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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.
Casuarina Races by Sonja
(Tune: Camptown Races by Stephen C. Foster)
Casua-
rina swim team sings this song,
Uh-oh! Uh-oh!
Croc's in the pool & 'es ten feet long!
Ohmigod! No way!
Swim with all your might,
Else you're gonna pay!
I got a 'gator gonna bob-tail me!
Ev'body outa my way!
Oh, the long blond filly doin' the butterfly,
Uh-oh! Oh, no!
Moved too slow and he chomped 'er thigh!
Ohmigod! Poor babe!
Gotta
Swim with all my might,
I ain't no croc's entree!
I got a 'gator gonna bob-tail me!
Ev'body outa my way!
Headin' north, strokin' hard to win,
Uh-oh! Uh-oh!
Croc's to the south usin' my tail wind!
Ohmigod! Touché!
Swim with all your might,
An' while you're at it, pray!
I got a 'gator gonna bob-tail me!
Ev'body outa my way!
Coach Davies said, "Let's go for the prize!
Uh-huh! Uh-huh!
Says I, "I'm already circumcized!
Ohmigod! Oy, vay!
Gonna
Swim with all my might,
As far as Biscay Bay!
I got a 'gator gonna bob-tail me!
Ev'body outa my way!
Parody lyrics by Sonja W. Oates © 2002