Did you know there are about 110 local council swimming pools in London's 33 Boroughs (give or take a few closed for refurbishment)
I also plan to do 3 in France - in Lyon, Lille and Toulouse.
This website will keep you up-to-date with how far I have swum and in how many pools.
I am raising money for Aspire and people with spinal cord injuries so I would really like you to sponsor me for this mammoth effort. You can do that by clicking on the link to just giving below and don't forget to gift aid!
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Date
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Pool
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Borough
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Distance Swam
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Distance So Far
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16/11/2008
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Ironmonger Row
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Islington
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300m
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36280m
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A beautiful old pool still with its laundry that used to look so big. I realise now it is only 30m long and not the largest of the pools I have been in. |
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16/11/2008
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Cally Pool
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Islington
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300m
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35980m
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I like Cally pool, home to Anaconda swimming club and two big pools. Labour always try and claim we want to close it - which we all know is rot! |
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16/11/2008
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Highbury Pool
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Islington
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2100m
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35680m
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Did the first of a number of stints here this week and now today for the grand finale - my home pool and in my ward so very fitting. I have exceeded (just) the 22 miles and done 108 pools. |
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15/11/2008
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Tottenham Green Leisure Centre
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Haringey
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300m
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33580m
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A lane and leisure pool with small slide. It is also part of a big complex with a library, the college and town hall on it. Pretty nice but the changing rooms let it down. |
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13/11/2008
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Church Farm
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Barnet
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252m
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32830m
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This is probabley the strangest pool. An old open air pool (built to be 20 yeards) that had a roof put on in the late 60's and then a portacabin at the front to act as a reception. It is mainly a teaching pool with over a 1,000 kids coming through each week. It has a very nice manager. |
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13/11/2008
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Barnet Copthall
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Barnet
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450m
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33280m
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A big, big leisure complex which was useful as the floodlights helped me find the place. It has 3 pools (training, main and diving) but was very quiet for such a great facility. |
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11/11/2008
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Archway Pool
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Islington
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750m
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32578m
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I am glad Islington has a leisure pool - even if the slide is quite small. It is great for families and just about manages lanes and lessons. I am liking my new waterproof MP3 player - I can do lots of lengths. |
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09/11/2008
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Toulouse
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France
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2000m
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31828m
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The only pool I have done in France in the end (Lyon's closed very early at the weekend and I did not go to lille in the end). Like Dormer Wells it is mandatory to wear a swim cap in this pool - but what a clean pool it is. I have never seen a pool as clean as this in the UK. This 50m pool was packed with lane swimmers - swimming is a serious business here. |
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06/11/2008
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Golden Lane Leisure Centre
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City
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320m
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29508m
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This is the only leisure centre in the City - it has a 20m pool and some sports space but is very dinky and very eighties in its feel. It is always funny how the lane you swim in can be so dependent on the people in the pool. the old ladies in the slow lane were so slow I felt very speedy in a the medium lane. |
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06/11/2008
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Shoreditch House
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320m
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29828m
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Okay this is not a council pool but as some of the places I identified as having pools did not have them I thought I would add a few in to make up the numbers. This is my favorite palce to swim - a roof top heated pool in shoreditch with fantatsic showers. I deserve it after yesterdays 1.8 miles! |
