yeah just been down and got our player id's made... VERY time consuming process where each player/competitor has to produce a passport, have their details typed out, be printed off an inkjet, stuck in a sleeve and laminated agonizingly slowly and punched/tied with cord. took like 2 hours to do our 2 teams.

BUT was good cos got to talk to a few organisery types... one thought serbia was still coming but when we found another we got it straightened out... they arent coming. at the mo they are sticking to the original timetable as its been released to teams and the media (the media?) but they are flexible and open and happy for the countries to have input since there are such a small number competing.

not sure exactly hat the big deal was for the french guys and girls... all the french fin swimmers etc are here, there are heaps of them.

seems all the girls who finswim are

A - tall and lean
B - blonde or dyed blonde
C - fixated with wearing either sporty cycling short type gears or tiny tiny shorts all the time with crop tops.

...there is skin everywhere. at dinner was nuts. ...go finswimming.

oh, met an aussie, the only aussie, guy name of matt. poor dude has had his gear lost in transit and is minus his finswimming fin and stuff... hoping it turns up. man it was good to hear his accent, sounded like he enjoyed mine too. there are heaps more chinese now as well, they have a fair representation here.

tomorrow at lunch or dinner i'm gonna take a camera down and take a whole lot of photos to post. hopefully all the weird attire comes out again, it's good value.

liam

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