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| Thousands join Great Manchester Swim at Salford Quays | Thousands join Great Manchester Swim at Salford Quays |
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| More than 3,000 people are diving into Salford Quays for the Great Manchester swim. | |
| It is the third in a series of five national open water swimming events where entrants raise money for charity. | It is the third in a series of five national open water swimming events where entrants raise money for charity. |
| Owing to the hot weather, the organisers made wetsuits optional after taking advice from medical and water safety experts. | |
| The oldest swimmer is Len Hey, 79, of Rochdale whose wife has dementia and is swimming for the Alzheimer's Society. | The oldest swimmer is Len Hey, 79, of Rochdale whose wife has dementia and is swimming for the Alzheimer's Society. |
| Mr Hey met his wife, who needs 24-hour care, when they were aged 12 and both members of a swimming team. | Mr Hey met his wife, who needs 24-hour care, when they were aged 12 and both members of a swimming team. |
| "I have only just taken up swimming again. I do a mile in the morning at Rochdale, which is 64 lengths of a 25m pool, but I am not as fast as I used to be," he said. | "I have only just taken up swimming again. I do a mile in the morning at Rochdale, which is 64 lengths of a 25m pool, but I am not as fast as I used to be," he said. |