1+ hour, 45+ min ago  (373+ words) COVENTRY'S former swimming baths are to be demolished after the Government gave the go-ahead to knock down the listed building. -By DAVID BENTLEY News Reporter Central Baths, the swimming pool building at Coventry Sports and Leisure Centre in Fairfax Street,…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (344+ words) DANGEROUS: Loch Lomond is one of the areas where people have died The fatalities include 15-year-old paddleboarder Alexander Mc Nab, whose body was recovered from the water at Lochore Meadows in Fife on June 29 last year. The same month, the…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago  (447+ words) The Enhanced Games allow the forbidden. Detractors say it's unethical, dangerous. SPRINTER Justin Gallegos, who has cerebral palsy, is among the elite handicapped athletes who will participate in the Enhanced Games. (DANIELLE ALCORN Enhanced Games) Last summer, the Enhanced Games…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (304+ words) THE first-ever bathing spot on the River Thames in London is among 13 new bathing sites opening as the season kicks off. The official bathing season began on Friday (May 15) and will run until September 30. The season will see 464 sites open…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (355+ words) South Tyneside Swimming Club has transformed into a national powerhouse, celebrating a record-breaking season for its young stars. South Tyneside Swimming Club's qualifying regional swimmers with coach Lindsey Kinlen. In addition to the club's highest-ever number of regional qualifiers, three…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (676+ words) Elvis Ali Hazarika never knew what it was like to give up in life. Elvis Ali Hazarika is among India's most decorated open water swimmers, having completed the English Channel swim in a relay mode last year. Even after losing…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (383+ words) The Tropicana in Weston-super-Mare was once a shimmering art deco lido, a premier coastal jewel where people flocked to bathe in the Somerset sun. Weston-super-Mare's lido in its 1930s heyday But as the decades passed after its 1937 opening and an era…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (482+ words) The Committee was elected at the 68th Annual General Meeting of OTSC that officials said marked a "proud and historic milestone. Heading the Committee is Darshana Herat-Gunaratne who was elected as president with Jaminda Mendis as his secretary. The OTSC was…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (462+ words) Bristol author Emily Koch whose work will feature on BBC Radio 4 Emily Koch, who was once a journalist for the Bristol Post and has since gone on to publish three novels, has written Lane Seven following swimmer Jack who is…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (336+ words) Seven-time medallist Marshall - a home hero the last time the city hosted the event in 2014, winning two golds - will team with Foster, who has six medals to his name, in the Men's Pairs. The full lineup of bowls and para…...