One suggestion that was put forward was that the Carbrook Street premises was ina state of serious disrepair and they could not afford to repair it: but most clubs in Scotland used local authority facilities – eg swimming baths were headquarters for Bellahouston Harriers, Clydesdale Harriers, Dumba...
In my early life as a devotee of swimming I had read of the famous Olympic Hawiian swimmer Duke Kahanamoka a precursor of the even more famous Olyhmpian who played Tarzan, Johnny Wiesmuller. At least the sea hadn’t changed. We disported ourselves in its warm balmy waters but it was s...
Later our son and family took us with them on holiday in a motor caravan. We visited many interesting places, too many to mention, but as the temperature soared to well over ninety degrees Fahrenheit we camped near a lake where it was cooler and enjoyed some swimming. Then before visiting ...