Better to date or marry a swimmer or not?

little body hair. ;). Kyra, you are sorely mistaken :dedhorse:

What do posters think? Is it better to date or marry another swimmer than a non-swimming athlete or non-athlete? Does it lead to discord or harmony? Too much couple competition? Or more understanding when you want to go to practice or meets all the time? Is swimcest the best? Of course, the swimmer boys shave their legs. I've dated a swimmer, triathlete and non-swimmer. It's so much fun to have friendly competition, someone to train with, and someone to understand your lifestyle. At the same time, sometimes it's nice to be with someone who doesn't know the difference between a 2:00 and 1:59 in the 200 free! But what do I know, I'm still single.

My wife swam in college(pre Title IX) and some Masters before she hurt her shoulder and took up Martial Arts. I have gotten her to get back into swimming in a limited way.It's great to go to meets together.We have both been very competative people,but after enough time have worn off MOST of the sharp edges.

Wait..I thought I just heard muppet heading to his car asking how to get Virginia Three things... 1. Muppet already commented on the "little body hair" 2. Muppet is not single And the biggest issue here... 3. I'm pretty convinced that people from Maryland don't like to cross the river to go to Virginia unless they work here. I dated a guy from Maryland (a triathlete, and I could swim so much faster than he could and that was a whole other issue) and he never wanted to drive to VA to hang out here. Being the nice person that I am I always drove to Maryland, and it's only about 20 minutes. Safe to say that relationship didn't last long. So, Muppet better be bringing some nice, cute, single friends with him to Virginia. Oh, please bring one for my roomie too!

I am blocking on his name(first name was Jon I think) but the first swimmer to shave down was an Australian swimmer who won the 100 Free at the 56 Olympics. When asked how he got the idea to shave his body his father answered for him"are you kidding,he's hairy as a goat."

Julie..you're supposed to let him win...guys like to feel powerful... :rolleyes: 2 things: 1) I must have missed where Muppet said he was not single 2) Mrs Swimstud is freaked out by my hairless bod and asks if it really makes a difference to my swim... ;) hehe And Alpha girls don't?! Muppet is dating SwimmieAvsFan. Don't you read? :thhbbb: Dating swimmers is quite great. They are definitely the cutest male athlete by far! Tall, broad shoulders, cute butts. I dated them all through high school and most of college (then I dated some Brit Buoy who was not SwimStud). Then I hit a skid in law school. No damn swimmers. Found a non-lawyer obsessive tennis player/golfer. Tried to convert me to golf. That doesn't work for a sprinter with a short attention span. Finally married a runner. He's usually pretty supportive. But he thinks practices and meets take too long and he is always wanting to schedule vacations right before a big meet or doesn't understand why it's a problem to take a vacation at that time. He does have diamond calves though ... Non-athletes. Forget it. Non-endurance athletes. Forget that too.

Wait..I thought I just heard muppet heading to his car asking how to get Virginia See Julie's "thing #3." Three things... 1. Muppet already commented on the "little body hair" 2. Muppet is not single And the biggest issue here... 3. I'm pretty convinced that people from Maryland don't like to cross the river to go to Virginia unless they work here. ... So, Muppet better be bringing some nice, cute, single friends with him to Virginia. Oh, please bring one for my roomie too! To Julie's point #3, AMEN!!! Virginia is for lovers, not for drivers! :dedhorse: The streets have no rhyme or reason to their direction, no one has ever heard of turn signals or driving fast in the fast lane... i could go on and on... :dedhorse: Tysons Corner - region's worst traffic, and they're building up around the mall?!?! Ok, rant over. :dedhorse: Coming from a Virginian, it is comforting that you recognize there is a problem. To Julie's point #2, and I am going to get some flack for this, let me point out that as far as the IRS is concerned, Julie's statement is not accurate. To Julie's point #1, and to expand on my earlier post (which was short b/c there was a LOT of good tv tonight: USA v MEX soccer, Duke/UNC hoop, LOST), I think the swimmer hair thing is not something to be taken into consideration. For anyone who looks good sans hair, at some point, the shaving will stop, and that fur will be growing back permanently. and for Julie... I'll start the interview process tomorrow... though you didn't specify whether you want my nice, cute, single friends to be male or female...:joker:

I was actually just thinking about this...haha...because on my team we're warned at the beginning of the season not to commit swimcest-no dating other swimmers....yet people don't listen every season, and it always ends poorly. I think it would be most ideal to date/marry another athlete--but not another swimmer. I mean, idk, I like having my swimming be a thing I can do alone as a way to escape everything else. But non-athletes tend not to be as considerate or sympathetic regarding injuries and need to get to practices and meets. Thats my take. Haven't met anyone that fits the perfect mold yet....

I married my wife for the sex...ooops, not supposed to say that, this is a family forum. Well anyway, during our long courtship and now an even longer marriage, we never were together in sports (dated for about 5 years, married 30, we've been involved sinde 1972). I use to play lots of tennis, I mean, I played every day, but my wife did not. Then I started running and my wife joined me. Eventually she was faster than I when running longer distances. We completed 3 marathons, she being about half an hour faster. She doesn't have the swimming experience that I have but she goes to her swimming classes and eventually we swim together Saturday mornings, she doing her stuff and I doing mine. Okay, let's change the question: are you attracted to members of the opposite sex (or same sex, who knows?) because they are swimmers, that being a plus irrespective of the total other qualities they may have, including a great body? yes...billy fanstone (formerly attracted to martina hingis, jennifer capriati, and gabriela sabatini)

What do posters think? Is it better to date or marry another swimmer than a non-swimming athlete or non-athlete? Does it lead to discord or harmony? Too much couple competition? Or more understanding when you want to go to practice or meets all the time? I notice Cruise married a swimmer ... and we know about Muppet ... Two words...Michael Phelps. Of course you should marry a swimmer.:wiggle: I agree with Morgan that it would be nice to marry another athlete just so they know what competition and training means to you but it doesn't necessarily have to be the same sport. There are a few people on my team though who are married, in very different spots in terms of competitiveness and speed, and they seems to get along great, and it's time they get to spend together without kids doing something they enjoy together. In response to Bill's question I am more attracted to swimmers because um.. yea great bodies and little body hair. ;)....and see my answer to Fort.