The Essay - Marcus O'Dair

Marcus O'Dair

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This week, five authors remember a favourite swimming experience:

3. Musician and author Marcus O'Dair dons his wet suit and blazes a trail across blackish Ullswater in the Lake District, thinking of his strokes and other famous swimmers, and his mother swims with him too!

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Published on Wednesday, 11th March 2015.

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