Equipment Rep
Trains with every piece of equipment available at all times.
The Luddite
Trains with nothing. Only uses a loin cloth and goggles in workout.
The Barnacle
Leaves right on your feet. Couldn't count to five or ten if his life depnded on it.
The Coach
Not an actual coach, but someone who is consumed with technique. Swimming is a precise set of moves that can be broken down, categorized, and scientifically analyzed.
The Jaded
Could care less about technique. Just wants to swim and leave the analysis to the eggheads.
The Swimaholic
Trains at least 10 swimming workouts a week. Anything less is viewed as not trying.
Fast Guy who Never Trains
Shows up once a month and breaks national records in practice.
Hardest Working Man in the Swim Business
Trains like a ferocious animal in workout, but has no speed when it comes to racing.
Lane Guy
Works out in a lane that is far too fast or slow for him.
The Crack Guy
Dude, pull your swimsuit up or get a bigger size.
The Newbie
Shows up to practice in board shorts and a scuba mask.
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As for myself, I would fall into the categories of Luddite and Jaded. Also, I wrote this from a male perspective, but the women are included as well. Any other stereotypes?
The Charmer a.k.a. *Sigh...* a.k.a. That #%$(@#^&
Usually a guy who is a few years out of college, swam at college, still looks like Adonis in a Speedo, and is fast. The Charmer is usually hard to see because the women on the team surround him whenever he's not swimming. This goes for ALL the women - the younger ones want to marry him and the older ones are either in cougar-mode or trying to fix him up with a daughter. He often has a job like sales rep, so his BS ability borders on the superhuman. Alternately, he has a job in teaching at a pre-school, is "sensitive", loves kids, hopes someday to "meet the right girl and have a large family" and that makes the women melt in double-time. On top of that, he never has a full-time girlfriend or wife, the thought of which makes some of the women on the team unable to form a coherent sentence when he is in the room. He can lower most women's IQ's by 30 points with a smile. When he does finally marry, sales of anti-depressants skyrocket for miles around. Every other man on the team would kill him if they thought they could get away with it.
The Charmer a.k.a. *Sigh...* a.k.a. That #%$(@#^&
Usually a guy who is a few years out of college, swam at college, still looks like Adonis in a Speedo, and is fast. The Charmer is usually hard to see because the women on the team surround him whenever he's not swimming. This goes for ALL the women - the younger ones want to marry him and the older ones are either in cougar-mode or trying to fix him up with a daughter. He often has a job like sales rep, so his BS ability borders on the superhuman. Alternately, he has a job in teaching at a pre-school, is "sensitive", loves kids, hopes someday to "meet the right girl and have a large family" and that makes the women melt in double-time. On top of that, he never has a full-time girlfriend or wife, the thought of which makes some of the women on the team unable to form a coherent sentence when he is in the room. He can lower most women's IQ's by 30 points with a smile. When he does finally marry, sales of anti-depressants skyrocket for miles around. Every other man on the team would kill him if they thought they could get away with it.
