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Salt Junior allegiance with the Bradford Amateur Rowing Club stems from 1868 when, according to the roll of honour in the clubhouse, he was in fact the club first president.
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used to walk up and down the river and I saw these people whistling up and down the river. I thought looks good, says Michael, who was 72 at the time.
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It was later re located to its current location on the opposite side of the Weir.
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The club currently has more than 200 members ranging in ages from 13 to 84 and, over the years, it has spawned many notable names such as Olympic rowers Kate Holroyd, whose father John is a past president, and Debbie Flood.
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Celia husband Carlton Smith and their son Oscar and daughter Imogen are also involved in the club.
thing is being outside doing a sport that is not in a gym, the greenery and I love water, I am a wild swimmer, says Celia, referring to her other pastime which takes her to locations such as Gaddings Dam in Todmorden.
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