A funny from swim meet

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Karl_S — Fri, 01 May 2015 11:51:03 GMT

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jroddin — Fri, 01 May 2015 09:44:12 GMT

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.

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magick17 — Fri, 01 May 2015 02:59:54 GMT

My friend and USAS official Sharon slipping into the pool gracefully as a stroke and turns judge..amazing she got her head set off and it never got wet.....sadly she's retired now..

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orca1946 — Thu, 30 Apr 2015 11:41:27 GMT

When I was coaching my H S girls team in the 80's, the girls were allowed by the head coach to listen to music on their Diskman during the long diving event. a diver from the other team was on the board when one girl from our team looked up and said in a loud voice that was heard by all --"look at the boobs on her!!!" I reacted in shock & ran over to her and yanked off the headphones & said "every person in the pool area just heard what you said!" The meet official looked at us coaches for a long few seconds & asked the girl if she wanted to continue. She took a deep breath & did her dive. I later apologized to her. I forbade any of my swimmers from listening to music from that point on.

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pmccoy — Wed, 29 Apr 2015 12:10:56 GMT

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."

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Rich B. — Wed, 29 Apr 2015 07:17:35 GMT

A couple of years ago, after years of only pool swimming, when I got to my first open water race, in the ocean, my teammate who was running the event said, "you know, Rich, there's no line on the bottom."

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kahnswim — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 12:47:51 GMT

After decades of youth coaching, I saw this at my first LC masters meet. Another coach of a medium-sized team dutifully paced the length of the pool closest to whichever lane any of his swimmers were in. Taking splits and notes, he'd occasionally give a well-placed hoot or holler of encouragement. At the 125 mark of a women's 200 back, his middle-aged, middle of the pack swimmer looked straight at him and yelled, "Where are they?" It wasn't a particularly loud moment, so we heard his reply, "What?" She then asked more clearly, "How far ahead are they?" After a quick look he told her, "About 10 meters." The conversation then ended with a polite, "Thanks." She didn't make any changes or swim differently after that, she was just curious. That's the moment I new I'd entered a new swimming world.:banana:

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Gary P — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 12:14:12 GMT

He looked at me and said “Oh, thanks! Vote for me in November.” LOL! Politicians, never off duty.

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ForceDJ — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 11:41:33 GMT

This happened at an open water swim event (The annual Save The Bay Swim in Rhode Island) several years ago, when Patrick Kennedy was one of our U.S. Representatives. He’s always been an active supporter of the event, and several years he actually swam it. One year, minutes before the swim was set to begin…I saw him struggling to get his wetsuit on. He was off to the side, all alone, with none of his “people” around. Then I thought…that’s strange…most swimming wetsuits have the zipper in the back. He was trying to zip up the front. Immediately I realized that he was putting the thing on backwards. So I walked over and whispered in his ear “Congressman, the zipper goes in the back.” He looked at me and said “Oh, thanks! Vote for me in November.” Dan

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flystorms — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 01:51:22 GMT

These are all so much fun! Keep 'em coming!

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Allen Stark — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 11:02:14 GMT

At a Masters Meet,a friend of mine(who is an excellent backstroker) was swimming the 100 IM. At the back to breaststroke turn he turned on to his stomach,like a back to back turn.Realizing his error he kept turning back on to his back,but in frustration,as his mouth came out of the water he yelled "Oh S***" loud enough for most of us to hear.

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knelson — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 10:25:45 GMT

One I still remember from my age group days. A kid on my team swam poorly and blamed his mom for it because she moved to a different seat in the stands. Still the greatest excuse I've ever heard. :)

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Patrick W. Brundage — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 08:49:31 GMT

College dual meet where the anchor of our relay dove in for either a 50 or 100 (I cannot recall which) and realized far too late that he had not tied his suit. I can't remember if we won, I doubt anyone remembers the time because all you could focus on was the perfectly executed moon shot on the turn.

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Former Member — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 08:30:13 GMT

A team mate of mine stopped at the 150 in 200 Fly for a few seconds and screamed this hurts... he was dq for delay of meet.

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flystorms — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 07:12:46 GMT

I was cheering for my team from the sidelines during the postal challenge this year, walking along the sides and ends trying to encourage them. One of the ladies was a bit grumpy from coming in late and starting a bit late so I tried to get her to lighten up a bit. I started doing the Dougie and sprinkler dances on the side (which got a laugh from one of the other ladies), but all she did was look me in the eye on a breath and flip me off mid stroke. I died laughing. Thankfully, she loosened up a bit after that.

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gobears — Sun, 26 Apr 2015 10:27:56 GMT

When I was coaching in Oklahoma about 20 years ago there was a notorious parent from another team who would loudly repeat, "Go Robert, go Robert, kick Robert, kick Robert" while cheering for her son at various meets. We were at a small pool in Tulsa (I think) where there was hardly any deck space on one side of the pool for the coaches. The 13-14 boys' 100 backstroke started and Robert was in lane 8 (right next to us coaches). Robert's mom commenced her usual screaming from the upper level seating across the pool. At about the 60 yard point of the race, as Robert's mom screamed her usual "Go Robert, kick Robert," Robert stopped, stood up in his lane and shouted, "I AM!!!" He then finished his swim. I can't remember now if Robert's mom got the hint or not... :)