Murphy won bronze in the 800m freestyle on Friday to become only the second Irish swimmer to take a European Short Course Swimming Championships medal.

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The house had grown disturbed doors pestering at their frames whenever the weather drew breath, clatters on the roof, something twisting, searching overhead, and meanwhile she dreamed a little of being underwater, swimming the length of an obstacle course, both a game and an obstacle course, in some kind of terrible amusement park.

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Webbed feet and hands, of course, are a common trait of swimming animals from frogs to whales.

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About 30 minutes west of present-day Daytona, the park area (named, of course, after Ponce de Leon) offers swimming in the 72F spring, a wildlife refuge and a sugar-mill-turned-restaurant where you can make your own pancakes.

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Passover package offers similar elements as those of the Orlando option (see above) set in this sprawling, renovated Catskills resort, just 90 miles from NYC and featuring a 9-hole championship golf course, miles of hiking trails, indoor swimming pool, spa, movie room, private lake, cabaret theater and nearby options for horseback riding through nature trails.

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The 235-room Hotel Solamar is part of the popular Kimpton chain, offering free wi-fi to members of its InTouch loyalty program (sign up at check in if you are not a member), a complimentary wine hour each evening to mingle with hotel staff and guests, and of course, the requisite rooftop Solamar Terrace, with a heated swimming pool and bar.

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After the operation, our hero was sent swimming to toughen his muscles, and he did not reappear on the race course until eight months after the accident.

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The Welsh teenager burst onto the international swimming scene last December by winning silver in the 1, 500m freestyle at the European Short Course Championships in Germany.

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