OLYMPIC and Commonwealth swimmer Kathy Read joined swimmers as Petersfield’s Open Air Pool began its season with a splash.
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Roads underwater as isolated flooding reported around Herald & Post areaShe dashed off a length or two to show off her butterfly after the ribbon was cut for the opening by new pool manager Deborah Mitchell.
Adults and children then enjoyed a swimming session and one described it “like getting into a warm bath”, with new boilers installed and the pool now heated to 28 degrees.
The pool in the Festival Hall car park off Heath Road, is open all day for the first time, not closing for lunch as usual, and there is a bistro-style café, new tables and chairs and WiFi access.
Visit www.petersfieldpool.org and the pool’s Facebook page for more.
Photo by Michelle Fox-Reynolds.