The bleachers at this meet are setup about 18 inches from the edge of the pool. If you are sitting on the bottom row you will get splashed as the swimmer in lane one goes by. So, 1st heat of boys open 400 IM. The young man in lane one is an older boy--maybe 17 or 18 and very well built... He is a big boy who was struggling a bit with the fly. He swims past as his mother and other swim moms from his team cheer him on. He turns, and as he is backstroking past the bleachers and his cheering fans he says, "THIS SUCKS!" The bleachers erupt into laughter. His poor mother was mortified! All she could say was, "Only my son, only my son!"
What other funny things have you heard at swim meets?
At a SCM meet a couple years ago, I was waiting behind the blocks to swim my 100 free. In the heat ahead of me, an older man (Walt) came in at 50 meters and stopped at the wall. The timers (who apparently knew him) yelled out "Walt, you've got 50 left!". Walt looked dubious at first but realized everyone else was swimming so he probably should be also. So, he pushed off to finish the race. As he was swimming away, one of the timers said (but thankfully didn't actually do), "when he gets back, let's tell him he's got another 50 left."
At a SCM meet a couple years ago, I was waiting behind the blocks to swim my 100 free. In the heat ahead of me, an older man (Walt) came in at 50 meters and stopped at the wall. The timers (who apparently knew him) yelled out "Walt, you've got 50 left!". Walt looked dubious at first but realized everyone else was swimming so he probably should be also. So, he pushed off to finish the race. As he was swimming away, one of the timers said (but thankfully didn't actually do), "when he gets back, let's tell him he's got another 50 left."
