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During these past 60 years
many excellent swimmers have brought credit to the club and leaving
aside current members probably the best known is Wendy Burrell who
swam for England in the Mexico Olympics and many other international
events. There have been many other club members who have reached
the top but I dare not list them by name in case I miss out and
offend someone.
Many years ago the Club forged links with a club in Germany, Flensberg
and also with a club in Lincolnshire, Grantham. The result of these
links was that exchange visits took place on a regular basis and
they were greatly enjoyed by both swimmers and officials who accompanied
them.
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Several years ago
in response to the wishes of many members, the committee took the
brave step of purchasing property to make into a Club Headquarters.
After months of hard work by a dedicated small band of members walls
were knocked down, others rebuilt and really a complete rebuild took
place and the Club House was finished. A limited amount of land training
equipment was purchased for use in the ground floor room, which is
also adaptable for discos, and the upstairs has an area, complete
with bar,which can be used for meetings and social events. There is
also a self contained one bedroom flat available for let.
In the early days several social events were held and judging by the
numbers who attended these were very popular. All sections of our
membership joined in. I believe that in my forty years membership
of the club there was never a time when a better atmosphere existed
within the club and I also believe that in an amateur organisation
like ours it is that family type of feeling that is essential to take
the club forward.
I hope these few words have answered one or two questions and I look
forward to hearing of many more successes in the future.
A.G.Grainger J.P. President
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