There was a competition to cross the English Channel doing only the
breaststroke, and the three women who entered the race were a brunette, a
redhead and a blonde. After approximately 14 hours, the brunette
staggered up on the shore and was declared the fastest breaststroker.
About 40 minutes later, the redhead crawled up on the shore and was
declared the second place finisher. Nearly 4 hours after that, the blonde
finally came ashore and promptly collapsed in front of the worried
onlookers. When the reporters asked why it took her so long to complete
the race, she replied, "I don't want to sound like I'm a sore loser, but I
think those two other girls were using their arms..."
