U.S. Olympic swim team holds press conference in Beijing
USA Olympic swimmer Eric Shanteau ponders a question during a press conference in Beijing on August 6, 2008. Shantau has been diagnosed with cancer. (UPI Photo/Terry Schmitt)
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