Soller.Richard Harding came to Majorca this week to celebrate his 80th birthday.
Nothing unusual in that, you might think, many people come here for special occasions.
What makes Richard stand out, is how he was preparing to celebrate his special birthday.
The celebration dinner was a given but a 3'000 metre swim starting at 6 am was the unusual part.
Richard is one fit octogenarian he is a Master Swimmer'.
Master swimming is a special class of competitive swimming for swimmers of over 25 years.
They compete within age groups of five years which means that Richard now swims in the 80 85 year category.
Master swimming
Masters Swimming is a fast growing leisure activity with clubs worldwide. They usually have experienced coaches in the club to help the swimmers get the best out of their category. They swim against their own personal best speeds and raise thousands for charity particularly for him the McMillan Cancer Charity.
Richard Harding's 80th birthday swim
07/06/2013 00:00
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