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I’m here for the water, not the swimming
Today, as I pushed off the wall to start my 400m warmup, I was quickly struck by how clear, sparkling and blue the water was. The Friday before, I noticed how cloudy it was, and I suppose I assumed that it was usual. But on Monday, the water had a particularly striking clarity. Coupled withContinue reading “I’m here for the water, not the swimming”
Seeing the light (at the bottom of the pool)
These last two weeks, I’ve been back in the pool. The squad I love so dearly was put on hold through the lockdown, as was our access to all the public pools around the city. This makes sense, of course, but for those of us so far from the coast and thus unable to getContinue reading “Seeing the light (at the bottom of the pool)”
Understanding Blue Spaces: Sport, Bodies, Wellbeing, and the Sea
by Rebecca Olive and Belinda Wheaton We’re really pleased to share a project that we’ve been working on for well over two-years; a double special issue called ‘Understanding Blue Spaces: Sport, Bodies, Wellbeing, and the Sea’ that will be published in Journal of Sport and Social Issues in early 2021. For now, the articles inContinue reading “Understanding Blue Spaces: Sport, Bodies, Wellbeing, and the Sea”
