Category: Swimming Pools
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Bacteria in swimming pools causing sickness?
See WALB The Center for Disease Control says a growing number of people who swim in public pools are getting sick. Most are getting infections from bacteria. So the Florida Department of Health in Lee County recommends testing those pools yourself before you dive in. Bacteria could be swimming along with you and your kids.…
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800-meter swim pool to be built in Japanese canal
Read Gizmag Plans are afoot to build an 800x12m swimming pool in the Dotonbori Canal in Osaka, Japan, according to a report in the Japan Times on Wednesday. The scheme is reminiscent of YN Studio’s plan to introduce a commuter swimming lane, dubbed the LidoLine, into London’s Regent’s Canal. The idea is to drop a 12…
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Natural Pools – Natural Pool selfbuild
“Swimming in natural water is a delight to our sences. Your skin and hair feels soft and your eyes don’t sting. It seems as if, every cell in your body is telling you – this is the way swimming should be.” – David Pagan Butler, www.organicpools.co.uk
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Swimming pool safety presentation
Details and background on the South Australia State Government’s proposals to improve laws concerning swimming pool safety. The public is invited to review the discussion paper and make comments on the proposals anytime before 31 May 2013. See also story and video here on ABC News
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‘Swim-In’ At Newcastle City Pool In Fight Against Closures
Read Sky | Tyne and Wear Swimmers gathered together at Newcastle City Pool for an aqua-zumba session with a serious message. Around 150 people took part in a part in the ‘swim in’ protest against Newcastle City Council’s plans to close the pool as part of major budget cuts. There was also an, ehm, Last…
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Olympians in Phuket
Olympians in Phuket Olympic swimmers from the Netherlands and Italy visited Phuket recently to enjoy some winter training in the sun. http://youtu.be/Bjw-xRu-Ngg
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Swimming Marine Corps style
“Romney Smith takes you inside the Marine Corps Logistics Base for a closer view of what the military does in and around Albany, Georgia.”
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US national swim team consider TT as Rio 2016 camp
Read Trinidad and Tobago Newsday “VISIONARY†is how Candi MacConaugha, International Games Manager of USA Swimming described the big picture approach being taken by the Ministry of Sport and the Sports Company of Trinidad and Tobago with regard to the George Bovell National Aquatic Centre. The elite facility is currently under construction at Couva and…
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Behold Helsinki’s underground Itäkeskus Swimming Hall
The hall has facilities on two floors and can hold about 1.000 visitors at a time. Quarried out of solid rock, it can be converted into an emergency shelter for 3.800 people if necessary. See hel.fi