Open Water Swimming - Adding to THE LIST

Yay for post number one!

I went swimming and made a friend. I’ll call him Earl. Earl was wearing a true blue speedo, lime green swim cap, and sky blue goggles. So what? Later, I realized why he looked so familiar - he resembled a world map circa 2050. Tiny blue suit for the bit of surviving ocean, lime green radioactive mold, even white hair where the last remaining glaciers are melting and browned skin for the landfills. A true worldly man.

Anyway, whether he was trying out a new halloween costume or not, Earl competes in open water races.

According to Wikipedia…

"Open water swimming takes place in outdoor bodies of water such as open oceans, bays, lakes, rivers, canals, reservoirs, etc."

…just in case that needed clarification. Like maybe you thought it was a game of human bait and circling sharks. Last one still treading water (not floating because that means you’re dead) wins.

Since it’s been established that open water swimming ideally does not involve large-fanged predators, I’ve added, “Compete in an open-water swim race” to THE LIST.

In other matters, I wonder what color Earl’s wetsuit is.