77 year-old sea swimmer sparks inspiration with viral tweet 🌊

Published: Thu, 04/07/22

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77 year-old sea swimmer sparks inspiration with viral tweet

Irish lifelong swimmer, artist and free spirit, Constance took off in the twittersphere last week for being in a wetsuit at 77 and has since appeared live on radio. We share some of her wisdom.

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