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The following short film tells the story of Walter Strohmeyer. For almost all of his 90 years Walter has been swimming in the waters at one of those beaches at the end of Young’s Road, off Long Island. Swimming in the ocean, in the same spot, year after year and regardless of the weather, has brought Walter peace and calm and demonstrated that you are only as young as you feel. The …

Episode 7 of the Sport and Recreation Alliance podcast is hosted by their Communications Manager, Alex Sexton (@Alexx_Sexxton). It looks into Crowdfunding and how, when used effectively, it can help to supplement income generation among sport and recreation organisations. With funding being a very real and regular concern among a large proportion of our membership, therefore alternative funding…

What is abuse and how does it manifest itself in sport? In this hard-hitting episode from the BMJ Talk podcast series, Karen Litzy hosts Dr Margo Mountjoy, IOC medical commission, FINA executive board member, and associate clinical professor at McMaster University. Dr Mountjoy explores the various types of harassment, how it can occur, and what safeguards can be put in place to help athletes …

There is a lot happening at Millfield. Development never stops. Rachel Anderson has been selected for the Great Britain World Junior Team heading to Budapest, Will Ellington selected to represent Team GB in Baku, Azerbaijan at the European Youth Olympics Festival and Director Euan Dale selected to coach on the Great Britain World Championship team heading to Gwangju, South Korea. In Episod…

The FINA World Championships taking place in Gwangju, South Korea from 12 to 28 July 2019 will feature swimming, diving, high diving, artistic swimming, open water swimming and water polo. 15,000 athletes from 200 countries are in the 'City of Peace'. The swimming and diving competitions take place at Nambu University Municipal Aquatics Center. Swimming e…