School Sports DayAt 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.
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chthonic, Thu 30 Mar 2006, 11:13)
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100 Metre Sprint......My little brother is disabled (Gawd bless 'im) and at his school sports days was forced to participate in the 100 metre sprint.
This would be ok, apart from his disability ensures that he isn't very steady on his feet.
Still everyone eggs him on, the teachers have ensured he knows which direction to run in, and he's wearing his shoes on the right feet.
Its a hot sunny day, everyone is at the line, and 'GO' they're off...
He runs as fast as he can, and about 30 seconds after everyone else crosses the line, my brother is about 5 metres from finishing.
At this point he stops and vomits his guts up, and then walks across the line. You gotta love him. He was never asked to participate in sports day again.
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Jarvichi Yarr!, Mon 3 Apr 2006, 13:28,
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