Swimming pools at the Durban beachfront are a sore sight, however, the eThekwini Municipality says this will soon be a thing of the past.

Improvements in the water quality has saw eThekwini Municipality reopen majority of its beaches and swimming pools ahead of the busy season

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On Saturday, the eThekwini Municipality released a list of the swimming pools and beaches that have reopened and those that are still closed.

A number of public swimming pools in the eThekwini Municipality have reportedly been closed due to lack of cleansing chemicals.

A suspected chlorine gas leak has forced the closure of the Newlands swimming pools after it recently reopened to the public.

Netcare 911 responded to two drownings this weekend – one at a hotel and another at the beach where a teenage boy lost his life

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CERT-SA said it is unknown exactly how long the boy was submerged underwater in a large pond before he was found by his parents.

A two-year-old boy had to be airlifted after drowning in a private pool in one of the estates in Thatchfield, Centurion.

Lewis Pugh endured water temperatures between 0 and 3 Celsius and became the first person to undertake a multi-day swim in the polar regions.

With warmer days around the corner, it comes as good news to hear that Johannesburg’s public swimming pools will be reopening on 1 October.

Visitors to Dubai can enjoy a swim with jaw-dropping views in the newly recorded highest infinity pool in the world.

Tatjana Schoenmaker has set a new South Africa and African record in the women’s 50m breaststroke at the SA National Aquatic Championships.