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Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Synchronized Sinking

posted by on April 22 at 9:42 AM

Gay men may have “messy forms” and generally suck at synchronized swimming, Graves, but at least gay men can float.

Medics rushed three members of the Seattle Synchronized Swim Team to area hospitals Monday evening after they passed out in the St. Edward State Park swimming pool during a drill, team officials said.

The swimmers, ages 11, 12 and 13, had been in the Kenmore pool about 15 minutes when they began having difficulty, head coach Julie Abel said.

“One of them was hanging on a rope and a coach saw her slip underwater,” team president Craig Penner said. “The coach jumped in and pulled her out, then looked back and saw two other girls on the bottom of the pool.”

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1

i considered sending this as a tip because i couldn't wait to see what you'd say. i'm glad that someone did.

Posted by jayme | April 22, 2008 9:49 AM
2

Yikes. I'm not sure I see the gay humor in kids almost drowning.

Posted by Fnarf | April 22, 2008 10:08 AM
3

Oh, whatever. We synchronized swimmers are so good we can even faint together.

Posted by Jen Graves | April 22, 2008 10:16 AM
4

I hope they fired whoever mixed the chemicals for the pool. Somebody could have died!

Posted by mj | April 22, 2008 10:18 AM
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Uhm Dan, women float better than men ... they naturally have more body fat (which is ok!) With respect to those male swimmer type bodies you love, complete with six pack, they have to learn keep moving or WE SINK.

Posted by OR Matt | April 22, 2008 10:25 AM
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ladies, you have to eat sometime BEFORE you exercise. and the day before doesn't count.

Posted by max solomon | April 22, 2008 10:33 AM
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Every child deserves a snarky gay commentator and a floatation device.

Posted by NapoleonXIV | April 22, 2008 10:35 AM
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It's true. I float especially well when I have my extra-light loafers on.

Posted by montex | April 22, 2008 10:39 AM
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Damn Chinese-made chlorine, breaks down into date rape drug when added to dihydrogen monoxide.

Posted by NapoleonXIV | April 22, 2008 11:35 AM
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The synchronized near-drowning will prove to be a hoax. The same scenario appeared as a joke email question ("If one member of a synchronized swim team drowned, would the other team members also drown?") only a couple weeks ago on Craig Ferguson's CBS Late Late Show.

Posted by Creek | April 22, 2008 11:39 AM

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