Swimming
The Fight to Save the Local Pool
Rising costs threaten neighbourhood pools. In one town, residents decided to take over and run it themselves.
Issue 214
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Sports Writer
Ada swims before work, has run eleven marathons and is always ready to talk about her blisters.
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