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 Turnip
A non-competing masters swimmer who resents competing swimmers, who sometimes peruses swim forums with disdain and who instead of just accepting that some folks like to race and get excited by their and their friends "race condition" times, or like to share the odd joke or two in the form of baiting, ragging, lampooning, deriding each other, assumes there is a "inner circle" and takes everyone to task for not just being a lap swimmer and for not avoiding all jocular activity or racing talk. The Turnip sems to think that things should be done in Turnip fashion and feels entitled to a sticy thread to this end. Teh Turnip is not a good representative of all USMS swimmers (though The Turnip may suspect they are) who are competing or not, and who come here for a bit of fun and/or advice, which is free to be enjoyed or ignored.
The Turnip
A non-competing masters swimmer who resents competing swimmers, who sometimes peruses swim forums with disdain and who instead of just accepting that some folks like to race and get excited by their and their friends "race condition" times, or like to share the odd joke or two in the form of baiting, ragging, lampooning, deriding each other, assumes there is a "inner circle" and takes everyone to task for not just being a lap swimmer and for not avoiding all jocular activity or racing talk. The Turnip sems to think that things should be done in Turnip fashion and feels entitled to a sticy thread to this end. Teh Turnip is not a good representative of all USMS swimmers (though The Turnip may suspect they are) who are competing or not, and who come here for a bit of fun and/or advice, which is free to be enjoyed or ignored.
