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The Serpentine

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Locations London
England
Max. depth5. 30 m (17. 4 ft), 2012 data
Islands 1
BridgesSerpentine Bridge
Fish Common carp
European perch
Common roach
Ruffe
Gobio gobio
Did you knowRotten Row is a track in Hyde Park, linking up Hyde Park Corner and the Serpentine.
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About The Serpentine


The Serpentine is a 40-acre recreational lake in Hyde Park, London, England, created in 1730 at the behest of Queen Caroline. Although it is common to refer to the entire body of water as the Serpentine, strictly the name refers only to the eastern half of the lake.

Coronavirus: What could swimming pools to lockdown?

Feb 16,2020 3:25 am

float can be limited to come in their costumes and The Number of people in cars, when the swimming pools open again, to allow for social distancing.

For The Time , the indoor and outdoor pools must remain closed in spite of the,

It is thought that chlorine in swimming pools kill, coronavirus, but Swimming England has warned, a "stricter regime" needed to be, when you re-open it.

The Body has warned 500 pools in England could close.

swimming Pools are not open in England again before the 4. July under the government of the current plan for the lifting of the lockdown restrictions, and the guidance also says that people should present not to swim at The Beach without a lifeguard.

In Scotland, indoor-leisure-to open facilities in the location, and they are measures of physical distancing and hygiene.

A provisional date for the re-opening of the pools is to be given in Wales and Northern Ireland , where the indoor leisure centres remain closed until step four.

heated, But The Weather , beaches, people went to, with three people seriously injured during.

In London is The Serpentine Lido in Hyde Park was forced to close, to open after the attempt last week, because it was too tight.

Chlorinated water should kill The Virus , but prevent it spreads in the Changing Rooms and in other areas around the swimming pool, remains a concern.

Swim-England chief executive Jane Nickerson, said the leadership was yet to be finished, but people are asked not to use spaces, swimming pools, and reported locker room could be to limit how many people could be in the water at a time.

She Said the people could have The Beach ready to arrive in their costumes.

Olympic gold medal winner Duncan Goodhew , President of the Swimathon charity, told Radio 4 's Today programme at 5,000 public swimming pools in England, 10%, what measures may be in the position to open, with social-distancing-as they were "old, inefficient and expensive".

He Said : "a little like A restaurant will make it very difficult economically to work, because they are not always the volume of people through. "

Financial challenges

Swim-England called on the financial support of the government, to ensure swimming pools are financially sustainable, such as the blocking easier.

Ms Nickerson said: "We know it will be huge financial challenges for The Pool -operator, all of which saw the disappearance of your income overnight, and the costs with The Dilemma of opening the pools to be confronted against the background of the less footfall and increased environmental. "

Mr Goodhew, who won gold in the 100m breaststroke in Moscow in 1980, added: "The Pool is really important to open, because there are many, many people Out There , Some People who are disabled or have bad hips, etc that can any other exercise.

"from a point of view on quality of life, we have to open it. "

Thea Paraskevaides, 33, is one of those, the desperate, back into The Pool .

she began to swim 18 Months ago after a bad ankle injury and is based on The Activity as their main form of exercise.

"Apart from The Fitness element, it is really important for Mental Health ," She Said .

"For me, I feel like I need to help the exercise, my health, just now in such a difficult time. "

While you would be safe, able to maintain social distance when swimming, Thea said, they would still have some concerns about the hygiene around The Pool .

"I would have been able to take hand sanitizer and wipes and clean everything before I touched it," she added.

Louise Zecevic, the swimming earlier on a regular basis with their children in front of the block, said she would be happy to put up with restrictions required, if the pools are allowed to open again.

"If the unit numbers were limited, I would accept that it might be the swimming experience more enjoyable, in some ways, like the pools in the vicinity of me, the crowded London massive," the 39-year-old said.

"We all love to swim and my kids are constantly asked when we returned to The Pool .

"We had a paddling pool in the garden, but it is not an activity that you can replicate really. "

Louise and her family have been missing for a swim during the lockdown

Prof Keith Neal , a professor Emeritus of epidemiology of infectious diseases at the University of Nottingham, said chlorine was "to disable the very easy to be able to most viruses, including Covid-19", but "the main problem will be, The Social distance, especially the Changing Rooms ".

Swim-England to the collaboration with Public Health England on guidance for pools re-opening, which will be published on 15 June.

Among the topics that will be covered are water treatment, aeration, and social distance.

The Swimming Teachers' Association is also working with the government on measures for The Time after the lockdown.

Chief executive Dave Candler said there was no "one-size-fits-all" answer to personal hygiene, and social distancing measures for the Industry - this will probably mean smaller classes, which in the meantime". would "



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Source of news: bbc.com

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