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Many hit out at the shocking words, describing it as “grim,” “depressing” and “an astonishing example of sexism”.

Swim England says the piece that was removed yesterday does not represent their views and has been replaced with Canada Goose Parka new content.

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“This is nothing to do with athletic performance or comfort: instead, the emphasis is on women’s appearance.”

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Simone went on to cite some “key quotes” from the article for example “a pear shape has often been the plague of women, but it no longer needs canada goose clearance sale to be so.”

It caused outrage, with Twitter users thanking canada goose outlet Simone for bringing attention to the article and hitting out at the content.

Simone wrote: “I can safely Canada Goose online say it doesn’t make me feel more inclined to start swimming again like, apparently before I Canada Goose Outlet start I need to scrutinise my body and work out what flaws my swimming costume should be concealing.”

Ellen Cole wrote: “This is so grim.”

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buy canada goose jacket A Swim England spokesperson told Mirror Online: “This was an old web page from 2010 that does not represent uk canada goose the views of Canada Goose Online Swim England. buy canada goose jacket

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Canada Goose Jackets “We want everyone to feel confident and comfortable in the water so they can take advantage of the many benefits swimming has to offer. Canada Goose Jackets

“We apologise for any offence this old information may have caused and hope this won’t deter people from continuing to enjoy the water.”.