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BSAC partners with Amateur Swimming Association to get more children snorkelling
The ASA and the British Sub-Aqua Club have announced an exciting new partnership that will see more children in the UK learning to snorkel and enjoying aquatic sports.
This is the first time the English national governing body for aquatics and the national governing body for scuba diving and snorkelling in the UK have worked together.
The aim of the partnership is to introduce snorkelling to children who are already learning to swim as a way of increasing their enjoyment and encouraging a life-long love of being in the water.
Mary Tetley, BSAC’s Chief Executive said: “We’re delighted to be able to work with the ASA to introduce even more children to snorkelling.
“Snorkelling really helps to build confidence in the water as well as opening up the wider possibilities of aquatic activities, including scuba and learning more about our marine environment.
“This is a real first and our partnership with the ASA can only increase young people’s enjoyment of the water and encourage a life-long love of both sports.”
Adam Paker, ASA Chief Executive, said: “This is a wonderful opportunity for our two organisations to work together and encourage more children to participate in aquatic sports.
“Learning to swim at an early age is extremely important, but we also want to encourage children to try other activities so they continue to enjoy the water and make swimming a habit for life.
“I grew up snorkelling and continue to enjoy it today. It is a great sport and one that can open doors to lots of other underwater experiences.
“But it is also important that children learn how to snorkel safely, which is why we are pleased to be partnering with BSAC and incorporating the Dolphin Snorkeller course in our swimming programmes. We want to ensure that children have the opportunity to try new aquatic sports, learn new skills but also know how to be safe in and around water.”
Later this year the partnership will see the launch of a new training course that will give qualified swimming teachers the additional skills needed to deliver snorkelling lessons to children in their local pools.
Swimming teachers can register their interest in the training course here.
The ASA is also making plans to include BSAC’s Dolphin Snorkeller course into its Learn to Swim Framework, allowing even more children the opportunity to discover the fun and excitement of combining the two sports.
Find out more about BSAC Snorkelling here.
More information about the ASA can be found here.
Over the next 12 months, specialist scuba holiday company Dive Worldwide will be supporting Bite-Back Shark & Marine Conservation with donations collected from client bookings to any one of its stunning dive destinations around the world. The independently-owned operator expects to raise £3000 for the UK charity.
Manager at Dive Worldwide, Phil North, said: “We’re especially excited to work with Bite-Back and support its intelligent, creative and results-driven campaigns to end the UK trade in shark products and prompt a change in attitudes to the ocean’s most maligned inhabitant.”
Bite-Back is running campaigns to hold the media to account on the way it reports shark news along with a brand new nationwide education programme. Last year the charity was credited for spearheading a UK ban on the import and export of shark fins.
Campaign director at Bite-Back, Graham Buckingham, said: “We’re enormously grateful to Dive Worldwide for choosing to support Bite-Back. The company’s commitment to conservation helps set it apart from other tour operators and we’re certain its clients admire and respect that policy. For us, the affiliation is huge and helps us look to the future with confidence we can deliver against key conservation programmes.”
To launch the fundraising initiative, Phil North presented Graham Buckingham with a cheque for £1,000.
Visit Dive Worldwide to discover its diverse range of international scuba adventures and visit Bite-Back to learn more about the charity’s campaigns.
MORE INFORMATION
Call Graham Buckingham on 07810 454 266 or email graham@bite-back.com
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