as in Lechlade it was now a
place for some serious
entertainment, involving
everyone from established
athletes to schoolchildren.
A third group of local
swimmers were the Winter
Bathers, a mix of business
people and members of the
Reading Swimming Club,
who swam year round,
including on Christmas Day.
The Thames has always been
loved by cold-water bathers
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