Return to swimming Monday 3rd August

I am very excited to be writing this post to tell you more about our return to training. Our first session back will be Monday 3rd August.

We have been very fortunate to retain most of our training time allowance and we have the full pool during every session to avoid contact with the public and other swimmers. There are however slight changes to the location and times of our sessions in the short term but this will be reviewed again with WLCT at the end of August.  Until then we will train at the Wigan Life Centre Mondays and Fridays and at Hindley Leisure Centre on a Wednesday and a Sunday.  I have attached the temporary timetable below. Please carefully check your session location and times.

All squad 1 swim members please be advised that you can only attend sessions at the Wigan Life Centre due to limited space at Hindley Leisure Centre. Therefore JP 1 swim members will train on a Friday 7:05-8pm and SP 1 swim members will train on a Monday 7:05 – 8pm.

Training sessions will look and feel a little different initially as we follow Swim England guidance, observe social distancing and re-build the fitness of our swimmers. Some changes are down to the pool requirements and some are down to the advice from Swim England to ensure we safely return our swimmers to the pool whilst minimising any risks. There will be 1 way systems around the centres, strict changing room procedures and cleaning regimes. Parents should drop off and collect swimmers outside of the centres and swimmers are asked to arrive ‘beach ready’ with their swimming costumes underneath their clothes for a quick change on the poolside both before and after the session. Changing rooms may not always be available.

For us as a club I have created ‘swimming bubbles’ which enable us to keep the same groups together and ensures that there is sufficient time in between sessions to allow smooth transitions between the groups. I have therefore allowed 10 mins between each session to get the swimmers off poolside before the next groups arrive. Please only arrive at your stated session time to help us protect all our swimmers and coaches.

If you have any questions, concerns or worries please get in touch. I know our swimmers are excited to get back in the water and our coaches can’t wait to see them. By observing the guidance and coaches instructions we will keep our swimmers and your families as safe as possible.

Michelle Nickson

Head Coach

Wigan Swimming Club (Wasps)

In addition the the above we will be launching a new membership payment portal within the next week This will replace the current standing order method payment and will be a recurring card payment. This will all be accessed through the club website and via an email link that will be sent to you.