Therese Spruhan
@reseyspru
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Author of The Memory Pool: Australian stories of summer, sun and swimming published by NewSouth. https://t.co/UhPhSKT4gl
Sydney
Joined August 2010
New Substack story inspired by The Pool Show at Penrith Regional Gallery and a swim at Mt Druitt Pool. https://t.co/BpUXSCy11U
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How the iconic North Sydney Olympic Pool put local council in deep financial debt
abc.net.au
The renovation of North Sydney Olympic Pool, located on the shores of Sydney Harbour, has taken three years longer than expected and is more than $60 million over budget.
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Disease rates halved, kids in school: Inside the towns where a local pool has changed lives
smh.com.au
Children were being hit with ear, nose and throat infections to the point some were going deaf. That all changed.
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“This summer, I swam every morning for two weeks. Here’s how my body, and life, changed”
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High and dry: the suburbs of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane where it’s hard to find a pool
theguardian.com
Affluent areas average as few 7,000 residents per public pool, while suburbs farther from the coast may have as many as 138,000
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Our love affair with these pools stretches back almost 200 years. But many now face a new threat. https://t.co/hQlDrrAsmV via @smh
smh.com.au
Our love affair with these pools stretches back almost 200 years. But many now face a new threat.
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Euphoric after my Wylie’s winter solstice swim this morning. Water temp a balmy 17! #wintersolstice
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Big seas Sunday in Sydney specifically at Maroubra’s Mahon Pool!
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Halls Creek seniors enjoy first ever swimming, water safety classes
abc.net.au
The smiles and laughter ringing out across the public pool on a hot Halls Creek day say it all — these seniors love the water.
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Sensational sunset silhouette against the circa 1960 diving tower at Leichhardt Pool. #sydneysunset
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Beautiful morning in the deep green briney at Dawn Fraser Baths among the swooping seagulls and bountiful bream.
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‘I’ve got tears in my eyes’: how the ‘world’s most beautiful pool’ became a multimillion-dollar hole in the ground
theguardian.com
When the North Sydney Olympic Pool closed for an upgrade, locals expected to be back in the pool the following year. Three years and tens of millions of dollars later, they are still waiting
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We found a swimming pool in every city on our Interrail trip around Europe
theguardian.com
Swimming at every stop left us fresh and invigorated – and led us to parts of cities that tourists seldom visit
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Our love affair with these pools stretches back almost 200 years. But many now face a new threat. https://t.co/hQlDrrAsmV via @smh
smh.com.au
Our love affair with these pools stretches back almost 200 years. But many now face a new threat.
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A theatre production … in the pool? This new play in Perth leaves the audience buoyed https://t.co/UADOgKoodB via @ConversationEDU
theconversation.com
In Black Swan State Theatre Company’s new production The Pool, playwright Steve Rodgers’ love of swimming is the play’s genesis
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North Sydney pool rebuild to exceed $100m, as costs and delays blow out
smh.com.au
North Sydney Council on Monday will consider taking out a $20 million loan to help cover the increasingly troubled revamp of the historic harbour site.
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Bold Park move: Perth Festival splashes down in a City Beach public pool
watoday.com.au
Black Swan brings new meaning to the term “immersive theatre” by inviting audiences to bring their bathers for the finale of their latest show.
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