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?
A teammate wanted to complete a 200y fly because there was no team record for her age group. Several of us stood at the start end to encourage her. She gave us a look at the 100 that she wasn't very happy. She took a long turn and headed for the fifth length. At the 125 she touched the wall and then got out all in one motion. She spoke with some people she didn't know at the turn end and they apparently encouraged her to keep going. So she jumped back in and swam the 6th length. Then at the 150 she finally gave up and stopped.
She said she wanted to stop at the 100 but knew we were all there and would have shouted to keep swimming, so she thought she'd do that fifth length and then stop because she didn't know anybody down there.
A teammate wanted to complete a 200y fly because there was no team record for her age group. Several of us stood at the start end to encourage her. She gave us a look at the 100 that she wasn't very happy. She took a long turn and headed for the fifth length. At the 125 she touched the wall and then got out all in one motion. She spoke with some people she didn't know at the turn end and they apparently encouraged her to keep going. So she jumped back in and swam the 6th length. Then at the 150 she finally gave up and stopped.
She said she wanted to stop at the 100 but knew we were all there and would have shouted to keep swimming, so she thought she'd do that fifth length and then stop because she didn't know anybody down there.
