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A 64-YEAR-OLD woman from Haxby has told how she learned to swim to lose almost two stone.
Barbara Mann has dropped two dress sizes after joining a slimming club and learning to swim.
She said: “I’d been told I was high risk of diabetes and I knew losing weight would have more benefits than just wearing nice clothes.
“I’d bought a swimsuit ages ago and couldn’t get in to it, but having dropped two dress sizes, it fit. As my confidence grew, so did my courage and my husband taught me the basics of swimming.”
Barbara has won the annual Miss Slinky competition at Slimming World in Haxby.
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