Just keep on swimming: the policy effectiveness of building swimming pools

This study investigates the relation between swimming infrastructure and participation in Flanders. First, we investigate whether availability of facilities is related to higher and/or frequency. Second, focus on relationship with quality aspects pools. A number datasets are combined, namely two large-scale sports surveys (children N = 2,920; adults =3,781), a database, survey among pools (N =125). The results indicate that presence pool municipality not adults) frequency (adults), while also no effect found for price reductions (i.e. age infrastructure, cafeteria). suggest Flanders seems be sufficient alternative strategies (sole) entrance fee building (more) needs addressed increase participation. women, elderly, citizens had longer education, have lower probability swim less frequently further focussing removing barriers they face would viable strategy overall