Swimmers To Purge Plastic Bottles From Pools

SCOTTISH Swimming has become the first national representative organisation to back Scottish Water’s Your Water Your Life campaign – which is encouraging the public to use a refillable bottle and top up from the tap for the benefit of their health, their pocket and the planet.

As a direct result of the pledge, Scottish Swimming believes it can cut the consumption of at least 10,000 bottles from the various national competitions and events it hosts across Scotland each year, cutting huge amounts of waste and further boosting its green credentials in the process.

Forbes Dunlop, CEO of Scottish Swimming, said: “Water and wellbeing are so intrinsic to our organisation, so we’re delighted to get behind this truly important campaign to encourage people to think of using tap water in a more environmentally responsible way.

Staying hydrated is a crucial part of swimming, whether you are just starting to learn or an elite swimmer – and this gives us a really nice opportunity to reiterate that message.