"Burnham-On-Sea residents are being invited to join in a live radio debate about the future of the town's threatened swimming pool when BBC Somerset's Radio Bus visits the town on Tuesday morning (January 15th).</p

Sedgemoor District Council is due to decide the pool's fate on Wednesday and the BBC team will be in town to cover the arguments on both sides of the debate.

'We'll be speaking to the people at the heart of the campaign to save it - Pat Pusill from Burnham swimming club, Margaret Smith from Burnham Disabled Swimming Club, who says it's a lifeline for her members and has helped her walk again, and Reverend Graham Witts, who's got his congregation praying for its future,' said BBC Somerset spokesman Andrew Enever.

The programme will also air comments from an executive member of the British Olympic Committee about why it is so important to support grass roots level sports."

(Via BBC Somerset to air live swimming pool debate in Burnham-On-Sea: .)

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"British athletes Thomas Daley and Claire Warne have been named in the final 10 for the BBC Young Sports Personality 2007 award.

Plymouth Diving's Daley became England’s youngest ever National Champion when he won senior Platform gold at the 2007 ASA Championships.

The 13-year-old was given special compensation to compete at this year’s Australian Youth Olympic Festival against athletes up to six years his senior, taking silver in the 10m Synchro with Callum Johnstone and coming fourth in the 10m Platform.

Disability swimmer Warne took 200m Individual Medley bronze at the International Paralympic Committee World Championships 2006 in Durban at just 13. At this year’s Disability Sport Events Junior National Championships, Warne came away with seven individual gold medals and a relay gold.

[in Western Counties ASA]"

(Via NewsIsFree: Swimming BBC Young Sports Personality 2007: .)

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| radio and television | 8 November 2007; 11:05:13 AM |# | | Discuss |

watch and weep

The usual conditions apply about keeping your software up to date and having the appropriate player installed.

(Via BBC News Player - Schools miss swimming targets: .)

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| radio and television | 15 October 2007; 6:39:26 PM |# | | Discuss |

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"Music and fascinating facts and oddities about London. The show features local history & guests from the arts, entertainment and media."

(Via CLICK HERE TO LISTEN BBC - London - Radio: .)

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Regular readers know how hard we try to find topical news items about swimming ... just don't tell my girls I 'researched' this as I rant endlessly at their interest in the chimps tea party that is Big Brother.

"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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