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Istanbul (Turkey), Sep 25 (EFE/EPA), (Camera: Erdem Sahin).- English swimmer Michael Read, 79, swam friday with the mayor of Istanbul's Avcilar municipality and other Turkish swimmers in the Marmara Sea. Michael Read is preparing to swim approximately 90 kilometers from Mersin to Cyprus on October 1st. FOOTAGE OF THE SWIM
The Secretary General of the Court of Arbitration for Sport, Matthieu Reeb, in Lausanne announces that Chinese swimmer Sun Yang "is sanctioned with an eight years suspension". SOUNDBITE
Oceans campaigner and endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh arrived in Dover in the UK after completing his 560km (348mi) swim from Cornwall, which he began 49 days ago.
Turns out Ryan Lochte made up being robbed at gunpoint to hide from his girlfriend the fact that he had been out partying all night.
Extreme swimmer Christophe Cone swims across 800 meters long lake, in ice cold water. How and why?
Images of home belonging to the uncle of South African Paralympian Oscar Pistorius. The ex-Olympic runner was released from jail on parole Friday, having served more than half his sentence. He has been restricted to staying within the Pretoria district of Waterkloof, where his uncle lives, although precise information on his whereabouts has not been confirmed. IMAGES