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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.
Crazy Coach Mark Davies by DonD
(To the tune of 'The Whistling Gypsy Davy')
Casuarina's team needed much more steam,
Their coach thought they were just lazy,
To goose his team, he dreamed up a scheme,
Did crazy coack Mark Davies.
Ah dee doo, ah dee doo dum day,
Ah dee doo ah dum day dee,
To goose his team, he dreamed up a scheme,
Did crazy coach Mark Davies!
No carrot on a stick will do the trick,
But fear, he thought, would just maybe
Speed up the strokes of the sluggish blokes,
Said craszy coach Mark Davies.
Ah dee doo, ah dee doo dum day,
Ah dee doo ah dum day dee,
Speed up the strokes of the sluggish blokes
Said crazy coach Mark Davies!
They're called the Crocs, a name that rocks,
And crocs you sure do not baby,
If a real croc swims free, well THEN we'll see,
Said crazy coach Mark Davies.
Ah dee doo, ah dee doo dum day,
h dee doo ah dum day dee,
If a real croc swims fee, well THEN we'll see,
Said crazy coach Mark Davies.
The cobbers and sheilas rolled like big ten-wheelers,
When they saw a croc was a-tailing,
They set record times in those tropic climes.
Said the coach, my plan is not failing!
ah dee doo, ah dee doo dum day,
Ah dee doo ah dum day dee,
They set record times in those tropic climes.
Sai the coach, my paln is not failing.
Coach Davies cried with unfettered pride,
I've found the best motivation!
I'm the MAN with the incentive plan,
We'll be champions of all the Oz nation!
Ah dee doo, ah dee doo dum day,
Ah dee doo ah dum day dee,
I'm the MAN with the incentive plan,
We'll be champions of all the Oz nation!
The secret's clear, to see and hear,
It's been my scientific finding:
You'll swim damn fast with a croc on your ass,
And you hear his big teeth a grinding!
Ah dee doo ah dee doo dum day,
Ah dee doo ah dum day dee,
You'll swim damn fast with a croc on your ass,
And you hear his big teeth a-grinding.
REPEAT FIRST VERSE AND CHORUS.