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...