Swim schools you will be relieved to hear that following on from the Prime Minister’s announcement earlier today, we have received a positive update this evening that swimming lessons will not be classified as ‘indoor team sports’ at this present time.

To clarify – swimming lessons and aquatic fitness sessions:

• Continue to fall into the ‘organised sport’ category, so are exempt from the ‘rule of 6’
• Are not classified as ‘team’ sports.

Additionally, the Prime Minister did also confirm today that leisure organisations will now have a legal obligation to follow government guidance – and the good news here is that we’ve already done all the hard work for our members by amalgamating all the government guidance relating to swimming pool / lesson management into one easy-to-read living document.

I think we can all breathe a sigh of relief today, and whilst I appreciate some swim schools are still struggling, this really is welcome news for our part of the sector.

Should further information arise, we will keep you updated.