Leeds synchronised swimmer, 79, wins gold medal

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Jeanne Ansley, from Leeds, says she feels even stronger than she was in her 20s.

BBC NewsJeanne Ansley, from Walton, competed in the Swim England Artistic Swimming Combo Cup at Ponds Forge in Sheffield.

The retired press secretary, who swims for two hours a day, said: "My core is better now than it was in my 20s." Jeanne was a competitive diver until she was 18 then took up synchronised swimming in the late 1960s. She said: "I'm the oldest synchronised swimmer in Europe and I believe on Sunday it was the first time judges had given a standing ovation to a competitor in this country.GoogleJeanne, from Walton, has been a synchronised swimmer for more than 50 years and swims every day for two hours

 

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