Backman ends his posts with "On the next top". The other day someone said that at practice and I hadn't heard it since I was about 12. We use digital clocks now!
I'd love to hear words/sayings used in workout or at meets. Here are some used around our pool:
yak or honk, aka to throw up
the hood's open and the tires are coming off- aka exceedingly tired
switching to guns- aka nothing else is working
"Nightmare on Creek Street" aka a workout to avoid
Irish Mile- aka Kerry's mile (11 laps, 10, 9, 8 etc)
toy box- aka a swimmer who not only has, but uses, every piece of swimming equipment known to man!
garbage can lids- aka TYR swim paddles (sizes 3 and up!)
ugly- aka a very hard set
resource lane- aka the lane we all occasionally end up in where nobody does the set right! nor understands it no matter how many times it is explained!!! (special education reference)
That's all for now... please add on :)
Originally posted by Karen Duggan
Backman ends his posts with "On the next top". The other day someone said that at practice and I hadn't heard it since I was about 12. We use digital clocks now!
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I always wondered about this quote, whether he means 'gung ho - lets go' or whether he means the NEXT top as opposed to this one.
On our team (no digital clocks) the NEXT top is the one that never really comes-- as in 'sure, we'll start those 400 IMs on the next top 'cause oops, we missed this one'
Originally posted by Karen Duggan
Backman ends his posts with "On the next top". The other day someone said that at practice and I hadn't heard it since I was about 12. We use digital clocks now!
)
I always wondered about this quote, whether he means 'gung ho - lets go' or whether he means the NEXT top as opposed to this one.
On our team (no digital clocks) the NEXT top is the one that never really comes-- as in 'sure, we'll start those 400 IMs on the next top 'cause oops, we missed this one'
