Olympic Games

May 19, 2016
1 min

Swimming in Seine planned for 2017

The Connection reports: Swimming in the Seine could become a reality in the next year as mayor Anne Hidalgo has launched a 43-point plan ...

Nov 21, 2013
1 min

Wild Swimming Picture of the Week: Paris 1945

Paris 1945 Swimming in Paris has a connection with both Leicester and the Olympics. Leicester swimmer John/Jack Arthur Jarvis won 108 swi...

Nov 20, 2013
1 min

Russian Swimmers Carry Olympic Torch Through Icy River

Ice swimmers in Russia’s Far East participated in the 2014 Olympic torch relay on Tuesday. Members of the national ice swimming team carr...

Apr 4, 2013
2 min

A New Generation of High Divers Emerge, Inspired by the Olympics

The success of Tom Daley at the 2012 Olympics and the recent TV show Splash have inspired many primary school children to aspire to becom...

Jan 20, 2013
2 min

8 year old to swim ‘the Channel’ to raise the scout hall roof

An eight year old cub scout is to help raise the estimated £25,000 needed to reslate the roof of his scout hall.His father reports: “the ...

Jan 6, 2013
2 min

The Legacy of Free Swimming.

The chart above shows the steep rise in swimming popularity as a result of the government’s free swimming program as reflected in swimmin...

Dec 5, 2012
1 min

Twins Just 9 Months Old Swim 25 Metres

Nine-month-old twins from Gloucestershire have been showing off their “unusual” swimming ability. William and Ellenita Trykush swim at th...

Sep 21, 2012
1 min

Shortage of swimming instructors following Olympics

The £19m Olympic standard swimming pool in Corby is struggling to cope with demand after London 2012 because it can not get enough instru...

Sep 6, 2012
2 min

Paris Swim Cancelled

Bathing on the Seine (La grenouillere) (Photo credit: Wikipedia) River races in Paris were once a regular part of life in the capital and...

Aug 19, 2012
1 min

Staffordshire County Council fears some may be inspired by the Olympics.

Councilor Mark Winnington of Staffordshire County Council issued the warning fearing that some may be inspired by the open water swimming...

Aug 18, 2012
4 min

Olympic Inspiration

The 2012 summer has been typically British; short blasts of hot sunshine, damp around the edges and a determination on the part of the na...

Jul 28, 2012
3 min

‘Hung Out to Dry’ the History of British Swimming – 2012 Revision

Revision 2012 – enhanced photographs, text updated throughout. Swim in the great outdoors and experience the cool refreshing waters of th...

Jun 30, 2012
1 min

June 30th 2012: Today is the last day to swim the tidal Thames in London

Reaction is varied. The London Evening Standard reports former Tory MP Matthew Parris as branded the ban “absolutely pathetic,” whereas D...

Apr 29, 2012
1 min

From a Collar to a Whip: the History of Swimming in Leicester

A rare opportunity to see and hear the unique 2,000 year history of open water swimming in Leicester. Come along on Saturday May 5th at 7...

Apr 7, 2012
1 min

Big picture: Happy Magic Water Park

Matthew Niederhauser reports in The Guardian Beijing’s National Aquatics Centre, built for the 2008 Olympics, resembles not so much a swi...

Mar 28, 2012
2 min

Olympians Told No Swimming at Nature Reserve

Concerns for wildlife could scupper plans to stage open water swimming in a lake at a nature reserve, reports the Leicester Mercury. Dish...

Feb 2, 2012
5 min

Swimming to Freedom in 2012?

No Swimming at Sparth If you are one of the growing numbers enjoying the fun, freedom and adventure of open water swimming, you may, like...

Dec 30, 2011
2 min

Look – Listen – Swim – 2012

Make 2012 the year to REMEMBER Look Listen Swim 2012 The 2012 London Olympics will mark 100 years since Frank Sachs published his informa...

Dec 16, 2011
1 min

Wild Swimming saves lives in Bangladesh

Wild Swimming Saves Lives The BBC reported yesterday on a life saving project in Bangladesh, inspired and funded by the London 2012 Olymp...

Nov 20, 2011
1 min

Leicester in First Place for Olympic Swimming History

The 2012 London Olympics mark a hundred years since Jennie Fletcher became a legend in her own time. Leicester’s all round swimming champ...

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