The share of swimming participants who took part in a competition in England has been increasing from 1.4 percent of participants to 2.6 percent, and a total of roughly 21,74 million British pounds of public funding for Olympic swimming in the UK was provided towards the Tokyo Games in 2020. In 2014, a total of approximately 74,241 men's and boys' swimwear items were sold, with a manufacturer sales value of roughly 245 thousand British pounds.
Swimming in the United Kingdom (UK) - Statistics & Facts
The share of swimming participants who took part in a competition in England has been increasing from 1.4 percent of participants to 2.6 percent, and a total of roughly 21,74 million British pounds of public funding for Olympic swimming in the UK was provided towards the Tokyo Games in 2020. In 2014, a total of approximately 74,241 men's and boys' swimwear items were sold, with a manufacturer sales value of roughly 245 thousand British pounds.
Key insights
- Share of people swimming on a monthly basis in Scotland
- 2%

Detailed statistics
Scotland: swimming participation of adults in the last 4 weeks 2007-2020
- Share of 5 to 16 years olds participating in swimming, diving or lifesaving activities in England
- 11.3%

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Children participating in swimming activities in England 2018-2021
- Share of swimming participants who are club members in England
- 23.7%

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Swimming club membership in England 2016-2021
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- Premium Statistic COVID-19 planned reopening of pool areas in spas in the UK 2020
- 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 Public funding for Olympic swimming in the UK since 2000, by location of games
- Premium Statistic Public funding for para-swimming in the UK since 2000, by location of games
- Premium Statistic England: average monthly staff numbers of the ASA 2015 -2018, by category
- Premium Statistic Scotland: number of registered officials of Scottish Swimming from 2011 to 2020
- Premium Statistic Men's and boys' swimwear: UK manufacturers' sales value 2008-2014
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COVID-19 planned reopening of pool areas in spas in the UK 2020
COVID-19 planned reopening of pool areas in spas in the UK 2020
Planned reopening of pool areas in spas after the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020
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United Kingdom: number of outdoor watersport participants in 2018, by activity
United Kingdom: number of outdoor watersport participants in 2018, by activity
Leading outdoor watersport activities in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by number of participants (in 1,000)
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UK: distribution of water sports activity events in 2015-2017, by area
UK: distribution of water sports activity events in 2015-2017, by area
Distribution of any water sports activity events in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2017, by area
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Public funding for Olympic swimming in the UK since 2000, by location of games
Public funding for Olympic swimming in the UK since 2000, by location of games
Public funding for Olympic swimming in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2024, by location of games (in GBP)
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Public funding for para-swimming in the UK since 2000, by location of games
Public funding for para-swimming in the UK since 2000, by location of games
Public funding for para-swimming in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2024, by location of games (in GBP)
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England: average monthly staff numbers of the ASA 2015 -2018, by category
England: average monthly staff numbers of the ASA 2015 -2018, by category
Average monthly number of employees of the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) in England from 2015 to 2018, by category
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Scotland: number of registered officials of Scottish Swimming from 2011 to 2020
Scotland: number of registered officials of Scottish Swimming from 2011 to 2020
Number of officials registered with the swimming technical officials committee of Scottish Swimming in Scotland from 2011 to 2020, by region
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Men's and boys' swimwear: UK manufacturers' sales value 2008-2014
Men's and boys' swimwear: UK manufacturers' sales value 2008-2014
Manufacturer sales of men's and boys' swimwear in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2014 (in 1,000 GBP)
Participation
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- Premium Statistic Number of people participating in outdoor swimming in the UK 2015-2018
- Basic Statistic Swimming participation England 2016-2021
- Basic Statistic Children participating in swimming activities in England 2018-2021
- 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 Swim Wales: number of members from 2011 to 2019
- Premium Statistic Wales: swimming participation of primary and secondary school pupils 2018, by gender
- Basic Statistic Wales: share of people participating in indoors swimming monthly 2017-2019
- Premium Statistic Northern Ireland: share of people who participate in swimming or diving 2015-2021
Participation
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Number of people participating in outdoor swimming in the UK 2015-2018
Number of people participating in outdoor swimming in the UK 2015-2018
Number of people participating in outdoor swimming in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2018 (in 1,000)
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Swimming participation England 2016-2021
Swimming participation England 2016-2021
Number of people participating in swimming in England from 2016 to 2021
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Children participating in swimming activities in England 2018-2021
Children participating in swimming activities in England 2018-2021
Share of children participating in swimming, diving or lifesaving activities in the last 4 weeks in England from 2017/18 to 2020/21
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Scotland: swimming participation of adults in the last 4 weeks 2007-2020
Scotland: swimming participation of adults in the last 4 weeks 2007-2020
Share of adults who participated in swimming in the past four weeks in Scotland from 2007 to 2020
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Scotland: swimming participation by adults in the last 4 weeks in 2019, by age group
Scotland: swimming participation by adults in the last 4 weeks in 2019, by age group
Share of adults who participated in swimming in the past four weeks in Scotland in 2019, by age group
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Swim Wales: number of members from 2011 to 2019
Swim Wales: number of members from 2011 to 2019
Number of members of Swim Wales from 2011 to 2019
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Wales: swimming participation of primary and secondary school pupils 2018, by gender
Wales: swimming participation of primary and secondary school pupils 2018, by gender
Swimming participation of primary and secondary school pupils in any form or setting in Wales 2018, by gender
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Wales: share of people participating in indoors swimming monthly 2017-2019
Wales: share of people participating in indoors swimming monthly 2017-2019
Share of people who participated in indoors swimming during the last 4 weeks in Wales from 2017 to 2019
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Northern Ireland: share of people who participate in swimming or diving 2015-2021
Northern Ireland: share of people who participate in swimming or diving 2015-2021
Share of people who participate in swimming or diving in Northern Ireland from 2015 to 2021
Association income
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- Premium Statistic Great Britain: consolidated income of British Swimming from 2012 to 2019
- Premium Statistic England: income of the Amateur Swimming Association 2016-2018, by source
- Premium Statistic Ireland: income of Swim Ireland 2018-2019, by source
- Premium Statistic Income of Swim Wales 2017-2019, by source
- Premium Statistic Scotland: income of Scottish Swimming from 2014/2015 to 2019/2020, by type
- Premium Statistic Scotland: service income of Scottish Swimming 2019/2020, by type
- Premium Statistic Scotland: performance income of Scottish Swimming in 2019/20, by source
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Great Britain: consolidated income of British Swimming from 2012 to 2019
Great Britain: consolidated income of British Swimming from 2012 to 2019
Consolidated income of British Swimming in Great Britain (GB) from 2012 to 2019 (in 1,000 GBP)
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England: income of the Amateur Swimming Association 2016-2018, by source
England: income of the Amateur Swimming Association 2016-2018, by source
Income of the Amateur Swimming Association in England from 2016 to 2018, by source (in million GBP)
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Ireland: income of Swim Ireland 2018-2019, by source
Ireland: income of Swim Ireland 2018-2019, by source
Income of Swim Ireland in Ireland from 2018 to 2019, by source (in 1,000 euros)
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Income of Swim Wales 2017-2019, by source
Income of Swim Wales 2017-2019, by source
Income of Swim Wales in Wales from 2016/2017 to 2018/2019, by source (in 1,000 GBP)
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Scotland: income of Scottish Swimming from 2014/2015 to 2019/2020, by type
Scotland: income of Scottish Swimming from 2014/2015 to 2019/2020, by type
Income of the Scottish Amateur Swimming Association in Scotland from 2014/2015 to 2019/2020, by source (in 1,000 GBP)
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Scotland: service income of Scottish Swimming 2019/2020, by type
Scotland: service income of Scottish Swimming 2019/2020, by type
Income of the Scottish Amateur Swimming Association (SASA) through services in Scotland in 2019/2020, by type (in 1,000 GBP)
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Scotland: performance income of Scottish Swimming in 2019/20, by source
Scotland: performance income of Scottish Swimming in 2019/20, by source
Income of the Scottish Amateur Swimming Association (SASA) for performance in Scotland in 2019/2020, by source (in 1,000 GBP)
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Scotland: development income of Scottish Swimming in 2019/2020, by source
Scotland: development income of Scottish Swimming in 2019/2020, by source
Income of the Scottish Amateur Swimming Association (SASA) through development in Scotland in 2019/2020, by source (in 1,000 GBP)
Association expenditures
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- Premium Statistic England: administration expenses of the Amateur Swimming Association 2017-2018
- Premium Statistic Scotland: expenditures of Scottish Swimming from 2014/2015 to 2019/2020, by type
- Premium Statistic England: central costs expenditures of the Amateur Swimming Association 2017-2018
- Premium Statistic Scotland: service expenditures of Scottish Swimming from 2014 to 2020, by type
- Premium Statistic Scotland: performance expenditures of Scottish Swimming from 2014 to 2020, by type
- Premium Statistic Scotland: development expenditures of Scottish Swimming in 2019/2020, by type
- Premium Statistic Wales: expenditures of Swim Wales 2015-2018, by type
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England: administration expenses of the Amateur Swimming Association 2017-2018
England: administration expenses of the Amateur Swimming Association 2017-2018
Administration expenditures of the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) in England from 2017 to 2018, by type (in 1,000 GBP)
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Scotland: expenditures of Scottish Swimming from 2014/2015 to 2019/2020, by type
Scotland: expenditures of Scottish Swimming from 2014/2015 to 2019/2020, by type
Expenditures of the Scottish Amateur Swimming Association (SASA) in Scotland from 2014/2015 to 2019/2020, by type (in 1,000 GBP)
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England: central costs expenditures of the Amateur Swimming Association 2017-2018
England: central costs expenditures of the Amateur Swimming Association 2017-2018
Expenditures on central costs by the Amateur Swimming Association in England from 2017 to 2018, by type (in million GBP)
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Scotland: service expenditures of Scottish Swimming from 2014 to 2020, by type
Scotland: service expenditures of Scottish Swimming from 2014 to 2020, by type
Expenditures of the Scottish Amateur Swimming Association (SASA) on services in Scotland from 2014/2015 to 2019/2020, by type (in 1,000 GBP)
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Scotland: performance expenditures of Scottish Swimming from 2014 to 2020, by type
Scotland: performance expenditures of Scottish Swimming from 2014 to 2020, by type
Expenditures of the Scottish Amateur Swimming Association (SASA) on performance in Scotland from 2014/2015 to 2019/2020, by type (in 1,000 GBP)
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Scotland: development expenditures of Scottish Swimming in 2019/2020, by type
Scotland: development expenditures of Scottish Swimming in 2019/2020, by type
Expenditures of the Scottish Amateur Swimming Association (SASA) on development in Scotland in 2019/2020, by type (in 1,000 GBP)
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Wales: expenditures of Swim Wales 2015-2018, by type
Wales: expenditures of Swim Wales 2015-2018, by type
Expenditures of Swim Wales in Wales from 2014/2015 to 2017/2018, by type (in 1,000 GBP)
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