I thought it might be fun to share our "Brush with fame because of swimming" stories, below you'll find mine, please share yours
When I got married in 1987 my wife and I met went on a Carnival Cruise honeymoon to the bahama's. We were sitting by the pool on the ship, there was a couple beside us, a tall blonde woman and her husband. Debbie and Rick. Ends up she was a competitive swimmer in high school (she said she did the 50 in 23) So we started talking and really hit it off with them. We wound up hanging around them a lot and changed dining tables. Debbie told us that she worked for Doctor Arnold Klein in Beverly Hills and that she knew Michael Jackson. Debbie was smart witty and funny. At the end of the cruise we had such a good time that we exchanged addresses and phone numbers. In August 1987 my wife and I flew out to LA to visit them and see the town. They let us stay in their apartment for the weekend, Rick showed us around town on Friday. We went out to dinner each night. Saturday they loaned us one of their cars and let us drive around town, Beth and I went to Disneyland and Muscle Beach. We had a great time. The last time I spoke with Debbie was in 1991 and she told me that she and Rick had gotten a divorce. Needless to say I was floored when I read an article in 1996 that said Debbie was having Michael Jackson's baby.
I saw Debbie on TV last night and it doesn't look like she's been swimming much lately.
Ande
I did a 2 1/4 mile "Race for Diabetes" across teal lake from Negaunee, MI to Ishpeming, MI two differnt years
The first time I was in shape and the water was warm. When I got out of the water, though, there was no line for me to cross and no one official to let me know I finished or anything. I basically ahd to interupt people in converstaion to ask where to find towels and Gatorade.
The next year that I swam that race, I was not in shape and the water was cold. It's in Michigan's upper peninsula and they know cold there. I think there might have been a little sleet during the race. I finished the 2+ hour "race" barely 48 seconds ahead of the sweeper kayak.
There was guy on the beach who shook my hand. I really liked that. Partly because I knew I was done, but mostly because his hands were warm (probably at least 98 degrees!)
I found out later that man was Mark Spitz. He didn't have black hair, nor a mustache, nor 4 gold medals hanging from his neck, so how was I to know?
Thanks for the mini-review, and reminder!
The swim this year is July 31, and the special guest is Janet Evans.
I did a 2 1/4 mile "Race for Diabetes" across teal lake from Negaunee, MI to Ishpeming, MI two differnt years
The first time I was in shape and the water was warm. When I got out of the water, though, there was no line for me to cross and no one official to let me know I finished or anything. I basically ahd to interupt people in converstaion to ask where to find towels and Gatorade.
The next year that I swam that race, I was not in shape and the water was cold. It's in Michigan's upper peninsula and they know cold there. I think there might have been a little sleet during the race. I finished the 2+ hour "race" barely 48 seconds ahead of the sweeper kayak.
There was guy on the beach who shook my hand. I really liked that. Partly because I knew I was done, but mostly because his hands were warm (probably at least 98 degrees!)
I found out later that man was Mark Spitz. He didn't have black hair, nor a mustache, nor 4 gold medals hanging from his neck, so how was I to know?
Thanks for the mini-review, and reminder!
The swim this year is July 31, and the special guest is Janet Evans.
