Rebecca Adlington Comes to the Rescue of School Pools with Energy Bill Pledge

• Adlington’s brand Total Swimming Group is appealing for 300 school pools to stay open amid energy crisis and offering £60,000 towards spiralling energy costs as a lifeline 
• School pools hit with 130% rise in utilities costs this year
• Energy pledge could be a lifeline for schools after report 9 in 10 schools will run out of money by next school year
• Adlington warns of rising number of school pool closures and negative impact on children learning to swim  

Spiralling energy bills and inflation mean thousands of schools are being forced to make cuts that will see essential resources like swimming pools close.

Total Swimming Group, where Rebecca Adlington is a Director, is offering schools a lifeline with an energy bill pledge, meaning schools can receive up to £60,000 each to help with rising heating and lighting costs.

According to research from Total Swimming Group, the average maintenance costs of a school pool including chemicals, gas, electricity and water, is nearly £40,000 and has risen 130% in the last year.

The situation is so dire, Swim England’s Decade of Decline report estimates, based on current pool trends, that the number of available pools could decrease by 40%, equating to 2,000 public swimming pools closing over the next 10 years.

Four-time Olympic medallist, Rebecca Adlington said:

There are over 300 school swimming pools at risk of closing across the UK. If they make the difficult decision to close, ultimately this is going to have a huge impact on children leaving primary school unable to swim.

As a group, we are taking action now because we believe no child should miss out on learning to swim. It’s a human right, not a privilege – an essential skill that provides a foundation for positive health and wellbeing, and could even save their lives.

Schools interested in taking up the energy pledge can apply via https://www.tsadevelopments.co.uk/