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Drowning by Accident

20th January 2023

I have had a fascination with the effects of water on swimmers, well ever since I became a swimmer and…

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Chair’s report from 2022 AGM

8th August 2022

This year started with a sigh of relief when we saw the end of the Covid restrictions in pools. We…

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George Cottrell, National President of the Institute of Sport and Recreation Management 1984

3rd November 2021

Source: Baths and Wash Houses George Cottrell, who died on Friday 26 November 2004, was a Past President of ISRM.…

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Chair’s report from 2021 AGM

25th August 2021

The year under review started in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic. Its threatening impact on pools and spas dominated…

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Early fundamental guidelines on using sodium hypochlorite in swimming pools

28th October 2020

In the late 1970s, Andy Elphick wrote a technical paper on The Treatment of Swimming Pool Water With Sodium Hypochlorite, which was…

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Chair’s report from 2020 AGM

12th June 2020

Towards the end of what was already a busy and productive year for PWTAG, Covid-19 struck. Our new relationship with…

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The Value of Swimming

22nd November 2019

I watched the swimmer emerge from the sea on to the beach in a tiny cove on the south coast…

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Pooling our assets

6th August 2019

Lidos are a bit like busses. There are none for ages and then suddenly four all turn up at once.…

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Chair’s report from 2019 AGM

15th July 2019

Our first action of the year was to award Dave Whittingham and Andy Elphick Life Membership of PWTAG in recognition…

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Pools that make a difference

30th October 2018

Pool people from organisations, local authorities, clubs, schools, hospitals have been asking us if they can become members. At first,…

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