SR to NSR: Ridiculous Comments

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Last Friday while doing sprinting and drills, a fellow yelled at me and asked me if I needed a doctor (I was huffing and puffing naturally), and I said No, just sprinting. He insisted on trying to have a conversation with me about his long distance swimming. I will point out I know this fellow and he is not athletic, he does the bar scene, very unfit. He told me he swam 10 miles in an hour, and the instant he told me that I broke out in hilarious laughter. He was shocked. I told him it was humanly impossible without an attached motorized device and that our dive boats here don't even go 10 miles an hour. So, he said we could meet and he would show me, I said how about tomorrow because Saturday is my distance day. He said, Oh, I can't because I got a tatoo and I have to stay out of the water for 2 months!! Don't people realize we didn't just fall off the turnip truck? Anyone ever brag to you about some swim facts that could not be true? Maybe this is something a person can say to a non-swimming person, but I am in the water training 4 days a week; I am the last person to make such an outrageous statement to!!! donna
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  • Oh, I've talked to a few guys that tell they had a great 50 IM in high school. I'll bet they did. I smile and nod. Then walk away with the drink they bought me ... :drink: :rofl: I also used to work with people who would tell me they swam a lot the night before I'd ask how much they'd say, at least a couple miles, I swam 20 lengths. I'd try not to laugh and explain that, that wasn't even half a mile ... then they'd ask far I swam in lengths ... :dunno:
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  • Oh, I've talked to a few guys that tell they had a great 50 IM in high school. I'll bet they did. I smile and nod. Then walk away with the drink they bought me ... :drink: :rofl: I also used to work with people who would tell me they swam a lot the night before I'd ask how much they'd say, at least a couple miles, I swam 20 lengths. I'd try not to laugh and explain that, that wasn't even half a mile ... then they'd ask far I swam in lengths ... :dunno:
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