Just thought I would start a thread which didn't have deep philosophical overtones so that we all can have fun with the new forum software. Based upon personal experience, I will start a list of “You know you are a swimmer when …” with the following:
You know you are a swimmer when you leave work in the rain and you can smell the chlorine coming off of your hair.
Anyone care to add to the list?
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You know you're behind a swimmer in traffic when the thing dangling from their rear-view mirror is a pair of goggles.
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You know you're a swimmer when you read Meg's post and wonder "What else am I supposed to do?"
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1. You keep track of your daily sets or yardage on your handheld.
2. One or both of your shoulders click every time you put on a jacket.
3. You know of at least 5 different ways to adjust your goggles in advance of diving in for warm-up.
4. You occasionally shave a second or two from your send-offs to get a better draft from the swimmer who leaves in front of you. Corollary: You just hate it when the coach, who has not failed to notice your proclivities, tells you to lead the lane.
5. You complain if the water is warmer than 81 degrees F.
6. Your spouse never sees you in the morning.
7. You know the names of more than three Olympic swimmers AND are at least pretty sure you know their events.
8. You're still mad about what happened to the USA women's team at Montreal in 1976.
9. You decide you might like to move to Australia when you retire.
10. The words, "Breaststroke pull," automatically cause you to think up reasons you need to leave the swim workout right away.
Similar to others but not explicitly stated:
You know you are a swimmer when you get into the shower just after getting up in the morning and just as the water hits your body you can smell the chlorine coming out of your pores.
Jeff
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You know you're a swimmer when you get up at 5 AM to go to swim practice in an outdoor pool in February and the temperature is in the 30s.
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You know you're a swimmer when you get up at 5AM to go to swim practice on a weekend.
You know you are a swimmer when ... you would rather meet Lenny Krayzelburg or Natalie Coughlin, instead of George W. Bush
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You know you're a swimmer when there are no towels in the linen closet. They are all in the trunk of your car.
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You know you're a swimmer when you use spreadsheet to keep track of your yardage
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You know you're a swimmer when you hang your Speedo on the doorknob every day after practice and the chlorine eats the brass off the knob...and leaves a green ring.:(
