Swimming
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Get physical at these 8 hotels that feature 8 different sports
The Week Recommends After you check in, it's game time
By Catherine Garcia, The Week US Published
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Best spas around the UK
The Week Recommends Indulge yourself, and boost your wellbeing, with a visit designed to relax and rejuvenate
By Adrienne Wyper, The Week UK Published
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The 'Enhanced Games': a dangerous dosage?
Talking Point A drug-fuelled Olympic-style competition is in the works but critics argue the risks are too high
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
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Pros and cons of cold-water swimming
Pros and Cons Icy dips at Christmas can be a ‘mood booster’ but also carry health risks
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Last updated
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34 of the world’s best hotel swimming pools – in pictures
In Pictures From the Serengeti to Scotland, these stunning pools are one-of-a-kind
By The Week Staff Last updated
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Properties of the week: houses for wild swimmers
The Week Recommends Featuring a Victorian villa on Loch Leven, a beach hut in Norfolk and a lakeside lodge in Cornwall
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Sex toy ad joking about Prince Harry is banned
feature And other stories from the stranger side of life
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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Swimming pools vs. wild swimming: which is worse for germs?
feature A microbiologist explores where’s cleanest for a dip: swimming pools, or rivers, lakes, canals and the sea?
By The Week Staff Published
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The Week Unwrapped: Trans sport, fragrant friends and lost data
podcast Can women’s sport be both fair and inclusive? Do we choose friends based on how they smell? And is Big Data putting us at risk of big losses?
By The Week Staff Published
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Swimming’s governing body bans trans athletes from elite women’s races
Talking Point Fina may introduce an ‘open’ category to allow trans swimmers to compete at highest level
By The Week Staff Published
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London’s best lidos and outdoor swimming pools
In Pictures The capital has plenty of places to beat the sweltering sun
By The Week Staff Published
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Wild swimming: the UK’s best outdoor swim spots
In Pictures Cool off and take a dip in rivers, lakes, waterfalls and seas
By Mike Starling Published
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University tells students to take swimming test ‘online’
feature And other stories from the stranger side of life
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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Wim Hof: the ‘Iceman’ touting cold exposure and conscious breathing
Why Everyone’s Talking About The sexagenarian water fanatic stars in new BBC reality show
By Julia O'Driscoll Published
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