The Victoria Harbour Race on Sunday ended in chaos and disappointment for hundreds of swimmers, after organisers cancelled the final waves of amateur competitors, while reports said others were pulled from the water with the finish line in sight.
With the 11.30am cut-off time fast approaching, the fourth batch of leisure swimmers, which had 700 spaces allocated to it, were left on dry land when organisers pulled the plug at 9.25am, some 20 minutes after the waves of the race’s slowest entrants…
Source: www.scmp.com
