15 h. ago Man took photo of woman over cubicle wall in swimming pool changing rooms

The woman saw a 'blue flash' over the top of the cubicle wall

Culture

24 h. ago I stayed in the London hotel with Western Europe’s highest swimming pool

I stayed in the London hotel with Western Europe’s highest swimming pool  The Independent

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31 h. ago Transport union firebrand mocks commuters hit by London Underground strike from swimming pool in Majorca

While millions struggled to get around the capital as the network ground to a halt, Daniel Gibbons (pictured) was busy documenting his break in the sun on Facebook.

Events

66 h. ago War breaks out in Hollywood on Sea! Businessman ordered to demolish office, garage and a SWIMMING POOL in grounds of his new

Locals in Mawgan Porth, Cornwall, have been left furious after a neighbour built a swimming pool, garage and office building.

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3 d. ago Olympic swimming legend marks ten years in Stirling as he brings back latest medal

Duncan Scott added to his glittering career accolades with his World Championship gold in Singapore - with the swimming legend back in training in the Stirling pool.

Sport

5 d. ago Olympic medallist Ben Proud becomes first British athlete to join Enhanced Games

Swimmer won silver for GB in the Paris pool last summerEvent allows athletes to take performance-enhancing drugsThe Olympic swimming medallist Ben Proud has become the first British athlete to join the Enhanced Games, an event that allows athletes to take performance-enhancing drugs.The 30-year-old, who won silver in the 50m freestyle in Paris last summer, does not believe the event undermines clean sport. “I think [the Enhanced Games] opens up the potential avenue to excel in a very different way,” he told BBC Sport. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Photo of novelty check suggests Epstein ‘sold’ Trump a woman for $22,500

President and convicted sex offender appear in birthday scrapbook photo with check signed by ‘DJ Trump’US politics live – latest updatesA scrapbook for Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday released on Monday contains a photo of him holding a novelty check signed by Donald Trump with the suggestion that Epstein “sold” him a woman for $22,500, shedding further light on the longtime relationship between the president and the convicted sex offender.The photo shows Epstein and Joel Pashcow, a longtime member of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, and a third figure, apparently a woman, whose face is redacted. They are holding a novelty check over a handwritten caption, apparently from Paschow, reading: “Jeffrey showing early talents with money + women! Sells ‘fully depreciated’ [redaction] to Donald Trump for $22,500.” Continue reading...

Culture

9 d. ago Man dies after being rescued by lifeguards from hotel swimming pool in Tenerife

The 70-year-old man was enjoying a swim in the hotel pool when tragedy struck and he was pulled out unresponsive by lifeguards who then attempted to save his life

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9 d. ago Casualties rushed to hospital after 'strong' chlorine smell prompts pool evacuation

A leak of the chlorine gas – which can be fatal or cause severe lung damage – had teenagers coughing and people whisked to hospital after an incident at a swimming pool

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1 week ago 'Best hotel in the world' with infinity pool, hot tubs and swim

A hotel in Mexico has been called 'heaven on earth' thanks to its luxury setting and has been awarded the 'best in the world' - and it's easily accessible thanks to TUI,

Politics

1 week ago Council facing ten million funding gap for plan to build new swimming pool

Pontardawe’s former swimming pool closed in August 2024

Economics

1 week ago Girl, 11, died after being found unresponsive in hotel pool on Fuerteventura, inquest hears

Francesca Mae Blease was found in the swimming pool in the town of Morro Jable in the south of the Canary Island on August 7.

Events

2 w. ago Kirkcudbright Swimming Pool to make a splash thanks to £1,500 Tesco cash boost

The supermarket giant has donated the money through its Stronger Starts programme after shoppers chose the pool through the blue token voting system.

Economics

2 w. ago I longed to swim the Channel, until an Olympic swimmer sent me off in a different direction | Gareth Roberts

I was too skinny to realise my dream, she said – but then I got the chance to help others overcome their fear of the waterIn my youth, I secretly harboured a dream of swimming the Channel. When I was 20, I worked as a lifeguard and swimming teacher at the council-run swimming pool in Cambridge. There were some intriguing regulars. Prof Stephen Hawking would watch poolside as his nephews swam. There was also a smattering of ex-Olympic swimmers, including a Maltese guy who moved through the water with such precision and power that he barely made a ripple. Watching him was hypnotic.One of the city’s swimming club coaches had competed at the Munich Olympics. I confided in her that I planned to swim the Channel. I knew it would take at least two or three years of hard training, I told her, but I was committed and time was on my side – I was only 21. She looked me up and down and told me that there were not enough geese in the world to render the fat required to insulate my skinny legs fr...

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2 w. ago Influencer Emilie Kiser breaks social media silence months after son Trigg’s accidental drowning

Kiser’s son died in May after accidentally falling into the family’s swimming pool

Events

2 w. ago Inside the abandoned church that's been converted into a gorgeous swimming pool

Today, it's a place for relaxation and positive experiences. But one East London swimming pool was once part of an asylum.

Politics

3 w. ago Swimming pool closures put children ‘at risk of drowning’, union warns

Research has found that some 500 public swimming pools have shut down across England since 2010, with almost half closing their doors during the last five years

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3 w. ago Stunning country farmhouse with six bedrooms and its own swimming pool goes on the market for just £19,000

The Grade II listed home in Cotleigh, near Honiton in Devon offers picturesque views of the Devon countryside and also has its own library.

Economics

3 w. ago 'My mum took snap of boy in shop mirror and was freaked out after looking at it'

A woman shared a photo of her two-year-old son in a supermarket trolley, but people on Reddit have been left utterly confused by the image after staring intently at it

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3 w. ago Teenage British tourist, 15, 'fighting for life' after being found floating unconscious in Portugal swimming pool

The unnamed 15-year-old is said to have been rushed to Braga Hospital on Friday afternoon in a 'critical condition.'

Politics