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  • Three laptops and items of clothing were stolen from the Australian apartments in the Olympic Village when the team was evacuated due to fire last week, it was revealed today.

    Around 100 athletes and staff were forced to evacuate their building on Friday (July 29) after a small fire started in a litter bin in a parking lot in the basement of the building.

    There was nobody injured and the team returned after the fire had been extinguished by emergency services.

    Concerns primarily surrounded the fact that no fire alarm had gone off and staff were only alerted by the smell and sight of smoke.

    It has been confirmed today, however, that items were taken during the evacuation, suggesting it may have been some sort of scam.

    “We did lose some shirts and a couple of laptops, one on the fifth floor from a cycling official and one in the office downstairs,” said Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) spokesman Mike Tancred.

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  • Meet Melanie Margalis, a member of your USA Swimming 2016 Olympic Team representing the stars and stripes in Rio. Melanie will be competing in the 200m IM and the 800m freestyle relay.

  • Meet Maya DiRado, a member of your USA Swimming 2016 Olympic Team representing the stars and stripes in Rio. Maya will be competing in the 200m and 400m IM as well as the 200m backstroke.

  • A report commisioned by the Associated Press has revealed that water in Rio’s Olympic and Paralympic venues holds viral levels 1.7m times what would be considered alarming in the United States and Europe just five days before the Games get underway

  • Meet Kevin Cordes, a member of your USA Swimming 2016 Olympic Team representing the stars and stripes in Rio. Kevin will compete in the 100m and 200m breaststroke.

  • Meet Dana Vollmer, a member of your USA Swimming 2016 Olympic Team representing the stars and stripes in Rio. Dana will compete in the 100m butterfly and the 400m freestyle relay.

  • One of our residents spotted this visitor in their pool for a morning swim. Please do call us if you encounter wildlife in your yards or neighborhoods. The majority of the time, the animals will venture off without trouble, but we like to keep tabs on their actions. Here is an informational post and tips for dealing with wildlife: http://arcadiapolice.blogspot.com/201…

  • Like most lido spotters, I can’t look at a bit of open water without wanting to hurl myself into it. Be it the sea, a pool, a river, a puddle even … I get a twitchy feeling. It must be got into. Others see a bracing, flu-inducing pond. The lido nut sees a glistening pool lined with mermaids, luring them in. You might say it’s a condition.

    But lately, it seems we lido-lovers are not alone. The Outdoor Swimming Society is pushing 20,000 members. This year, yet more of Britain’s sleeping lidos – from Otley to Saltdean to Broomhill – are on track for resurrection. And this 17-18 September sees the inaugural National Lido Conference, hosted at Portishead Lido: an official lido love-In for UK pool operators and swimmers, run by Lido Girl.

    For many, the pursuit of the open-air pool isn’t a sport; it’s a quasi-religious, year-round way of life. Clearly, there’s something in the water. Is it because we’re all 90% water? Is it an amniotic flashback? For me, it’s being able to float on your back under open sky without having to separate out your liquids and eat a microwaved panini on a budget airline. Lidos are going on holiday without any of the anxiety. At once quintessentially British, yet also a piece of the Riviera on your doorstep,– which is handy, now that foreign travel is about to get more expensive.

    So it’s no surprise that the hashtag (splashtag? sorry) #LidoLove is now so popular. When I first volunteered to help publicise Peckham Lido’s crowdfunding campaign, I had no idea I’d be quite so drenched in the stuff. But take it from me, #LidoLove is well and truly upon us.

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  • Meet Ryan Lochte, a member of your USA Swimming 2016 Olympic Team representing the stars and stripes in Rio. Ryan will compete in the 200m IM and the 800m freestyle relay.