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[email protected] ISBN No 0-9544422-1-0 Business of Swimming-___________________________________________________________________Page 1 Business of Swimming-___________________________________________________________________Page 2 Report Contents (Continued) Page 10.1 Admission prices to regular pools 80 10.2 Admission prices to leisure pools 99 10.3 Instruction and teaching charges 101 10.4 Charges for ancillary activities 112 10.5 Club and group hire charges 114 10.6 Case study of a typical pool 125 11. Free swimming initiatives 126 11.1 Free junior swimming in Wales 126 11.2 Glasgow’s Juvenile Free Swim Initiative 126 11.3 East London’s ‘Kids Go Free’ Scheme 127 12.