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Fun in the sun at weekend Water Olympics

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On Saturday June 7th, the San Pedro Strength and Swim Club hosted its first ever Sun and Sand Water Olympics. The fun game-filled day kicked off around 12PM and saw three teams challenging each other.

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With DJ DZL of BumSquad Sounds delivering the best in music, the competition got underway.

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Games included the frozen t-shirt relay, egg-and-spoon race, sponge relay, water balloon toss, swim relay, cannonball contest, and the sunken treasure hunt.

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The teams were Buck Furpees, Shark Bait, and ElectroShocks, and while the games did not include a burpee challenge, team “Buck Furpees” sure didn’t forget to remind everyone how they felt about them with their slogan printed on their shirts “I love burpees!- said no one ever.”

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While team Buck Furpees dominated the first round, the teams went head to head in each category with points being claimed by all three teams.

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After a long day of tight matches, it would be team Shark Bait to come out on top and claim victory at the 2014 Sun and Sand Water Olympics.

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Congratulations to all teams and Olympics organizers for a very fun day!

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