Not long ago there was a competition swim between three lady friends. They were to swim the English Channel doing only the breaststroke. One was a brunette, one a redhead, and the other a blonde. They all started at the same time. After approximately 14 hours, the brunette staggered up on shore at the finish line and was declared the fastest breaststroker in the world. About 40 minutes later, the redhead arrived and crawled up on shore and was declared the second fastest breaststroker in the world.

Nearly four hours later the poor bedragled blond dragged herself ashoreand promptly collapsed in front of the worried onlookers. When the reporters asked why it had taken her so much longer to complete the race, she replied: "I don't want to sound like a sore loser, but I think those other two girls were useing their arms!"