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Spencer masters of the pool in Perth

11:17am Monday 12th May 2008


Putney-based Spencer Swim Team have built on their success of last year by claiming 30 medals at the World Masters Championships in Perth, Australia.

The club landed several British and European records, while the 240-plus women's freestyle relay team - consisting of Amanda Heath, 51, Carol Fellows, 64, Jean Howard Jones, 65, and Diane Ford, 65, - broke their existing world record.

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