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Millions failing to meet minimum swimming standards as they stop lessons too early

Original Article: Swim England Date: September 2021 View Article More than 3.4 million seven to 11-year-olds in England are failing…

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Children among those taken to hospital after accidental chemical mix creates chlorine gas at Whiteley hotel

Original Article: Hampshire Live Date: Aug 2021 View Article A “large-scale” incident at a Hampshire hotel spa which saw 24…

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Yorkshire could become ‘swimming pool desert’ as public facilities struggle to retain funding to survive

Original Article: Yorkshire Post Date: Aug 2021 Yorkshire is at risk of becoming a “swimming pool desert,” new research has…

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Chair’s report from 2021 AGM

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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Coronavirus – Pools post lockdown

Since 19 July 2021 swimming pools and spas in England are, in theory, able to operate as they want. Like…

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20 of the Best Outdoor Swimming Pools in the UK

With outdoor swimming increasing in popularity, various bodies are creating lists of places to swim, with both heated and ‘natural’…

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Early fundamental guidelines on using sodium hypochlorite in swimming pools

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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Safe aquatic physiotherapy practice in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic

The Aquatic Therapy Association of Chartered Physiotherapists (ATACP) have released recommendations for safe aquatic physiotherapy practice in relation to the…

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Chair’s report from 2020 AGM

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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ESGLI Guidance for managing Legionella in building water systems during the COVID-19 pandemic

ESGLI Guidance for managing Legionella in building water systems during the COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic PWTAG has been provided with…

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