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Olympic medallist Steve Parry opening new swim school in Greater Manchester

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Olympic medallist and BBC broadcaster Steve Parry is opening a new state-of-the-art, purpose-built swimming centre in Oldham.

It will be the first swim! centre in Greater Manchester and follows the success of one in Warrington, which opened back in 2017.

Parry decided to extend the project after stats revealed more than half of UK children are unable to swim by the time they reach secondary school.

The decorated swimmer, who received a bronze medal for the 200m butterfly in the 2004 Athens Olympics, has dedicated the last 15 years to ensuring children from all backgrounds are given the opportunity to learn to swim.

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