School Sports Day
At some point in the distant past, someone at my school had built a large concrete tank behind the sheds and called it a swimming pool. Proud of this, they had a "Swimming Sports Day" in which everyone had to participate, even those who couldn't swim (they got to walk across the shallow end of the tank).
This would probably have been OK if the pool hadn't turned a deep opaque green the night before due to lack of maintainance. Even the school sports stars didn't want to go near the gloopy mess in the pool. We were practically pushed in. I'm sure some of the younger kids never surfaced again and the non-swimmers looked petrified.
Tell us your sports day horrors.
( , Thu 30 Mar 2006, 11:13)
At some point in the distant past, someone at my school had built a large concrete tank behind the sheds and called it a swimming pool. Proud of this, they had a "Swimming Sports Day" in which everyone had to participate, even those who couldn't swim (they got to walk across the shallow end of the tank).
This would probably have been OK if the pool hadn't turned a deep opaque green the night before due to lack of maintainance. Even the school sports stars didn't want to go near the gloopy mess in the pool. We were practically pushed in. I'm sure some of the younger kids never surfaced again and the non-swimmers looked petrified.
Tell us your sports day horrors.
( , Thu 30 Mar 2006, 11:13)
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Age 7
Skipping-with-a-hoop race (I went to a shit primary school), in first by miles, looked at my dad as I ran past him, eyes full of pride, and promptly fell flat on my face. I seem to remember him laughing slightly as he consoled me. Git.
Since then I've learnt to just not bother with sports day.
( , Fri 31 Mar 2006, 21:57, Reply)
Skipping-with-a-hoop race (I went to a shit primary school), in first by miles, looked at my dad as I ran past him, eyes full of pride, and promptly fell flat on my face. I seem to remember him laughing slightly as he consoled me. Git.
Since then I've learnt to just not bother with sports day.
( , Fri 31 Mar 2006, 21:57, Reply)
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