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Swimmers go the distance to raise awareness
(China Daily)
Updated: 2008-06-10 15:01

A group of swimmers from Jiangxi province spent nearly two weeks wading through the waters to get across Ganjiang River last week.

The group of 18 swam a distance of 700 km to raise awareness of the need to protect the province's main river - and to welcome the 2008 Beijing Games.

The swimmers, which included five females and a 71-year-old, swam for an average of five hours each day.