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The impact of the free swimming programme in a local community in the South East of England: giving with one hand, taking away with the other.

Kokolakakis, T., Pappous, A. S. and Meadows, S., 2015. The impact of the free swimming programme in a local community in the South East of England: giving with one hand, taking away with the other. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 12 (4), 4461 - 4480.

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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph120404461

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of the introduction of the Free Swimming Programme (FSP) in a local community (not identified to preserve anonymity) in the South East of England. The question has been approached in a variety of ways: by using primary quantitative data from leisure centres and logistic regressions based on the Active People Survey (APS). Problems are identified related to the introduction of the FSP in this community and suggestions are made for future policy. A brief examination of swimming participation in England enables researchers to place this community into a national context. The problems and policies of sport organisation developed in this community are not dissimilar to a more general application reflecting the English experience; in this sense it is anticipated that the findings will enable managers of sport organisations, along with public health policy makers, to focus more effectively on raising sport participation. The unique selling points of this article are the examination of FSP for adult participants, the local analysis of junior and senior participation, and the overall assessment of the policy based on APS.

Item Type:Article
ISSN:1660-4601
Uncontrolled Keywords:adolescent; adult; aged; England; female; humans; male; middle aged; residence characteristics; surveys and questionnaires; swimming; young adult
Group:Bournemouth University Business School
ID Code:35942
Deposited By: Symplectic RT2
Deposited On:31 Aug 2021 15:03
Last Modified:14 Mar 2022 14:29

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