As there was no time to change the suit, Berens dived in and contested the 3rd leg as scheduled, securing a critical slot in the night's final for the US team.

由于已经没有时间更换泳衣，他跳入水中按计划游完第3棒，为美国队进军晚上的决赛立下功劳。

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"Chuck Hagel is not afraid of challenge -- or risk, " his biographer, Charlyne Berens, wrote in 2006.

CNN: January 7, 2013 -- Updated 2225 GMT (0625 HKT)