Obiter is always delighted to hear of lawyers' sporting triumphs but surely no one can trump solicitor Roy Romain, who excels both for his total medal haul and for his longevity. Mr Romain was first selected to swim for Great Britain against Germany at the age of 20. After the Second World War, he won gold in the European Championships in Monaco, the World Student Games in Paris and the Pan American Games in Buenos Aires, and captained the British swimming team at the 1948 Olympics. Mr Romain also won gold and silver at the Commonwealth Games in New Zealand in 1950. Marriage and the practice of law - he set up London firm Romain Coleman in 1950 - then intervened. On retirement at the age of 70, however, he decided to take up the sport of master swimming and duly won gold in several British championships for his age group. Mr Romain then went a stage further, picking up - you've guessed it - gold medals at World Master Swimming championships in Australia and Morocco. Mr Romain plans to enter the over-85 category of the 2005 European championships being held in Stockholm next month at the age of 87. Don't bet against there being yet another addition to Mr Romain's trophy cabinet.