Swimming

Halo Leisure, which runs Herefordshire's pools, including Ledbury's, is asking swimmers to shower due to the UK chlorine shortage

Herefordshire pools ask swimmers to shower owing to UK chlorine shortage
THE company behind Herefordshire's public swimming pools is telling people they need to shower before jumping in as the country faces a chlorine shortage.

Tokyo 2020: Watch Tom Dean's family celebrate gold on historic day for Team GB. (PA)

Watch Tom Dean's family celebrate gold on historic day for Team GB at Tokyo 2020

Halo Leisure, which runs the swimming pool in Hereford, is getting a cash boost from Herefordshire Council. Picture: Rob Davies

Halo Leisure gets cash boost so Herefordshire can get more active after Covid

Oliver Jones receiving the Worcester County Swimming Association Founders Prize

Jones wins prestigious award after record-breaking start to season

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Ledbury Swimming Pool is one of those that has seen its re-opening put back. Picture: Paul Jackson

County swimming pools to remain closed for now, and this is why

Oliver Jones (centre) with his medal haul alongside coaches Duncan Loraine and Rob Young

Eleven golds at county meet for swimming star

Golden Jones makes waves in pool

Ledbury swimmer Luke Hopkins

Personal bests at Scottish meeting for 12-year-old

The prize winners. Picture: Nick Lattey

Sprint triathlon is given international feel

Preparing for the national swimming meets are (l-r) Rob Young, Luke Hopkins, Oliver Jones and Duncan Loraine

Youngsters prepare for national meets

Hereford's Oliver Jones continues to shine in the pool

Golden performances from youngster Jones

Tia Froom (taken by Trudy Froom)

Teenager Froom shows talent by winning first British title

Trinity Primary School won the team prize, along with many individual medals at the 2019 Herefordshire Primary Schools Swimming Gala.13/03/2019.

Trinity clinch overall honours at county swimming gala

Ledbury and District Swimming Club members Will Kennedy, Sam Palmer, Oliver Jones, Tom Birley, Emma Tillot, Jacob Gellar, Emily Goggins, Eva Bailey, Fin Stephenson, Angie Vasileva and Isobel Gellar

Swimmers take medal haul from regional championships

Budding Pentathlon Hereford stars of the future can now train together for a number of diciplines

Aspirational Athletes Programme to help budding stars of future

Male Sports Achiever Will Lovejoy. Picture: Helen Warwick

Junior sports achievers receive awards for efforts

Herefordshire teenager, Caitlin Livingston (second from right), with former Olympic swimmer Thomas Haffield and fellow students Lucy Creasey, Ellie Horton and Eva Barry

County student to learn off Olympian

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Oliver Jones at Ponds Forge pool in Sheffield

Jones sets personal best in national final

The Ledbury and District team that won gold and bronze in the Worcester County Relays are (l-r): Mathew Levings, Oliver Jones, Aarron Jackson and Luke Hopkins

Young Ledbury swimmers strike relay gold

Zara Beaumont Hereford Cathedral School U11 National Swimming Champion

Beaumont clinches national title and record

James Galvin who has won several swimming medals at the British Blind Sport Swimming Gala 2018. Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School.

Galvin has Paralympic dreams following medal haul

Kington coach Steve Hodges with British Number one, Annabel Croft

Tennis for Kids courses launch across county

Pupils from Lucton School who took part in the event

Lucton Prep School take honours at Inter-School Gala

Hereford beat Westfields 2-1 in the HFA County Challenge Cup

As it happened: Westfields 1 Hereford 2

James Bilbao. Photo: James Maggs

SWIMMING: James Bilbao part of England squad competing at 2017 School Games National Finals

Sascha Kindred was sportsman of the year at last night's Herefordshire Sports Awards

SPORTS AWARDS: Kindred and Evans claim top prizes

Paralympic swimmer, seen here with his wife Nyree and daughter Ella, has decided to retire from the sport

Kindred didn't 'want to just make up the numbers' at the World Championships

Paralympic champion Sascha Kindred has decided to retire from the sport

Sascha Kindred announces retirement

Hereford swimmer Sascha Kindred wins appeal after funding was cut

Sascha Kindred was named Sports Personality of the Year at the Herefordshire & Worcestershire Sports Awards

Sascha Kindred named Sports Personality of the Year at Herefordshire & Worcestershire Sports Awards

Medal winners, from left; Erin Jones, Jojo Rickards, Megan Jones and Alun Rickards

Successful outing for City of Hereford water polo stars

Sascha Kindred with his daughter Ella and wife Nyree. 1637_6001. Photos: James Maggs

Big Interview with Paralympic gold medalist Sascha Kindred

CHAMPION: Sascha Kindred kisses his gold medal after smashing the world record time in the SM6 200m individual medley. Photos: onEdition

Hereford City Council looking to commemorate Sascha Kindred's achievement

Sascha Kindred has won seven gold medals at six Paralympic Games. Photo: onEdition

Profile on Sascha Kindred's extraordinary career

Sascha Kindred moments after winning a gold medal at Rio

Sascha Kindred wins gold medal at Rio 2016 with a world record time

Why Sascha Kindred was initially disqualified from final

Sascha Kindred will now compete in tonight's SM6 200m individual medley final

UPDATE: Sascha Kindred reinstated into SM6 200 individual medley final at Rio Paralympics

PARALYMPICS: Kindred misses out on final while Bevis finishes 18th

Sascha Kindred finished sixth in the 50m butterfly. Photo: onEdition

Sascha Kindred finishes sixth in S6 50m butterfly final at Rio Paralympics

Sascha Kindred will be competing in his sixth Paralympics

Kindred looking for another medal at his last Paralympic Games

Gold for Lucy Austin, Felicity Townend, Becky Wreyford and Lottie Trevethan

Record medal haul for Hereford Pentathlon

Millie Boucher and Alun Rickards who have found success with the wter polo section of the City of Hereford Swimming Club

City swimming polo aces go international

Sascha Kindred is delighted he will be competing at his sixth Paralympics in Rio

SWIMMING: Kindred delighted to be picked for Great Britain for Rio Paralympics

SWIMMING: Kindred secures Rio place

Sascha Kindred, seen here with the medals he won at the IPC Swimming World Championships last year, is hopeful he will still be selected for the Rio Paralympic Games

SWIMMING: Kindred still hopeful of going to Rio

City of Hereford Swimming Club head coach John Sargent

Strong start to the year for City of Hereford Swimming Club

Oliver Jones won 13 gold medals and a silver medal at the South East Wales Swimming Championships. Photo: James Maggs

Medal haul for young swimmer

Sascha Kindred will not compete at the IPC Swimming European Championships in Madeira

Kindred decides against entering the IPC Swimming Open European Championships

(from left) City of Hereford Swimming Club members Grace Eddy, Calypso Harvey and James Bilbao who, along with Patrick Meggitt, are off to compete in the National Short Course Championships

Swimming quartet hope to make a splash in Sheffield

Rosemary Caruana won the ASA Achievement Award

Aquatics award for Hereford grandmother