| More about me.. I was born in Gateshead, Co. Durham, GB, August 6th, 1952. I am 1.54m in height and weigh 67kg. In January 2003 I started work as a Running Footwear and clothing sales person at Northern Runner in Newcastle. Because of hormonal imbalance, I have Gyneacomastia and need to wear Swimwear that covers the top half of my body. More about my sports... In terms of Sports, I do Running, and Classic-Swimming as well as Finswimming. My Personal Best for 5km Road-race is 0.23.22, set in 2001, and my PB for 10km is 0.47.53 set in 2000. My personal bests in Finswimming Competitions : 25m Surface: 0:16.41" Edenbridge, ENG, November, 2008 25m APNEA: 0:14.59" Edenbridge, ENG, November 2008. 50m APNEA: 0:33.81" Genk, BEL, April 19th, 2009 50m surface (Monofin): 0:35.75", Hobart, TAS/AUS, February 6th 2010. 100m Surface (Monofin): 01:20.05" (Eindhoven, (NL), May 31st, 2008. MY OTHER TRAINING: I am also a Member of Gateshead and Whickham ASC at Dunston Pool, near Gateshead, and train with them on Tuesday Evenings or when I am in the area on a Sunday PM. On July 29th 2007 I dived 'Nemo 33', a 33m deep indoor diving pit in Brussels. Although I didn't get to the bottom of the pit - my furthest depth was between 10 and 15m - I enjoyed the experience immensely, and spent a very happy hour at the centre. My Life Motto: "Once in a Lifetime, you find the Power To break-out and run from the Devil's deep clutch All that You need for your Finest Hour Is to believe in the Magic Touch" John Lavender February 18th, 2010 |
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A photo taken
after my recent
50m APNEA
swim
at Genk, (BEL)
with the famous
Fins! And I'm
sorry about the
scowl!
Photo by
Sarah Fraser
A couple of photos which were
taken by the BFA Publicity Officer,
Phil Crumpton, at a training session
alongside Gateshead and Whickham
ASC Masters swimmers at Dunston
pool on October 5th, 2008.
Above: preparing for a surface 50m
swim. I was fortunate in having a
lane to myself on this occasion, so
could use a monofin most of the
time.
Left: approaching the turn.
taken by the BFA Publicity Officer,
Phil Crumpton, at a training session
alongside Gateshead and Whickham
ASC Masters swimmers at Dunston
pool on October 5th, 2008.
Above: preparing for a surface 50m
swim. I was fortunate in having a
lane to myself on this occasion, so
could use a monofin most of the
time.
Left: approaching the turn.
The page all about John Lavender - also known as "Finswimmer John" |