Plus a unique opportunity to play with the stars…
Now celebrating its 10th year in business, the JoTo Tennis Club will host a special exhibition match in Chavannes-de-Bogis between 7-times Grand Slam winner, Mats Wilander, and JoTo co-founder Jonas Svensson.
With two such high ranking tennis players on the court, the match is sure to be a delight for tennis lovers of all ages! Once ranked as the No. 1 tennis player in the world, Mats has a string of Grand Slam titles to his name, gained between 1982 and 1988. Also previously ranked as No. 10 in the world, Jonas was twice a semi-finalist at Roland Garros. Both Mats and Jonas represented Sweden in the winning Davis Cup team in 1987, as well as being in the team of finalists in 1988 and 1999.
If you have young children, then the chances are that they will at some point in their early childhood embark on a course of swimming lessons. But where should they go? If you ask around for recommendations among your friends, then you will start to see a common theme amongst the replies..."The water is too cold", "They don't speak English", or "The instructors won't even get in the water with our children!"
At La Lignière clinic in Gland, however, the swimming instructors at the Ecole de Natation have taken all these concerns on board, and are now offering private and small group lessons, which your children are likely to find infinitely more appealing!
Swimming instructor, Sarah Lailler, told knowitall.ch, "Since our pool is often being used for medical treatments, we keep the water temperature at 32 deg C every day. There is also a jacuzzi that the children can use which is kept at 34 deg C! So the children want to come in the water, rather than shirking on the side of the pool because they feel cold!"
Have you ever wondered what it's like beneath the surface of Lake Geneva, one of the largest lakes in Western Europe?
Would you like to know what kind of fish inhabit the waters of this huge natural basin? Or have you ever considered whether there might be any wrecks worth exploring beneath the huge 580km2 surface area?
Of course, you can find the answers to these questions…and more… by studying the numerous books written about the lake, or just browsing the internet. But what better way to discover the facts behind Lake Geneva than exploring the waters for yourself, with the aid of a fully qualified, highly experienced diving instructor?
Sanjeev Bhuttan, co-found of Spordy
A new website has been launched in Switzerland, with the aim of bringing sports enthusiasts together in a single, dedicated online community.
Called Spordy, the new online platform offers a range of services focusing on health and fitness for amateur sports enthusiasts, professional trainers and sports coaches, as well as sports clubs in Switzerland. These include:
- Find a buddy: A great way to connect with people to practice sport or for general fitness purposes.
- Find a trainer (coming soon): A quick way to find fitness trainers or sports coaches based on a user's location and purpose.
- Find a club: A handy tool for researching information about local sports and fitness clubs in Switzerland.
- Groups: A useful service, enabling members to join or create any sporting group of their interest. Within the groups, members can post group activities, have discussions, and post photos.
- Events: Lots of information on sporting events where people can see at a glance which events are happening in Switzerland.
- Members' blog: A helpful platform where members can discuss anything and everything to do with health, fitness and sports. From nutritional tips to the best skiing resorts in Europe, Spordy actively encourages members to engage in such discussions.
Last chance to buy tickets for Gingins Cricket Club’s charity event on Thursday, 25 September
The Gingins Cricket Club (GCC) is holding a fundraising gala dinner on Thursday 25 September, at which the special guest speaker will be ex-England Cricket captain, Nasser Hussain.
Money raised by the event will go towards improving the facilities of the club as well as supporting “Chance to Dream”, a kids charity created by the club’s young cricketers to provide sporting equipment to underprivileged children in more remote areas of India so that they have the chance to play the sport as well.
Founded in 2008, Gingins Cricket Club currently has over 80 junior members from La Côte region, representing many nationalities and age groups from U7 to U17. Summer training takes places at the Gingins Centre Sportif and winter training sessions are organized at sports halls in nearby schools.
