We're happy to be invited to Gent to share our experience and knowledge about urban open air swimming in a presentation and workshop.
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Two members of POOL IS COOL will go on a study trip to the north of Europe. We will try to have a swim at all the places we visit, follow us on DIRECTION NORTH.
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There are already two outdoor pools in Brussels in private sports clubs for members only. We question this exclusiveness, outdoor swimming must be accessible to everyone.
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How to enjoy the water safely, how responsibility is dealt with in other countries and how safe swimming in existing water could like in Brussels.
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This was the BIG JUMP BXL 2018. For the 7th time the canal of Brussels became the giant open air pool we and so many 'Brusseleirs' are dreaming of and asking for!
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The water quality of the canal was very good on Tuesday when we took the samples but it can not be guaranteed on Sunday due to the heavy rainfall on Wednesday night We also expect the authorities to show up for the BIG JUMP
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Join the BIG JUMP in Brussels for a swim in the canal to take a stand for clean water and swimming pleasure! The bigger the splash the better!
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For one day we transformed the huge roundabout in Brussels’ office district into the only outdoor “swimming” place of the city.
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The new General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") comes into effect May 25, 2018. That’s why we need to confirm that you would like to receive updates and invitations from POOL IS COOL also in the future.
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Bruxelles Les Bains will move in 2019. Should POOL IS COOL be involved in its redefinition and help to realize the part that was always missing: the ‘bain’? It could be a first step towards permanent outdoor swimming in Brussels.
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This year Brussels skipped the spring and switched directly to summer. So we went for the first swim already in April! And we learned a lesson …
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Great news: the Minister of Environment of the Brussels government, Céline Fremault, asked the Brussels Environmental Administration (IBGE) to commission a study on the possibility of swimming ponds in Brussels.
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On Sunday 18/03, we went again for a bicycle ride to future swimming places in the existing waters of Brussels, organized in the framework of the "Brussels' Water Days 2018" in collaboration with Bruxelles Environnement.
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We want your opinion! The survey asks for your experience of outdoor swimming. Your answers will help us to design future open air swimming places.
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Earlier this week, Bianca Debaets made the news with her proposal for the transformation of the lake in Bois de la Cambre into a public swimming pond. Here is what we think about this nice idea.
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Recently we received an email comprising a wide range of remarks and questions we often face. We take it as a nice opportunity to explain a bit more in detail our ambitions and POOL IS COOL in general.
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On a weekend in July we went to Berlin with a group of swimming enthusiasts from Brussels. Our mission: bringing the Flussbad-Pokal (Flussbad-trophy) back home to the city without outdoor pools!
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On Wednesday, 11 october, POOL IS COOL organized a public evening about outdoor swimming in Brussels with presentations and a debate in BOZAR, the centre for fine arts in Brussels.
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