Dual Aquatic Athlete Spotlight: Jessica Plews

A fantastic feature on Jessica Plews, a young athlete from Gateshead who is successfully balancing both competitive swimming and artistic swimming. Jessica represents Derwentside & Gateshead Swim Team in swimming while also pursuing her passion for artistic swimming with Gateshead Artistic Swimming Club demonstrating how skills developed in one aquatic discipline can complement another

Stories like Jessica’s perfectly highlight one of the key themes within the Swim England North East Regional Strategy — ‘Swimming as a Gateway’. Swimming provides the fundamental skills, confidence and love of the water that can open doors to many other aquatic sports, allowing athletes to explore different pathways across our sport.

It’s brilliant to see athletes embracing multiple disciplines and developing such well-rounded aquatic skills.

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Are you (or do you know) another dual-aquatic athlete in the North East?

We’d love to hear from you! Please contact Jay at jay.manners@swimnortheast.org