Paris: In Paris, a tougher pool

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SPORTS - lack of equipment, summer ... Paris stops for access to the swimming pool fight ...

Calf creep, or trying to learn scuba diving is Paris. The first obstacle: to find outdoor pool. The challenge of the Paris basin and the door is closed on Sunday for almost a year and a half due to the strike by some agents of the municipal facilities, the weeks of work require premium upgrade.

After finding the right niche between working hours and stops of the school reserved. After being blown away, a slalom between the float remains grandmothers confirmed speakers and portable for children. As swimming is fun, so long expected, especially in Paris. "Region Ile-de-France the least well equipped in France and the third, the pool was a huge demand," says Thierry Mandoul, architect and co-curator of the sport, a portrait of the metropolis in the Pavillon de l'Arsenal. A study by the Institute for Regional Development Sport Ile only 3% of the 23,109 public telephones allow swimming. 10,000 inhabitants in the region of 0.5 and a swimming pool, two less than the national average.

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Deficit, which can explain the large participation in the Paris Basin. But this device also has the special feature that appeal to all ages, from infants to senior swimmers. And offer a variety of purposes, aerobics, aqua biking, swimming training, competitions, and diving. "We do not all cities have in contact with water, even if treated with chlorine, shows Thierry Mandoul., But Paris is the densest city in Europe., And pool equipment remains the most expensive of (...) Read more at 20minutes . fr

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