Swimming is an important life skill and sport and should be enjoyed by everybody as it provides many physical and mental health benefits, asides from keep pupils safe around the water. Swimming is also a skill that can be mastered at any age but is best when taught early on so the swimmer can have a life of enjoyment and exercise. 

游泳是一项重要的生活技能和运动，除了能保证孩子们在水中的安全，也能带来许多身心健康方面的益处。游泳是一项能够在任何年龄段习得和掌握的技能，但是越早开始开始学习，学生们能拥有更多锻炼机会，更加充分享受游泳给人生带来的乐趣。

In recognition of the benefits of swimming, here at LEH Foshan, the start of this term has seen the much-anticipated opening of the swimming pool. At 25m long with 6 lanes the swimming pool is the perfect environment for pupils to develop a range of water-based skills including lifesaving and personal water safety, competitive swimming strokes and water polo. 

从本学期开始，佛山霍利斯的游泳池在大家的盼望之中正式开放启用。游泳池长25米，有6条泳道，能给学生们学习一系列水上技能提供设施完善的场所。学生们将会学习救生、水上安全、竞技游泳和水球等技能。

Pupils will have the opportunity to develop a range of water-based skills including lifesaving and personal water safety, competitive swimming strokes and water polo during physical education lessons.  

在体育课上，学生们将会学习和掌握一系列水上运动的知识和技能，包括救生、水上安全、竞技游泳和水球。

The ECA swimming programme has been developed to allow pupils to develop their skills with students of a similar ability and has therefore been split into beginners, intermediate and advanced groups. These groups allow us to focus on the different ability levels in a safe, controlled environment and enable more individual support and development.

在游泳课外活动中，我们将按照学生们的游泳水平分为初级、中级和高级三个组别，让他们能够和与自己水平相当的同学们一起锻炼和提升游泳技能。通过分组练习，我们能够在安全可控的环境中，针对不同水平的学生们提供更多个性化的指导和支持。

Apart from being an essential life-saving skill, swimming provides loads of physical and mental health benefits. Swimming keeps pupils’ hearts and lungs healthy, improves muscle strength and flexibility, increases stamina and even improves balance and posture; on the other hand it provides challenges and rewards accomplishments, which helps children to become self-confident and believe in their abilities.

游泳除了是一门基本的求生技能外，还能帮助我们保持身心健康。游泳能够让学生们的心脏和和肺部保持健康，增强肌肉强度和灵活性，锻炼耐力，改善平衡度和姿势。在另一方面，作为运动项目，学生们能够在游泳中获得满足感和成就感，帮助他们变得更加自信。

Swimming also helps students develop their social skills as it allows plenty of opportunities to make friends and interact through cooperation and healthy competitions. Learning to swim opens up the door to a range of other activities, such as kayaking, canoeing, scuba diving, surfing, triathlon and yachting, a collection of enrichments for their future life experiences.

游泳还有助于学生加强他们的社交技能，因为它能提供大量的合作和竞争的机会，促进同学们之间的互动。此外，掌握游泳技能之后，学生们可以继续探索其他水上运动，例如皮划艇、独木舟、水肺潜水、冲浪、铁人三项和游艇等，开启一个更加丰富的人生体验。

During term 3 there will be several opportunities for pupils to participate in inter House competitions including a House swimming gala which will see pupils competing against pupils of a similar ability using the swimming strokes they will learn in lessons, and at the end of term they will participate in an inter House water polo competition.

在第三学期，学生们将会有机会参加学院比赛，包括学院游泳比赛和学院水球比赛。在游泳比赛中，学生们将会运用他们在课堂和课外互动中学到的游泳技巧，分组与水平接近的同学们一起进行比赛。

As the swimming programme develops and grows, we will aim to introduce inter school competitions when we are confident our swimmers are of a level that will allow them to compete on a level playing field with their competitors. We do not want to rush into entering competitions while we are still developing our swimmers.

随着游泳项目的发展和团队的壮大， 在经过学校评估我们的游泳运动员达到一定水平后，我们将会参加或开展校际游泳竞技赛事，与其他学校的学生一起交流比拼。目前游泳项目还处于初级阶段，我们并不急于参赛，而是把重点放在学生们的游泳技能提升方面。

As Mr Jones and Ms Morgan, our PE teachers, have a plethora of years’ experience as both swimmers and teachers of swimming, they will be working with the coaches to ensure the highest level of instruction is delivered ensuring all pupils’ individual needs are met whatever their initial level of swimming. 

佛山霍利斯的体育老师 Mr Jones和Ms Morgan在游泳方面拥有多年的运动员和教师经验，他们将会与外聘教练合作，为学生们提供高水平的指导，不管他们处于游泳的什么水平，都确保他们的学习需求得到满足。

Mr Lee Jones is our Head of Physical Education Faculty & House Parent. He was leading PE and Sports in a British school in India and prior to this, he held senior positions in schools in Mongolia, Kenya and in the UK. Mr Jones has a Bachelor of Science degree in Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences, and was awarded his MSc Mental Health & Well-Being in Education with distinction.

Mr Lee Jones是我校的体育学科主任和舍监老师。他曾在印度的一所英国国际学校教授体育，此前，还在英国、肯尼亚和蒙古的学校中担任高级职位。他也拥有体育、健康和运动科学学士学位。

Ms Danielle Morgan is our Head of Sport and Activities. She previously taught Physical Education in Birmingham and worked as a Head of Year for several years in London. Ms Morgan has a Bachelor of Arts in Dance from the University of Surrey, Roehampton and a Master of Science in Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy from the University of Birmingham. Ms Morgan has taught Dance, Yoga and Fitness in the UK and in Australia.

Ms Danielle Morgan 是我校的运动和课外活动学科主任。她曾在英国伯明翰教授体育学科，也任伦敦学校年级主任职位数年。Danielle Morgan 女士拥有英国萨里大学的舞蹈学士学位和伯明翰大学的体育教育和运动教育学硕士学位，曾在英国和澳大利亚教授舞蹈、瑜伽和健身课程。

Due to Chinese law all instructors and lifeguards must hold valid qualifications recognised by local government, therefore all staff employed to work poolside have the relevant lifeguard qualifications, these are displayed poolside according to Chinese law. 

根据中国法律法规，所有教练和救生员都必须持有当地政府认可的有效资格证书。我校所有受雇的泳池员工都拥有相关的救生员资格证书，这些资格证书也都会按照规定在泳池边张贴展示。

In compliance with Chinese regulations on lifeguards for schools, LEH Foshan employs 4 lifeguards to supervise and safeguard our pupils’ swimming activities. The team is led by a well-experienced leader Mr Lu who has over 6 years of experience as a lifeguard and has attained not only a Lifeguard Certificate, but also an Instructor Licence, a Referee Licence and a Swimming Pool Water Treatment Certificate.

按照国内对学校救生员的标准，佛山霍利斯共聘请了4名救生员来监督和保障学生们在进行水上活动时的人身安全。救生员团队的领队卢先生是一名丰富经验的救生员，拥有超过6年的从业经验，不仅持有救生员证书，还有指导员证书、裁判员证和水质处理证。