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President Obama will not go wild swimming in the River Ganges, after all!
Washington, DC: US President Obama has no intention of wild swimming up the River Ganges in a show of solidarity with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, sources in the White House have stated.
16 August 2010
Wild Swimming books sell like hot cakes.
The BBC Four TV documentary 'Wild Swimming with Alice Roberts' aired last week, has led to record sales of wild swimming books. Roger Deakin's Waterlog sold 663 copies in just seven days. Wild Swimming by Daniel Start sold 406 nearly doubling sales for the previous week. Immediately after enjoying her first wild swim, Alice Roberts said that she experienced 'a delightful feeling of breaking the rules and doing something naughty.' Read HUNG OUT TO DRY Swimming and British Culture and discover why we British have such hang-ups about swimming in the great outdoors (wild swimming). 16 August 2010
Children in India train in a lake as wild swimmers and Olympic hopefuls
Karsanbhai Patel has been training children of his village to swim in a local lake. He saw an opportunity where others saw only a dirty lake. For 28 years, there have been no professional facilities, yet the children he trained have gone on to become national champions. more
Wild swimming children. When you live on a houseboat your children swim like muskrats
15 August 2010
Ban on high-tech bodysuits hasn't affected swimmers as much as expected
15 August 2010
Grandmother, 70, saved from Pakistan floods by 'swimming cow'
11 August 2010
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Hung Out to Dry: The definitive guide to British swimming history and culture
New Yorkers Enjoy Dumpster Dipping
8 August 2010
The Health Benefits of Swimming
9 August 2010
Historic Soho baths open to the public
2 August 2010
London officials ban inflatable swimming pools
1 August 2010
Woman in 'record' Channel swim
28 July 2010
The Bikini: best summer seller for Marks & Spencer
26 July 2010
Be safe wild swimming this summer
24 July 2010
Why should you shower before swimming in a pool?
23 July 2010
Swimming Shorts banned in Germany in favor of swimming trunks (due to the heat wave). Read the full story. 16 July 2010
'Peter Cornall, head of leisure safety at the safety charity, said: "RoSPA believes that life should be as safe as necessary, not as safe as possible, and in line with that we want people to be out and about enjoying this weekend's good weather - which includes enjoying the water.
"River and lake swimming as part of a properly-organised activity is very different to the more ad-hoc occasions when people take to the water to cool off, perhaps on the spur of the moment.' Read the full article. 10 July 2010
Wild Swimming History: Cambridge
Wild Swimming History: Leicester
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