{"id":437053,"date":"2020-06-24T05:15:11","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T12:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=437053"},"modified":"2020-06-24T07:15:59","modified_gmt":"2020-06-24T14:15:59","slug":"british-swimming-ceo-jack-buckner-not-reopening-pools-is-a-really-poor-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/british-swimming-ceo-jack-buckner-not-reopening-pools-is-a-really-poor-decision\/","title":{"rendered":"British Swimming CEO Jack Buckner: Not Reopening Pools Is A Really Poor Decision"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article__sharing\">\n<div class=\"sharing \">\n<p>British Swimming has reacted to the news that swimming pools have not been included in the easing of lockdown restrictions with CEO <strong>Jack Buckner<\/strong> describing it as &#8220;a really poor decision&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prime Minister Boris Johnson<\/strong> gave the green light though for pubs, restaurants, hair salons, cinemas and museums to open for business once again from 4 July but pools &#8211; 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