When you have your own swimming pool you need to clean it. Many people who are looking for a Spanish property ask me about the maintenance of a pool. Can you do it yourself? How long does it take? Is it difficult? I will show you how I clean our pool.
In Maine, we swim with the squirrels.
Maine wildlife photographer Karl Ramsdell was paddleboarding across the Saco River in August when he caught a sight not many people have likely seen – squirrels swimming alongside him.
“We thought we were seeing things,” Ramsdell told NEWS CENTER Maine.
For years, she was known to the world as “Emily Doe,” the survivor of a sexual assault that garnered national attention in part because her attacker served only three months in prison, a sentence that sparked outrage. This week, Chanel Miller is stepping into the spotlight with a new memoir, “Know My Name.” Miller sits down with Amna Nawaz to tell her story.
If you’ve read about King Arthur and his knights, or even watched “Game of Thrones,” you know what jousting is. But have you heard of water jousting? Think next-level jousting over a body of water. Horses are replaced by boats, and jousters don’t wear any armor—all they have to protect themselves is a small shield. Water jousting is a tradition in the harbor city of Sète, France, that goes back to 1666. Robert Bancilhon, 75, learned the sport from his father and passed it on to his son, Christophe.
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Waves for Change is improving the mental health of young adults in South Africa by teaching them how to surf.
The Fabled West Coast of South Africa produces some of the world’s most pristine surf. Here, a local social enterprise, Waves for Change, is working in the heart of Cape Town’s most deeply troubled Communities to help break the wave of violence that shapes township life. Using the untapped healing power of surfing to help thousands of young adults escape the endless cycle of gang warfare.
A new place to splash around and get some laps in has officially opened in Greensboro.
A grand opening for the fourth and newest pool at the Greensboro Aquatic Center was held Tuesday.
The new 27,000 square-foot addition provides 19 extra swimming lanes, making Greensboro Aquatic Center the largest indoor swimming facility in the country. GAC says the new pool will offer more space for aquatic events and programs in high demand.
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