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Google's nationwide city contest to offer free ultra-high-speed Internet access kicks up a notch in Sarasota.

From NBC 6 in Miami:

It's stories like these that make you wonder how people get elected in the first place.

Sarasota Mayor Dick Clapp really wants high-speed Internet for his community. So much so he swam with sharks on Wednesday.

The stunt was part of a nationwide competition between mayors held by Google that threatens to leave many communities leaderless if this competition continues to spiral out of control. It's basically turned into a tough man competition.

A mayor in Minnesota jumped into the icy waters of Lake Superior to prove he would do anything to be the test site for Google's ultra-high-speed Internet service, about 100 times faster that what the average person has access to.

So the natural progression from pneumonia and freezing the death would be for an untrained 66-year-old man to jump into a tank filled with predators equipped with razor sharp teeth.

"Aw, c'mon," Clapp told the Sarasota Herald Tribune. "Those are goldfish. Goldfish. We've got to show our mettle."

They were actually hammerhead sharks and they don't eat flakes for food.

Still, Clapp pulled it off, staying in the tank for a few minutes and managing to get out with all his limbs in tact. He had the stunt video taped and live streamed for Google execs to see.

Google said it plans to provide the service to 50,000 to 500,000 people. The fiber network would provide Internet access at speeds 100 times faster than what's generally available. Communities interested in being test sites have until March 26 to submit proposals

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