Daughter Fran takes centre stage again: her swimming prowess has taken her to the IPC World Swimming Championships at Mar del Plata in Argentina ... nice place to be at this time of year no doubt. Currently Fran is ranked as per the following World Rankings in her chosen events, with dates and timings too: Tuesday 10th Dec 50m Freestyle PB 1:13.34 ... ranked 5th Thursday 12th Dec 200m Freestyle PB 5:16.54 ... ranked 5th Thursday 12th Dec 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay (she may or may not be in this) ... no ranking Friday 13th Dec 50m Backstroke PB 1:10.51 (should be her best event) ... ranked 4th Sunday 15th Dec 100m Freestyle PB 2:32.97 ... ranked 5th You can find out a huge amount about this event at the IPC Swimming Site: you need to click and trawl to find what you want. Look out for Fran's results. These results could also determine who goes to Athens for the Paralympics in 2004 too ... we're rooting for Fran! DW