ADVISORY/Foster's Has Gone Overboard for `Payne'; Foster's Sponsors Australian Long-Distance Swimmer for 28.5 Mile Manhattan Marathon.

Sports Editors/News Editors/City Desks

ADVISORY...for Saturday (June 14)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

WHAT:
        2003 Manhattan Island Marathon Swim

        Foster's hits the cold river waters around Manhattan Island
        this week to cheer on Clare Payne, a 27-year-old Aussie
        long-distance swimmer, during the biggest swim of her life.
        Presented by the Manhattan Island Foundation, the 10-hour,
        28.5 mile swim will benefit the on-going recovery of New York
        City's waterways and will mark the swimmer's biggest challenge
        in her seven-year career.

WHEN:
        Saturday, June 14
        6 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. media interviews (by request)
        7 a.m. - 5 p.m. Manhattan swim

        Friday, June 13
        All-day in-studio availability

WHERE:
        The swim begins at the South Cove, Battery Park City.

        Swimmers will proceed up the East River, under Brooklyn Bridge
        and through the West Channel to the Harlem River. The race
        continues through Spuyten Duyvil to the Hudson River, through
        the 79th Street Boat Basin past the Financial Center, and
        finishes at South Cove.

VISUAL:
        Twenty solo swimmers and nine relay teams will take on the
        difficult waters surrounding Manhattan Island with current
        temperatures ranging between 60 and 65 degrees Fahrenheit.

        The attractive, petite, blonde swimmer will be available for
        interviews on site. Foster's spokesperson Molly Reilly will
        also be on hand. For more information, please visit
        www.nycswim.com