No, I’m not kidding.

Omega wants to give the credentialed media members the chance to race in the Trials pool in Omaha. It’ll be a 50 Free race and the prize is a phatty new Omega watch.

The competition calls for journalists to predict their time and the closest guess to the actual finish wins the watch. So it doesn’t matter if you’re a seasoned swimmer-turned-media rep and hit the wall first. You will need to bust out your crystal ball to win!

Upon learning our credential applications were approved (yay!) we saw this and laughed. In fact, we’re still laughing. I’m surprised that I can type out this post, to be perfectly honest.

But don’t get your hopes up. We’re not entering this competition. I’ve already talked about what it takes for me to swim and a free watch — even a nice Omega one — doesn’t meet any of the criteria. Sorry to burst your big, fat, red, shiny bubbles.

Comments RSS