As December begins and Christmas lights start to get switched on all across the country there is another annual ritual which is fast coming into view…Sports Personality of the Year.
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Pushing the Boundaries: what the water industry can learn from an Austrian skydiver travelling at 834mph?
By Mark Powles
22 October 2012
Watching Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner peer over the edge of a 24-mile high platform, about to leap, I had a thought: who was this guy and why wasn’t diving out of a 120mph plane at 13,000 feet enough?
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Paying homage to the ultimate swimming champion
By Ian Hewson
07 August 2012
From Rebecca Adlington and Hannah Miley to Robbie Renwick and Michael Jamieson, we all love to watch Great Britain’s top performing swimmers and cheer them on as they cut a path through the water in an adrenaline-fuelled race. However, in all our adulation for the competitors and excitement at the spectacle of each race, we overlook the single most important aspect of every swimming competition – the pool.
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We’re gearing up for competition in England
By Mark Powles
19 July 2012
If you’ve watched Bradley Wiggins slog it out on the Tour De France, you’ll have an appreciation for the powerful influence of competition. No-one takes on a challenge like that without serious training, and turning up to compete without getting yourself fit to face other challengers isn’t worth the trip to the starting line.
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