As G7 leaders arrive, barricaded Biarritz leaves swimmers out in the cold
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Come rain or shine, every morning of the year Biarritz’s White Urchin swimmers’ club take a one kilometer swim around the Bay of Biscay. But today as they crawl to their favorite spot, the wail of a police speedboat sends a clear message: stay away.