A MEMBER of Clitheroe Masters swimming club will take a plunge into the past when he swims Lake Windermere for a second time – 42 years later.
Keen swimmer and retired businessman Mr David Doney (71) is preparing for the Great North Swim and thinks he may beat the time he set as a 29-year-old!
Mr Doney, who formerly ran family business Doney Timber in Clifton Street and now Coal Clough Lane, Burnley, admits he only entered the first race in 1966 as a joke, but this time he is taking it seriously.
He said: "I finished a gallant last that day but this time I am doing it for Marie Curie Cancer Care and will be taking it seriously. It is a worthy charity and I am confident of doing well."
Mr Doney, whose nephew and brother still run the family business, lives in Nutter Crescent, Higham, and swims several times a week in Clitheroe.
His wife, Sheila, who will be supporting him, said she couldn't believe he was doing it again.
The Great North Swim on Saturday, September 13th, is a one-mile open water swim open to all ages and abilities, which will also be televised.
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