Most, but not all, outdoor swimmers are lovely people

Published: Wed, 12/12/18

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Chairman Mao - outdoor swimming fan

While most people are thinking about Christmas or watching the UK government tear itself apart over Brexit, we're busily getting on with the more important job of producing the January issue of Outdoor Swimmer, which goes to press tomorrow. In it, we discover that Chairman Mao was an avid outdoor swimmer, which runs contrary to our observation that most swimmers are lovely people.

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