700 swimmers left stranded after strong currents force early end to Victoria Harbour Race

The Victoria Harbour Race on Sunday ended in chaos and disappointment for almost 800 swimmers, after organisers cancelled the final waves of amateur competitors and even pulled some from the water with the finish line in sight. With the 10.30am cut-off time fast approaching, the fourth batch of leisure swimmers, numbering around 700, were left on dry land when organisers pulled the plug at 9.20am, some 20 minutes after the waves of the race’s slowest entrants were scheduled to start. Ronnie Wong

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