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Swim:ED Building Skills, Breaking Barriers Impact Report 2025/26

Swim:ED's 2025/26 Impact Report covers its pop-up pool programme in primary schools across the UK: 3,740 Year 6 pupils, 1,491 more than the previous year, with 85% improving in at least one National Curriculum swimming area.

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Swim:ED delivers pop-up pool swimming and water safety programmes in primary schools across the UK, helping children gain the skills to protect themselves in and around water.

Key Metrics

Pupils reached 3,740 Year 6 pupils took part in the pop-up pool programme, 1,491 more than the previous year.
Improved skills 85% of children improved in at least one National Curriculum swimming focus area.
Swimming 25 metres Pupils able to swim 25 metres unaided rose from 24% to 62%, a 157% increase.
Safe self-rescue 68% of pupils could perform safe self-rescue after the programme, compared with 15% before.
Water safety knowledge 89% of children could explain how to protect themselves in and around water, up from 18%.

Key Outcomes

  • Children gained core swimming and water safety skills in fifteen 45-minute sessions over 5-7 weeks.
  • Pop-up pools brought swimming lessons into the school playground, removing travel and access barriers.

Geography

UK-Wide

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