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37 Foster Ave, Silsden, Keighley, W.Yorks, BD20 9LG.   I started swimming in 1960 with the Keighley swimming club.  There were a couple of people who were long distance swimmers – one was Kendall Mellor who went on to swim the Channel in 1963.  I was on his Pilot boat which gave me an insight as well as […]

Rose Cottage, Seal Chart, Nr Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15 OEZ

50 Heathfield, Mirfield, W Yorks, WF14 9BL.

Grandma’s Cottage, The Thoroughfare, Warton, Nr Carnforth, Lanes. LAS 9PQ. 1968 First open water swim – annual trip to Windermere with local swimming club. We swam from Bowness bay, round Belle Isle and back to shore, not to be recommended in this busy area nowadays! 1969 First BLDSA events, as a junior, and individual swim […]

150 Dorrington Road, Lancaster, Lancs, LA1 4TD I started outdoor swimming as a move towards training for triathlon events and following a year of wetsuit swimming I had increased my confidence in the water. With a little bit of encouragement from Jean Wilkin Oxley I took the step to swim with the BLDSA. I have […]