The disused site that volunteers are hoping to purchase, captured using a drone. Photograph: Jonathan Perugia The team behind plans for East London’s first wild swimming pond has launched a petition to... Read more »
1 Royal Docks Summer Splash The Royal Docks Summer Splash pop-up returns for free paddling and aquatic pootling, ideal for families. The outdoor lido comes with deckchairs and “super sandpits” alongside other various... Read more »
France’s Leon Marchand crushed Michael Phelps’ last remaining individual world record, taking the 400m individual medley on the first day of the eight-day world swimming championships. Also Sunday, Australian Ariarne Titmus won... Read more »
Katie Ledecky opens the world swimming championships on Sunday with arguably the most anticipated race of her career. The 400m freestyle final in Fukuoka, Japan, is expected to feature Ledecky, a seven-time... Read more »
B aby Humboldt penguins got their first taste of water at ZSL London Zoo this week after they developed their swimming feathers. The birds hatched in April and May at the north... Read more »
Ahead of schools breaking up for the summer later this month, London Fire Brigade is asking carers of schoolchildren to take the time to sit down and explain the risks associated with... Read more »
A boy from Wandsworth has won two gold medals at the National Swimming Championships this August. Sonny Thomas, 16, from Earlsfield, put in a spectacular performance in both the 400m and 800m... Read more »
A concrete-covered, brownfield industrial storage site does not scream out wild swimming haven. But a community group is hoping to transform the east London plot – currently used by Thames Water –... Read more »
Crowdfunder for East London’s first wild swimming pond reaches important milestone – Hackney Citizen
The land the charity is hoping to buy up. Photograph: East London Waterworks Park A crowdfunder for London’s first community-owned natural swimming pond has reached a major milestone, hitting the 40 per... Read more »
As temperatures continue to rise in south London, we have put together a list of the best locations to cool off this weekend. Whether you’re thinking of taking the family or going... Read more »
