So for example, the Greece flagbearers were right behind the great Britian flag holders ( alphabetical order) and one tapped me on the shoulder. He made a sign I didn't recognize and then pointed to our flag. Neither a or I sign well or understand much, so we looked to our portugese guides, who were the holding the country signs, to help us out. Unfortunely, they didn't know Greece sign language, British sign language, or even how to speak either language.
After a few attempts of using different hand movements, one of the guides understood the word and made the following signs: woman, fat, and then a downward motion with his hand towards the floor. Unfortunately, my brain was still not working and I was completely confused by now. Luckily one of the Greek swimmers had a cell phone and typed out the word : mother. Finally, I understood!!! All he wanted to say was his mother was from England. Mystery solved!
Just finished my 4th race and third day: I swam the 200 free (3rd) 50 free (3rd) and 50 fly (5th), as well as a 5th place finish in the 4x100 free relay. Tomorrow is our break day - basically we do a little swimming in the morning, walk around the city, and a lot of sleeping and relaxing at the hotel.
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