Keeping swimmers swimming: The capacity of swimming clubs

The Department of Culture Media and Sport has signed a Public Service Agreement (PSA) with Sport England with explicit targets to increase participation in sport and active recreation. Sport England is now directing funding towards organisations and programmes which help to meet the relevant PSA target. As a consequence, the asa has worked towards increasing the number who participate in active sports at least 12 times a year by 3 per cent, and increasing the number who engage in at least 30 minutes of moderate intensity level sport, at least three times a week by 3 per cent. It is not anticipated that this PSA target will change significantly moving into the next funding agreement 2009 –13