Dave Candler news

Some 800 people attended the UK Active Awards ceremony last night (3 October) in Birmingham. Sponsored by STA, the hosts were Professor Greg Whyte OBE ... More

The top operators, suppliers and facilities from across the physical activity sector were celebrated last night (26 October), as the winners of the prestigious ukactive ... More

A special task force has been established to boost physical activity opportunities for people with disabilities. Part of UK Active’s inclusivity-focused Everyone Can programme, the ... More

A "significant majority" of the UK's swimming teachers and aquatic professionals feel that swimming excludes some groups and communities. The finding comes from a study ... More

OnePT Rochdale has been named as club of the year at this year's ukactive Awards, the second year the operator has claimed victory. The centre ... More

Almost 60 per cent of UK parents plan to resume their children’s swimming lessons – even if spectator restrictions imposed to meet social distancing guidelines ... More

A partnership between leisure operator GLL and the Swimming Teachers' Association (STA) – designed to address the national shortage of swim teachers – has been hailed ... More

Safety Training Awards, the awarding organisation of the Swimming Teachers' Association (STA), has been handed the Collaboration of the Year award at this year’s FAB ... More

Difficulties in recruiting trained swimming teachers are creating "widespread problems" for many swim schools and pools across the UK. According to a survey by the ... More

The finalists for this year's ukactive Awards have been revealed. The 2018 award categories have been divided into three groups – business excellence, specialist impact ... More

More than 1,400 swimming teachers across the UK will join a major new training framework designed to combat the national shortage in qualified instructors. The ... More

The Swimming Teachers’ Association (STA) has promoted Kaylë Burgham as its head of aquatics. In her role, Burgham will be responsible for leading the aquatics ... More

The Swimming Teachers’ Association (STA) has recruited its 10,000th member and had all of its qualifications endorsed by CIMSPA. Dave Candler, chief executive of the ... More

An increase in demand for children’s swimming lessons in China has opened the door for the Swimming Teachers’ Association (STA) to help the government with ... More

A host of water safety education resources and swimming-related activities will be made available for The Scout Association after the body signed a three-year deal ... More

An eight-time Invictus Games gold medal winner nicknamed the ‘prince of the pool’ has been appointed as the open water swimming/water safety ambassador for the ... More

Swimming Teachers’ Association (STA) CEO Roger Millward has announced that he will retire next summer, with his son Theo set to take over the reins ... More

Inspire swim school scores top STA ranking Sports trust Inspire Leisure's swim school has been ranked as the number one in the UK following its ... More

Already well-known in the Littlehampton area for scoring the winning goal and securing a gold medal for English football in the 2005 Deaf Olympics, 23-year-old ... More