"The history of the relationship between comedy and swimming is short indeed. Of course it is always funny when someone falls into water, but that's about it.“


-Arthur Smith

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The history of the relationship between comedy and swimming is short indeed. Of course it is always funny when someone falls into water, but that's about it.

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