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Apr 26, 2019
1 min

Teenager Cleans up River for her Brother

News Canada reports: In 2015, 11-year-old Stella Bowles wanted to go swimming in LaHave River in Nova Scotia, but her mom said no. Stella...

Jul 26, 2018
1 min

A Tropical Weed Could Hold the Key to Cleaning up our Rivers

Leicester’s De Montfort University reports: The world’s fastest-growing aquatic weed has effectively removed toxins from a polluted river...

Jun 21, 2018
1 min

Paris canal swimming pools open for summer once again

The Local fr reports: Part of the Paris canal has once again been transformed into an outdoor pool for the summer. The Local’s Ben McPart...

Mar 6, 2018
2 min

Having an Abbey time in the water, whatever the weather

Abbey Park Lido The Leicester Mercury reports: Fancy a dip in open water in this weather? To me, the mere thought of a swim in icy cold w...

May 31, 2017
2 min

Paris Canal Swimming to Go Ahead 2017

The Local FR reports: It’s official. The water in the Paris canal is clean enough to swim in meaning Parisians won’t have an excuse not t...

May 27, 2016
1 min

Luxembourg boasts cleanest swimming spots in Europe

Luxembourg Wort reports: Landlocked Luxembourg has among the cleanest swimming spots in Europe, an EU-wide water quality audit has found....

May 23, 2016
1 min

Expert panel to explore the health benefits of swimming

The ASA reports: A new group has been set up to investigate the links between swimming and health, and demonstrate just how good swimming...

Apr 13, 2016
1 min

A Great Idea!

Australia’s Lake Parramatta Attracts 12,000 The Sun Parramatta Holroyd reports: The first full summer season of swimming at Lake Parrama...

May 15, 2015
1 min

Swimming Water Quality Cleaner Than Ever Before Recorded

The Guardian reports: “Beaches in Blackpool, Ilfracombe, Hastings and Margate among those set to fail new safety standards in 2015, despi...

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