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Obituary: Ashby Harper

Friday 17 July 1992 23:02 BST
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Ashby Harper, swimming enthusiast, died Greenwich Connecticut 11 July, aged 75. Swam the Channel at 65 - the oldest man to do so. In 1988, aged 71, he swam 29 miles around Manhattan island.

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