Accessibility for swimmers
EXTRA,  FEATURES,  October 2024

Is your swim venue accessible?

If swimming is great for getting people moving and has the potential to change lives, why don’t more people with disabilities do it? Adaptive swimmer Sophie Etheridge looks at a few of the issues disabled swimmers face.

In today’s society there are endless campaigns and organisations aimed to try and help improve people’s health and fitness, but when you have multiple medical conditions or chronic illnesses, it isn’t always that simple.

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