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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800metresI was never that great at school sports, but I was pretty fit as I did other things outside school that don't quite fit in to PE. (cycling, surfing, that kind of thing)
So, when I could be arsed with the silly running/jumping/throwing type games, I could do fairly well.
800metres race, I'm in the mood for a bit of competition. I go hard and finish a few metres out and in first place. I slow down, floppy arms, casual, bit of a grin on my face and I laid down on the grass, feeling a bit smug, as I get my breath back.
I'm vaguely wondering why everyone else is still running.
My mate Johno comes past in last place. He's laughing so hard he can barely walk, let alone run. Crying with laughter.
'What the hell are you laughing at?'
'It's TWO laps you twat...!'
'Oh.'
(, Wed 5 Apr 2006, 21:17, Reply)
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