The brand-new Swim Wales Youth Advisory Board, is a platform for young people to help shape the future of swimming, diving, water polo, artistic swimming, open water and para swimming across Wales. If you’re aged between 14–18 and love being in or around the water, this is your chance to influence real change and help guide the decisions made by the National Governing Body.
Aims and Objectives
- Youth representation: Be the voice of young people in Welsh aquatics, ensuring their views shape the future of our sports.
- Leadership development: Provide opportunities for young members to gain leadership, communication and decision-making skills.
- Community & Inclusion: Create a welcoming environment that encourages more young people from diverse backgrounds across Wales to get involved in aquatic sports at all levels and in a wide range of roles.
- Participation from all backgrounds and abilities: Help us deliver our core objective of ‘Aquatics for Everyone for Life’, opening doors to aquatic activity for all communities – no matter their circumstances.
- Positive Change & Innovation: Work alongside Swim Wales, clubs and partners to create progressive, youth-led initiatives that enhance accessibility and opportunities for young people.
- Safety & Well-being: Advocate for safer aquatic environments, health awareness, and drowning prevention.
- Sustainability: Support environmentally friendly initiatives to protect aquatic spaces and promote sustainable practices in aquatics.
How to Apply
You can apply in a number of different ways. Either submit a written document (up to 750 words), a presentation (up to 10 slides) or a video (up to 3 minutes) of you explaining answers to the following questions:
1. What experience do you have in Welsh aquatics?
2. How would you make a difference as a Swim Wales Youth Advisory Board Member?
3. What ideas would you bring to the Board to strengthen Welsh aquatics?
Applications can either be submitted by emailing to volunteers@swimwales.org, or by filling in the form.
The deadline for applications is 5pm, Friday 5th December.
If you have any questions or would like to get in touch to discuss this opportunity, please reach out to jake.lee@swimwales.org who will be happy to discuss the Board further.
