https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Spain on Thursday said it will further relax confinement measures from next week, allowing 70 percent of the population to go to restaurants, swimming pools and shopping centres. https://www.thelocal.es/20200529/spain-to-open-swimming-pools-and-shopping-malls-from-monday-june-1st Fri, 29 May 2020 10:44:57 +0200 spain-to-open-swimming-pools-and-shopping-malls-from-monday-june-1st Health chiefs have slammed what appears to be a new viral challenge that dares young people to defecate in public swimming pools. https://www.thelocal.es/20190805/spain-in-grips-of-new-viral-challenge-that-puts-the-poo-into-pool Mon, 05 Aug 2019 12:34:10 +0200 spain-in-grips-of-new-viral-challenge-that-puts-the-poo-into-pool Imagine watching Jaws on the big screen while lying on a lilo floating on the open water. https://www.thelocal.es/20190613/valencia-opens-first-ocean-pool Thu, 13 Jun 2019 13:38:16 +0200 valencia-opens-first-ocean-pool A Spaniard has broken the record for swimming the length of Lake Geneva, tackling the 83km swim from Villeneuve to Geneva in 22 hours and 39 minutes. https://www.thelocal.es/20160802/spaniard-breaks-record-for-lake-geneva-swim Tue, 02 Aug 2016 13:28:15 +0200 spaniard-breaks-record-for-lake-geneva-swim Poniente beach in the popular Spanish holiday resort of Benidorm was closed on Tuesday after a young boy got a rather nasty bit from an unidentified fish. https://www.thelocal.es/20150818/benidorm-beach-closed-after-fish-bites-boy Tue, 18 Aug 2015 17:28:41 +0200 benidorm-beach-closed-after-fish-bites-boy Holidaymakers panicky about a 'sighting' of a great white shark in shallow waters off the popular resort of Magaluf can be assured; It is safe to get back in the water. https://www.thelocal.es/20150506/tuna-sparks-shark-panic-off-magaluf Wed, 06 May 2015 18:39:38 +0200 tuna-sparks-shark-panic-off-magaluf Nearly 300 swimmers plunged into the sea on a grey and cloudy Christmas Day in Barcelona to compete in a traditional swimming competition. https://www.thelocal.es/20131227/pic-of-the-day-xmas-swimming-race Fri, 27 Dec 2013 11:30:00 +0100 pic-of-the-day-xmas-swimming-race Barcelona is gearing up for the world aquatic championships which start on Saturday with teenage US star Missy Franklin hoping to emulate swimming legend Michael Phelps by winning eight golds. https://www.thelocal.es/20130719/major-swim-meet-makes-waves-in-barcelona Fri, 19 Jul 2013 15:32:02 +0200 major-swim-meet-makes-waves-in-barcelona The solstice is behind us and three months of gruelling heat lie ahead. But don't fret. In this week's The Local List we take a look at some of the best ways to deal with the ordeal that is the Spanish summer. https://www.thelocal.es/20130627/how-to-stay-cool-this-summer Thu, 27 Jun 2013 11:46:00 +0200 how-to-stay-cool-this-summer