SLIDE 1
Tennis, athletics, fishing, sailing, kayaking - why not swimming? - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Tennis, athletics, fishing, sailing, kayaking - why not swimming? - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Tennis, athletics, fishing, sailing, kayaking - why not swimming? www.swimwimbledon.co.uk | 23rd July 2019 Our samples passed! Wimbledon Park Lake is well within EU bathing directive guidelines - classified as excellent Team Sophie
SLIDE 2
SLIDE 3
Our samples passed! Wimbledon Park Lake is well within EU bathing directive guidelines - classified as ‘excellent’
SLIDE 4
Team
- Plus many other volunteers! Simon Griffiths (Outdoor Swimming Magazine), Sophie
Greenwood (Masters in Sports Events), Victor Castejon (media), Evan Shiels, Kate de Riberios, Chris Howe - local parents any many more!
Sophie Brunt Rob Bell Oli Pitt Stuart Coleman Kizzie Fenner
Wimbledon Park teacher, resident, swimming instructor, 2020 channel swimmer Local parent, business
- wner, outdoors
enthusiast, watersports lover, SW19 resident, engineer, adventurer, TV presenter, swimmer endurance thrill seeker! Outdoor Swimming Society Director, Swimmer, entrepreneur Local resident,, triathlete, volunteer, adventurer.
- utdoors enthusiast, lawyer
and campaigner
SLIDE 5
and...>2,200 supporters!
SLIDE 6
What is open water swimming?
SLIDE 7
Mental - not just physical well being...
SLIDE 8
Where can you swim in your local area? Better still, where can you open water swim? Sadly, there are very few options...
This is making use of the local environment, investing local community capital in it and can provide a return to the Lake and the community!
SLIDE 9
What about existing Lake users?
SLIDE 10
Is it safe?
SLIDE 11
Beckenham Place Lake - we can learn from other initiatives with similar challenges!
SLIDE 12
And can make a difference to the community and existing facilities This will more than pay for itself...
SLIDE 13
Community and the council can partner to make this work
Merton are exploring the option with us but we need to really how them it is a worthwhile activity and that it is supported by locals - YOU!
SLIDE 14
Next step: work out the safest and the best swim!
SLIDE 15
“There are huge benefits to outdoor swimming from health to mental well being and an encouragement for people to look after their natural environment better…” (Ian Maceachern - supporter)
SLIDE 16