You got to love the man’s chutzpah. Waiting to pounce on me in my mailbox as Unspun returned from the Idul Fitri break was an e-mail from the irrepresible Monte Monfore. Monte, as readers of this blog will know through previous postings (here, here, and here), is a man of some swimming talent that is eclipsed by his talent for self promotion. His skills are such that he’s able to persuade any gullible do-gooder organization to apparently sponsor him for a swim here, there or anywhere.
He’s also not above the occassional spin, as in his handout photo caption of his swim in Bali’s Lake Batur, where Monte portrayed himself as having conquered “high winds and the frigid mountain water”. High winds? Frigid mountain water? In Bali? And what’s Monte’s antics got to do with the Olympics? Oh Pluleze…
Here’s Monte’s note to me, who has suddenly become a friend:
Hello friends,
I’ve been living in Bali more than two years and have been very busy swimming. If you Google: Monte Monfore, you can read much about me and see few short swim videos online.
Please click on these addresses below to see two recent swim photos:
If you click below the photos on „Email to a Friend‰ you can send it to about 10 others at once. Would you please consider doing this, as it will help move my photo to the top of the Yahoo list?
Event footage was sent worldwide by Reuters and AP.
I hope everyone is happy and well.
Thanks very much,
Monte
Unspun 
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