article_snippet.sent: Lib Dem deputy Commons leader Tom Brake was told to build Lib Dem deputy Commons leader Tom Brake upper-body strength and after six weeks of training could swim the 750m of the sprint distance triathlon without reverting to breast stroke .
article_snippet.sent: The Lib Dem MP and keen marathon runner could have been forgiven for thinking he was fit.
article_snippet.sent: The 52-year-old was told to build he upper-body strength and after six weeks of training could swim the 750m of the sprint distance triathlon without reverting to breast stroke.
article_snippet.sent: Lib Dem deputy Commons leader Tom Brake said: 'I used to think going to the gym was a waste of time, and that you were much better off going for a run.