Historical inspiration

[Jim Dickson]

How will History view the Four Amigos v. the 2015 Vienna Woods 11-12 boys relay race on July 11?

In 1805, before the  Battle of Trafalgar, Admiral Horatio Nelson told his men---"England expects every man to do his duty"

On July 11, 2015----210 years later,  the Vienna Woods alums from the ' 60s  &  Coaches George Chinn, John Rutherford, and Jim Edmondson  "will expect each Amigo to do his duty."

In 1940,  when Hitler was about to invade England, Winston Churchill gave a speech in Parliament about how the British were going to defeat Hitler and it was going to be their "finest hour"

July 11, 2015----75 years later---Amigos, "let us brace ourselves to do our duty, and so bear ourselves that, if the Vienna Woods Swim Club lasts for a thousand years, history will say----THIS, WAS THEIR FINEST HOUR"

So, my fellow Amigos, what do you say,  let's "Rise to the Occasion" this Saturday and make this "OUR FINEST HOUR"

Although, let's make it much less than an hour---how about we swim 1:10.0  and beat those little s.o.b's

Jimmy Dickson

Nostalgia Coach & Team Historian (' 60s)

On behave of the Four Amigos

Roger Russell--backstroke

Roger Williams--breaststroke

Me--butterfly

Steve Mason--freestyle

Glory Day

They pass you by

Glory Days

In the wink of a young girl's eye

Glory Days

Meet starts at 9 am.   We swim at 11 am or shortly afterwards.  It is at Vienna Woods