Word: birding
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...Bird adjusted his goggles one last time, reached down for the block and waited for the start in lane three. Harvey crouched next to him in lane four, with Rafferty in five. The horn went off, and Bird's last swim began...
...like I was swimming in a dream," Bird said after the swim. "Normally I like to look at my competition a lot during a race, but I got out quickly and never looked until there were 50 yards...
...Bird led the race after 50,100 and 150 yards, all just slightly over Harvey. Then, with two lengths left, Rafferty made his bid for the lead, and all three leaders touched the far wall even. One length...
While pushing off the wall, Bird took a glance at both Harvey and Rafferty, saw he had a chance to take the race and never looked back...
...When I saw that we were all pretty much even coming off the last wall, I knew I had a good shot," Bird said. "I have worked on my finishes for many years and take pride in being able to pull out the close ones...