I was surfing the web for my swimming class to find a couple of articles on swimming, when I came across an anecdote that was so funny I almost died laughing:
I teach group and private swim lessons at our local Y and am constantly amazed and entertained by the comments from the kids. Last year, little Ben, 5 years old, was swimming backstroke, eyes to the ceiling, goggles bigger than his head, blonde hair falling in his face. I'm watching from the side, signaling to kick and streamline. All of a sudden he yells out "Miss Barbara!""What Ben?" I reply, still making kicking motions with my arms. And loudly comes this little voice echoing throughout the pool "I want to eat you like a strawberry!". I thought the lifeguards were going to fall out of their chairs. What could I say? "Keep kicking Ben, just keep kicking!"
I didn't use this for my class (it's not copyrighted by the way, and it's not my personal story), but it made me realize that there's got to be a lot more swimming humour out there.
(Of course I could mention the time where I smashed my head twice in one lap swimming backstroke. They moved the backstroke flags!)
I'm interested to hear more...
I was teaching little kids about 40 years ago. We were in the deep end and I was holding a pole and having the kids - one at a time - jump in and swim to the pole and then swim back to the wall and get out. One little kid jumped in and swam competently towards the pole and then started to go under, flailing his arms and gurgling. He wouldn't grasp the pole so I jumped in to bring him to the side. I said, "Why didn't you just turn around and swim back?" Very calm now, he said: "I forgot."
I've been laughing at that ever since.
I was teaching little kids about 40 years ago. We were in the deep end and I was holding a pole and having the kids - one at a time - jump in and swim to the pole and then swim back to the wall and get out. One little kid jumped in and swam competently towards the pole and then started to go under, flailing his arms and gurgling. He wouldn't grasp the pole so I jumped in to bring him to the side. I said, "Why didn't you just turn around and swim back?" Very calm now, he said: "I forgot."
I've been laughing at that ever since.