Swimming lessons for beginners have clawed back some of the lost Covid period at leisure centres in Swansea, a report said. A learning to swim programme grew by 63% in 2021-22 compared to pre-pandemic levels at pools run by an operator called Freedom Leisure on behalf of the council. But council leader Rob Stewart warned at a cabinet meeting that "we are by far from out of the woods".
Freedom Leisure runs the city centre LC, and Penlan, Penyrheol, Morriston and Cefn Hengoed Leisure Centres - plus the Elba sports complex in Gowerton. Income and usage plummeted at leisure centres and visitor attractions during Covid but the cabinet report presented some encouraging findings for 2021-22, which had fewer periods of restriction than the previous year. It looked at figures for Freedom Leisure and other venues including Wales National Pool Swansea, Sketty, although they are somewhat dated as we are now in 2023-24.
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