Downstream

down on the Lansdowne
Club’s pool where three men
are swimming leisurely.
James points to the clock at
the far end. ‘There was a
diving board there back in the
1950s when I joined the club,
although it wasn’t really deep
enough to dive. There used to
be a chute, too; things have
certainly changed.’ He
believes the Otter Swimming
Club has been strengthened
by the growth of multi-sports