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Keri-Anne back in Lakes action
18/ 9/2008
HEYWOOD’S Olympic silver medallist Keri-Anne Payne was back action on Saturday in the Great North Swim.
The swim over a one-mile course on Lake Windermere attracted a full field of more than 2,200 swimmers, including celebrities and Government ministers.
But it was the Beijing heroes who took centre stage as bronze medallist Cassie Patten took first place in 18:21.49, edging out Payne by less than half a second.
Chief executive of the ASA David Sparkes was impressed with the ASA-endorsed event and sees a great future for Great Britain’s biggest open water event. He said: "The Great North Swim in my view is a massive success story with more than 2,200 people turning up in Windermere to swim a fantastic course.
"The swimmers were cheered on all the way by a crowd of around 10,000 at the venue. I was really impressed."
The Great North Swim is the latest event in the Take to the Streets - a national initiative designed to fight spiralling inactivity and obesity rates, while raising money for charity in the process.
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