Changes To Free Swimming Scheme
Friday 26th Apr 2024
There will be changes to free swimming sessions from Monday, 4 November 2019.
Welsh Government and Sport Wales have reviewed the Free Swimming Initiative across Wales and have decided to change the scheme. This means the Council now only receives half the amount of funding and the current scheme will change.
In Conwy’s swimming pools the new scheme offers:
One free swim session per week all year round for the over 60s at:
Llandudno
Thursday
14:45 – 15:45
Colwyn
Friday
08:00 – 09:00
Abergele
Tuesday
09:00 – 10:00 (08:30 – 09:30 term time)
Llanrwst
Friday
10:30 – 11:30
Free splash sessions for under 16s at:
Llandudno
Saturday
11:30 – 12:30 (all year)
Monday
13:00 – 14:00 and 14:30 – 15:30 (Summer Holidays)
Colwyn
Sunday
09:00 – 10:00 (all year)
Wednesday
13:00 – 14:00, 14:30 – 15:30 (Summer Holidays)
Abergele
Friday
17:00 – 18:00 (all year)
Friday
13:00 – 14:00, 14:30 – 15:30 (Summer Holidays)
Llanrwst
Wednesday
17:30 – 18:30 (all year)
Wednesday
13:00 – 14:00, 14:30 – 15:30 (Summer Holidays)
Councillor Louise Emery, Cabinet Member with responsibility for Leisure said: "Swimming can have a number of health benefits for individuals and communities, and our aim is to continue to make swimming accessible.”
"The free swimming initiative has given many Conwy residents the opportunity to access our swimming pools which, for some, may have not been possible without the scheme. We’re working with the staff at our swimming pools to minimise the impact of these national changes."
If you have any questions about the free swimming sessions please contact your local swimming pool manager.
