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22听April听2006
SWIMMING听
This week Sandi Toksvig discusses swimming and diving holidays - exploring what it is about the waves on top and the mysterious world below the sea that attracts swimmers and divers to take the plunge.听
THIS WEEK'S GUESTS:
Trevor Norton, Professor of Marine biology discusses the history and seduction of diving, author of Under the Water to Get Out of the Rain and Stars 听Beneath The Sea
Simon Muire, founder of Swimtrek a company which organises swimming holidays, is an avid swimmer and discusses the attraction and organisation of 听swimming holidays.
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Rob Fryer, Chairman of the River and Lake Swimming Association is passionate about swimming outdoors and is compiling a book of alluring locations 听around the UK - details of which he shares with Sandi.
Louise Trewavas, a diving instructor in London and regularly contributes to "Dive" Magazine, discusses some of her most exciting dives in exotic 听locations around the world and her interest in looking for shipwrecks.听
Presented by Sandi Toksvig
More information on this weeks guests:听
Under the Water to Get Out of the Rain
Publisher: Century
ISBN: 0712638849听听
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Stars Beneath The Sea
Publisher:Arrow
ISBN:0099405091
by Trevor Norton,
Professor of听听at Liverpool University
Rob Fryer, Chairman of听. They increase public awareness that swimming in open water is a healthy and ecologically friendly sport.
0151 428 3990听
Simon Muire, founder of听 a company which organises swimming holidays
听promote underwater exploration, science and safety in sport diving
, is the English national governing body for swimming, diving, water polo, open water and synchronised swimming听
听is the national governing body for swimming, masters, diving, water polo, open water and synchronised swimming in Scotland.
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 Sandi Toksvig:
The daughter of a foreign correspondent, Sandi has been travelling all her life more info |
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John McCarthy is a widely travelled journalist and presenter with a particular interest in the Middle East.
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