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Nearly a third of the 500 public swimming pools in Wales could close due to high energy bills, the head of swimming's governing body has warned.| Fergus Feeney, of Swim Wales, said many needed urgent financial help from the Welsh government, and to be included in the UK's energy discount scheme. | He and not-for-profit operator Freedom Leisure said swimming pools should be classified as intensive energy users. | The UK and Welsh governments said they had given significant support to pools. | But a scaling back of the UK government's energy support scheme means the leisure sector is set to lose out. | "We estimate 30% of pools could close without help," he said. "They're the ones really close to the bone. " | Swim Wales said the sport was at an all-time high with 100,000 children and 400,000 adults swimming every week in Wales. | A trebling of energy bills in 2022 has already led to concerns about the future of many leisure centers. | Not-for-profit organization Freedom Leisure runs 29 leisure centers on behalf of local councils in Wales, 20 of which have swimming pools. | Jeremy Rowe, operations director, said it would cost an extra £3.5m to run them, even after lowering temperatures and putting prices up. | The Welsh government said it was "doing all it can" to help with energy bills. | "We are calling on UK ministers to include leisure centers and swimming pools in its energy bill discount scheme. | | |
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