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The water was fine

July 11, 2008 02:42 PM Email| Comments (0)| Text size – +

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They took a plunge for a cause.The 13th annual Boston Harbor Islands Swim began at 7 a.m. today with swimmers diving intrepidly off of Rowes Wharf. The event supports pediatric cancer research and treatment programs at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

Eighty swimmers, including five former Olympians, jumped into Boston Harbor for a 22-mile relay swim around the Harbor Islands. Globe photographer George Rizer caught them as they leapt.

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