ErikVendt swam in the Tiburon Open Water Mile Swim today. I don’t know if that is the offical title but I’m going to call it that. He did an amazing job swimming across from Angel Island to Tiburon Docks (?) to place 3rd. The winner was a german fellow. It was brawl at the end. Brutally stroke slapping, pushing, and possible biting at the end of the race!!! If anyone lives in the Bay Area, it is cool to watch soooo many people swim across and kinda exciting to see what is going happen at the finish line and it is annual!
I want to give Erik an extra shoutout of love for being sooo friendly and fantastically sweet.
Wandering around the internet can be productive sometimes, right? Well, I found the above flyer, promoting the upcoming US Open, on Purdue’s Recreation Center website. They earn major keepin’ it real points for using a pic of a “Vanderkaay named Peter” too.
Hey, did everyone see the wonderful new 20 Question Tuesday feature with Erik? Not only was I missing 20 Question Tuesday every week, but it was even sweeter to see that they reached out to Erik to resume the weekly feature.
Erik Vendt changed after the 2004 Olympic Games. He left swimming and went on a long vacation where he found out a lot about the world and a lot about himself. Vendt tells special correspondent Bob Schaller what he’s learned about himself, and just how he ended up back in the pool again in this week’s 20 Question Tuesday.
1. What is 9-11 like for you?
Erik: It has a weird personal side to it, because it’s my sister’s birthday. Also, it’s very personal because I have really good friends who are in the service, and I think about them on a day like today. I get emotional, but for a different reason than people think. My three good friends are serving. That’s what I am thinking about.
2. Being a New Englander, is the wound still fresh for you?
Erik: Five years down the line…that’s interesting. The freshness and horror of the moment was stuck in my mind for a while. Fortunately or unfortunately, it’s starting to go away a little with time, though I won’t forget what happened. But like I said, I have friends fighting in this war, so 9-11 does mean something extra.
Read more at USA Swimming and keep an eye out for the new SwimStars.org network site dedicated to Erik; opening this fall!
Seriously. Let’s talk about Klete’s non-stop yawning before races. I don’t know about y’all, but a session is not complete until I see him bust out 4 or 5 of those suckas! Keepin’ it real.
In light of recent events — the Swim Aids know what’s going on — I thought I needed to make a post for the “troops”. Morale is at an all-time high, so we are ready to go! Also included are some inspirational tunes. That’s how we roll.
Hey, did everyone see the wonderful new 20 Question Tuesday feature with 
