Swimmer's Dictionary

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Former Member — Thu, 22 Apr 2004 16:15:57 GMT

Old Dog & Mark: Both of you children go to your room for posting that gross stuff... eeeewwww....

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Former Member — Thu, 22 Apr 2004 15:23:04 GMT

Originally posted by Rob Copeland Real swimming – open water swimming Pool Ballerinas - Swimmers who won't do open water races. -LBJ

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Dennis Tesch — Thu, 22 Apr 2004 12:03:10 GMT

"Counting tiles" - a long boring swim or workout

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aquageek — Thu, 22 Apr 2004 11:29:00 GMT

This makes me a Sammy-Save Up Ballerina.

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Rob Copeland — Thu, 22 Apr 2004 11:05:55 GMT

Barnacle – Someone who leaves 1 - 2 seconds behind you and stays on your feet for an entire workout, refusing to ever lead the lane. Real swimming – open water swimming Drafting – the art of barnacles, applied most effectively in real swimming

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Former Member — Thu, 22 Apr 2004 07:04:21 GMT

starfish = butterfly with arm recovery on the water surface, most often occuring during the last 50m of a 200 fly lcm.

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Former Member — Thu, 22 Apr 2004 05:08:51 GMT

Sand bagger (n) or too Sandbag a set : like a sammy save up, someone who swims the start of a set very easy and waits til the last swim/rep to go all out (ie descending 50's goes a 48, 46, 44, 42 and then the last one is a 30). Carrying the orchestra - famailier with the piano( in butterfly where the stroke starts to falter), well the orchestra is more painful (both to swim and watch). Selling buicks - throwing up (just elongate buuuuiiiiiiiiccccck, has a nice sound to it) Draftmaster - someone who leaves right after the swimmer in front of them (usually 1 or 2 seconds behind) in order to draft off of them. Triathletes - those that only swim freestyle/front crawl (just kidding on this one).

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swimshark — Thu, 22 Apr 2004 02:56:24 GMT

Since I was a ballerina until a few years ago, I consider that a compliment (I don't do open water). Guess my name should be swim ballerina then. :)

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aquageek — Thu, 22 Apr 2004 01:51:05 GMT

Triathletes - people in swim suits who stand at the wall and talk about all their bike riding and running.

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Rob Copeland — Thu, 22 Apr 2004 01:37:32 GMT

Triathletes (alternate definition) someone who can bike 112 miles, can run 26 miles but can't kick 50 yards:)

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Former Member — Wed, 21 Apr 2004 16:57:34 GMT

Originally posted by justforfun Sammy Save-up: the jerk who loafs the entire set, only to blow by you on the last repeat Inflict bodily pain on sammy save ups. After one or two times of them dropping to the deck, they usually stop. For some strange reason, most people don't like to swim with me ;)

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Former Member — Wed, 21 Apr 2004 16:32:14 GMT

Sammy Save-up: the jerk who loafs the entire set, only to blow by you on the last repeat

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Former Member — Wed, 21 Apr 2004 16:14:25 GMT

Desert Rat: a 75 where 1st length is underwater, 2nd choice, 3rd no breather. '12 desert rats on the 1:15' Ding-a-lings: Coach grabs the white pages, opens to a random page, swimmer closes eyes and points to a phone number. The last 4 digits is what everyone swims IM order. So if the number is x-8835 that's 200 fly, 200 back, 75 ***, 125 fr. Birthday swim: For us this entails a 100 fly where everyone else on the team lines up along both sides of the lane, armed with a kickboard and make as many waves as possible while you swim. Birthday pushups: At the end of a month (usually Sat.) the entire team will as many pushups as the combined age of all the people who had a birthday that month. So if 3 people turned 25, we'd have 75 push ups.

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Rnovitske — Wed, 21 Apr 2004 10:36:57 GMT

Getting Evil - when the coach gives a particularly difficult set Typhoon - the swimmer who drowns everyone in his lane with the waves he creates when he swims

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Former Member — Wed, 21 Apr 2004 08:42:43 GMT

Originally posted by Mark in MD Is that spelling correct? :o Doesn't seem to be. You're thinking turtles, totally different from turd-les. When in doubt www.dictionary.com

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scolopax — Wed, 21 Apr 2004 08:31:30 GMT

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'

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Former Member — Wed, 21 Apr 2004 08:17:19 GMT

Guess I got told. :(

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Former Member — Wed, 21 Apr 2004 08:12:56 GMT

Originally posted by Mark in MD Is that spelling correct? :o Doesn't seem to be. I am a pretty good speller, Mark. Remember, we are talking about "floaters" (vs "sinkers")... ;)

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Former Member — Wed, 21 Apr 2004 07:35:36 GMT

Originally posted by old dog AKA "turdles" Is that spelling correct? :o Doesn't seem to be.

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Former Member — Wed, 21 Apr 2004 07:00:14 GMT

Originally posted by SWinkleblech This sounds like my daughter. She never shuts up. Although she does this even when swimming, not just doing kicks. I don't know how she does it but she does. My general theory is, if you have enough energy to talk - you're not working hard enough/set is too easy.

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Former Member — Wed, 21 Apr 2004 06:34:15 GMT

Originally posted by 2go+h20 'Wendy kick' Named after a team mate. AKA 'social kick' Wendy likes to chat when kicking to other lane mates, so a 50 'wendy kick' is a form of active rest after a hard set. This time chatting is 'legal' This sounds like my daughter. She never shuts up. Although she does this even when swimming, not just doing kicks. I don't know how she does it but she does.

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Former Member — Wed, 21 Apr 2004 05:45:27 GMT

Originally posted by laineybug Floaters--someone who is 'warming down' from water aerobics by doing the elementary backstroke in the lap lanes. AKA "turdles"

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mattson — Wed, 21 Apr 2004 03:38:21 GMT

Originally posted by aquageek Finally, a term to describe what I've been doing all these years. No wonder I'm always told to lead the set or between two others, keeps me from saving up. No no no! You weren't "Sammy Save Up"-ing. You were merely increasing your intensity, with a sharp discontinuity before the last repeat. ;) As for the talking during kicking, I remember during high school, when the coaches were worried when we *weren't* talking between sets/repeats. "Is something wrong?" :D

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aquageek — Wed, 21 Apr 2004 01:13:10 GMT

Outstanding! Finally, a term to describe what I've been doing all these years. No wonder I'm always told to lead the set or between two others, keeps me from saving up.

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Former Member — Tue, 20 Apr 2004 13:30:53 GMT

I credit this one to my college coach, and I apologize if I offend anyone in explaining it. BOHICA, which is said right after an incredibly difficult set is given. It means: Bend over... here it comes again.