IN reply to the letter regarding pensioner swimming, I would like to suggest to the lady in question that she goes for her exercise swim after work instead of before.

This would alleviate her contact with the older generation and she would still be getting her daily swim.

This is what we did during our working life, and it worked very well.

To suggest that pensioners have nothing else to do is very patronising. Most of us have very busy lives and fill our days with activities, hence the reason for getting our swimming done early.

'Staying in bed' is the last thing we want to do.

I hope this suggestion helps.

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