Re: Maria non swimming matelots
Dad used to take me to Jarrow baths every Sunday, first into the slipper bath and then into the pool. He was a fantastic swimmer and could swim two lengths of the pool under water, also saved a man’s life when he was only 16, a rope boy on the mid Tyne ferries, a man on the ferry arriving at Walker jumped, missed the landing and fell into the river, dad jumped in and saved him, he was awarded a watch and certificate from the Royal Lifesaving Society and the man’s parents bought dad a pair of boots.
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