A WATERSIDE schoolboy stunned coaches by swimming a mile - aged just five years old.
Daniel Colmer, from Marchwood, achieved the feat during a crash summer swimming course at Shirley Swimming Pool.
Tutor David Perry said: "He is a very accomplished swimmer for his age.
"Daniel has a thorough grasp of the basic strokes, first learnt in baby classes then in toddler groups. Just coming once a week for half an hour is all it takes.
"It is an achievement for anyone to swim a mile, let alone a five-year-old."
Daniel took just over an hour to swim 64 lengths of the pool.
The Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) praised his achievement.
An ASA spokesman said: "To have swum one mile without stopping is
a great achievement for a five-year-old.
"The ASA's rainbow award, aimed at swimmers aged five years and over, includes a one-mile badge with emphasis on a stress-free, continuous swim."
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