The Big Swim 2012

The Big Swim campaign, launched on January 9th, will see the biggest overhaul of swimming provision in the Hambleton district for six years. Supported by the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA), North Yorkshire Sport and British Olympian and Commonwealth Games 50m breaststroke gold medallist, Chris Cook, the initiative will see a year long celebration of swimming.

In the lead up to the Olympic Games, Hambleton's four leisure centres in Northallerton, Stokesley, Thirsk and Bedale will have a number of inspiring activities & events to help people get back into swimming, or encourage first-timers to learn to swim. There's something for everyone to dip their toes into!

The results of the Big Swim Survey, conducted last year, highlighted a number of areas for improvement. As a result, a number of actions have been taken to help enhance Hambleton residents' enjoyment of the swimming facilities offered. These included a full review & redesign of the swimming timetables, more lane swimming, more family sessions and the option of a money-saving family ticket. If you'd like to read more about our Big Swim Survey, the results and how we've used the feedback, please see the Big Swim Survey page.

The revamped Zest Swim timetables can be viewed online or downloaded as a PDF for your convenience.

A Family Swim ticket offering a discounted rate for a family of four is also being introduced, designed to encourage parents and children to swim together. There will also be a weekly Olympic swim session at each centre, where anyone can take to the water for just £2.12 until the closing ceremony of the games. For more information on these great offers, please visit our Big Swim offers page.

Other events that will be coming up throughout the year include:

• The Big Swim 2012 Challenge - a 20 day fundraising challenge open to swimmers of all abilities. Sign up now!
• The Big Swim Open Day - all four Leisure Centres will open their doors and offer people the chance to try lots of new aquatic activities for free plus much more.
• Torch relay day - in celebration of the official Olympic torch relay crossing our district the Leisure Centres will have a number of special offers on.

If you'd like to be kept up-to-date on our Big Swim events and offers, please sign up to our Big Swim newsletter to get exciting updates sent straight to your inbox!

For further information on our Big Swim promotion, please don't hestitate to call or email one of our leisure centres.

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