About Us

 

Egham Constellations is a disabled swimming club.

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Our aim is to provide supported swimming and maintain the social/mental well-being aspects that are gained as a by-product of reaching out to isolated members of our community.  The organisation provides assisted transport and has volunteer assistants to help members eg. changing, getting in/out of the water, assisting exercise/swim etc.

 

We evolved from Runnymede Disabled Swimmers (RDS) which was a transport group of disabled swimmers who used to go swimming in a pool in Woking.  When Achieve Lifestyle built EGHAM ORBIT, an 'accessible swimming pool' in Runnymede in 2019, we expanded to become a club.

 

Achieve Lifestyle had been working alongside Runnymede Access Liaison Group (RALG) to provide an inclusive environment for swimmers with disabilities.  Achieve Lifestyle went on to partner with Egham Constellations to offer Runnymede residents with restricted mobility the opportunity to swim in a safe and friendly environment.

 

Egham Constellations has been set up to ensure the sessions are accessible by providing volunteer helpers, a bus pick-up and drop-off service and co-ordinating sessions at the pool.

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Our swims sessions run on TUESDAYS between 11.30am and 1pm.

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We rely on the goodwill of our fantastic volunteers who make our sessions run smoothly.  They were HIGHLY COMMENDED in the Runnymede Civic Awards 2023 for Volunteer Group of the Year, WINNERS of the RALG Shield 2020 for achievement by a group in serving the needs of disabled people as well as being JOINT WINNERS of Spelthorne & Runnymede Best Volunteer Team Award 2019.

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We aim to make your swim accessible, sociable and fun.

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