Swim England advice : Covid-19

The Club takes advice from Swim England on this subject, which advises members and athletes to follow all appropriate Government advice, in summary:

Wash hands; avoid travel to defined areas; if unwell, dial 111 and self isolate until tested and cleared.

The Club continues to train at Stretford and compete in events.

The Swim England advice is below:

Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance

The welfare of all our athletes, coaches, workforce and volunteers is of paramount importance.

This communication is designed to inform and contains relevant links to the most up-to-date guidance from the Government and Public Health England regarding novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

The Government has issued advice around travel to and from certain areas as the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) situation develops. Please read the latest advice HERE.  This is updated regularly.

Can we ask that all swimmers, coaches, volunteers and spectators to follow the hygiene precautions to help reduce the spread of infection. For the latest infection control advice, please click HERE

Swim England members are requested to comply with the latest Government and NHS guidance. This can be found on the Public Health England website. If you feel unwell, please call NHS 111 for advice.

Swim England will be continuing to plan for our events as normal but we will be following Government guidance and assessing risk as appropriate. They will be issuing specific guidance regarding forthcoming Swim England events as necessary to those due to attend.

BlogMar 9th, 2020