Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Swimming Audience in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Swimming in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Swimming has an estimated audience of 11,230,282 people in United Kingdom.

The average Swimming fan in United Kingdom is 45.1 years old, more female, and lives primarily in England.

The audience is concentrated in England, North West, South East.

Top brand affinities include Swimming pool, Mountain Warehouse, Adam Peaty, with strongest over-indexing on Swimming pool (1.6× the country average).

Demographically, the Swimming audience skews more female with an average age of 45.1, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Sports Activity, Family Orientation.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 13 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Swimming fan in United Kingdom is more female, around 45.1 years old, with strong Sports Activity tendencies and a notable affinity for Swimming pool.

Category: Sports · Type: Topic · Subtype: Sport

The data on this page comes from the Rascasse audience panel and is refreshed monthly from search, social and browsing signals. As of 2026-08-10.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the Swimming profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
11.2M
in United Kingdom
Gender
57.9%
42.1% male
Age
45.1
average years
Country rank
#425
Topic in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+14%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Swimming fans

57.9% are female, 42.1% are male, average age 45.1.

Fig. 02

Gender split

57.9%
Female
42.1%
Male
Demographic split for Swimming audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female57.9%
Male42.1%
Average age45.1
Estimated audience size11,230,282
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 45.1
average years
Age distribution of the Swimming audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-196%
20-2916%
30-3921%
40-4924%
50+33%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

4.6%

of the worldwide Swimming audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Swimming
CountryShare
United States16.0%
Japan6.3%
Italy5.0%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the United Kingdom average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the Swimming audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Swimming fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01North West~1.5M1.43×
02Wales~800K1.29×
03Scotland~1M1.16×
04South West~1M1.14×
05England~8.5M1.06×
06East Midlands~800K1.03×
07Yorkshire and the Humber~800K0.89×
08South East~1.5M0.86×
09North East~400K0.83×
10East of England~800K0.79×
11Northern Ireland~300K0.79×
12Greater London~1M0.76×
13West Midlands~300K0.69×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the Swimming audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Swimming audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01BackstrokeSports5.38×
02Adam PeatySports3.23×
03Middle-distance runningSports2.43×
04Center Parcs UKTravel & Leisure2.31×
05Human swimmingSports2.26×
06CoachFashion & Accessoires2.25×
07Bicycle touringSports2.16×
08Indoor cyclingSports2.11×
09Center ParcsTravel & Leisure1.94×
10Virgin ActiveHealth1.94×
11Legoland Windsor ResortTravel & Leisure1.86×
12Mountain WarehouseFashion & Accessoires1.80×
13JoggingSports1.74×
14Diaper bagKids & Family1.74×
15Sprint (running)Sports1.73×
16Swimming poolSports1.60×
17Primary educationKids & Family1.57×
18Fat FaceFashion & Accessoires1.56×
19Road runningSports1.53×
20Sportswear (fashion)Fashion & Accessoires1.53×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Swimming audience

Values above 1.00× are above the country average, values below 1.00× below it.

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Swimming audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Sports ActivityPOWER1.30×
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM1.23×
SustainabilityBALANCE1.19×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Swimming audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
SpiritualityBALANCE0.96×
ExtroversionTHRILL1.00×
CreativityOPEN1.03×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Swimming have in United Kingdom?

Swimming has an estimated audience of 11,230,282 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in England and North West.

02

What is the gender split and age of Swimming fans?

57.9% of Swimming fans are female, 42.1% are male, with an average age of 45.1 years.

03

Which brands do Swimming fans like most?

Swimming fans show strongest brand affinity for Swimming pool (1.6×), Mountain Warehouse (1.8×), and Adam Peaty (3.23×) over the country average.

04

Where do Swimming fans live in United Kingdom?

Swimming fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in England (reach ~8.5M), North West (reach ~1.5M), and South East (reach ~1.5M). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Swimming fans also like?

Beyond Swimming itself, the audience over-indexes on Mountain Warehouse (1.8×), Adam Peaty (3.23×), Primary education (1.57×), and Bicycle touring (2.16×) compared to the United Kingdom average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in United Kingdom who actively search for Swimming. Affinity is an over-index ratio: 2.0× means the audience is twice as likely to engage with that brand or trait as the country average. Reach is the estimated number of audience members in a region. Regional and brand-affinity tables are sorted from strongest signal to weakest.

About this audience profile

This audience profile is generated by Rascasse from anonymized search-behavior signals across United Kingdom. For methodology see methodology. Affinity values are over-index ratios vs. the country average (1.0 = baseline). Audience sizes are estimated, not measured.

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