During the preliminaries for the 100m women’s backstroke on Sunday, Kathleen Baker lost one of her earrings. As Baker told NBC, pearl earrings are “kind of her thing” and when she exited the pool the other day she only had one on even though she had both when she went in. Luckily, Baker’s pearl earring was returned to her before the medal race the next day where she took silver.
Hardcore fans swim year-round and it has a fantastic history, but mostly we love it for transporting us out of busy London and into a more innocent country world. The magical Fairy Pools are beautifully clear and refreshingly chilly swim spots on the river Brittle.
Not only a great exercise, swimming offers a sense of peace and rejuvenation to the swimmers. With summers having set in almost all parts of the country, there couldn’t be anything better than having a nice time in water that would not only cool you but offer you a healthier body?
Three years ago, Keri Morrison lost her two-and-a-half-year-old son, Jake, when he accidentally drowned. Now she’s teaching her six-month-old daughter how to swim, and the Internet isn’t happy about it.