Here's a thread for the ladies to discuss anything that relates to women and swimming. For example, feel free to discuss how disgustingly ugly fastskins are, how the "curse" can kill a meet, how suits don't fit, how swimming wrecks your hair, how hormones unhinge you, etc.
What does everyone do with their old suits once they are no longer wearable? Would anyone consider recycling them by donating what is left of them to a worthwhile charity project? If so I have a great use for them!:angel:
I have a couple of old suits that are no longer fit to wear in public (only a couple because I only began swimming a year and a half ago). They sit in a drawer waiting for somebody to say they have a use for them.
Geek was wondering whether it was appropriate to call women "girls." I attempted to explain that we are sometimes referred to as "girls" when joking around -- "You go girl" etc. So Geek coined the term "fegirl" instead of "female." I like his new word, so plan to keep using it. :)
My wife explained to me that it was okay to call women, "girls", as long as you call men, "boys". I've actually gotten pretty good at calling men, "boys", but I still call women, "women"! I kind of like the fegirl term though.
Do you have any idea how much time swimmers spend talking about technical suits and how many they have?! I thought I was an addict, but some of those kids have an extensive collection!! They also follow the Smith model -- bragging about how little they practice or, conversely, bragging about how broken down they are from all their practices.
I work part time at a bike shop which also sells Speedo products. We set up a tent and tables at most every local USA-S meet. I find it amazing how many parents shell out 100-200 bucks on technical suits because their kid got an A/AA/AAA/AAAA time. It blows my mind. You would have thought it was the end of the world when my dad had to buy me a new pair of running shoes at the end of each cross-country or track season because they were worn out and broken down.
What does everyone do with their old suits once they are no longer wearable? Would anyone consider recycling them by donating what is left of them to a worthwhile charity project? If so I have a great use for them!:angel:
I have a couple of old suits that are no longer fit to wear in public (only a couple because I only began swimming a year and a half ago). They sit in a drawer waiting for somebody to say they have a use for them.
Geek was wondering whether it was appropriate to call women "girls." I attempted to explain that we are sometimes referred to as "girls" when joking around -- "You go girl" etc. So Geek coined the term "fegirl" instead of "female." I like his new word, so plan to keep using it. :)
My wife explained to me that it was okay to call women, "girls", as long as you call men, "boys". I've actually gotten pretty good at calling men, "boys", but I still call women, "women"! I kind of like the fegirl term though.
Do you have any idea how much time swimmers spend talking about technical suits and how many they have?! I thought I was an addict, but some of those kids have an extensive collection!! They also follow the Smith model -- bragging about how little they practice or, conversely, bragging about how broken down they are from all their practices.
I work part time at a bike shop which also sells Speedo products. We set up a tent and tables at most every local USA-S meet. I find it amazing how many parents shell out 100-200 bucks on technical suits because their kid got an A/AA/AAA/AAAA time. It blows my mind. You would have thought it was the end of the world when my dad had to buy me a new pair of running shoes at the end of each cross-country or track season because they were worn out and broken down.
