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Imagine the perfect fish. It would be plentiful, but would not harm other fish. Delicious to eat, it would also be such a powerful jumper and swimmer that sportsmen would revere its ability as a fighter. As an extra benefit, this paragon would feast on something that nobody wants. Does such a fish exist? Indeed, yes. It is called the white amur (Ctenopharyngodon idella), a member of the carp family that is native to eastern Asia, where it is prized as a delicacy. Three feet in length and 70 lbs. in weight, an adult amur just loves...
This is an adaptation of one Neil Simon play that the author might like to forget. The heroine, an aspiring Olympic swimmer, is a jabbering pixy whose notion of Americanism Dr. Carl Mclntire might find a tad overzealous. The premise-a little flimsy even for a half-hour episode on a TV sitcom-is that this young lady drives two underground California journalists into transports of romantic ecstasy...
...Each swimmer has his own lane, indicated either by chains or by a course clearly plotted as customary by other swimmers, and should adhere strictly to his course...
...Swallow. Given all this menace, why does swimming in polluted water not cause more widespread illness? Although doctors are just beginning to study the problem thoroughly, many believe that bathers are harmed only if they swallow the organisms. An English physician has argued that a swimmer, short of actually swallowing fecal matter, runs almost no risk of infection. Says Dr. Siegried Centerwall, head of California's San Bernardino County health department: "When officials say water is unsafe for swimming, they really mean it is unsafe for drinking...
...clearest recollections of another Harvard swimmer, Dave Powlison, involves Krause. At West Point this year when Harvard barely lost the relay, Krause kept cheering and clapping afterwards while others had thrown down their towels. "He was almost inspirational," Powlison said. "He was cheering because it'd been a good race. It was this really beautiful thing...