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Finally solution found using the split() method of the String class (in addition to the Scanner class) as follows:

public static LinkedList<GymMembers> readFile() throws FileNotFoundException...

This is what I get when lName and fName is printed:

lName=Smith
fName=Smith
lName=62
Mary
fName=62
Mary
lName=1.65
fName=1.65

Thank you norm for your help

I have done what you suggested and I receive the following:
Joan Smith
1.68 62
Mary
Williams 1.65
78
Martin Jones
1.83 62

I am trying to read from a file the following data:

Joan Smith 1.68 62
Mary Williams 1.65 78
Martin Jones 1.83 62
Henry Davies 1.92 145
Nigel Brown 1.75 50

So I wrote the following code: