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“A legacy to live up to”: Woman takes on English Channel swim 100 years after first female crossing

With a gruelling twenty-one miles of cold, choppy sea, the English Channel has challenged even the best long-distance swimmers. Before

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Free swimming programme aims to tackle low female healthy life expectancy in Tower Hamlets

Tower Hamlets is aiming to tackle health inequalities among older women with a free swimming programme. The borough has the

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Alice Dearing hails National Lottery funding’s role in strong swimming showing

Trailblazing swimmer Alice Dearing has hailed the importance of The National Lottery in supporting Team GB in the pool after another strong showing at Paris 2024.

Filmmaker Ed Accura explores swimming journey in documentary

Ed Accura is so passionate about water safety that he filmed his own swimming journey to inspire others.    ‘A Film

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Danielle Obe keen to improve water safety across diverse communities

Swimming may be a holiday pastime for many, but for Danielle Obe it is the most important life skill of

Jason Mohammad throws support behind Black Swimming Association

Jason Mohammad knows exactly what it means to be an outsider.   Born to a Welsh mother and a Pakistan father,

Swimming and water safety vital for former swimmer Jones

As children we are taught all about the danger of fire and the threat posed by strangers, but Seren Jones

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Alice Dearing ready to right Olympic wrongs after Tokyo experience

Alice Dearing is a trailblazer and a history-maker, but she also has a competitive spirit that will not rest until

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Alice Dearing continues to blaze trail for black swimmers

Alice Dearing never set out to be a pioneer but one year after making Olympic history, she continues to blaze

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Lea Valley community group campaigns for natural swimming ponds on ex-industrial site

A Lea Valley community group based in Waltham Forest is trying to raise money to turn an ex-industrial depot on

Olympic champion Goodhew on the coach who changed his life

For Olympic champion Duncan Goodhew, it was his first coach who took him from a child ‘drowning’ in a classroom to a global star in the pool. 

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