Amazon Swim (Martin Strel)
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DURING FEB 1 - APR 08, 2007 MARTIN STREL SWAM 5,268 KMS (3274 MILES) OF THE AMAZON RIVER! HE DEDICATED THE SWIM TO THE PROTECTION OF THE RAINFOREST.

Cold Sweeps Through the Team and Crew Members

Several team and crewmembers have come down with bouts of head congestion, sore throat, coughing, and sinus infections over the last week. A portion of the team has been quarantined to the confinement of their rooms as a wave of illness has plagued the group ranging in severity from the common cold to bronchitis as well as exacerbations of asthma. All these conditions are being treated, but they need to run their course.

Martin has successfully avoided getting sick himself, and all the precautions are being taken that he stays healthy.