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Casuarina Club Coach Spells Speed With A 'C' -- (Darwin, Australia 30/6/01) An Australian coach is using a crocodile in the pool to encourage his swimmers to improve their speeds. Mark Davies, from Casuarina Crocs Swimming Club in Darwin, says the technique improves his squad's performance. Local swimming authorities say he'll have to use a private pool if he wants to continue using the crocodile while the Australian Institute of Sport has condemned the technique. Mr Davies is unrepentant. He told Australian newspaper The Telegraph: "The thought of something chasing them down the pool certainly improves the speeds of my swimmers." Before the 1.8-metre saltwater crocodile is lowered into the water, its jaw is bound with tape and its claws are clipped.
Bryon The "C" by Jack the Sailor
Bryon The "C"
Somewhere beyond the "C"
Somewhere waiting for me
A crocodile with a big smile
And watches the kids that go swimming
Somewhere beyond the "C"
He's watching for me
If I had fins like a dolphin
Then out of his jaws I'd go swimming
It's cool the end of the pool,
it's near beyond my reach
I know beyond a doubt
That I can get out upon the beach
We'll meet beyond the shore
We'll kiss just as before
Happy we'll be beyond the "C"
And never again I'll go swimming
No more swimming