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The Girls From Ipanema Turn Heads At The Olympic Village Swimming Pool

Excerpt From Wallstreet Journal China Blog.

It was a perfect day to spend at the 10-lane, 50-meter swimming pool in the athlete village. Some of the largest men I’ve ever seen (Romania — wrestlers?) were proudly donning their speedo suits and catching some afternoon rays next to tiny gymnasts and divers from Great Britain, listening to Billy Jean. To my delight, I believe I saw the girl from Ipanema, and all her sisters (teammates), too. Their bathing attire is quite different than what you’d find at a local community pool. I’m being generous here. Six-foot plus Brazilian athletes versus 5?10? 300lb. Eastern Europeans: quite a juxtaposition on human form. Things got ROWDY…

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August 23, 2008   08:31:33 am By JASON READ
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