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I was more thinking that his notability and the basis for the article was predominantly due to his channel swimming attempts, which was widely reported at the time, rather than a self-proclaimed status (although he seemed locally notable for his swim training endeavours too). What do you think?
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Thanks for looking over this. I think personal life adds value in the lead (itself an overview of the entire article), but concur that the ordering of some elements could be enhanced. I don't think there is an issue with the expression "committed suicide" as it has no connotations from a legal
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