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The Fletcher Brothers

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Dave says a 2009 cancer diagnosis after getting off a moped in Spain changed everything for his family.

1. Agegroup Multisport Podcast episode "The Fletcher Brothers" centers on Dave Fletcher and Rob Fletcher from Hull, and Richard Conway frames their sibling rivalry and support. 2. Dave Fletcher is the older brother and Rob Fletcher is three years younger, which gives them only one year every five years in the same age group. 3. The episode asks what happens when two brothers try to qualify together for Abu Dhabi while also managing injuries, family history, and a long path into triathlon. 4. Rob describes starting triathlon in 2011 after earlier running and football, then moving toward age-group racing in 2013. 5. Dave says both brothers grew up around pubs, villages, football, cycling, and running loops near Mansfield and Barton. 6. Rob and Dave describe training as children with mixed friend groups, playing football with older kids, and timing laps around a short loop outside the family pub. 7. Dave recalls playing snooker at age 5 on a full-size table while standing on a box, and he says he later played pool at a strong level around age 18. 8. Rob and Dave both talk about Benidorm half marathons, including Rob’s first 1:28 and the later race where he finished around 1:39 or 1:40. 9. Rob says a 10-mile habit on Tuesdays and a hot November race in Spain taught him he needed to drink properly in heat. 10. Dave says he later started using Rob’s triathlon experience as a model after deciding he wanted a new challenge beyond football. 11. Rob explains that he wanted a bike-based challenge after years of watching the Tour de France and riding to work during his apprenticeship. 12. Dave says a friend’s suicide at age 27 pushed him toward fundraising, and he raised about 12 grand for arthritis research through a 70.3 attempt. 13. Rob says Hull Masters was the turning point in his swimming, because he could barely swim 12 metres before coaches helped him build a stroke. 14. Rob recounts a practice swim at Exmoor where a badly fitting surfer’s wetsuit left him shivering for 45 minutes and triggered a warning from another athlete. 15. Dave describes a 2009 emergency in Spain, with a tumour wrapped around his right kidney and main artery and a critical 24-hour prognosis. 16. Dave says his family moved from Spain to England in 2010, and he later rebuilt fitness while working HGV driving and settling in Bransburton. 17. The episode has a conversational, face-to-face feel, with Richard Conway prompting stories and the brothers repeatedly interrupting each other with shared memory. 18. The tone stays warm and practical, with banter about age groups, wetsuits, heat, charity, and why support from a sibling changes training. 19. Listeners who like age-group triathlon stories, family dynamics, and comeback narratives will get the most from this episode. 20. Listeners who want only elite race analysis or short practical drills may skip it.

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A brother-versus-brother multisport piece that works best once it settles into swimming, age groups, and the long wait to race.

David Fletcher and Rob Fletcher read as Hull brothers with a neat age-group rivalry baked in: Dave is three years older, Rob three years younger, and they only line up in the same age group once every five years.

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Two Hull brothers, one rare age-group window, and a swim-heavy path to Abu Dhabi.

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