#1139 Relay Swimming Race In Lake Biwa, Japan Part 2

Show 1139 Saturday 16 January

Watch today's show at YouTube or BlipTV.

The boats left Hikone Port at about 7 o’clock in the morning and motored out 16 km to the other side of the lake, where the race was starting from.

Hello!

The team we came to see, Little Mermaid, Big LongFeng, took a group photo.

These are the six swimmers, reserve swimmer, camera person, girlfriend.

The swimmers did some stretches and then went for a warm-up swim.

Then the people who were swimming first went to the start line and everyone waited for the race to start.

One minute to go!

Earlier the race had been on the verge of being cancelled because of the rough conditions on the lake but luckily the conditions improved and the race was able

to go ahead.

The first swimmer for Little Mermaid Big LongFeng was Big Kurokawa.

Kurokawa-san, this way!

Each swimmer swam for 30 minutes.

The other team members held up a sign and shouted encouragement, directions

and how much time was left.

Last five minutes!

After 30 minutes, the first swimmer tagged the second swimmer and then climbed back in the boat.

Could you hear what we were calling out when you were swimming?

I couldn't work out exactly what you were saying.

I knew you were calling, "Come here, come here!"

But it felt strange to swim away from the other swimmers.

To be continued …

music

show start
artist: Kevin MacLeod
track: Future Cha Cha
from: Brooklyn, NY, United States
artist site

bgm

artist: King Dubby

album: Chapter II

track: Dynamic Dub

from: Angers, France
album at Jamendo
artist at Jamendo

artist site

Did you notice a mistake in this script? Please leave us a comment and tell us! We really appreciate people pointing out our mistakes.Thank you.

Have you translated this script - or part of it - into your language for English practice and published it on your blog? Please leave a comment and a link so other people can read your translation. Thank you.