Hsu Wen-erh completes full loop swim around Manhattan Island

Taiwanese swimmer Hsu Wen-erh (許汶而) swam around Manhattan Island in the United States on Monday, becoming the first Taiwanese to complete swims across the English Channel, California's Catalina Channel and around the famous New York island.

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