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    Doctor, I'm in trouble - in the swimming pool

    Jul 26, 2023 3 minutes

    Jem Clarke is in his very, very early fifties, is five foot zero inches tall and has never left the family home in Cleethorpes, which he shares with his parents…

    I have asked my doctor if it would be better if I postpone my return to swimming till things have settled down a bit, internally.

    He said it would be better for . He’s got even more huffy and time-poor

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