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Sink Or Swim Support for Municipal Pool Friday February 17th 2012

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//Katherine and Megan founders of Sink Or Swim lobby group, being interviewed by Central TV about the need to save the Hamilton Municipal Pools. The only public aquatic facility in the heart of Hamilton and a destination must, these historic pools are a must save.//

17th February 2012 MP urges battle for Hamilton's **Municipal** Pools | Stuff.co.nz Labour MP Sue Moroney has called for "people power" as the battle to save Hamilton's **Municipal** Pools enters its final, desperate stage.

25th January 2012 Public rally to fight Hamilton pool complex closure... | Stuff.co.nz //"The Hamilton **Municipal** Pools will probably close at the end of March 2012 unless enough people tell Hamilton City Council why it should **...**//

2nd December 2011 Grant keeps pools afloat - for now | Stuff.co.nz //"The Hamilton **Municipal** Pools fall under the council's Partner Pools programme and the extra funding has pushed it over budget by $10333."//

2nd July 2001 Press Release 2 July 2001 //"The Aquatic Facility Strategy recommends that inner city and near Eastside community access to facilities be preserved and that new facilities are built to meet present and future needs. In the coming years we will need look again with what happens to the Municipal Pool, this could include options such as a complete renovation, upgrading it to an indoor facility or creating a completely new facility on the same or different site."//

NZ's shocking drowning rates (11:08) @http://tvnz.co.nz/close-up/nz-s-shocking-drowning-rates-video-4708635 New Zealand has a shockingly high drowning rate for a water-loving nation.
 * Added:** 8:24PM Tuesday January 31, 2012
 * Source:** Close Up