A Competition

There was a competition to swim from Santa Monica to Catalina doing only the

breaststroke, and the three women who entered the race were a brunette, a

redhead and a blonde.

After approximately 14 hours, the brunette staggered up on the shore and was

declared the fastest breaststroker.

About 40 minutes later, the redhead crawled on shore and was declared the

second place finisher.

Nearly 4 hours after that, the blonde finally came ashore and promptly

collapsed in front of the worried onlookers. When the reporters asked why it

took her so long to complete the race, she replied,

"I don't want to sound like a sore loser, but I think those two other girls

were using their arms."