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Ponds Forge welcomes The One Show film crew

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Sheffield's world-class aquatics facility will be put in the TV spotlight when it features on the BBC's The One Show programme.

Ponds Forge International Sports Centre will take centre stage when Sheffield-based swimmer, Rebecca Turner, is interviewed for the show about her recent qualification for the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Rebecca trains at Ponds Forge and is a member of the City of Sheffield Swim Squad, having come through the swimming development scheme at the venue where she started as a youngster.

The One Show feature, due to air next month, will feature 19-year-old Rebecca, from Wickersley, Rotherham, being interviewed by BBC TV presenter and GB wheelchair basketball star Ade Adepitan and former Olympic swimmer Ron Stedman.

Helen Broadbent, general manager at the Sheffield International Venues (SIV) managed Ponds Forge, said: "We are really pleased to welcome The One Show team to Ponds Forge. It is the perfect opportunity to highlight Rebecca's recent success in qualifying for London 2012, as well as profiling the city, its sporting achievements and its facilities to a national audience of millions."

It comes as Ponds Forge has hosted three other film crews focusing on the Olympic hopes of GB divers Monique Gladding and Nick Robinson-Baker, who both train at the world-class SIV facility.

Earlier this month, ITN and Record TV, which has exclusive rights for broadcasting the Olympics in Brazil, carried out poolside interviews and filming with Monique Gladding.

A feature on Nick Robinson-Baker training at Ponds Forge will also be broadcast by Eurosport in 58 countries.

The filming follows a number of other high profile TV appearances for Ponds Forge. The venue was also recently used as a filming location for the BBC's Great British Menu programme, which will be screened in April, and ITV's Biggest Loser programme which was aired in January this year. 

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