as a matter of urgency. jane nickerson says that two thousand swimming pools are coming to the end of their lifespan and unless they are refurbished or replaced, the nation s success in aquatic sports is at stake. here s our sports correspondentjoe wilson. marshall street baths were built for victorian london, preserved, improved, and still used. exceptional. the big picture is bleak. swimming pools everywhere desperately need refurbishment or replacement, say swim england. it s the thing that keeps me absolutely awake at night. we know that by the end of this decade we could lose 40% of our pool stock. that is 2000 swimming pools. put that in context, that s millions of people that will lose out doing this wonderful activity which is brilliant for everybody. covid has accelerated the decline, especially with local authorities under huge financial pressure. over 200 pools which closed in england alone during the pandemic have not yet reopened. and yet in the summer, all this.
Let s have a qucik look at some of the days other headlines. england s netballers have levelled their series against world champions new zealand after winning 55 45 in christchurch. the decider is on friday. they then have to play a series in australia or covid travel restrictions permitted. generally one day mix relate team trialed the cycling word championships of great ring got settled up charlie martin to finish his career helping his team went back coveted rainbow jersey in his final race. rainbowjersey in his final race. the term batsman will be replaced by batter in official cricket terminology the mcc, which is recognised as the sole authority on cricket s laws since its foundation in 1787, say the changes will take immediate effect. the chief executive of swim england has called for1 billion pounds of investment