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POLISH swimming officials are unhappy following a dispute that occurred at the recent European Championships in Berlin.<\/p>\n<p>Polish Swimming Federation president Andrzej Kowalski complained to meet organizers after the announcer at the meet introduced the Polish team by joking that they would return to Poland with stolen cars.<\/p>\n<p>The announcer made a public apology. To read the full story, click <a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/wireStory\/poland-protests-joke-swimming-event-berlin-25064765\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo Credit: Joao Marc Bosch WARSAW, Poland, August 22. POLISH swimming officials are unhappy following a dispute that occurred at the recent European Championships in Berlin. 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