Nearly HALF of England’s swimming pools are at risk of being closed by the end of the decade

A damning new report in the wake of Team GB’s swimming success at Tokyo 2020 reveals that just about half of England’s pools are at risk of being shut down by the end of the decade.

Of the nation’s present 4,336 services, it’s predicted that solely 2,468 will stay by 2030 if the development of closures continues and no new swimming areas change them.

National governing physique Swim England, whose ‘A Decade of Decline’ report is revealed on Wednesday, are now calling on the Government to take a position £1billion into public leisure services to assist refurbish current pools and construct new ones.

Nearly half of Britain’s swimming pools could possibly be shut down by 2030, a report has discovered 

Team GB carried out beautifully at Tokyo however the subsequent batch of stars might now be hampered

‘This is a very worrying report which could impact on millions of people across the country,’ mentioned Jane Nickerson, chief govt of Swim England.

‘Swimming pools are essential to the future of all our aquatic sports if we are to nurture the next Adam Peaty, Tom Daley, Anna Hopkin or Maisie Summers-Newton.

‘Without adequate investment into the new pools this country needs, we are forecasting a huge decline in the available water space by the end of the decade, threatening the future of our sports, leaving millions shut out of the activities they love and widening health inequities.

‘We hope the Government and local authorities will take note and work with us to prevent these concerning predictions from becoming a reality. The time to act is now.’

The looming scarcity relies on pools constructed in the Nineteen Sixties and Seventies and coming to the end of their lifespan, with not sufficient new services being constructed to switch them. The coronavirus pandemic has solely exacerbated the downside.

Officials need Government assist to maintain services open and nurture the subsequent Adam Peaty