19 June 2007"A row broke out in the Big Brother house last night after housemates were set the task of swimming the Channel to earn a luxury shopping budget for the week.
The contestants have to swim the equivalent of the 34 kilometre (21 mile) distance between Dover and Calais in the Big Brother pool. There must be one housemate swimming at all times and they must have completed the distance between them by this evening.
In addition, the housemate who swims the furthest will be rewarded and the housemate who swims the shortest distance will receive a punishment. Charley was first into the pool but she was soon overwhelmed by the task."
(Via 'Channel' swim challenge sparks row in house | Big Brother | This is London: .)
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"Financial assistance for community swimming pools is available through Sport England's Community Investment Fund (CIF). Applicants need to meet CIF criteria and show strong links with Sport England Regional Sports and Amateur Swimming Association strategies. Since 1997 swimming has been the biggest recipient of lottery funding, having attracted £249 million of which £242 million has gone to community swimming."
(Via Richard Caborn's Recent Appearances (TheyWorkForYou.com) Swimming Pools: Finance | Culture Media and Sport | Written Answers: .)
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"Last summer, sweltering in London, we found lidos were the perfect way to beat the hosepipe ban and keep our two young children from melting.
Unable to fill the paddling pool, we would pile the children into the car along with a picnic, rugs, towels and inflatable balls and head off to one of the country's 100 or so open air swimming pools."
(Via Lidos for cool kids-Global-TimesOnline : .)
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