Pop-up pool scheme aims to boost low UK swimming attainment rates
by Jessica Murray Midlands correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6B676)
Temporary pools will be placed at schools in areas where a large proportion of children are unable to swim
Olympic swimmers including Adam Peaty, Ellie Simmonds and Matt Richards have launched a new pop-up pool programme at UK schools aimed at boosting low swimming attainment rates.
Fully functioning temporary pools will be placed at schools in areas where a large proportion of children are unable to swim, starting in the Black Country in the West Midlands, one of the worst-affected areas in the country.
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