Sir, - An interesting fact revealed in your issue of today (July 24th) was that Michelle Smith's birthday is December 16th. She shares this date with Beethoven (source Blom's Everyman's Dictionary of Music).
There is no information available about Ms. Smith's musicality, but it is certain that Beethoven never won an Olympic gold medal for swimming. - Yours, etc.,
Skehard Road,
Blackrock, Cork.