Word: swimathon
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...government-planned swimathon this week, which organizers hope will attract around 1,000 participants, has worried some who think it's too soon to risk a plunge in the Pearl. "I wouldn't swim in it," says Professor Ho Kin Chung, head of the Environmental Studies program at the Open University of Hong Kong, who worries about health risks posed by taking a dip in the water. "I think it's crazy." Indeed, doctors have advised swimmers to flush their eyes with antibiotic drops, and to refrain from taking part if they have cuts on their skin, while Guangzhou...
...intermediate hurdles in 53 seconds flat, took another first in the sprint relay, placed second in the 1600 relay and fifth in the 110 high hurdles. Gutsy Andy Regan came from behind to win the steeplechase while B.C.'s treacherous water jump turned the race into a swimathon for some. (Are all Reagans front-runners...
...time shooting was ready to begin last month, the producers had chosen most of the private pools for Lancaster's swimathon. The homeowners went along for fees of about $500 a day and assurance that the film crews would use mobile toilet facilities and not go traipsing into people's houses. A single exception was the star, who one evening appeared in a terry-cloth robe at one back door and asked: "Are you the lady of the house? I'm Burt Lancaster. May I have a vodka martini...
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