In an effort to get even more children adopting a healthy lifestyle and involved in aquatic sports, Zoggs has confirmed its popular Oceans of Fun days will continue throughout 2013 and into 2014.
The brand is once again teaming up with Total Swimming, set up by Olympian Steve Parry, to run the events across the country.
Each one provides up to 150 free spaces for children aged 7 to 14 to experience different aquatic sports such as mini water polo, synchronised swimming and fast swimming.
The event will feature a morning or afternoon of skills and games across the different aquatic disciplines, with every participant getting the chance to try each of the activities by rotating through the stations.
An Olympic or Commonwealth athlete, an expert in the discipline who will provide instruction and encourage the children, will lead each station.
The athletes will be introduced at the beginning of the event and the children – and their families – will have the opportunity to meet the Olympians outside of the pool for autographs, photos and the showing of Olympic and Commonwealth medals.
Each child will receive a Zoggs Oceans of Fun swimming hat and be presented with a medal at the end of the event – after having the chance to race against an Olympian
David Annand, Zoggs’ marketing and PR manager, says: “For us, this is about introducing aquatic sports that many children will not have had the chance to experience.
“By teaming up with Steve and his team and working with our leisure partners to put on these events and open them up to so many children, we hope to not only inspire and educate everyone who comes along, but for them to experience just how much fun the pool can be.
“Success for us will be seeing the children who take part continue enjoying the freedom, fun and skills regular swimming and aquatic sports can bring.
“This is an extremely exciting initiative for everyone at Zoggs and we look forward to sharing our passion for swimming with thousands of children across the country.”
