Race For The Gold

The 2012 Marsh Pond Olympics continued this morning with another thrilling event…the 100 meter freestyle swim.

The previous record holder for this event is in lane four, representing the Alligator Federation, but he is falling behind a bit and needs to make his move quickly.

In lane three we have the 2008 Silver medal winner from the Marsh Islands who is in second place right now.

Lane two features an athlete competeing in his first ever Olympics. He came into the games with the colorful nickname “Bayou Bob”, and is from the Gator Republic.

As they near the finish line it’s almost too close to call, but out front in lane one is the favorite for this event from the powerhouse team from New Swampland.

His humorous catch phrase…”See Ya Later” can be seen on T Shirts and posters all over this Olympic Venue.

12 thoughts on “Race For The Gold”

Jimi on August 11, 2012 at 1:30 pm said:

Thanks for the laugh this morning Phil. Nice shot.

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- Phil Lanoue on August 11, 2012 at 2:01 pm said:
  
  Hey Jimi, thanks for looking and glad the photo gave you a laugh! 🙂
  
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TJ on August 11, 2012 at 1:54 pm said:

That is funny, great commentary

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- Phil Lanoue on August 11, 2012 at 2:02 pm said:
  
  Thanks much TJ! I appreciate you looking and glad you enjoyed the story!
  
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Molly Argo on August 11, 2012 at 2:05 pm said:

You should be a commentator! That was almost as good as the photo.

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- Phil Lanoue on August 11, 2012 at 9:35 pm said:
  
  Hey thanks Molly, so glad you liked seeing the photo and reading the commentary! I had fun with this one.
  
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Brenda Magers on August 11, 2012 at 2:38 pm said:

Hilarious! Thank you for sharing and making me laugh after a very busy day!

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- Phil Lanoue on August 11, 2012 at 9:38 pm said:
  
  I’m so pleased you got a laugh out of the photo and story Brenda!
  I only had the chance to make this one shot that had all four ‘competitors’ in it this morning and got lucky it turned out. 🙂
  Thanks for looking and commenting!
  
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Maleea Brooks on August 11, 2012 at 7:17 pm said:

APPLAUSE! APPLAUSE! I’m so proud of my gator athletes! (wiping a tear from my eyes). I only wish I could have seen the race in person….lololol…usually when I see them they’re hanging there with their mouths open waiting for some food to stumble in. lol

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- Phil Lanoue on August 11, 2012 at 10:04 pm said:
  
  Well you should be proud Maleea! They upheld the utmost standards in athletic excellence!
  What a fine performance. However, one did get momentarily distracted and ate a fish just before the finish line, but hey it happens! 🙂
  
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Jennifer on August 11, 2012 at 8:36 pm said:

There is no one else who makes me laugh like you do!

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- Phil Lanoue on August 11, 2012 at 9:39 pm said:
  
  That’s great Jen that you found the photo and story funny! So glad you checked it out and commented!
  
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