Help Save Kingsbury Aquarius Swimming Club

About us

We inspire and support people of all ages and abilities to learn how to swim, keep fit and in some cases live their dreams.

Kingsbury Aquarius swimming club was started in 1974 and are a not-for-profit organisation run by coaches and volunteers. We bring individuals and families together to coach, support and motivate each other to improve swimming skills and share social skills. We provide a programme and a platform that allows our members to progress from beginners to national champions and coaches should they wish to.  

“My son started as a scared, nervous and anxious 9-year-old who stuttered so much to even get a sentence out. Swimming has given him confidence and being part of a team helped him to overcome his fears. He’s now a junior coach at 17”

The Problem

Our club is financed through membership fees, grants and fund-raising events. With our pool closed for several months due to COVID and a limit to the number of swimmers we can have at any one time since our pool re-opened in August, our income has been minimal and many of our costs have continued. Our small pot of reserves is diminishing and we are at risk of having to close our club full time.

The Solution

Additional short-term funding is needed to help pay for the costs that we have incurred during COVID with our significantly reduced income. We have been unable to raise any additional funding as a club in the usual way due to COVID restrictions.

The Costs 

The ambition is to keep our swimming club open, for the short term whilst numbers are reduced and open for the future. To be able to do this we require your help. £5,000 would:

- Allow us to keep our club open full time at reduced levels

- Allow us to pay for increased costs that we are incurring during COVID whilst we have additional restrictions and responsibilities 

The Results

By helping our swimming club, we can continue achieving our goals and dreams which in turn benefits the lives of our members and their families who join us. Our club allows members to improve their lifestyle, competition dreams and communication, social and swimming skills, giving them motivation, improved mental health, self-esteem and overall better lives.

Please help us raise some valuable funds to allow us to continue to support our club members and the community

Through Crowd Funding we hope to gain the further support from Sport England who pledge to match up to 50% of our crowdfunding target, meaning every contribution will make a huge difference to our swimmers.

Rewards:

 We have some fantastic rewards on offer!

Testimonials from some of our members:

“It’s an all-round amazing club to be part of, it is great exercise for my children and they absolutely love going.  The coaches make it fun for them and help with their technique, stamina and confidence”

 “As well as the obvious health benefits from training there is mental health positives too as my daughter is much happier when she’s swimming”

“My dad took me along at the age of 10, I'm now 40+ and love this club with all my heart”

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Thank you for your support