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  • Portrait of Mary Olivari, a member of the Serpentine Swimming Club, Hyde Park, London, UK. The Serpentine Lake is situated in Hyde Park, London’s largest central open space. The Serpentine Swimming Club was formed in 1864 ‘to promote the healthful habit of bathing in open water throughout the year’.  Its headquarters were beneath an old elm tree on the south side of the lake, a wooden bench for clothing being the only facility.  At this time London was undergoing rapid expansion and Hyde Park was now in the centre of a densely populated built up area and provided a place of relaxation to its urbanised masses. Now, the club has its own (somewhat spartan) changing facilities and members are  permitted by the Royal Parks to swim in the lake any morning before 09:30.  They race every Saturday morning throughout the year, regardless of the weather.
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  • Members of the Serpentine Swimming Club walks climb out of the Serpentine Lake after a Saturday race on a cold Winter's day, Hyde Park, London, UK. The Serpentine Lake is situated in Hyde Park, London’s largest central open space. The Serpentine Swimming Club was formed in 1864 ‘to promote the healthful habit of bathing in open water throughout the year’.  Its headquarters were beneath an old elm tree on the south side of the lake, a wooden bench for clothing being the only facility.  At this time London was undergoing rapid expansion and Hyde Park was now in the centre of a densely populated built up area and provided a place of relaxation to its urbanised masses. Now, the club has its own (somewhat spartan) changing facilities and members are  permitted by the Royal Parks to swim in the lake any morning before 09:30.  They race every Saturday morning throughout the year, regardless of the weather.
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  • PETA supporters, including one wearing a costume depicting a beaker of water in which a mouse is struggling to stay afloat, protest outside Eli Lilly’s R&D centre to call on the US pharmaceutical company to ban the forced swim test on 29 October 2020 in Bracknell, United Kingdom. Animal rights charity PETA UK contends that the forced swim test during which small animals are dosed with an anti-depressant drug, placed in inescapable beakers filled with water and forced to swim to keep from drowning has been widely discredited and that other pharmaceutical companies including Johnson & Johnson, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, Bayer, Roche and AstraZeneca have banned it.
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  • PETA supporters, including one wearing a costume depicting a beaker of water in which a mouse is struggling to stay afloat, protest outside Eli Lilly’s R&D centre to call on the US pharmaceutical company to ban the forced swim test on 29 October 2020 in Bracknell, United Kingdom. Animal rights charity PETA UK contends that the forced swim test during which small animals are dosed with an anti-depressant drug, placed in inescapable beakers filled with water and forced to swim to keep from drowning has been widely discredited and that other pharmaceutical companies including Johnson & Johnson, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, Bayer, Roche and AstraZeneca have banned it.
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  • A PETA supporter protests outside Eli Lilly’s R&D centre to call on the US pharmaceutical company to ban the forced swim test on 29 October 2020 in Bracknell, United Kingdom. Animal rights charity PETA UK contends that the forced swim test during which small animals are dosed with an anti-depressant drug, placed in inescapable beakers filled with water and forced to swim to keep from drowning has been widely discredited and that other pharmaceutical companies including Johnson & Johnson, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, Bayer, Roche and AstraZeneca have banned it.
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  • A PETA supporter protests outside Eli Lilly’s R&D centre to call on the US pharmaceutical company to ban the forced swim test on 29 October 2020 in Bracknell, United Kingdom. Animal rights charity PETA UK contends that the forced swim test during which small animals are dosed with an anti-depressant drug, placed in inescapable beakers filled with water and forced to swim to keep from drowning has been widely discredited and that other pharmaceutical companies including Johnson & Johnson, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, Bayer, Roche and AstraZeneca have banned it.
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  • A PETA supporter wearing a costume depicting a beaker of water in which a mouse is struggling to stay afloat protests outside Eli Lilly’s R&D centre to call on the US pharmaceutical company to ban the forced swim test on 29 October 2020 in Bracknell, United Kingdom. Animal rights charity PETA UK contends that the forced swim test during which small animals are dosed with an anti-depressant drug, placed in inescapable beakers filled with water and forced to swim to keep from drowning has been widely discredited and that other pharmaceutical companies including Johnson & Johnson, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, Bayer, Roche and AstraZeneca have banned it.
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  • PETA supporters protest outside Eli Lilly’s R&D centre to call on the US pharmaceutical company to ban the forced swim test on 29 October 2020 in Bracknell, United Kingdom. Animal rights charity PETA UK contends that the forced swim test during which small animals are dosed with an anti-depressant drug, placed in inescapable beakers filled with water and forced to swim to keep from drowning has been widely discredited and that other pharmaceutical companies including Johnson & Johnson, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, Bayer, Roche and AstraZeneca have banned it.
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  • A PETA supporter protests outside Eli Lilly’s R&D centre to call on the US pharmaceutical company to ban the forced swim test on 29 October 2020 in Bracknell, United Kingdom. Animal rights charity PETA UK contends that the forced swim test during which small animals are dosed with an anti-depressant drug, placed in inescapable beakers filled with water and forced to swim to keep from drowning has been widely discredited and that other pharmaceutical companies including Johnson & Johnson, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, Bayer, Roche and AstraZeneca have banned it.
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  • PETA supporters protest outside Eli Lilly’s R&D centre to call on the US pharmaceutical company to ban the forced swim test on 29 October 2020 in Bracknell, United Kingdom. Animal rights charity PETA UK contends that the forced swim test during which small animals are dosed with an anti-depressant drug, placed in inescapable beakers filled with water and forced to swim to keep from drowning has been widely discredited and that other pharmaceutical companies including Johnson & Johnson, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, Bayer, Roche and AstraZeneca have banned it.
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  • PETA supporters protest outside Eli Lilly’s R&D centre to call on the US pharmaceutical company to ban the forced swim test on 29 October 2020 in Bracknell, United Kingdom. Animal rights charity PETA UK contends that the forced swim test during which small animals are dosed with an anti-depressant drug, placed in inescapable beakers filled with water and forced to swim to keep from drowning has been widely discredited and that other pharmaceutical companies including Johnson & Johnson, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, Bayer, Roche and AstraZeneca have banned it.
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  • A PETA supporter protests outside Eli Lilly’s R&D centre to call on the US pharmaceutical company to ban the forced swim test on 29 October 2020 in Bracknell, United Kingdom. Animal rights charity PETA UK contends that the forced swim test during which small animals are dosed with an anti-depressant drug, placed in inescapable beakers filled with water and forced to swim to keep from drowning has been widely discredited and that other pharmaceutical companies including Johnson & Johnson, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, Bayer, Roche and AstraZeneca have banned it.
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  • A PETA supporter protests outside Eli Lilly’s R&D centre to call on the US pharmaceutical company to ban the forced swim test on 29 October 2020 in Bracknell, United Kingdom. Animal rights charity PETA UK contends that the forced swim test during which small animals are dosed with an anti-depressant drug, placed in inescapable beakers filled with water and forced to swim to keep from drowning has been widely discredited and that other pharmaceutical companies including Johnson & Johnson, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, Bayer, Roche and AstraZeneca have banned it.
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  • PETA supporters, including one wearing a costume depicting a beaker of water in which a mouse is struggling to stay afloat, protest outside Eli Lilly’s R&D centre to call on the US pharmaceutical company to ban the forced swim test on 29 October 2020 in Bracknell, United Kingdom. Animal rights charity PETA UK contends that the forced swim test during which small animals are dosed with an anti-depressant drug, placed in inescapable beakers filled with water and forced to swim to keep from drowning has been widely discredited and that other pharmaceutical companies including Johnson & Johnson, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, Bayer, Roche and AstraZeneca have banned it.
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  • Award winning actress and Folkestone resident Jessica Hynes walks out of the sea after completing a 4 mile sea swim with 12 laps of Folkestone sunny sands bay to raise money for charity on the 7th of July 2020 in Folkestone, United Kingdom. She swam for two different charities, one being the Folkestone community hub, which has been supporting vulnerable people during the Covid-19 lockdown and the second called Green Kordofan which supports children in a refugee camp in Yida, South Sudan. Mrs Hynes is one of many volunteers who have worked at the hub, which provides help by delivering groceries, collecting prescriptions or just being a voice on the end of the phone.The second charity is Green Kordofan, which supports children in a refugee camp in Yida, South Sudan and was founded by Raga Gibreel, also from Folkestone.The registered charity is currently raising money for essential hygiene facilities such as washing and toilet blocks, to make the camp safe for the children who have been displaced by war.
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  • Award winning actress and Folkestone resident Jessica Hynes completed a 4 mile sea swim with 12 laps of Folkestone sunny sands bay to raise money for charity on the 7th of July 2020 in Folkestone, United Kingdom. She swam for two different charities, one being the Folkestone community hub, which has been supporting vulnerable people during the Covid-19 lockdown and the second called Green Kordofan which supports children in a refugee camp in Yida, South Sudan. Mrs Hynes is one of many volunteers who have worked at the hub, which provides help by delivering groceries, collecting prescriptions or just being a voice on the end of the phone.The second charity is Green Kordofan, which supports children in a refugee camp in Yida, South Sudan and was founded by Raga Gibreel, also from Folkestone.The registered charity is currently raising money for essential hygiene facilities such as washing and toilet blocks, to make the camp safe for the children who have been displaced by war.
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  • Award winning actress and Folkestone resident Jessica Hynes walks out of the sea after completing a 4 mile sea swim with 12 laps of Folkestone sunny sands bay to raise money for charity on the 7th of July 2020 in Folkestone, United Kingdom. She swam for two different charities, one being the Folkestone community hub, which has been supporting vulnerable people during the Covid-19 lockdown and the second called Green Kordofan which supports children in a refugee camp in Yida, South Sudan. Mrs Hynes is one of many volunteers who have worked at the hub, which provides help by delivering groceries, collecting prescriptions or just being a voice on the end of the phone.The second charity is Green Kordofan, which supports children in a refugee camp in Yida, South Sudan and was founded by Raga Gibreel, also from Folkestone.The registered charity is currently raising money for essential hygiene facilities such as washing and toilet blocks, to make the camp safe for the children who have been displaced by war.
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  • Award winning actress and Folkestone resident Jessica Hynes took part in a 4 mile sea swim with 12 laps of Folkestone sunny sands bay to raise money for charity on the 7th of July 2020 in Folkestone, United Kingdom. She swam for two different charities, one being the Folkestone community hub, which has been supporting vulnerable people during the Covid-19 lockdown and the second called Green Kordofan which supports children in a refugee camp in Yida, South Sudan. Mrs Hynes is one of many volunteers who have worked at the hub, which provides help by delivering groceries, collecting prescriptions or just being a voice on the end of the phone.The second charity is Green Kordofan, which supports children in a refugee camp in Yida, South Sudan and was founded by Raga Gibreel, also from Folkestone.The registered charity is currently raising money for essential hygiene facilities such as washing and toilet blocks, to make the camp safe for the children who have been displaced by war.
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  • Award winning actress and Folkestone resident Jessica Hynes took part in a 4 mile sea swim with 12 laps of Folkestone sunny sands bay to raise money for charity on the 7th of July 2020 in Folkestone, United Kingdom. She swam for two different charities, one being the Folkestone community hub, which has been supporting vulnerable people during the Covid-19 lockdown and the second called Green Kordofan which supports children in a refugee camp in Yida, South Sudan. Mrs Hynes is one of many volunteers who have worked at the hub, which provides help by delivering groceries, collecting prescriptions or just being a voice on the end of the phone.The second charity is Green Kordofan, which supports children in a refugee camp in Yida, South Sudan and was founded by Raga Gibreel, also from Folkestone.The registered charity is currently raising money for essential hygiene facilities such as washing and toilet blocks, to make the camp safe for the children who have been displaced by war.
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  • Award winning actress and Folkestone resident Jessica Hynes completed a 4 mile sea swim on the with 12 laps of Folkestone sunny sands bay to raise money for charity on the 7th of July 2020 in Folkestone, United Kingdom. She swam for two different charities, one being the Folkestone community hub, which has been supporting vulnerable people during the Covid-19 lockdown and the second called Green Kordofan which supports children in a refugee camp in Yida, South Sudan. Mrs Hynes is one of many volunteers who have worked at the hub, which provides help by delivering groceries, collecting prescriptions or just being a voice on the end of the phone.The second charity is Green Kordofan, which supports children in a refugee camp in Yida, South Sudan and was founded by Raga Gibreel, also from Folkestone.The registered charity is currently raising money for essential hygiene facilities such as washing and toilet blocks, to make the camp safe for the children who have been displaced by war.
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  • Award winning actress and Folkestone resident Jessica Hynes walks out of the sea to an embrace from Raga Gibreel director of the charity Green Kordofan after completing a 4 mile sea swim with 12 laps of Folkestone sunny sands bay to raise money for charity on the 7th of July 2020 in Folkestone, United Kingdom.  She swam for two different charities, one being the Folkestone community hub, which has been supporting vulnerable people during the Covid-19 lockdown and the second called Green Kordofan which supports children in a refugee camp in Yida, South Sudan. Mrs Hynes is one of many volunteers who have worked at the hub, which provides help by delivering groceries, collecting prescriptions or just being a voice on the end of the phone.The second charity is Green Kordofan, which supports children in a refugee camp in Yida, South Sudan and was founded by Raga Gibreel, also from Folkestone.The registered charity is currently raising money for essential hygiene facilities such as washing and toilet blocks, to make the camp safe for the children who have been displaced by war.
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  • Award winning actress and Folkestone resident Jessica Hynes walks out of the sea after completing a 4 mile sea swim with 12 laps of Folkestone sunny sands bay to raise money for charity on the 7th of July 2020 in Folkestone, United Kingdom. She swam for two different charities, one being the Folkestone community hub, which has been supporting vulnerable people during the Covid-19 lockdown and the second called Green Kordofan which supports children in a refugee camp in Yida, South Sudan. Mrs Hynes is one of many volunteers who have worked at the hub, which provides help by delivering groceries, collecting prescriptions or just being a voice on the end of the phone.The second charity is Green Kordofan, which supports children in a refugee camp in Yida, South Sudan and was founded by Raga Gibreel, also from Folkestone.The registered charity is currently raising money for essential hygiene facilities such as washing and toilet blocks, to make the camp safe for the children who have been displaced by war.
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  • Award winning actress and Folkestone resident Jessica Hynes completed a 4 mile sea swim with 12 laps of Folkestone sunny sands bay to raise money for charity on the 7th of July 2020 in Folkestone, United Kingdom. She swam for two different charities, one being the Folkestone community hub, which has been supporting vulnerable people during the Covid-19 lockdown and the second called Green Kordofan which supports children in a refugee camp in Yida, South Sudan. Mrs Hynes is one of many volunteers who have worked at the hub, which provides help by delivering groceries, collecting prescriptions or just being a voice on the end of the phone.The second charity is Green Kordofan, which supports children in a refugee camp in Yida, South Sudan and was founded by Raga Gibreel, also from Folkestone.The registered charity is currently raising money for essential hygiene facilities such as washing and toilet blocks, to make the camp safe for the children who have been displaced by war.
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  • Award winning actress and Folkestone resident Jessica Hynes walks out of the sea after completing a 4 mile sea swim with 12 laps of Folkestone sunny sands bay to raise money for charity on the 7th of July 2020 in Folkestone, United Kingdom. She swam for two different charities, one being the Folkestone community hub, which has been supporting vulnerable people during the Covid-19 lockdown and the second called Green Kordofan which supports children in a refugee camp in Yida, South Sudan. Mrs Hynes is one of many volunteers who have worked at the hub, which provides help by delivering groceries, collecting prescriptions or just being a voice on the end of the phone.The second charity is Green Kordofan, which supports children in a refugee camp in Yida, South Sudan and was founded by Raga Gibreel, also from Folkestone.The registered charity is currently raising money for essential hygiene facilities such as washing and toilet blocks, to make the camp safe for the children who have been displaced by war.
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  • Award winning actress and Folkestone resident Jessica Hynes took part in a 4 mile sea swim with 12 laps of Folkestone sunny sands bay to raise money for charity on the 7th of July 2020 in Folkestone, United Kingdom. She swam for two different charities, one being the Folkestone community hub, which has been supporting vulnerable people during the Covid-19 lockdown and the second called Green Kordofan which supports children in a refugee camp in Yida, South Sudan. Mrs Hynes is one of many volunteers who have worked at the hub, which provides help by delivering groceries, collecting prescriptions or just being a voice on the end of the phone.The second charity is Green Kordofan, which supports children in a refugee camp in Yida, South Sudan and was founded by Raga Gibreel, also from Folkestone.The registered charity is currently raising money for essential hygiene facilities such as washing and toilet blocks, to make the camp safe for the children who have been displaced by war.
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  • Award winning actress and Folkestone resident Jessica Hynes took part in a 4 mile sea swim with 12 laps of Folkestone sunny sands bay to raise money for charity on the 7th of July 2020 in Folkestone, United Kingdom. She swam for two different charities, one being the Folkestone community hub, which has been supporting vulnerable people during the Covid-19 lockdown and the second called Green Kordofan which supports children in a refugee camp in Yida, South Sudan. Mrs Hynes is one of many volunteers who have worked at the hub, which provides help by delivering groceries, collecting prescriptions or just being a voice on the end of the phone.The second charity is Green Kordofan, which supports children in a refugee camp in Yida, South Sudan and was founded by Raga Gibreel, also from Folkestone.The registered charity is currently raising money for essential hygiene facilities such as washing and toilet blocks, to make the camp safe for the children who have been displaced by war.
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  • Award winning actress and Folkestone resident Jessica Hynes took part in a 4 mile sea swim with 12 laps of Folkestone sunny sands bay to raise money for charity on the 7th of July 2020 in Folkestone, United Kingdom. She swam for two different charities, one being the Folkestone community hub, which has been supporting vulnerable people during the Covid-19 lockdown and the second called Green Kordofan which supports children in a refugee camp in Yida, South Sudan. Mrs Hynes is one of many volunteers who have worked at the hub, which provides help by delivering groceries, collecting prescriptions or just being a voice on the end of the phone.The second charity is Green Kordofan, which supports children in a refugee camp in Yida, South Sudan and was founded by Raga Gibreel, also from Folkestone.The registered charity is currently raising money for essential hygiene facilities such as washing and toilet blocks, to make the camp safe for the children who have been displaced by war.
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  • After her daily swim, an elderly local woman climbs out of Porthtowan Pool, Cornwall, UK. A beautifully wild tidal pool surrounded by cliffs and rocks, with a retaining concrete wall. "Weekdays are nicer, on weekends you get all the young ones coming and throwing themselves in, they don't swim". Until the 1950s and the rise of the heated indoor swimming pool, children learnt to swim outdoors. For those close to the sea, many man-made tidal swimming pools were constructed around Britain’s coastline. Heated by the sun, these tidal pools were often built to keep bathers safe from high and rough seas, which explains why so many of them are clustered in Scotland and around the surfing beaches of Cornwall. Whether they are simple swimming holes made by shoring up natural rock pools or grand lido-like pools complete with lifeguards and tea huts, they are all refreshed by good high tides.
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  • A family paddle and play with a fishing net whilst three elderly women swim in Portreath Pool, Cornwall, UK. Created by adding a retaining wall to a rock pool, until the 1970s this tidal pool was used by a local school for swimming lessons. Until the 1950s and the rise of the heated indoor swimming pool, children learnt to swim outdoors. For those close to the sea, many man-made tidal swimming pools were constructed around Britain’s coastline. Heated by the sun, these tidal pools were often built to keep bathers safe from high and rough seas, which explains why so many of them are clustered in Scotland and around the surfing beaches of Cornwall. Whether they are simple swimming holes made by shoring up natural rock pools or grand lido-like pools complete with lifeguards and tea huts, they are all refreshed by good high tides.
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  • Three elderly women swimming in Portreath Pool, Cornwall, UK. Created by adding a retaining wall to a rock pool, until the 1970s this tidal pool was used by a local school for swimming lessons. Until the 1950s and the rise of the heated indoor swimming pool, children learnt to swim outdoors. For those close to the sea, many man-made tidal swimming pools were constructed around Britain’s coastline. Heated by the sun, these tidal pools were often built to keep bathers safe from high and rough seas, which explains why so many of them are clustered in Scotland and around the surfing beaches of Cornwall. Whether they are simple swimming holes made by shoring up natural rock pools or grand lido-like pools complete with lifeguards and tea huts, they are all refreshed by good high tides.
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  • A member of the Serpentine Swimming Club stretches before going swimming in the lake, Hyde Park, London, UK. The Serpentine Lake is situated in Hyde Park, London’s largest central open space. The Serpentine Swimming Club was formed in 1864 ‘to promote the healthful habit of bathing in open water throughout the year’.  Its headquarters were beneath an old elm tree on the south side of the lake, a wooden bench for clothing being the only facility.  At this time London was undergoing rapid expansion and Hyde Park was now in the centre of a densely populated built up area and provided a place of relaxation to its urbanised masses. Now, the club has its own (somewhat spartan) changing facilities and members are  permitted by the Royal Parks to swim in the lake any morning before 09:30.  They race every Saturday morning throughout the year, regardless of the weather.
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  • Emmi Hunte, a member of the Serpentine Swimming Club, takes a shower after swimming in the Serpentine Lake, Hyde Park, London, UK. The Serpentine Lake is situated in Hyde Park, London’s largest central open space. The Serpentine Swimming Club was formed in 1864 ‘to promote the healthful habit of bathing in open water throughout the year’.  Its headquarters were beneath an old elm tree on the south side of the lake, a wooden bench for clothing being the only facility.  At this time London was undergoing rapid expansion and Hyde Park was now in the centre of a densely populated built up area and provided a place of relaxation to its urbanised masses. Now, the club has its own (somewhat spartan) changing facilities and members are  permitted by the Royal Parks to swim in the lake any morning before 09:30.  They race every Saturday morning throughout the year, regardless of the weather.
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  • The Swimming Pool, Treyarnon Bay, Cornwall, UK. Until the 1950s and the rise of the heated indoor swimming pool, children learnt to swim outdoors. For those close to the sea, many man-made tidal swimming pools were constructed around Britain’s coastline. Heated by the sun, these tidal pools were often built to keep bathers safe from high and rough seas, which explains why so many of them are clustered in Scotland and around the surfing beaches of Cornwall. Whether they are simple swimming holes made by shoring up natural rock pools or grand lido-like pools complete with lifeguards and tea huts, they are all refreshed by good high tides.
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  • Summerleaze Sea Pool was built in the 1930s when seawater swimming pools were all the rage, Bude, Cornwall, UK.  Nestled at the foot of the cliffs, Summerleaze Sea Pool is part man made and part natural rock pool and it cleaned daily by the tide. Until the 1950s and the rise of the heated indoor swimming pool, children learnt to swim outdoors. For those close to the sea, many man-made tidal swimming pools were constructed around Britain’s coastline. Heated by the sun, these tidal pools were often built to keep bathers safe from high and rough seas, which explains why so many of them are clustered in Scotland and around the surfing beaches of Cornwall. Whether they are simple swimming holes made by shoring up natural rock pools or grand lido-like pools complete with lifeguards and tea huts, they are all refreshed by good high tides.
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  • Portrait of members of the Serpentine Swimming Club after swimming, Hyde Park, London, UK. The Serpentine Lake is situated in Hyde Park, London’s largest central open space. The Serpentine Swimming Club was formed in 1864 ‘to promote the healthful habit of bathing in open water throughout the year’.  Its headquarters were beneath an old elm tree on the south side of the lake, a wooden bench for clothing being the only facility.  At this time London was undergoing rapid expansion and Hyde Park was now in the centre of a densely populated built up area and provided a place of relaxation to its urbanised masses. Now, the club has its own (somewhat spartan) changing facilities and members are  permitted by the Royal Parks to swim in the lake any morning before 09:30.  They race every Saturday morning throughout the year, regardless of the weather.
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  • The start of the Serpentine Swimming Club Saturday morning swimming race, Hyde Park, London, UK. The Serpentine Lake is situated in Hyde Park, London’s largest central open space. The Serpentine Swimming Club was formed in 1864 ‘to promote the healthful habit of bathing in open water throughout the year’.  Its headquarters were beneath an old elm tree on the south side of the lake, a wooden bench for clothing being the only facility.  At this time London was undergoing rapid expansion and Hyde Park was now in the centre of a densely populated built up area and provided a place of relaxation to its urbanised masses. Now, the club has its own (somewhat spartan) changing facilities and members are  permitted by the Royal Parks to swim in the lake any morning before 09:30.  They race every Saturday morning throughout the year, regardless of the weather.
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  • Jeremy Hunter, a member of the Serpentine Swimming Club, stretches before swimming in the Serpentine Lake, Hyde Park, London, UK. The Serpentine Lake is situated in Hyde Park, London’s largest central open space. The Serpentine Swimming Club was formed in 1864 ‘to promote the healthful habit of bathing in open water throughout the year’.  Its headquarters were beneath an old elm tree on the south side of the lake, a wooden bench for clothing being the only facility.  At this time London was undergoing rapid expansion and Hyde Park was now in the centre of a densely populated built up area and provided a place of relaxation to its urbanised masses. Now, the club has its own (somewhat spartan) changing facilities and members are  permitted by the Royal Parks to swim in the lake any morning before 09:30.  They race every Saturday morning throughout the year, regardless of the weather.
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  • A member of the Serpentine Swimming Club drying off with a purple towel after swimming in the Serpentine Lake, Hyde Park, London, UK. The Serpentine Lake is situated in Hyde Park, London’s largest central open space. The Serpentine Swimming Club was formed in 1864 ‘to promote the healthful habit of bathing in open water throughout the year’.  Its headquarters were beneath an old elm tree on the south side of the lake, a wooden bench for clothing being the only facility.  At this time London was undergoing rapid expansion and Hyde Park was now in the centre of a densely populated built up area and provided a place of relaxation to its urbanised masses. Now, the club has its own (somewhat spartan) changing facilities and members are  permitted by the Royal Parks to swim in the lake any morning before 09:30.  They race every Saturday morning throughout the year, regardless of the weather.
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  • The start of the Serpentine Swimming Club Saturday morning swimming race, Hyde Park, London, UK. The Serpentine Lake is situated in Hyde Park, London’s largest central open space. The Serpentine Swimming Club was formed in 1864 ‘to promote the healthful habit of bathing in open water throughout the year’.  Its headquarters were beneath an old elm tree on the south side of the lake, a wooden bench for clothing being the only facility.  At this time London was undergoing rapid expansion and Hyde Park was now in the centre of a densely populated built up area and provided a place of relaxation to its urbanised masses. Now, the club has its own (somewhat spartan) changing facilities and members are  permitted by the Royal Parks to swim in the lake any morning before 09:30.  They race every Saturday morning throughout the year, regardless of the weather.
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  • The start of the Serpentine Swimming Club Saturday morning swimming race, Hyde Park, London, UK. The Serpentine Lake is situated in Hyde Park, London’s largest central open space. The Serpentine Swimming Club was formed in 1864 ‘to promote the healthful habit of bathing in open water throughout the year’.  Its headquarters were beneath an old elm tree on the south side of the lake, a wooden bench for clothing being the only facility.  At this time London was undergoing rapid expansion and Hyde Park was now in the centre of a densely populated built up area and provided a place of relaxation to its urbanised masses. Now, the club has its own (somewhat spartan) changing facilities and members are  permitted by the Royal Parks to swim in the lake any morning before 09:30.  They race every Saturday morning throughout the year, regardless of the weather.
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  • The start of the Serpentine Swimming Club Saturday morning swimming race, Hyde Park, London, UK. The Serpentine Lake is situated in Hyde Park, London’s largest central open space. The Serpentine Swimming Club was formed in 1864 ‘to promote the healthful habit of bathing in open water throughout the year’.  Its headquarters were beneath an old elm tree on the south side of the lake, a wooden bench for clothing being the only facility.  At this time London was undergoing rapid expansion and Hyde Park was now in the centre of a densely populated built up area and provided a place of relaxation to its urbanised masses. Now, the club has its own (somewhat spartan) changing facilities and members are  permitted by the Royal Parks to swim in the lake any morning before 09:30.  They race every Saturday morning throughout the year, regardless of the weather.
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  • A member of the Serpentine Swimming Club takes a shower after swimming in the Serpentine Lake on a cold Winter day, Hyde Park, London, UK. The Serpentine Lake is situated in Hyde Park, London’s largest central open space. The Serpentine Swimming Club was formed in 1864 ‘to promote the healthful habit of bathing in open water throughout the year’.  Its headquarters were beneath an old elm tree on the south side of the lake, a wooden bench for clothing being the only facility.  At this time London was undergoing rapid expansion and Hyde Park was now in the centre of a densely populated built up area and provided a place of relaxation to its urbanised masses. Now, the club has its own (somewhat spartan) changing facilities and members are  permitted by the Royal Parks to swim in the lake any morning before 09:30.  They race every Saturday morning throughout the year, regardless of the weather.
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  • A member of the Serpentine Swimming Club after swimming in the Serpentine Lake on a cold Winter day, Hyde Park, London, UK. The Serpentine Lake is situated in Hyde Park, London’s largest central open space. The Serpentine Swimming Club was formed in 1864 ‘to promote the healthful habit of bathing in open water throughout the year’.  Its headquarters were beneath an old elm tree on the south side of the lake, a wooden bench for clothing being the only facility.  At this time London was undergoing rapid expansion and Hyde Park was now in the centre of a densely populated built up area and provided a place of relaxation to its urbanised masses. Now, the club has its own (somewhat spartan) changing facilities and members are  permitted by the Royal Parks to swim in the lake any morning before 09:30.  They race every Saturday morning throughout the year, regardless of the weather.
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  • A member of the Serpentine Swimming Club exercises before swimming, Hyde Park, London, UK. The Serpentine Lake is situated in Hyde Park, London’s largest central open space. The Serpentine Swimming Club was formed in 1864 ‘to promote the healthful habit of bathing in open water throughout the year’.  Its headquarters were beneath an old elm tree on the south side of the lake, a wooden bench for clothing being the only facility.  At this time London was undergoing rapid expansion and Hyde Park was now in the centre of a densely populated built up area and provided a place of relaxation to its urbanised masses. Now, the club has its own (somewhat spartan) changing facilities and members are  permitted by the Royal Parks to swim in the lake any morning before 09:30.  They race every Saturday morning throughout the year, regardless of the weather
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  • A member of the Serpentine Swimming Club dries off with a pink towel after a Saturday morning swimming race, Hyde Park, London, UK. The Serpentine Lake is situated in Hyde Park, London’s largest central open space. The Serpentine Swimming Club was formed in 1864 ‘to promote the healthful habit of bathing in open water throughout the year’.  Its headquarters were beneath an old elm tree on the south side of the lake, a wooden bench for clothing being the only facility.  At this time London was undergoing rapid expansion and Hyde Park was now in the centre of a densely populated built up area and provided a place of relaxation to its urbanised masses. Now, the club has its own (somewhat spartan) changing facilities and members are  permitted by the Royal Parks to swim in the lake any morning before 09:30.  They race every Saturday morning throughout the year, regardless of the weather
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  • Robin Hunter, a member of the Serpentine Swimming Club swimming, Hyde Park, London, UK. The Serpentine Lake is situated in Hyde Park, London’s largest central open space. The Serpentine Swimming Club was formed in 1864 ‘to promote the healthful habit of bathing in open water throughout the year’.  Its headquarters were beneath an old elm tree on the south side of the lake, a wooden bench for clothing being the only facility.  At this time London was undergoing rapid expansion and Hyde Park was now in the centre of a densely populated built up area and provided a place of relaxation to its urbanised masses. Now, the club has its own (somewhat spartan) changing facilities and members are  permitted by the Royal Parks to swim in the lake any morning before 09:30.  They race every Saturday morning throughout the year, regardless of the weather.
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  • Mary Olivari, a member of the Serpentine Swimming Club, swims in the Serpentine Lake, Hyde Park, London, UK. The Serpentine Lake is situated in Hyde Park, London’s largest central open space. The Serpentine Swimming Club was formed in 1864 ‘to promote the healthful habit of bathing in open water throughout the year’.  Its headquarters were beneath an old elm tree on the south side of the lake, a wooden bench for clothing being the only facility.  At this time London was undergoing rapid expansion and Hyde Park was now in the centre of a densely populated built up area and provided a place of relaxation to its urbanised masses. Now, the club has its own (somewhat spartan) changing facilities and members are  permitted by the Royal Parks to swim in the lake any morning before 09:30.  They race every Saturday morning throughout the year, regardless of the weather.
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  • Portrait of members of the Serpentine Swimming Club after swimming, Hyde Park, London, UK. The Serpentine Lake is situated in Hyde Park, London’s largest central open space. The Serpentine Swimming Club was formed in 1864 ‘to promote the healthful habit of bathing in open water throughout the year’.  Its headquarters were beneath an old elm tree on the south side of the lake, a wooden bench for clothing being the only facility.  At this time London was undergoing rapid expansion and Hyde Park was now in the centre of a densely populated built up area and provided a place of relaxation to its urbanised masses. Now, the club has its own (somewhat spartan) changing facilities and members are  permitted by the Royal Parks to swim in the lake any morning before 09:30.  They race every Saturday morning throughout the year, regardless of the weather.
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  • A member of the Serpentine Swimming Club swimming in the Serpentine Lake, Hyde Park, London, UK. The Serpentine Lake is situated in Hyde Park, London’s largest central open space. The Serpentine Swimming Club was formed in 1864 ‘to promote the healthful habit of bathing in open water throughout the year’.  Its headquarters were beneath an old elm tree on the south side of the lake, a wooden bench for clothing being the only facility.  At this time London was undergoing rapid expansion and Hyde Park was now in the centre of a densely populated built up area and provided a place of relaxation to its urbanised masses. Now, the club has its own (somewhat spartan) changing facilities and members are  permitted by the Royal Parks to swim in the lake any morning before 09:30.  They race every Saturday morning throughout the year, regardless of the weather.
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  • Dancing Ledge, Langton Matravers, Swanage, Dorset. Blasted into the rock to provide bracing exercise for pupils from a nearby prep school, Dancing Ledge was so called because of the area of stone cut from this disused quarry is the size of a ballroom dance floor. Until the 1950s and the rise of the heated indoor swimming pool, children learnt to swim outdoors. For those close to the sea, many man-made tidal swimming pools were constructed around Britain’s coastline. Heated by the sun, these tidal pools were often built to keep bathers safe from high and rough seas, which explains why so many of them are clustered in Scotland and around the surfing beaches of Cornwall. Whether they are simple swimming holes made by shoring up natural rock pools or grand lido-like pools complete with lifeguards and tea huts, they are all refreshed by good high tides.
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  • Mousehole Tidal Pool, Cornwall, UK. Until the 1950s and the rise of the heated indoor swimming pool, children learnt to swim outdoors. For those close to the sea, many man-made tidal swimming pools were constructed around Britain’s coastline. Heated by the sun, these tidal pools were often built to keep bathers safe from high and rough seas, which explains why so many of them are clustered in Scotland and around the surfing beaches of Cornwall. Whether they are simple swimming holes made by shoring up natural rock pools or grand lido-like pools complete with lifeguards and tea huts, they are all refreshed by good high tides.
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  • Emmi Hunte, a member of the Serpentine Swimming Club, Hyde Park, London, UK. The Serpentine Lake is situated in Hyde Park, London’s largest central open space. The Serpentine Swimming Club was formed in 1864 ‘to promote the healthful habit of bathing in open water throughout the year’.  Its headquarters were beneath an old elm tree on the south side of the lake, a wooden bench for clothing being the only facility.  At this time London was undergoing rapid expansion and Hyde Park was now in the centre of a densely populated built up area and provided a place of relaxation to its urbanised masses. Now, the club has its own (somewhat spartan) changing facilities and members are  permitted by the Royal Parks to swim in the lake any morning before 09:30.  They race every Saturday morning throughout the year, regardless of the weather.
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  • Portrait of George Cselko a member of the Serpentine Swimming Club, Hyde Park, London, UK. The Serpentine Lake is situated in Hyde Park, London’s largest central open space. The Serpentine Swimming Club was formed in 1864 ‘to promote the healthful habit of bathing in open water throughout the year’.  Its headquarters were beneath an old elm tree on the south side of the lake, a wooden bench for clothing being the only facility.  At this time London was undergoing rapid expansion and Hyde Park was now in the centre of a densely populated built up area and provided a place of relaxation to its urbanised masses. Now, the club has its own (somewhat spartan) changing facilities and members are  permitted by the Royal Parks to swim in the lake any morning before 09:30.  They race every Saturday morning throughout the year, regardless of the weather.
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  • Portrait of Ian Studdart, a member of the Serpentine Swimming Club, Hyde Park, London, UK. The Serpentine Lake is situated in Hyde Park, London’s largest central open space. The Serpentine Swimming Club was formed in 1864 ‘to promote the healthful habit of bathing in open water throughout the year’.  Its headquarters were beneath an old elm tree on the south side of the lake, a wooden bench for clothing being the only facility.  At this time London was undergoing rapid expansion and Hyde Park was now in the centre of a densely populated built up area and provided a place of relaxation to its urbanised masses. Now, the club has its own (somewhat spartan) changing facilities and members are  permitted by the Royal Parks to swim in the lake any morning before 09:30.  They race every Saturday morning throughout the year, regardless of the weather.
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  • 2 young women float in Chapel Rock Pool, Perranporth, Cornwall, UK. Until the 1950s and the rise of the heated indoor swimming pool, children learnt to swim outdoors. For those close to the sea, many man-made tidal swimming pools were constructed around Britain’s coastline. Heated by the sun, these tidal pools were often built to keep bathers safe from high and rough seas, which explains why so many of them are clustered in Scotland and around the surfing beaches of Cornwall. Whether they are simple swimming holes made by shoring up natural rock pools or grand lido-like pools complete with lifeguards and tea huts, they are all refreshed by good high tides.
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  • View of tunnels beach Tidal Pool from Beacons Castle, Ilfracombe, Devon, UK. Until the 1950s and the rise of the heated indoor swimming pool, children learnt to swim outdoors. For those close to the sea, many man-made tidal swimming pools were constructed around Britain’s coastline. Heated by the sun, these tidal pools were often built to keep bathers safe from high and rough seas, which explains why so many of them are clustered in Scotland and around the surfing beaches of Cornwall. Whether they are simple swimming holes made by shoring up natural rock pools or grand lido-like pools complete with lifeguards and tea huts, they are all refreshed by good high tides.
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  • Tunnels Beach Tidal Pool, Ilfracombe, Devon, UK. Until the 1950s and the rise of the heated indoor swimming pool, children learnt to swim outdoors. For those close to the sea, many man-made tidal swimming pools were constructed around Britain’s coastline. Heated by the sun, these tidal pools were often built to keep bathers safe from high and rough seas, which explains why so many of them are clustered in Scotland and around the surfing beaches of Cornwall. Whether they are simple swimming holes made by shoring up natural rock pools or grand lido-like pools complete with lifeguards and tea huts, they are all refreshed by good high tides.
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  • A pink towel and a pair of flip flops belonging to a member of the Serpentine Swimming Club, Hyde Park, London, UK. The Serpentine Lake is situated in Hyde Park, London’s largest central open space. The Serpentine Swimming Club was formed in 1864 ‘to promote the healthful habit of bathing in open water throughout the year’.  Its headquarters were beneath an old elm tree on the south side of the lake, a wooden bench for clothing being the only facility.  At this time London was undergoing rapid expansion and Hyde Park was now in the centre of a densely populated built up area and provided a place of relaxation to its urbanised masses. Now, the club has its own (somewhat spartan) changing facilities and members are  permitted by the Royal Parks to swim in the lake any morning before 09:30.  They race every Saturday morning throughout the year, regardless of the weather.
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  • Portrait of a member of the Serpentine Swimming Club wrapped in a green towel, Hyde Park, London, UK. The Serpentine Lake is situated in Hyde Park, London’s largest central open space. The Serpentine Swimming Club was formed in 1864 ‘to promote the healthful habit of bathing in open water throughout the year’.  Its headquarters were beneath an old elm tree on the south side of the lake, a wooden bench for clothing being the only facility.  At this time London was undergoing rapid expansion and Hyde Park was now in the centre of a densely populated built up area and provided a place of relaxation to its urbanised masses. Now, the club has its own (somewhat spartan) changing facilities and members are  permitted by the Royal Parks to swim in the lake any morning before 09:30.  They race every Saturday morning throughout the year, regardless of the weather.
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  • Portrait of Bill Deeley, a member of the Serpentine Swimming Club, Hyde Park, London, UK. The Serpentine Lake is situated in Hyde Park, London’s largest central open space. The Serpentine Swimming Club was formed in 1864 ‘to promote the healthful habit of bathing in open water throughout the year’.  Its headquarters were beneath an old elm tree on the south side of the lake, a wooden bench for clothing being the only facility.  At this time London was undergoing rapid expansion and Hyde Park was now in the centre of a densely populated built up area and provided a place of relaxation to its urbanised masses. Now, the club has its own (somewhat spartan) changing facilities and members are  permitted by the Royal Parks to swim in the lake any morning before 09:30.  They race every Saturday morning throughout the year, regardless of the weather.
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  • Mary Olivari, a member of the Serpentine Swimming Club, Hyde Park, London, UK. The Serpentine Lake is situated in Hyde Park, London’s largest central open space. The Serpentine Swimming Club was formed in 1864 ‘to promote the healthful habit of bathing in open water throughout the year’.  Its headquarters were beneath an old elm tree on the south side of the lake, a wooden bench for clothing being the only facility.  At this time London was undergoing rapid expansion and Hyde Park was now in the centre of a densely populated built up area and provided a place of relaxation to its urbanised masses. Now, the club has its own (somewhat spartan) changing facilities and members are  permitted by the Royal Parks to swim in the lake any morning before 09:30.  They race every Saturday morning throughout the year, regardless of the weather.
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  • A member of the Serpentine Swimming Club walks along 'the Board' on a cold Winter's day, Hyde Park, London, UK. The Serpentine Lake is situated in Hyde Park, London’s largest central open space. The Serpentine Swimming Club was formed in 1864 ‘to promote the healthful habit of bathing in open water throughout the year’.  Its headquarters were beneath an old elm tree on the south side of the lake, a wooden bench for clothing being the only facility.  At this time London was undergoing rapid expansion and Hyde Park was now in the centre of a densely populated built up area and provided a place of relaxation to its urbanised masses. Now, the club has its own (somewhat spartan) changing facilities and members are  permitted by the Royal Parks to swim in the lake any morning before 09:30.  They race every Saturday morning throughout the year, regardless of the weather.
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  • Portrait of James, a member of the Serpentine Swimming Club, Hyde Park, London, UK. The Serpentine Lake is situated in Hyde Park, London’s largest central open space. The Serpentine Swimming Club was formed in 1864 ‘to promote the healthful habit of bathing in open water throughout the year’.  Its headquarters were beneath an old elm tree on the south side of the lake, a wooden bench for clothing being the only facility.  At this time London was undergoing rapid expansion and Hyde Park was now in the centre of a densely populated built up area and provided a place of relaxation to its urbanised masses. Now, the club has its own (somewhat spartan) changing facilities and members are  permitted by the Royal Parks to swim in the lake any morning before 09:30.  They race every Saturday morning throughout the year, regardless of the weather.
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  • Portrait of a member of the Serpentine Swimming Club, Hyde Park, London, UK. The Serpentine Lake is situated in Hyde Park, London’s largest central open space. The Serpentine Swimming Club was formed in 1864 ‘to promote the healthful habit of bathing in open water throughout the year’.  Its headquarters were beneath an old elm tree on the south side of the lake, a wooden bench for clothing being the only facility.  At this time London was undergoing rapid expansion and Hyde Park was now in the centre of a densely populated built up area and provided a place of relaxation to its urbanised masses. Now, the club has its own (somewhat spartan) changing facilities and members are  permitted by the Royal Parks to swim in the lake any morning before 09:30.  They race every Saturday morning throughout the year, regardless of the weather.
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  • After taking a sauna, a woman goes for a swim in Lake Jyvasjarvi, Jyvaskyla, Central Finland. Jyvaskyla is the capital of Central Finland and the largest city in the Finnish Lakeland, an area of more than 188,000 lakes. During the summer months taking a sauna followed by swimming in the lake around the city is a popular activity.
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  • After taking a sauna, a woman returns from a swim in Lake Jyvasjarvi, Jyvaskyla, Central Finland. Jyvaskyla is the capital of Central Finland and the largest city in the Finnish Lakeland, an area of more than 188,000 lakes. During the summer months taking a sauna followed by swimming in the lake around the city is a popular activity.
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  • Swimmers race through the waters of London's Serpentine lake for the Mens' Triathlon cmpetition in Hyde Park during the London 2012 Olympics, the 30th Olympiad. The Triathlon competitors raced over a 1.5km swim, a 43km bike race and a 10km run - eventually won by Team GB's Alistair Brownlee, Spain's Javier Gomez and Jonathan Brownlee (brother of the winner). The Serpentine (also known as the Serpentine River) is a 28-acre (11 ha) recreational lake in Hyde Park, London, England, created in 1730. The venue was the Hyde Park 142 hectares (350 acres) Hyde Park in the heart of the capital, one of the largest parks in central London and the site of the Victorian Great Exhibition of 1851.
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  • Father dipping his son into a river on a warm summers evening for his first swimming lesson in on the 27th June 2019 in Lagrasse, France. A baby has to be able to hold his or her head up usually at 3 to 4 months, to be ready for swimming lessons. Children can be taught, through a series of prompts and procedures, to float on their backs to breathe, and then to flip over and swim toward a wall or other safe area.
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  • Bathers swim in the natural waters of the River Orbieu flowing through rocky gorge, on 24th May, 2017, in Ribaute, Languedoc-Rousillon, south of France.
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  • Bathers swim in the natural waters of the River Orbieu flowing through rocky gorge, on 24th May, 2017, in Ribaute, Languedoc-Rousillon, south of France.
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  • Comedian and actor David Walliams, completes his epic 8 day, 140 mile swim of the River Thames for Comic Relief. Cheered on by thousands, he raised just over 1m Pounds for developing world and UK causes. One half of the popular TV show Little Britain, Walliams battled stomach illness, agressive swans, the cold and a a mammoth endurance from the English river's source in rural Gloucestershire to the city of Westminster, opposite Parliament.
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  • Comedian and actor David Walliams, completes his epic 8 day, 140 mile swim of the River Thames for Comic Relief. Cheered on by thousands, he raised just over 1m Pounds for developing world and UK causes. One half of the popular TV show Little Britain, Walliams battled stomach illness, agressive swans, the cold and a a mammoth endurance from the English river's source in rural Gloucestershire to the city of Westminster, opposite Parliament.
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  • Regular swimmers and bathers enjoy quieter lengths at Brockwell (Brixton) Lido before crowds arrive. After a 6.30am summer opening time, these Londoners escape the crowds and unwind during a warm spell of weather and before another day of city heat. They swim and bathe in the chilly waters of this unheated pool. The Lido is a magnet, an oasis, for city dwellers to escape, if only for an hour from the pressures of fast urban life. Many enjoy the benefits of outdoor bathing and the friendship of meeting old friends. In the centre, a mother helps her young daughter up from the cool morning water before another hot day in August. Brockwell Lido is a large, open-air swimming pool in Brockwell Park, Herne Hill, London. It opened in July 1937, closed in 1990 and after a local campaign was re-opened in 1994.
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  • Young people meeting up to swim and sunbathe by the river, 10th May 2015, Terme, France.
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  • Comedian and actor David Walliams, completes his epic 8 day, 140 mile swim of the River Thames for Comic Relief. Cheered on by thousands, he raised just over 1m Pounds for developing world and UK causes. One half of the popular TV show Little Britain, Walliams battled stomach illness, agressive swans, the cold and a a mammoth endurance from the English river's source in rural Gloucestershire to the city of Westminster, opposite Parliament.
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  • Young kids swim in the sea across the mouth of Folkstone Harbour after the annual Trawler race and fun day in Folkestone, Kent, England, United Kingdom.
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  • Boys play and swim in the sea next to the Fort Sao Sebastiao, Sao Tome <br />
Sao Tome and Principe, are two islands of volcanic origin lying off the coast of Africa. Settled by Portuguese convicts in the late 1400s and later a centre for slaving, their independence movement culminated in a peaceful transition to self government from Portugal in 1975.
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  • Boys swim and play in the sea next to the Fort Sao Sebastiao, Sao Tome <br />
Sao Tome and Principe, are two islands of volcanic origin lying off the coast of Africa. Settled by Portuguese convicts in the late 1400s and later a centre for slaving, their independence movement culminated in a peaceful transition to self government from Portugal in 1975.
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  • Swans swim in the Vltava River near and Charles Bridge, Prague old town, Czech Republic.
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  • Portrait of a women in a flowery swimming costume standing on the path down to the hole in the ice on the small lake Vuorilampi, Jyvaskyla, Central Finland. Ice swimming takes place in a body of water with a frozen crust of ice, which requires a hole cutting in it.  In Finland, the ice swimming tradition has generally been connected with the sauna tradition and it is not seen as an ascetic or religious ritual, but as a way to cool off rapidly after staying in the sauna and as a stress relief.
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  • Three men going ice swimming after a sauna at the small lake of Vuorilampi, Jyvaskyla, Central Finland. Ice swimming takes place in a body of water with a frozen crust of ice, which requires a hole cutting in it.  In Finland, the ice swimming tradition has generally been connected with the sauna tradition and it is not seen as an ascetic or religious ritual, but as a way to cool off rapidly after staying in the sauna and as a stress relief.
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  • A portrait of a man after ice swimming at the small lake Vuorilampi, Jyvaskyla, Central Finland. Ice swimming takes place in a body of water with a frozen crust of ice, which requires a hole cutting in it.  In Finland, the ice swimming tradition has generally been connected with the sauna tradition and it is not seen as an ascetic or religious ritual, but as a way to cool off rapidly after staying in the sauna and as a stress relief.
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  • Three men going ice swimming after a sauna at the small lake of Vuorilampi, Jyvaskyla, Central Finland. Ice swimming takes place in a body of water with a frozen crust of ice, which requires a hole cutting in it.  In Finland, the ice swimming tradition has generally been connected with the sauna tradition and it is not seen as an ascetic or religious ritual, but as a way to cool off rapidly after staying in the sauna and as a stress relief.
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  • Portrait of a man wearing a woollen hat, surrounded by steam, after going ice swimming at the small lake of Vuorilampi, Jyvaskyla, Central Finland. Ice swimming takes place in a body of water with a frozen crust of ice, which requires a hole cutting in it.  In Finland, the ice swimming tradition has generally been connected with the sauna tradition and it is not seen as an ascetic or religious ritual, but as a way to cool off rapidly after staying in the sauna and as a stress relief.
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  • Two women chatting whilst ice swimming at Luonetjarvi lake, Tikkakoski; Central Finland. Ice swimming takes place in a body of water with a frozen crust of ice, which requires a hole cutting in it.  In Finland, the ice swimming tradition has generally been connected with the sauna tradition and it is not seen as an ascetic or religious ritual, but as a way to cool off rapidly after staying in the sauna and as a stress relief.
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  • A portrait of a woman after ice swimming at Luonetjarvi lake, Tikkakoski; Central Finland. Ice swimming takes place in a body of water with a frozen crust of ice, which requires a hole cutting in it.  In Finland, the ice swimming tradition has generally been connected with the sauna tradition and it is not seen as an ascetic or religious ritual, but as a way to cool off rapidly after staying in the sauna and as a stress relief.
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  • A portrait of a man after ice swimming at Luonetjarvi lake, Tikkakoski; Central Finland. Ice swimming takes place in a body of water with a frozen crust of ice, which requires a hole cutting in it.  In Finland, the ice swimming tradition has generally been connected with the sauna tradition and it is not seen as an ascetic or religious ritual, but as a way to cool off rapidly after staying in the sauna and as a stress relief.
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  • An early morning regular swimmer swims solitary lengths at Brockwell (Brixton) Lido before crowds arrive. After a 6.30am summer opening time, this Londoner likes to escape the crowds and unwind during a warm spell of weather and before another day of city heat. She swims many lengths of breast stroke (American crawl) in the chilly waters of this unheated pool. The Lido is a magnet, an oasis, for city dwellers to escape, if only for an hour from the pressures of fast urban life. Many enjoy the benefits of outdoor bathing and the friendship of meeting old friends. In the centre, a mother helps her young daughter up from the cool morning water before another hot day in August. Brockwell Lido is a large, open-air swimming pool in Brockwell Park, Herne Hill, London. It opened in July 1937, closed in 1990 and after a local campaign was re-opened in 1994.
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  • A young boy having fun with a rubber ring at a small indoor swimming pool in Insein, a suburb of Yangon on 17th May 2016 in Myanmar
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  • Boys having fun at a small indoor swimming pool in Insein, a suburb of Yangon on 17th May 2016 in Myanmar
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  • Boys having fun at a small indoor swimming pool in Insein, a suburb of Yangon on 17th May 2016 in Myanmar
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  • Following a sauna, a female ice swimmer waits while another gets out after a brief dip in a hole in the ice, Tuomiojarvi, Jyvaskyla, Central Finland. Ice swimming takes place in a body of water with a frozen crust of ice, which requires a hole cutting in it.  In Finland, the ice swimming tradition has generally been connected with the sauna tradition and it is not seen as an ascetic or religious ritual, but as a way to cool off rapidly after staying in the sauna and as a stress relief.
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  • A woman swimming in the pool at Tooting Bec Lido<br />
Tooting Bec Lido is the largest open-air swimming pool in London. Opened in 1906 it is still popular and used throughout the year by swimmers.
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  • A woman swims in shallow and warm, natural waters of the River Orbieu, on 25th May, 2017, in Ribaute, Languedoc-Rousillon, south of France.
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  • A woman swims in shallow and warm, natural waters of the River Orbieu, on 25th May, 2017, in Ribaute, Languedoc-Rousillon, south of France.
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  • Chapada Diamantina national park in Bahia, Brazil is a very large park conprising miles of trails, several settlements and spectacular scenery. Mosquito swimming hole with people swimming in it.
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  • Boys having fun at a small indoor swimming pool in Insein, a suburb of Yangon on 17th May 2016 in Myanmar
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  • A boy shivering at a small indoor swimming pool in Insein, a suburb of Yangon on 17th May 2016 in Myanmar
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  • Boys having fun at a small indoor swimming pool in Insein, a suburb of Yangon on 17th May 2016 in Myanmar
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  • Boys having fun at a small indoor swimming pool in Insein, a suburb of Yangon on 17th May 2016 in Myanmar
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