See Keynsham's Olympic swimmer in today's parade through Bath
By BeckyFeather | Wednesday, September 12, 2012, 07:21
Bath's Olympians and Paralympians will take an open-top bus tour of the city today and among them will be Keynsham Swimming Club member Siobhan-Marie O-Connor, who at 16 was the youngest member of the Team GB swimming squad.
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Siobhan-Marie O'Connor, from Keynsham Swimming Club, will be taking part in the open-top bus tour by Olympians and Paralympians today
Siobhan, who lives in Bitton, trains at the University of Bath but started her career with Keynsham and is still an active member of the swimming club.
She took part in the 4x100metres medley relay with Fran Halsall, Gemma Spofforth and Ellen Gandy in which Great Britain came eighth, and also in the 100m breaststroke heats.
Last night she Tweeted that she was really looking forward to the parade in Bath.
Paralympic medallists Liz Johnson and Ben Rushgrove will also be on board the bus in Bath today, along with Samantha Murray who won Britain's last medal of the Olympic Games with a silver in the modern penthathlon.
The bus tour leaves the University of Bath at 11am and is due to drop off the athletes for a reception at the Assembly Rooms at noon.
The route will take in Bathwick Hill, Great Pulteney Street, Grand Parade, Orange Grove, High Street, Milsom Street, George Street, Lansdown Road and Bennett Street.
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