Laila'lympics

Every year, on the last day of the season, the local Riverside Pool opens its doors to the puppies of Federal Hill and Riverside. All of the neighborhood dogs train for weeks before this big event. I had some private training sessions in Outer Banks, so I was fully prepared for the challenge.

My competition:

. . . . . . . . . Wrigby. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patches
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. . . . . . . . . Murray. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maggie
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. . . . . . . . . Austin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dinyo
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. . . . . . . . . Jake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lexi
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The whole city came out to watch us swim.
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I put down my shoes to get ready for the big race.
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On your mark, get set . . . BLAM!
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Everyone said I had a perfect entry into the water.
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At the halfway point, I was in the lead followed closely by Lexi. Everyone wondered "Will she make it? Will Laila beat the Baltimore Record?
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And the answer is "YES! LAILA WINS!"

I've decided that my new name should be "Laila Phelps!"
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This is me right after I won the gold medal. My mom was so proud!
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I need to put this in a safe place so that it doesn't float away. Maybe I'll put it with my other gold medals from sports such as snuggling, couch jumping, digging, gymnastics floor exercises, contortion, diving, ball catching, rolling in dead birds, running, and cupcake eating. I do love cupcakes. And hey, if Michael Phelps can eat 12,000 calories a day, I don't thing a little thing like eating two dozen cupcakes is going to hurt my perfect little figure.

But before I could put it away, the paparazi wanted to snap a few pictures of my magnificent self. I indulged them, of course. Who am I to deny my fans?
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After the pictures, I took one of my old bronze medals out for a few laps around the pool. I have so many medals, that I don't mind sharing this one with a few of my friends.