Why I’ve got the energy to fight for our pools

30 Jun 2022

I am passionate about swimming. In particular about ensuring every child has the opportunity to…

APPG for Swimming vow to raise issue of potential pool closures with Government

21 Oct 2021

This week I chaired a meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Swimming where we discussed…

10 by 10: opening opportunities for all our children

We only get one childhood, yet ten years of Tory Governments have seen too many…

Water Safety Education and School Swimming

28 Jul 2021

I was pleased to take part in a roundtable discussion during Maritime Safety Week on…

APPG Swimming Update

21 Jul 2021

Last week I met with Swim England and Olympic medallist and BBC poolside reporter Sharron…

Back in the pool

31 Mar 2021

A beautiful morning to be back at Park Road Lido for my first swim of…

#OpenOurPools to let swimming be at the heart of the post lockdown recovery

17 Feb 2021

I’m proud to be Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Swimming. Swimming, and…

Swimming

18 Nov 2020

In 2017, I helped to establish the first All-Party Parliamentary Group on Swimming and I…

Help needed to Save Our Sports: Catherine West tells Sports Minister

17 Nov 2020

Catherine West MP and Swim England Chief Executive Jane Nickerson today met with Minister for…

Catherine calls for Government u-turn on outdoor swimming

11 Nov 2020

Catherine West MP, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Swimming and a keen swimmer…