Anyone want to share some stories regarding humor in their swimming or past experiences....like meets....practice...HS Swimming, college....age group....?
Former Member
Originally posted by swimr4life
I hope we never grow "too old" to find it humorous!:D This is the very reason we are all friends and colleagues through USMS.
Originally posted by Mark in MD
I thought about getting 1/2 dozen or so of these electronic marvels and placing them under the pews in Church in strategic positions. I could activate them by remote control from the organ console. It could provide some real entertainment during a crowded Church service. Reminds me, Confucious says, "He who flatulates in Church ... sits in his own pew." Jean I figured you'd like my idea.
Oh Mark, you shouldn't have posted this when my stomach and laugh muscles hadn't recovered from Emmett's post. Oh but I am out of breath!! I almost bashed my head on the keyboard I laughed so hard. And the Confucious quote - priceless. Of course having your own pew isn't all good - If you are sitting in a pew with other people you can just eyeball them in an accusing way as, well let's not go there.
Timed that one exactly right, eh? What if the pew is padded, like the ones at my Church? Imagine all of the whoopies that have been trapped in those cushions for all those years? George Carlin talked about that on his record, too. This has been good for ab exercises. I'm outta here.
OK, for funny stories - has anyone "made bubbles" while swimming? I know we have the sit-up incident posted earlier, but I am curious (in a morbid sort of way) about the results when swimming. Is there extra propulsion involved? Does it help with undulation in the fly? Or does it tend to push you hips lower in the water creating extra drag? (Or higher for the backstroke.)
Sorry, I couldn't resist. As I stated earlier, this is one of my favorite topics!:cool:
Has the scholarly literature noted a correlation between bubble formation and VO2 MaX? How do you norm for that? More important, is this a possible side effect of the new, cutting edge VO2 Max shampoo that Arena is promising to market once it begins production of the cold fusion racing suit?
Matt
Originally posted by Matt S
Has the scholarly literature noted a correlation between bubble formation and VO2 MaX? How do you norm for that? More important, is this a possible side effect of the new, cutting edge VO2 Max shampoo that Arena is promising to market once it begins production of the cold fusion racing suit? MattWhat did he say? Sounds like legalese.
Our masters team The University of Denver “Aquaholics” used to make an annual pilgrimage to the La Jolla Rough Swim. One year, the night before the race, our group was walking along the beautiful La Jolla shoreline. The conversation turned to the race, how we thought we do, strategies etc. Inevitably when you train a mile high almost any conversation about swimming involving persons from Colorado, the so called altitude advantage always factors into the discussion. Well, during this conversation a young woman in our group piped up “What’s the altitude here?”
