Gay and Lesbian Aquatics Championships held in Washington, DC in June

The District of Columbia Aquatics Club (DCAC) and the Washington Wetskins Water Polo Team are extending an invitation to the GLBT community to support the upcoming 2008 International Gay and Lesbian Aquatics Championships The District of Columbia Aquatics Club (DCAC) and the Washington Wetskins Water Polo Team are extending an invitation to the GLBT community to support the upcoming 2008 International Gay and Lesbian Aquatics Championships (IGLA) by either competing in or attendingthe annual tournament. More than 1,200 athletes are expected to convene in Washington, DC during the four-day competition to be held June 19–22. The IGLA Championships provide competition in the sports of swimming, diving, water polo, and synchronized swimming. Over the years, IGLA competitors have set dozens of United States and World Masters swimming records. Former Olympians Bruce Hayes, Bruce Pichler and Dan Veatch, as well as Jack Mackenroth of the hit Bravo television show Project Runway have all participated. “DCAC and the Wetskins are really excited to host IGLA. We’ve been working hard over the past year to ensure that the IGLA Championships in DC will be a world-class event,” said Won Kee Moon,IGLA director. “Additionally, I think that first-time visitors to DC, as well as those that have not visited the city in a few years will be pleasantly surprised by what DC has to offer beyond the monuments. DC is truly an international city with great restaurants, culture and nightlife.” Competition will take place at the world-renowned natatorium in the Eppley Recreation Center on the campus ofthe University of Maryland, College Park and at the Takoma Community Center’s state-of-the-art, Olympic-size swimming pool in Washington, DC. In addition to the competition, the IGLA Championships are also known for their irreverent celebrations.Essential to every IGLA Championships are the closing night awards banquet,social events and the famed “Pink Flamingo,” where teams perform skits involving dressing up drag, choreographed dance moves and synchronized swimming. A panel of “celebrity” judges rates each team’s performance and the winner is awarded the Pink Flamingo Trophy at the end of the competition. This year’s theme is “In Hot Water.”

Submitted by admin on Mon, 09/29/2008 - 1:47pm.