Steve Parry news

Four-time Olympic medallist, Rebecca Adlington OBE, and Olympic swimmer, Steve Parry MBE, have successfully completed a management buyout of Swim! The pair originally founded the ... More

The government’s energy relief for swimming pools, leisure centres and gyms is scheduled to end on 31 March leaving thousands set for closure or service ... More

Swim England has revealed the names of the first inductees into its Swim England Hall of Fame. A total of 26 athletes, coaches, officials and ... More

The government has pledged extra support and improved guidance for primary schools in England as part of a drive to make sure all children are ... More

Olympic medallist and European champion swimmer Steve Parry has been appointed the new chair of outdoor swimming and water safety programme Swim Safe. Operated by ... More

A third of 11-year-old school pupils will finish Year 6 unable to swim, a report commissioned by Swim England has revealed. The report, compiled by ... More

UK Olympians and Paralympians attended the launch of Everyone Active’s Sporting Champions scheme, which offers athletes support and advice. The event at London’s Porchester Hall ... More

Effectively engaging school children in sport and physical activity is the only way to reach a broad spectrum of society in the future, according to ... More

British swimming greats Rebecca Adlington, Mark Foster and Steve Parry joined sports minister Tracey Crouch yesterday (10 November) to celebrate 125 years of school swimming ... More

Ealing Council’s £19m redevelopment of Acton Town Hall in west London is complete, with the new leisure centre due to open this Saturday (19 April) ... More

Bridlington in East Riding of Yorkshire is the first town in the UK to benefit from the Olympic legacy pool scheme that has seen Olympic-standard ... More

More than 700 children took part in a day of activities and healthy competition designed to deliver the sporting legacy of the London 2012 Olympics ... More

Olympic bronze medallist and triple world gymnastics champion, Beth Tweddle, is sending the elevator back down with the launch of a gymnastics programme for young ... More

A new product has been launched to help introduce young children and babies to swimming, using songs to help them develop greater confidence in the ... More

Plans for the second phase of a £60m mixed-use regeneration scheme at New Brighton, Merseyside, has received a cash boost from the Northwest Regional Development ... More

More than 150 sports trust employees attended the inaugural UK Fitness Network (UKFN) staff conference last month at the K2 Leisure Centre in Crawley. The ... More

London mayor Boris Johnson and Olympic swimming gold medallist Rebecca Adlington have officially opened a new mobile swimming pool adjacent to Gabriel's Wharf on the ... More

A temporary swimming pool has been installed in an old school hall in Lambeth, South London, as part of an initiative designed to ensure every ... More

Neptune Developments has unveiled its detailed plans for the second phase of the £45m New Brighton scheme in Wallasey, Merseyside following the completion of the ... More

Oldham Community Leisure is to install a mobile swimming pool into a local school sports hall in a bid to help children learn to swim ... More

Olympic swimmer Steve Parry held his Oceans of Fun events at four pools in London operated by Greenwich Leisure (GLL) recently. Devised by Parry’s company, ... More

A £20m mixed-use development on the seafront area of Southport in Lancashire is underway. The site will comprise a four-star, 133-bedroom hotel with a casino, ... More

Liverpool City Council has granted permission for a £120m mixed-use scheme at Mann Island in the centre of Liverpool. Neptune Developments will construct three black ... More

Property company Neptune Developments has submitted a revised planning application for a £17m redevelopment of the Floral Pavillion Theatre in New Brighton on the Wirral, ... More