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	The Whale is the longest of all [[long distance swims]], consisting of a continuous swim all the way around [[Lake McWain]]. Its length is approximately five miles and it takes two to four hours to complete. Only [[Senior Camper]]s and sometimes [[CIT]]s swim Whales. The first Whales were swum by Jean Hard, William Rounds, and Pat Brewster.		The Whale is the longest of all [[long distance swims]], consisting of a continuous swim all the way around [[Lake McWain]]. Its length is approximately five miles and it takes two to four hours to complete. Only [[Senior Camper]]s and sometimes [[CIT]]s swim Whales. The first Whales were swum by Jean Hard, William Rounds, and Pat Brewster.

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-The Whale is the longest of all [[long distance swims]]. It consists of swimming all the way around the [[Lake McWain]], an uncertain distance between four and six miles. Only [[Senior Camper]]s and sometimes [[CIT]]s ever get to swim their Whale. The first three Whales were swum by Jean Hard, William Rounds, and Pat Brewster. There is a plaque in the lodge dedicated to them for it.
+The Whale is the longest of all [[long distance swims]], consisting of a continuous swim all the way around [[Lake McWain]]. Its length is approximately five miles and it takes two to four hours to complete. Only [[Senior Camper]]s and sometimes [[CIT]]s swim Whales. The first Whales were swum by Jean Hard, William Rounds, and Pat Brewster.
 == Swimming a Whale ==
-A camper must be well prepared to swim his Whale. To be able to swim his Whale senior camper year a camper must have swum his [[Seal]] the previous year. Otherwise he probably cannot do his Whale, but there are some exceptions. Whales are almost always swum near the end of the summer so the campers swimming them will have the maximum amount of time to prepare. Some campers do extra Whale training of double periods of [[swimming]] to be even more prepared.
+A camper must be well prepared to swim his Whale. A [[Seal]] swum the previous year is a usual prerequisite for swimming a Whale. Whales are almost always swum near the end of the summer to give maximum time for training. Most will do "Whale Training" of double periods (2 hours) of [[swimming]] practice every day.
-[[Image:finishingawhale.jpg|thumb|left|Someone finishing his Whale]]
+[[Image:finishingawhale.jpg|thumb|left|Finishing a Whale]]
-Whales usually starting early in the morning before everyone gets up. The person swimming his Whale never knows exactly what day he will be woken up. After he is woken up, he swimmer covers himself with Crisco to stay warm during the swim. A Whale can take anywhere from two to four hours.
+Whales usually commence before the morning bell. The person swimming his Whale never knows exactly what day his rowers will wake him to do it. It is traditional for the swimmer to coat himself in Crisco for purposes of warmth and hydrodynamics.
-==The Achievement==
+== The Achievement ==
 [[Image:plaques2007whales.jpg|thumb|The 2007 Whale plaques]]
 [[File:CIT Whale plaques.JPG|thumb|left|The CIT Whale plaques]]
-When a Whale is close to being finished, the bell will ring and the whole camp will go down to the water to cheer the swimmer on. After the swimmer gets out of the water the whole camp forms a tunnel on the disco deck that he walks through to get to the [[Moose Manor]] to get his temperature and vision checked. At the next meal the camp does two standing [[Birch Rock Cheer]]s for the Whale and there is Whale cake. The Whale will also become part of the Whale club, which consists of every person who has ever swam his Whale who is at camp at the time. At the end of the summer the new Whales will all receive a Whale badge. Their names will also be put up on the [[plaques]] under the Whales section along with their times.
+When a Whale is close to being finished, the bell will ring and the whole camp will go down to the water to cheer the swimmer on. After the swimmer gets out of the water the camp forms a human tunnel on the disco deck for the new Whale to walk through on his way to the [[Moose Manor]]. There he will get his temperature and vision checked to test for mild hypothermia that sometimes occurs. At the next meal the camp recognizes the new Whale with two standing [[Birch Rock Cheer]]s and the Whale Cake. At this point the new Whale is inducted into the Whale Club. At the end of the summer the all Whales receive a Whale badge. Their names will also be put up on the [[plaques]] under the Whales section along with their times.
 == Noteworthy Whales ==
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 *After a summer of training with Dave Jenkins, '''Jamie Grantham''' broke Dave's camper record and held the record until Andrew B. a decade plus later.
 *'''Will Weeks''' swam possibly the hardest Whale ever. The wind was against him almost the entire way and he swam through white caps. He did manage to finish with the longest Whale time ever, more than four hours. On the Whale plaques for that year there are waves carved next to his name to make note of his harsh swimming conditions.
-*'''Andrew Bowden''' swam the fastest Whale ever, taking him only two hours and one minute
+*In 2005 '''Andrew Bowden''' swam the fastest Whale ever at the time, taking him only two hours and one minute
 == See Also ==

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-|caption=The path of a Whale around Lake McWain. This line came out as 4.4 miles.}}The Whale is the longest of all [[long distance swims]]. It consists of swimming all the way around the [[Lake McWain]], an uncertain distance between four and six miles. Only [[Senior Camper]]s and sometimes [[CIT]]s ever get to swim their Whale. The first three Whales were swum by Jean Hard, William Rounds, and Pat Brewster. There is a plaque in the lodge dedicated to them for it.
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+|caption=The path of a Whale around Lake McWain. This line came out as 4.4 miles.}}The Whale is the longest of all [[long distance swims]]. It consists of swimming all the way around the [[Lake McWain]], an uncertain distance between four and six miles. Only [[Senior Camper]]s and sometimes [[CIT]]s ever get to swim their Whale. The first three Whales were swum by Jean Hard, William Rounds, and Pat Brewster. There is a plaque in the lodge dedicated to them for it.
 == Swimming a Whale ==

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