{"id":446152,"date":"2020-09-09T02:14:19","date_gmt":"2020-09-09T09:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=446152"},"modified":"2020-09-09T02:14:19","modified_gmt":"2020-09-09T09:14:19","slug":"swim-ireland-launch-return-to-water-campaign-and-urge-members-to-get-back-in-the-pool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swim-ireland-launch-return-to-water-campaign-and-urge-members-to-get-back-in-the-pool\/","title":{"rendered":"Swim Ireland Launch &#8216;Return to Water&#8217; Campaign And Urge Members To Get Back In The Pool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Swim Ireland<\/strong> have released a film to mark the launch of their \u2018Return to Water\u2019 campaign which encourages thousands of members nationwide to return to their local swimming pools and clubs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The coronavirus has cut a swathe across the world and many have &#8211; for a myriad reasons &#8211; 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