For a club to be inclusive, it must come from all areas, not just the coaches on the poolside. The positive attitudes must come from the members of the committee through to the volunteers and swimmers. Just the same as any person in any walk of life, a swimmer with a disability will flourish in an environment where they feel wanted and valued. Clubs should proactively seek out swimmers with a disability just as much as they do swimmers without.  Here are some ideas of how to attract swimmers with a disability:

• Approach Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy support services to promote to young people they support. Very often they are asked for further information about swimming clubs in the area. They can be found through the Local Authorities.
• If the Club are holding open days then collaborate with National Disability Sport Organisations and Disability support teams to help promote the club and find swimmers that can attend
• Find out where there are mainstream schools in your area that have disability specific units within them. There are schools across the country that have units for children with sensory disabilities, Moderate and mild Learning disabilities and physical disabilities. These children are educated in the mainstream so would be more than capable of being part of a mainstream swimming club
• When promoting the club, state that swimmers with a disability are welcome. If there are standards of swimming competency required, state so, include images of swimmers with a disability taking part.
• When promoting opportunities within the club, make sure that you do so for swimmers with a disability. Include disability Swimming events onto the club competition calendar, news on success's of swimmers with a disability within the club, provide information on classification, results etc