British Swimming Chief Executive David Sparkes has been working with the Mayor of London on the vision of making the Capital the most active city in the world by 2020.
A new not-for-profit sports organisation with a £5.5m budget to improve sports facilities and inspire more Londoners to be physically active has been unveiled in the city.
London Sport, which sees Sparkes sit on the Board, will ensure London continues the legacy of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and inspire one million Londoners to be more physically active by 2020.
London Sport was unveiled at the Westminster Boating Base by the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, and the Chief Executive of Sport England, Jennie Price.
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson said: “Through my Sports Legacy Programme, we have already been able to refurbish or upgrade more than 100 sports facilities; trained 13,000 more sports coaches; and got almost 400,000 more people playing sport.
“I look forward to working alongside London Sport and helping hundreds of thousands more Londoners to get active, try something new and lead healthier lifestyles.”