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Beckenham SC
Main Sponsors
5% discount with the Beckenham SC promotional code BECSC573
Buying from Swim Shop through this link generates funds for the club
Thank you !
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This webpage presents a collection of videos, swimming trivia, jokes, downloads, photos and other mildy light hearted material to brighten up your day. If you have any features for this page please do send them in to the webmaster. Videos
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Swimming TriviaQ: How many lanes are there in an Olympic size swimming pool? The definition of an Olympic size swimming pool is 8 lanes, 2.5 meters wide with a 2.5 meter space on each side. So, for practical purposes, there are 10 useable lanes, however, only 8 lanes are used for racing. Often you will see advertising banners in each of the outside unused lanes.
Q: Why do women float more easily in water than men? My guess, and women please do not be offended, would be that women generally have a higher fat content than a male of equivalent size, which makes them float better.
Q: Who invented swim goggles? 1300 or earlier: Persian divers were using diving goggles with windows made of the polished outer layer of tortoiseshell. 1930. In France, Guy Gilpatrick started swim diving with waterproof goggles, derived from swimming goggles (which were originally intended to keep salt water out of the eyes at the surface).
Q: How Fast does a Tuna swim? Tuna swim at a steady speed of nine mph and they never stop. That means a 15-year-old tuna may have travelled 1,000,000 miles. (Issac Asimov's Book of Facts).
Q: First Man to Swim the English Channel? Captain Matthew Webb swam the English Channel from Dover to Calais on 24th & 25th August 1875 in 21 hours 45 minutes covering a zig-zag course across the Channel which was over 39 miles (64 km) long. He did the entire swim using breastroke.
Q: First Woman to Swim the English Channel? The American Gold Medalist swimmer ( Gertrude "Trudy" Ederle ) became the first woman to swim the English Channel from Cap Griz-Nez, France to Dover, England in 14 hours and 39 minutes breaking the previous record set by British Navy Captain Matthew Webb in 1875.
Q: Where did swimming originate as a modern sport? The English are considered the first modern society to develop swimming as a sport. By 1837 swimming competitions were being held in London's six artificial pools, these competitions were organized by the National Swimming Society in England. As the sport grew in popularity many more swimming pools were built, and when a new governing body, the Amateur Swimming Association of Great Britain, was organized in 1880, it numbered more than 300 member clubs.
Olny srmat poelpe can raed tihs. I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!
Swimming JokesQ: What kind of stroke can you use on toast? A: BUTTER-fly!
Q. Why can male elephants swim whenever they want? A. They always have trunks with them!
Q. Why wasn't Susan afraid when she saw a shark while she was swimming in the water? A. Because it was a man-eating shark!
Q: Why did the vegetarians stop swimming? A: They didn't like meets!
Q. Why did the teacher jump into the water? A. She wanted to test the water!
Q. Where do ghosts go swimming? A. In the Dead Sea.
Top Jokes • Two aerials meet on a roof - fall in love - get married. The ceremony was rubbish - but the reception was brilliant.
• I went to the Chinese restaurant and this duck came up to me with a red rose and says "Your eyes sparkle like diamonds". I said, "Waiter, I asked for a-ROMATIC duck".
• A sandwich walks into a bar. The barman says "Sorry we don't serve food in here"
• I went to buy some camouflage trousers the other day but I couldn't find any.
• I went to the zoo the other day, there was only one dog in it, it was a shitzu."
• A group of chess enthusiasts checked into a hotel and were standing in the lobby discussing their recent tournament victories. After about an hour, the manager came out of the office and asked them to disperse. "But why?" they asked, as they moved off. "because," he said "I can't stand chess nuts boasting in an open foyer."
Fruity Jokes - Groan!
Optical Illusions An optical illusion (also called a visual illusion) deceive the human visual system into perceiving something that is not present or incorrectly perceiving what is present.
Some amusing downloads
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