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Swimming in a pool in Ile-de-France is possible despite the Covid

2021-03-16T08:55:44.800Z


Due to the health crisis, only certain structures equipped with outdoor pools remain accessible to licensees and the public.


With a red bathing cap on his head, Anthony runs down the stairs leading to the pools.

"Whoa, that smells of the aquatic cluster", cowardly, worried, the thirty-something when discovering the crowd, this Thursday noon.

Pushed beyond the ring road due to the closure of the Parisian swimming pools, this resident of the 17th arrondissement came to swim in Puteaux (Hauts-de-Seine), one of the best (and rare) places to swim in Ile-de -France currently.

After two and a half months of closure, the outdoor pool of the Palais des sports reopened to the general public on January 18.

In order to comply with the strict health measures linked to the Covid-19 crisis, the gauges had to be divided by six, and the water lines limited to twelve swimmers.

With regular monitoring by lifeguards.

"Come on, shall we get in the water?"

»Nicole, 62, came to him for the simple pleasure of relaxing.

"It's a good plan to come and swim here"

Like Anthony, this resident of the town only spent 5 euros, the low-cost rate in force every day of the week until 1 p.m., and is delighted to be able to take advantage of this “very clean” 50 m outdoor pool. and ultimately not too crowded ”.

Time to say it and put on her fins, Nicole, a marathon runner in her spare time, is jostled by a crawler at the end of her breath and session ... "Sometimes, here, it's a riot, confirms Philippe, 47 years old. and licensed from the local swim club.

Me, I come to take group lessons and fortunately the schedules are broken down during the day.

But, this basin is the most beautiful body of water for diving.

"

Emma and her sister Anaïs swim three to four times a week in the summer pool of the Puteaux swimming pool.

LP / Icon Sport / Anthony Dibon  

Emma, ​​18, and her younger sister Anaïs, 14, swim in different colors, but have also opted for water line 1, reserved for clubs.

“We come to train between two lessons,” says the eldest, from ES Nanterre swimming.

After our session, we also take the opportunity to relax in the small whirlpool.

With the sun, it gives a little air of vacation.

"

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Fiona tumbles from the neighboring business center of La Défense.

This company executive has only one hour to work on his educational exercises and his sheathing, essential to his preparation as an amateur triathlete.

She gives us two words before heading into the shower: “Sorry, I'm in a hurry, but you can write that it's a good idea to come and swim here, without too much noise

(smile)

.

"

Temporary closures

The success of the structure, open from 7:30 am to 5:30 pm (without a medical certificate), is such that the organizers are sometimes forced to temporarily close access to the pool.

It happened twice last weekend.

But very common every day, in the rare swimming pools open in Ile-de-France.

Covid requires, health rules are strict at the Puteaux swimming pool.

LP / Icon Sport / Anthony Dibon  

Even Roxana Maracineanu can attest to this.

The Minister for Sports, and the first French world champion in swimming, regularly experiences it - and incognito - with her daughter Nina (12 years old), near Orsay (Essonne), which has a swimming pool with a basin 50 m exterior.

Constraints to take the plunge

The swimming pools open to the general public in Ile-de-France can be counted on the fingers of both hands.

But most establishments, starting with the covered sites, welcome swimmers on presentation of a prescription or a medical certificate.

Some patients can thus resume their rehabilitation exercises.

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It remains that in the wake of the president of the French Swimming Federation, Gilles Sezionale, who wrote last week to the Minister for Sports, Roxana Maracineanu (first French world champion over 200 m backstroke), a wave of support s' is formed among the stars of the tricolor discipline.

“Learning to swim must remain a priority for everyone's health.

Together for the maintenance of aquatic activities without health risk ”, tweeted Florent Manaudou.

The gold medalist in the 50m freestyle at the London Olympics followed in the footsteps of former swimmer Camille Lacourt and Charlotte Bonnet.

Source: leparis

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