Sinking, Swimming, or just treading water. : The Olympic Legacy for London 2012- 4 Years on. Has it made a difference? Pupil Voice and an an analysis of Swimming Provision.

Costas, Barry (2017) Sinking, Swimming, or just treading water. : The Olympic Legacy for London 2012- 4 Years on. Has it made a difference? Pupil Voice and an an analysis of Swimming Provision. Athens Journal of Sports, 4 (1). pp. 35-52. ISSN 2241-7915

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In what has become an issue of great concern to teachers (and parents) over the last 25 years, many children have been identified as not being able to swim at all, yet the National Curriculum in England states that all children must be able to swim at least 25metres by the age of 10 and 11years old.

Item Type	Article
Identification Number	10.30958/ajspo/v4i1
Additional information	Barry Costas, 'Sinking, Swimming or just Treading Water. The Olympic Legacy from London 2012 – 4 Years On. Has it made any difference? Pupil Voice and an Analysis of Swimming Provision', Athens Journal of Sports, Vol. 4(1): 35-52, March 2017. This is an Open Access article, available online at: https://www.athensjournals.gr/ajspo/past/v4i1.
Keywords	children, learning and pupil voice, pedagogy, physical education, swimming
Date Deposited	15 May 2025 13:32
Last Modified	25 Feb 2026 00:41