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DESPITE BEING ALLOWED TO RE-OPEN SINCE 11 JULY, MANY LIDOS WILL REMAIN CLOSED - SOME INDEFINITELY
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MASS OPEN WATER SWIMMING EVENTS TO RESUME?
In what we think was the first post-lockdown mass participation
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ART OF SWIMMING
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END SEWAGE POLLUTION IN THE THAMES: OXFORD FLOATING PROTEST
We chat with PhD Ecology Researcher Claire Robertson about the Oxford Floating Protest, a peaceful demonstration being held on Saturday 8 August to raise awareness and demand action against raw sewage pollution in the River Thames.
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VIEW FROM THE WATER
Simon Griffiths suggests putting diving boards on the river to offer youngsters an alternative to jumping from bridges
EMPEROR DRAGONFLY
Life divided by the surface of water. By Susanne Masters
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Lakeside Shopping Centre is not known for swimming. But that is about to change with the opening of a new swim venue, finds Joanne Jones
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Photographer Jay Patel turns the lens on himself for a personal project about his experience with the water. Ella Foote finds out more
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The loneliness of the black long distance swimmer
Charles Chapman elevated the profile of black swimmers in open water.
Swimming for two
Pregnancy and lockdown left Nicola Kelly landlocked with an urge for wild waters
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THE END OF AN ERA
Cassie Patten on the injury that put paid to her London 2012 dreams and new beginnings post-retirement
OPEN WATER CHECKLIST
Go back to basics and check your breathing, head position and rotation before getting back to swimming this summer
FROM POOL TO POD
2020 has been a challenging time for pool swimmers and swimming clubs and as a result, the team at 100% Swimming developed programmes for junior, masters and triathlete swimmers. Coach Paul Fowler shares his experience.
CHANNEL SWIMCHALLENGES: ADAPTING TO THE NEW NORMAL
Sport psychologist Helen Davis finds out how The King’s Swimmers are adapting English Channel training to maintain motivation in uncertain times
HOW LOCKDOWN COULD MAKE YOU A BETTER SWIMMER
Swim coach Ray Gibbs from Swim Canary Wharf and Alice Todd from SwimQuest Holidays discuss the benefits of a break from swimming over lockdown
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The Quiet Places
With foreign holidays still in the balance, now is the time to explore some of the UK’s lesser known swim spots. By SwimTrek founder Simon Murie
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Hills are almost always part of swimrun. Jude Palmer looks at how to take them in your stride
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Mike Alexander looks at how heuristics can cause us to make poor decisions - and how to avoid them
AS KEEN AS MUSTARD
Simon Griffiths caught up with Chelsey Bailey - one half of the mother and daughter team behind the UK Grassroots Swimrun Series
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