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Cumbrian swimming pool revamp falls victim to spending cuts
A £215,000 upgrade to Copeland Swimming Pool in Whitehaven has fallen victim to public spending cuts.
Dylan Jones: 'Kabuls tourist attractions include the swimming pool where the Taliban used to execute infidels'
Dog fighting is big in Kabul, so big it's even advertised in the in-flight magazine to be found on Safi Airways, one of only three commercial airlines that fly to Afghanistan (there is a loo in club class, and a sink, but no taps). Other tourist attractions include the tank graveyard (courtesy of the Soviets), the Darulaman Palace (once lived in by King Amanullah and then destroyed by the ...
Still no reopening date for Wem swimming pool
Plans to reopen Wem's swimming pool are yet to be finalised - more than two months after it was forced to close after its operator was declared insolvent.
Pool pledges to continue free swimming through holidays
COPELAND Swimming Pools proposed new changing area has been dropped, due to the Governments change of their pool modernisation programme, as part of a reduction in public sector spending.
2010 Los Angeles Grand Prix Swim Meet - Kate Ziegler Sets a Meet Record
2008 Olympic swimmer Kate Ziegler opened the 2010 Los Angeles Grand Prix Swim Meet Thursday night by setting the meet record in the prelims of the women's 800m freestyle. In ...
Swimming Pools Coming to Manhattan for a Few Days
Former trash bins have been converted for use as three long, narrow, portable pools.
Ice Swim Africa - Cold Water Swimming
Six cold water swimming veterans and up to 30 other extreme swimmers are set for one of the coldest swims in Africa, wearing only Speedos, swimming caps, and goggles. World record holders Ram Barkai and Theodore Yach will attempt to swim a mile in the bone-chilling Nuwedam in remote Fraserburg, near Sutherland, Northern Cape, one of the coldest regions in Africa. The dam temperature is expected to plummet to below 5C (41F) at the time.
Do you ever think your swimming pool is too cold to swim in? What are these guys thinking?
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