Category: Swimming Pools
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State of British Swimming | How Are Swimming Pools Coping After COVID-19? [Podcast] | Propulsion Swimming
In this week’s episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast we discuss the state of British Swimming and the news that 20% of public swimming pools across the UK are set to close without any government funding or support, including the national pool in Sheffield, Ponds Forge. Is there anything further British Swimming or Swim England…
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Palm Desert Aquatic Center reopens lap swim amid historic heat wave
The Western United States continues to experience excessive heat, with dangerous temperatures here in the Coachella Valley. The Palm Desert Aquatic Center is providing some relief. It’s a cool way to workout. The Palm Desert Aquatic Center is now back in business for lap swimming. Swimmers can sign up for a 45-minute time slot online.…
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Heroic lifeguards reunite with swimmer who had heart attack at Long Island pool
A group of lifeguards on Long Island reunited Thursday with the swimmer whose life they saved after he suffered a heart attack. That swimmer, 75-year-old Herb Molander, was doing his daily laps at the Syosset-Woodbury Community Pool in Oyster Bay on July 27, when he suddenly suffered a heart attack. One of the lifeguards spotted…
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COVID-19 & Return to Swimming | Swimming Canada
This webinar focus on the strategies and best practices of the re-opening of facilities across the country during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a round table format, facility operators discuss their re-opening plans and lessons learned so far.
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Wuhan Holds Packed Post-COVID Pool Party
The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus was first discovered, hosted a massive pool party that was attended by thousands. Revellers had to buy their tickets in advance and provide a health code upon entry.
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Verify: It’s safe to swim during the pandemic, spiders don’t spread COVID-19 and more
People are asking about posts on social media about COVID-19 contamination and cures. Harris County Health Authority Dr. Umair Shah addressed the claims.
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Swimming pools are supposed to offer relief. Do they actually make the air more humid?
That old cliché about the Southwest—“It’s hot, but it’s a dry heatâ€â€”is so firmly rooted in Arizona that when it’s muggy outside, locals are wont to demand an explanation. In Phoenix, they have been known to blame artificial lakes and swimming pools for unwanted humidity. “Like folk wisdom everywhere, this line of reasoning is widely…