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?
How about the Inspired Olympian?
This guy/girl just got through watching 14 straight days of NBC coverage of the Olympics and has decided that Phelps, Piersol, Torres, et al will need some help in the next games and he/she is just the person to do it; despite the fact that his/her last competitive swim was in 8 & Under as 2nd leg of the 4 x 50 relay.
Gym/pool membership: $600.00
Performance body suit: $375.00
Goggles, fins, paddles, snorkel, Team USA cap, speedo backpack, bouy, tether, kickboard: $250.00
Swimming for 3 weeks, a combined 8500 yards total, then completely dropping the idea all together: Priceless
Blue
Highly amusing. But perhaps a more affordable waste of money than The Inspired Masters Golfer or The Inspired World Championships of Poker Player or The Inspired 75-Foot Wave Tugged by Jetski Surfer all of which boast even higher rates of tuition to get your Ph.D.--Doctor of Phoolishness.
He might be from Kazackistan.
I'm hopeful that you don't mean Kazakhstan. If you do, this type of ethnic or national origin stereotyping seems a little bothersome.
Highly amusing. But perhaps a more affordable waste of money than The Inspired Masters Golfer.
After watching the Masters on TV yesterday I could see how this would happen, though. All three of the guys who made the playoff had guts! I'm sure the average couch potato sees these guys and says "how hard can that be?" :)
I'm hopeful that you don't mean Kazakhstan. If you do, this type of ethnic or national origin stereotyping seems a little bothersome.
Hey Elise--
You obviously didn't see the movie "Borat". Google Borat swimsuit and you'll get the joke.
Heck no, Elise. Borat was a true fashion leader! Besides, as a Canadian, I've been stereotyped on this site more than a few times.
But you do have an emote! :canada:
There's no American flag emote. Ah well. It's peanut butter jelly time!!! :banana:
I've seen that and I don't know that it is a good idea or that it makes it right to do it to other countries. I recognize that it is hard to draw the line as we have all stereotyped men and women on this thread, and admittedly, it has all been amusing. Racial, ethnic, and national origin stereotypes, however, seem a little bit overboard.
Borat is a fashion leader? :)
Get off of your soapbox for a moment and think about the context in which the comment was made. If not for stereotypes, much humor (and this entire thread) is obsolete. Ridgid, judgmental reactions do not help. In fact, no one here needs a reminder about political correctness. Borat was a fiction, picking the country of Kazakhstan simply because it is funny to pronounce.
