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Gran, 93, still in the swim
A GREAT-great grandma from South Yorkshire proved age is no barrier to fitness - when she celebrated her 93rd birthday with a pool party!
Lena Booth, from Darfield, Barnsley, is a regular at Hoyland Leisure Centre's weekly aqua fit sessions.
Lena - who has 12 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren - began the sessions in April as a way to keep fit and healthy and also to meet some new people.
And although she is the oldest swimmer attending, she has made many new friends. Her hobby follows many years spent on the dancefloor with her late husband Roland, who died five years ago.
Lena, who last worked as a school dinner lady, said: "The classes are great exercise, and I can take it at my own pace."
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