From Craig Harkins at www.fencing.net:
Fears of the Swine Flu outbreak have already caused the cancellation of a Grand Prix fencing event in Puerto Rico this June, but now have also resulted in the detaining of US fencer Susie Scanlan who was joining the US team to compete at a Grand Prix event in China. Scanlan, who trains at Princeton University in New Jersey, was one of 75 US passengers on a flight into China who showed elevated temperatures and was detained upon entering the country until she could be medically cleared.
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Crazy stuff!
Hope the experience wasn’t too scary for her!
Tim Morehouse 