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hsu shu-hua, the kuomintang-affiliated nantou county magistrate, presided over a county affairs meeting on the 16th, affirming the close cooperation of the county government team, which allowed the sun moon lake 10,000-person swim across the lake to come to a successful conclusion on the 15th. this year, 22,606 people signed up, and 21,626 people actually went into the water. among them, former taiwanese leader ma ying-jeou successfully crossed the sun moon lake for the 11th time in 2 hours and 53 minutes. although ma will be unable to participate in the event due to age next year, he will be invited to be a vip and lead the swim.

it is understood that ma ying-jeou, who was mayor of taipei city in 2002, led a team to participate in the sun moon lake swimming race for the first time. this year marks his 11th participation in the event. he was quite emotional as he will be 75 years old next year and will exceed the insured age limit for the sun moon lake 10,000-person swim, so he may not be able to participate. after the meeting, he made a special phone call to hsu shu-hua to express his desire to participate in the sun moon lake swimming race next year.

ma ying-jeou also posted on facebook, "this is also my 11th time swimming across sun moon lake. i finished the race in 2 hours and 53 minutes. county magistrate hsu shu-hua has invited me to be the swim leader next year, so i am also inviting everyone to swim across sun moon lake together next september."

xu shuhua said that ma ying-jeou has many years of experience in challenging the long-distance swimming in sun moon lake. although this year is his last challenge, his results are still quite impressive. he is the best spokesperson for the national sport. when 10,000 people swim across the lake next year, the county government will invite ma ying-jeou as a vip to cheer on the swimmers.

lin jingxian, taiwan correspondent of strait herald