We've all had them, your suit rips during a start, you accidentally sneeze on Michael Phelps, you burp or fart on the starting blocks, etc. (none of those happened to me...knock on wood).
What's your most embarassing swimming moment? (includes, meets, practice, anything swimming related)
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A couple of the guys on my team way back lost some sort of bet or dare or something and had to wear girls' suits for a relay. They were utterly humiliated!
Rtodd's 200 reminded me of a situation that occured in December at the SCM zone championships in Long Beach (where Michael Phelps et. al. are swimming this weekend).
I was swimming on an 800 free relay, the last event of a three day meet. Our team was way behind. I dove in to swim the anchor leg and at what turned out to be the 150 mark I wasn't sure what lap I was on. At about the flags I lifted my head to see if the timers were near the edge of the pool. They were not, so I swam another 50.:snore:
I have a group humiliation swimming moment.
In high school, our team had just gotten our new team suits in. I must have been a freshman or sophmore since neither of my sisters were on the team at the time. The suits came in so late, they were handed out just in time for walking through the door at the first meet. Now, they were a pale tie dye color, and I wasn't too fond of them dry but looked fine. However, when we got in the pool, they turned out to be completely transparent. You could see everything quite clearly. All of our parents and friends were there and horrified. Girls fathers were there. The worst part was due to our high school rules, we couldn't go back to the locker rooms and change suits because we had to be wearing a team uniform or else be DQ'd. The talk of the whole meet was the humiliation to be had by those who had to swim backstroke - especially in the lane next to the spectators. We had many more spectators than usual, as word spread, it seemed everyone from other teams and activities around after school showed up to gawk at our peep show.
The suits were returned for full refunds and our captains were much more careful with the next suit selection.
:eek: That would bite!
I guess one solution might be to put another suit underneath the team suit, so you could satisfy the officials and your modesty, but under stress who thinks of things like that?
Similar experience for me: One day a lady stopped me in the locker room after a swim, and told me that my suit was totally transparent and she could see everything--something I didn't know until after my swim was over. Maybe just as well... Bought a new suit shortly afterward.
Why am I never around to spot these things! The best I got was "T-back bikin girl" and she ruined it by running into the locker room and coming out with a "towel skirt."
*pout*
Ah but how do you think "Posh" would feel if you got your wish? :shakeshead:
:eek: That would bite!
I guess one solution might be to put another suit underneath the team suit, so you could satisfy the officials and your modesty, but under stress who thinks of things like that?
Similar experience for me: One day a lady stopped me in the locker room after a swim, and told me that my suit was totally transparent and she could see everything--something I didn't know until after my swim was over. Maybe just as well... Bought a new suit shortly afterward.
Why am I never around to spot these things! The best I got was "T-back bikin girl" and she ruined it by running into the locker room and coming out with a "towel skirt."
*pout*
Yeah Rich:applaud: :applaud: :applaud:
Hehehe Check out Elle McPherson in "Sirens" she was 30lbs over her modelling weight in that film...and was voluptous as all heck...
"I gave it 2 thumbs up!" LOL
