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The Polar Bear Swim

It's been discovered in a recent study that a magnificent polar bear swam a gruelling 426 miles (687km) continuously for nine days after what is th...

Wave Machines

One of the very earliest wave machines that I know of was installed in a pool in Kilmarnock in Scotland, just after the first world war, this was a...

Swimming in the River Aare

With temperatures reaching 35 degrees in the shade in the Swiss capital of Berne, there's no wonder people living there flock to the River Aare for...

Singapore Skyscraper Rooftop Pool

When there's no room to build a pool outside a hotel, we know that they tend to build them on the rooftop... But this masterpiece in Singapore is d...

How cool? The Largest Pool in the World...

In January, not long after it's opening, this 1,013 yard long swimming pool was named the biggest in the world in the Guinness Book of Records. So ...

Where Have All The Lidos Gone?

When the UK sun finally decides to shine, there's no better way to cool off and enjoy the hot summer sun than splashing and lounging around in your...

Wild Wadi Water Park Dubai

Wild Wadi Water Park is a top Dubai attraction and anybody going to Dubai should definitely check it out! It's one of the few places where you and ...

Overcoming obstacles and taking it to the pool

When Fiona Stevenson was diagnosed with breast cancer, she was up for the challenge. Being a fighter she took measures to battle the disease; this ...

Nottinghamshire pool complex pays homage to Rebecca Adlington

In honour of Rebecca Adlington and her double gold medals in both the freestyle 400m and 800m races in the last 2008 Olympics on Beijing, the newly...

Waterproof Music: Is it a good or bad idea in the swimming pool?

Outside of the thrill of competition, swimming lap after lap in a pool can become a bit monotonous to say the very least. Staring at that blue line...

Do swimmers need supplements?

You might have seen the myriad articles about Michael Phelps’ ‘unique’ dietary habits – reports range from 10 egg omlettes to French toast with p...
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