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...
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Funny stories sorry I cannot tell these ones they involve me doing something to three different Olympians but they got me back and beat me.
However I was at the Commonwealth games in 1958 and found a pair of ladies panties on the ground and they had the swimmers name tag sewn in. I walked up to the barb wire fence that surrounded the ladies quarters and she came up to the fence. I asked did you lose these and threw them over the fence. I never lived that one down and was accused of being unfaithful by all the witnesses.
Funny stories sorry I cannot tell these ones they involve me doing something to three different Olympians but they got me back and beat me.
However I was at the Commonwealth games in 1958 and found a pair of ladies panties on the ground and they had the swimmers name tag sewn in. I walked up to the barb wire fence that surrounded the ladies quarters and she came up to the fence. I asked did you lose these and threw them over the fence. I never lived that one down and was accused of being unfaithful by all the witnesses.
