Water sports in the United Kingdom (UK)

Statistics report about water sports in the United Kingdom

Water sports in the United Kingdom (UK)

This report presents statistics and facts about water sports in the United Kingdom (UK). The chapter included in this report contains statistics and facts about participation rates of water sports, in detail about recreational fishing, boating and swimming. Furthermore included are chapters on regional participation rates, membership figures and public funding of different types of water sports.

Table of contents

Participation

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  • Premium Statistic Water sports participation England 2016-2023
  • Basic Statistic Participation rate in watersports activities in the United Kingdom (UK) 2005-2022
  • Basic Statistic Share of individuals participating in watersports in the UK 2019, by activity
  • Basic Statistic United Kingdom: number of outdoor watersport participants in 2018, by activity
  • Premium Statistic UK: distribution of water sports activity events in 2015-2017, by area
  • Premium Statistic UK: distribution of people participating in water sport activities in 2022, by season
  • Premium Statistic Waterskiing participation England 2016-2020

Fishing

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  • Premium Statistic Angling participation in England 2016-2023
  • Premium Statistic Children participating in fishing in England 2010-2018
  • Premium Statistic Number of sales of rod fishing licences sold in England 2016/17, by area
  • Premium Statistic England and Wales: number of net fishing licences from 2008 to 2019
  • Premium Statistic United Kingdom: monitored water bodies 2018/19, by band classes of fish population
  • Premium Statistic NI: DCAL enforcement activities against illegal fishing on private waters 2011-2018
  • Premium Statistic NI: DCAL enforcement activities against illegal fishing on DAERA waters 2017/2018

Swimming

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  • Basic Statistic Swimming participation England 2016-2023
  • Basic Statistic Children's swimming participation rate in England 2017-2023
  • Premium Statistic Scotland: swimming participation of adults in the last 4 weeks 2007-2020
  • Premium Statistic Scotland: swimming participation by adults in the last 4 weeks in 2019, by age group
  • Premium Statistic Scotland: number of registered officials of Scottish Swimming from 2011 to 2020
  • Premium Statistic Wales: swimming participation of primary and secondary school pupils 2018, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Wales: swimming participation of FE college students 2018, by institution

Boating

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  • Premium Statistic UK: share of people participating in any boating activity 2002-2018
  • Premium Statistic UK: share of people who own any boat 2007 to 2017
  • Premium Statistic UK: share of people who own a boat 2017 by type
  • Basic Statistic Boating activites: seasonal participation in the United Kingdom (UK) 2017
  • Premium Statistic UK: distribution of people participating in boating activities in 2017, by season
  • Premium Statistic UK: distribution of lifejacket usage for any boating activity from 2013 to 2017
  • Premium Statistic England: share of people who had taken a break from boating 2016, by reason
  • Premium Statistic England: share of people who got brought back to boating 2016, by reason

Public funding

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  • Premium Statistic Public funding for Olympic diving in the UK since 2000, by location of games
  • Premium Statistic Public funding for Olympic rowing in the UK since 2000, by location of games
  • Premium Statistic Public funding for Olympic sailing in the UK since 2000, by location of games
  • Premium Statistic Public funding for Olympic swimming in the UK since 2000, by location of games
  • Premium Statistic UK: Sport England's public funding for British Water Ski and Wakeboard 2013-2017

Membership

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  • Premium Statistic United Kingdom: number of Royal Yachting Association (RYA) clubs 2016, by country
  • Premium Statistic United Kingdom: number of Royal Yachting Association club members 2016, by country
  • Premium Statistic Swimming club membership in England 2016-2023
  • Premium Statistic Sailing club membership in England 2016-2023
  • Premium Statistic Canoeing club membership in England 2016-2021
  • Premium Statistic Swim Wales: number of members from 2011 to 2019
  • Premium Statistic Scottish Canoe Association: number of members in Scotland 2015-2022

Import & export

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  • Basic Statistic United Kingdom: sailboards import value 2019-2023
  • Basic Statistic United Kingdom: sailboards export value 2019-2023
  • Basic Statistic United Kingdom: water-skis and surfboards imports 2019-2023
  • Basic Statistic United Kingdom: water-skis and surfboards export value 2019-2023

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