A fluid transition from pub to pool!

Paralympic Gold Medalist, Dame Sarah Storey officially opened the new Aqua Nurture facility in Gee Cross, Hyde.

Gary and Suzanne Hornton have transformed the derelict Apethorn Pub as part of their flagship franchise Puddle Ducks. It is a family-friendly swimming pool offering swimming lessons, hydro pool, baby sensory and massage classes.

Full details of the facility can be read here.

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Club La Santa, Lanzarote, Spring Training Camp

For those of you wondering what is involved in a Spring Training Camp at Club La Santa, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, I think you will find Becky Horsbrugh's at #TeamSelkie article very informative.

Becky signed up to build up her swimming skills and confidence and it certainly seemed to do just that for her!

The full article can be accessed here.

Airport swimming facilities

Now this is a novel way to spend your waiting time in airports! You can have a refreshing dip in the following airports to overcome travel fatigue or just to pass your time between flights at:

• Hamad International Airport, Doha, Qatari
• Changi International Airport, Singapore

For the adrenaline junkies there is the Surf & Style pool at Munich International Airport, Germany.

Full details of these facilities can be found in this article Ladies & Gentleman: fasten your swimsuits!

Any more airports with swimming facilities out there? 

Doha International Airport hydropool

Funchal 2016 - IPC Swimming European Open Championships - LIVE

IPC Swimming European Open Championships are currently being held in Funchal, Portugal from 30th April to 7th May, 2016.

Over 450 athletes from 50 countries are competing in this fourth edition of the completition. To stay up to date the events and schedules visit Funchal 2016

Playitas Sports Complex, Fuerteventura

Playitas is a purpose built fitness and sports resort for training and active family holidays. The complex comprises of a hotel, aparthotel and villas with private swimming pools, based in Las Playitas, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands.

Sporting activities are extensive and include: swimming, open water swimming, Triathlon, cycling, gymnasiums indoor and outdoor, tennis, indoor sports hall, golf, boot camps, walking and running routes, yoga, beach volleyball, athletic track, football, diving, martial arts, wrestling, boxing, fitness basketball, aqua aerobics.

Las Playitas offers sporting programmes, themed weeks and organise sporting events throughout the year.

On-site facilities include: Mini-Club, games room, supermarket, spa, sports shop, Doctor, mini golf, games room, restaurants and bars.

There is something to fit everyone's needs, whether you are a professional or amateur. For more information visit their website Playitas.

50m Olympic, 8 lane pool  25º- 26 º all year round

Swimia - Swimming Pool worldwide website locater

Did you know that you can search for swimming pools located around the world? There are swimming pools registered in the United States, United Kindgom, Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Australia, Japan, India, Canada and many more worldwide locations. The site gives useful information on the facilities, location and contact details.


Check it out for yourself at Swimia and make sure that your facility is registered on the site.

Heatsavr Canarias

As you are all aware pools and spas are very big consumers of energy and water. Pools with no covers will lose 70-90% of heat and 30-50% of water every day through evaporation and need to consume more energy to recuperarte the temperature. For that reason it is important to use a pool cover when the pool is not in use to reduce the effect of evaporation, whether it be a material or liquid pool cover.

As exclusive distributors for the Canary Islands, we are proud to present our product #Heatsavr. It is a simple and sustainable solution for swimming pools and spas.

Heatsavr is a liquid that forms an invisible, mono molecular thermal barrier on the surface of the water for all types and desgins of pools. Using our product you can save 20-40% of energy, chemicals, water costs, humidity/condensation maintenance and reduce your carbon and water footprints. Heatsavr functions almost like a traditional material cover reducing evaporation, however, our product works 24 hours/7 days per week and no manual labour or cleaning is required. It is automatically dosed each night, biodegradable, certified by the Ministerio de Sanidad y Consumo, complies with European regulations, totally save and undectable by users and all pool equipment and the finest grade filters.

Don't take our word for it, check out results of facilities using Heatsavr at our LinkedIn Company Page. For more information visit our website. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us by email at vicki@heatsavertenerife.com.

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Club La Santa, Lanzarote - Swim Camp

Looking to improve your swimming technique in superb conditions for swimming training? Check out the programme being offered by Club La Santa in Lanzarote, Canary Islands from 27th May to 2nd June, 2016.

There are 3 x 50m pools with 8 lanes each! Treat yourself to a holiday and training at the same time.

Full details of the Swim camp and programme can be found here: http://www.clublasanta.com/en/sports/events/swim-camp/swim-camp-may

Caution wet floor!