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
Former Member
Upon reflection, I would say that no American swimmer had a great time at the 1980 Olympics.
Oops.
Miles
I was once swimming in a public session, just plodding up and down in lane on my own. Just steady 100s and 200s.
When I stopped at the end for a drink I overheard a young boy ask his father why he couldn't 'swim like that'.
The more than slightly overweight father replied that he could actually swim a great deal faster than me, but sadly he didn't have any goggles with him.
I resisted the temptation to embarrass him.
I have also raced somebody who claimed to have qualified for the 2000 Olympics at the 50m backstroke. I was VERY impressed.
Obviously alcohol seems to be involved. :) Even a svelte and speedy runner would face a physical challenge repeating (10) six minute miles.
just a thought... current elite marathoners (while perhaps not svelte) run 26.2 miles in about 2 hours 10 minutes... that works out to 26.2 sub 5:00 miles... even at 2 hours 30 minutes it works out to well under six min per mile for the entire distance.... just a thought....
be,
jim
I have found that people who are intimidated by someone say pretty outrageous things to make themselves look like they got it going on. I encountered that more with swiomming than with anyhting else. You know the trouble with guys, no one wants to be the smallest.;)
Got Boost
haha thanks for sharing that it gave me a good laugh. one time when i was surfing i started talking to this guy and we ended up talking about swimming and he told me that he can swim a mile in 8 minutes i just went along with it so i wouldn't ruin his day
Here is one that is true and will only be seen as unbelievable by those that swim: (as read on some forum) 10,000 yards (scy) doing 100 repeats of 100 every minute. The workout would last one hour and forty minutes. I know it is doable and has been done, nonetheless, I get tired thinking of it. What do I do? Repeats of 100 meters every minute and thirty or forty? Maybe 20 repeats? billy fanstone
That's hilarious that you busted out laughing right in his face!
Donna has been there and done it as far as swimming goes. This guy obvioully though he'd impress her...how could she not laugh...FYI I can swim at 10mph. Right between the dive and hitting the water! LOL
Hey Sarah...you look good in uniform...:joker:
