the swimming article - translated

So I have gotten many requests for what the swimming article says about me. I decided to make it a project for myself to translate it, which was really hard. But after several hours of struggling a have a passable version of what the article says. I can see why so many things that are translated don't sound right though, because I know alot of parts of this don't sound right. It's really hard to translate, but here is my best effort:
"Beautiful Female Exchange Student Participates in Chengdu Swim Team"
Reminder: "Winter Swimming Kick-off Ancient Buddha Record" large-scale event registration period is ending soon.
Newspaper Interview (reporter Che Wen Wu) Currently, Chengdu will host next New Year's Day's "Welcome 08 Olympic Winter Swimming Kick-off Ancient Buddha Record" large-scale event and have already registered their last applicant. Yesterday, the reporter was told by Xi Li Hui (swimming grandpa) about the Province's winter swimming season discoveries, that two beautiful foreign students will also be joining Chengdu Swimming Team's ranks. They are welcomed guests.
Yesterday at 4pm, the reporter went to Sichuan University's pool to see Sarah Widder nervously preparing for this New Years' race. 21 year old Sarah Widder also has a special Chinese name, she is called Wei De Xian (魏德娴）。 At the Chuan Da swimming pool, the swimmers all know her and familiarly call her Xiao Wei (little Wei). Everyone is very excited to talk about Xiao Wei. They say they first met her in September this year when a pretty, foreign girl managed to come looking for the swimming pool. Originally, she was just Sarah Widder who had just arrived in Chengdu to study Chinese. Now we are in the middle of the semester and she both studies and practices winter swimming.
Sarah Widder, using relatively fluent Chinese, told the reporter "I especially like swimming. I started when I was 7 years old and still swim with the Minnesota Swim Team." (not true, but oh well)
Xiao Wei quickly integrated with the ChuanDa winter swimming group and became a Winter Swimming Association team member. When asked about her knowledge of the upcoming race, she was found to be a dedicated competitor. "I really like winter swimming, I want to compete."
Then, after we observed her hard-work, dedication, and swimming skill, Xi Li Hui commented with two thumbs up "She is excellent! Every time she wants to swim for at least an hour. Now she swims at least 1000 meters each time. She is ever better than most of the male swimmers." Then, Xi Li Hui quickly decided to allow Xiao Wei to join the "Chengdu Team" and with the Sichuan Winter Swimming Association members participate in the Ancient Buddha race.
Being able to attend this kind of large-scale event, Xiao Wei happily said, "Concerning this and Beijing's upcoming Winter Swimming events, I am very determined."
Speaking about Chengdu, Xiao Wei with two beautiful, big eyes looking away into the heavens said "Chengdu is excellent, I really like Chengdu." She also said, I haven't yet been to Beijing or Shanghai, Chengdu is the first city in China I have been to." Before she began her foreign study, she went online to find out about Chengdu. As soon as she learned about Chengdu, she wanted to go. "This is a beautiful city, I really like it here." It has emerged that there is another special person participating in this strenuous event. She arrived by herself from Germany and she, along with Xiao Wei, is a special guest.
From Li Hui, the reporter was introduced to the responsibilities of winter swimming. If you want to participate and are willing to progress, your body must not only completely satisfy the demands of the activity, it is also everyone's responsibility to look after their own safety. Everyone makes decisions based on a safe conduct code they are required to sign and listens to Xi Li Hui's directions. Also, Xi Ji Hui is responsible for the safety of the competitors.
To this, Xiao Wei expressed with confidence that with her Chinese swimming friends, the crossing of the Wen Jiang River is certain to go down in Winter Swimming history the world over.