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08-21-2007, 05:40 PM
Dominican swimmer Marcos Diaz has achieved what many would consider impossible and took one step closer to becoming one of the greatest open water swimmers of all time. Diaz embarked on the challenge of swimming twice around the island of Manhattan, and completed the feat on Sunday after 22 hours of continuous swimming in the treacherous waters of the Hudson River. Diaz, who dedicated the feat to the Dominicans who live in New York, was greeted by thousands of fans as he emerged from the river. Diaz is the first person in 94 years to swim around Manhattan twice and the swimmer lost 13 pounds while training for this event. The Dominican Sports Ministry helped Diaz by giving him RD$$4.5 million which he used in his training.
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