Stories From the Uk
If you have ever stepped on a spikey rock barefoot, then you will known that instant sharp pain that causes you to let out a tribal yelp. That's what Morton's Neuroma feels like. It's a damaged and swollen nerve between...
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Keep yourself and your family water safe Drowning accidents destroy families and devastate whole communities. More than 700 people drown in the UK and Ireland every year and thousands more suffer injury, sometimes life changing, when they survive drowning. More...
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The Mira Showers Triathlon, Cheltenham - 19 May 2019 Well the day of the Sandford Parks Lido triathlon finally arrived! I must admit I hadn’t given it much thought as my life has been pretty busy lately. I packed all...
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Introduction to Open Water Swimming. After Christmas I decided that as I had always wanted to try open water swimming, this was the year I was going to make it happen. While chatting about this with Harry, my younger son,...
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I am a lecturer at the University of Essex in the Department of Economics, where I have completed my MSc and Ph.D. Before moving to England, I was a member of the Syrian National Team for years. Swimming has always been...
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