Beijing? It's Just a Splashing Place ... ; As the World Looks Forward to the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games in Beijing This Friday, Chief Feature Writer Paddy Shennan Speaks to Liverpool Sporting Great Steve Parry, Who's in China for the Bbc

Liverpool Echo › August 06, 2008

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OLYMPIC medallist Steve Parry takes a deep breath of Beijing air and tells me: "I've been really impressed with the place - it reminds me of Liverpool!"

The retired swimming star, who won bronze in the 200mbutterfly at Athens four years ago, is in China working for the BBC.

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Beijing? It's Just a Splashing Place ... ; As the World Looks Forward to the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games in Beijing This Friday, Chief Feature Writer Paddy Shennan Speaks to Liverpool Sporting Great Steve Parry, Who's in China for the Bbc

And, as well as giving his expert opinions for TV viewers and listeners of Radio Five Live, he is also keen to challenge what he sees as media-created misconceptions about the host city.

The 31-year-old,...

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