The little things that make me smile at Swim Meets...

. . . having your teammates *tatoo* eachother on face, arm, shoulder, thigh, anywhere, with the scratch on tatoos . . . drawing sharks, fish, teeth, Go Team!, It's Miller Time, etc. over teammates' entire back in permanent multi-color marker (hey, if the kids can do it, why can't we?) . . . beating someone 10 years younger and 40 pounds lighter than you, especially when your one thigh is the size of their torso - in any event . . . realizing that there is not an additional $10 fee for heat sheets . . . no prelims and finals! . . . looking at the heat sheets and seeing that you're sandwhiched between two arch nemesises and knowing it will be an exciting race - win or lose . . . not having to worry about your coach yelling at you after a bad swim :rofl: . . . having your coach hand you your ribbons after the meet . . . eating fun dip and Nerds candy with no remorse . . . trying your best to win a race for your retired parents who are watching in the stands . . . wondering if it's possible to swim a freestyle race with your fastskin which happens to have a hole in the crotch (reluctantly decided against that) . . . asking the official if you can please swim with the men in the 200 fly when there are no other female entries

. . . having your teammates *tatoo* eachother on face, arm, shoulder, thigh, anywhere, with the scratch on tatoos . . . drawing sharks, fish, teeth, Go Team!, It's Miller Time, etc. over teammates' entire back in permanent multi-color marker (hey, if the kids can do it, why can't we?) . . . beating someone 10 years younger and 40 pounds lighter than you, especially when your one thigh is the size of their torso - in any event . . . realizing that there is not an additional $10 fee for heat sheets . . . no prelims and finals! . . . looking at the heat sheets and seeing that you're sandwhiched between two arch nemesises and knowing it will be an exciting race - win or lose . . . not having to worry about your coach yelling at you after a bad swim :rofl: . . . having your coach hand you your ribbons after the meet . . . eating fun dip and Nerds candy with no remorse . . . trying your best to win a race for your retired parents who are watching in the stands . . . wondering if it's possible to swim a freestyle race with your fastskin which happens to have a hole in the crotch (reluctantly decided against that) . . . asking the official if you can please swim with the men in the 200 fly when there are no other female entries