<<Chapeau>> a Anne et to Frazer and all the rest who contributed
to the realization of this reasonably crazy idea. A Anne,
bienvenue au club. To Thome, Happy Birthday, and, show 'em the
afterburner at Nationals.
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Frank looking quite smug, proud of his new hydrodynamic helmet and knowing he'll be the first back to the dock. None of you stand a chance, really. |
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Arlene sinking, but keeping that flute dry (on the outside, anyway) |
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Thome the center of attention |
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Revelers wasted from, well, we'll say the swim over |
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Revelers recovering from the Frazer-led sprint to the cutoff point |
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Thome's above water smile |
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And his below water smile. Flash that smile at nationals as soon as some punk tries to snake your line to the buoy, then hit the afterburner... |
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Arlene, having just emptied the floating champagne bottle. You go, girl. |
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Kurt wins this plastic stemware balancing and leveling competition. |
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It was supposed to get wet |
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Thome, we could tell it was you without you having to write your name on your shirt with a Sharpie. I mean, how much do you love yourself? |
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Frazer just not quite ready to trust that SPF 45 sunblock. You're right Frazer, you can never be TOO safe. |
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Anne et Bob, two of our five headed to Nationals |
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The crew in stealth mode, certain Thome (notorious for sleeping with one eye open) will discover them if they're not fully camouflaged. Yeah right. |
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Heidi is smiling just because she forgot her wetsuit and there isn't any other one for her to borrow. Isn't that right, Heidi? |
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But now Matt shows up and has a wetsuit for her to borrow. Notice she's not smiling any more. |
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I'm not eloquent enough to gracefully describe what Pam might be doing. |
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"...funny, they never gave me knives this sharp in the Corps..." |
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Anne not quite sure what to make of this random assortment of multisport athletes |
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Our esteemed organizer. Thanks Frazer. |
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