Anyone want to share some stories regarding humor in their swimming or past experiences....like meets....practice...HS Swimming, college....age group....?
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Two words: speedo pup-tents (and given the ... physique of some of the women on our college team, thank God for cold water during our work-outs).
A friend of mine threatened to write a book about masters swimming: Men Who Hang on Pool Walls, and the Women Who Swim Past Them. Fortunately, our teammates (including his future wife) found it a drole remark.
In 1994 those of us affiliated with San Diego Swim Masters thought we had a clear road to the SC National Team Championship. In fact, we thought it was so clear, that we printed up before the meet a bunch of t-shirts with the phrase "National Champions." As it turned out, the home team Arizona Masters out-organized us and won the large team championship. A discussion of what to do with the t-shirts ensued. One of our leading lights, the late and fondly remembered Bill Earley, suggested that we simply add the word "hips" at the end.
A friend and I were shopping at the local Sam's Club for refreshments for the food tent at our team's annual open water swim. She noticed they had for sale a large variety of women's competitive swim suits, but being a Sam's Club, there was no changing room. We wondered on the way back what they were thinking. I suggested it would be a different story if they had MEN'S suits for sale under similar conditions. "Yeah, I'll take 5 of those and 2 of these and one from the end of the rack over there. Do they make me look fat? Who cares?"
Our college team used to make up posters for the cafeteria and student center advertising our home meets. One of the freer spirits in our group came up with the following pitch, "See beautiful women in incredibly small swim suits, and great looking guys in even smaller swim suits." If memory serves, we had a decent turn out for that home meet.
Our same college team had a "Profound Statements" board. One entry read, "We have a meet today?"--Hunter Adams. At the time, I had a fairly substantial mustach. Someone took a picture of me in the classic turning to breath freestyle pose. A wag took that photo, added the caption "Lech Walensa is alive and well and swimming for LFC," and posted it to the board. And don't get me started about our X-rated cheers.
Having said all that, Emmett, you still da man! All the rest of us with our lame little stories are clearly not worthy to post in your discussion thread.
Matt
Two words: speedo pup-tents (and given the ... physique of some of the women on our college team, thank God for cold water during our work-outs).
A friend of mine threatened to write a book about masters swimming: Men Who Hang on Pool Walls, and the Women Who Swim Past Them. Fortunately, our teammates (including his future wife) found it a drole remark.
In 1994 those of us affiliated with San Diego Swim Masters thought we had a clear road to the SC National Team Championship. In fact, we thought it was so clear, that we printed up before the meet a bunch of t-shirts with the phrase "National Champions." As it turned out, the home team Arizona Masters out-organized us and won the large team championship. A discussion of what to do with the t-shirts ensued. One of our leading lights, the late and fondly remembered Bill Earley, suggested that we simply add the word "hips" at the end.
A friend and I were shopping at the local Sam's Club for refreshments for the food tent at our team's annual open water swim. She noticed they had for sale a large variety of women's competitive swim suits, but being a Sam's Club, there was no changing room. We wondered on the way back what they were thinking. I suggested it would be a different story if they had MEN'S suits for sale under similar conditions. "Yeah, I'll take 5 of those and 2 of these and one from the end of the rack over there. Do they make me look fat? Who cares?"
Our college team used to make up posters for the cafeteria and student center advertising our home meets. One of the freer spirits in our group came up with the following pitch, "See beautiful women in incredibly small swim suits, and great looking guys in even smaller swim suits." If memory serves, we had a decent turn out for that home meet.
Our same college team had a "Profound Statements" board. One entry read, "We have a meet today?"--Hunter Adams. At the time, I had a fairly substantial mustach. Someone took a picture of me in the classic turning to breath freestyle pose. A wag took that photo, added the caption "Lech Walensa is alive and well and swimming for LFC," and posted it to the board. And don't get me started about our X-rated cheers.
Having said all that, Emmett, you still da man! All the rest of us with our lame little stories are clearly not worthy to post in your discussion thread.
Matt
