Old wave pensioner
A 100-year-old dementia sufferer brims with delight as she goes for a swim – for the first time in 35 YEARS. Great-grandmother Sadie Knight thought she would never go for a dip again after givin ...
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Why not take the plunge?
According to recent statistics produced by the Amateur Swimming Association one in five adults cannot swim. That is more than nine million people; a shocking number considering swimming is one of the ...
How to keep your brain fit and active
The brain, just like the body, needs exercise as well as periods of rest. And just as you wouldn’t do just one exercise to keep you physically trim and fit, the same is true with keeping mentally aler ...
Olympian Sharron Davies champions Step out for Stroke
Sharron Davies MBE, Olympic swimmer and well-known TV presenter, is championing the Stroke Association’s 2015 Step out for Stroke series. She is encouraging stroke survivors, their families, friends a ...