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How can I train to swim long distance front crawl?
British freestyle swimmer and open water coach Cassie Patten has advice for a 79-year-old swimmer training to swim the Henley 5K
“I’m 79, usually fit. Just recovering from a nasty bout of bronchitis, two months now.
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