country.”
So simply check out your local sites and web page here at Harpers and see if you are eligible for free swimming, download a registration form and hand in or send to your chosen centre. Start saving ££ and improving your lifestyle from April 1st.
Happy Free Swimming
Email swimming@harpersfitness.co.uk for more information. Please include your centre of choice.
Frequently asked questions
The free swimming initiative is very specific as to who it targets and when facilities can be used. For all your questions, please click on the document below to download some answers we feel will help you along the way!
Click below to download the Swim4Life game sheet
