we had to pay every year i think it was $1 or $2. it was a all day thing. there were only 2 covered grand stands and the whole skool is split into 4 teams so every yeah half the skool had to sit out in the sun all day.
I burn really easya nd always ended up with sun stroke lol. also i cant swim so it was always embaressing or when i did tell the teaches everyone else around me would join in, so it looked like we were all trying to get out of it.
mum only made me go to a few all the way through primary and high school. she didnt see the point of me going to just sit there all day in the sun when i cant go in any races even if i wanted to.