Water-based sports across the UK are uniting to call on the government to take urgent action to address pollution in rivers, lakes and coastal waters.
BBC Sport can reveal that The Angling Trust, British Rowing, British Triathlon, GB Outrigger, Paddle UK, Royal Yachting Association and Swim England – who represent a combined 450,000 members, athletes and participants - are forming the Clean Water Alliance.
The Alliance wants regulators to be funded adequately to monitor, investigate and hold polluters to account, while it is also asking for accurate access to real-time water quality information all year round. "For too long not enough has been done and we want to see real change to promote and protect clean open water here in the UK," she said.
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