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| 3 hours, 9 minutes, 13 seconds |
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| Close up of swimmer and sparkle |
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| The monster |
Last month my daughter swam the
Bear Lake Monster Swim in July. She has wanted to swim across this lake since she started swimming competitively when she was a child. I am glad she got the chance to do it in an organized race with a full support crew. I decided to honor the occasion with a piece for the
A4 challenge group. The theme is "Off to the Races".
I used a fancy pants netting to make the water sparkle (yes, the lake is that color!) I fused the swimmer, the support kayak,the monster and the finish arch. At my daughter's request I added a green swim cap. I was not able to add the #13 (her bib number) to the cap, it is way too small. BTW, she was thrilled to get #13, that was her water polo number. It didn't quite turn out as I expected, but I am happy with it.
Below are the finish photographs of my daughter, Kimberly, completing the race.She had expected to swim it in 3 1/2 hours or so. She did a time of 3 hours, 9 minutes and 13 seconds! She placed 6th overall (men and women) in the unassisted solo category!
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| Photo by Josh Green |
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| Photo by Josh Green |
This is my
off the wall post for the week, I am also linking to link a
finish Friday.
What a great memory you have preserved on fabric!
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