Watching the American men's relay team swim for gold in Beijing, it's hard to believe the United States has a swimming problem.

观看美国在男子游泳接力赛中得到了北京奥运的金牌，难以相信美国是在游泳方面有问题的国家。

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Not many of our readers would choose to go for a swim in such low temperatures, but in some countries, ice swimming has been popular for centuries.

我们的读者中没有多少人会选择在如此低温下游泳，但在某些国家，冰泳已经流行了好几个世纪。

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While a chimpanzee can easily escape a leopard by climbing a tree, a dolphin has nowhere to swim from a shark.

黑猩猩爬上树去就可以很容易地避开豹子的追捕，但是海豚要在水中避开鲨鱼却很难。

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A visitor has to resist the urge to jump in for a swim.

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Our driver, too smart to swim, has a camera.

WSJ: Cold-Water Swimming in Alaska

Michael Phelps has traded in his swim flippers for a set of golf clubs.

WSJ: Michael Phelps: From the Pool to the Golf Course

The 36-year-old once sported a ponytail, used to swim a mile a day, breeds race horses and has even sung on two pop singles.

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