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?
I have been patiently waiting for the "Death to all Noodlers" thread. I would also like to see the death of another thread. "Swimming Stereotypes"
Me too.
But it won't happen.
That Guy - standing only four feet tall but with size 30 feet, he is sometimes mistaken for an age grouper, a hobbit, or a clown. He often goes meta, refers to himself in the third person, and posts devilishly enciphered riddles that will stump scholars for millennia.
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Ese Chico - permanente sólo cuatro pies de altura pero con tamaño de 30 pies, a veces es confundido con un mero de edad, un hobbit o un payaso. A menudo va meta, se refiere a sí mismo en tercera persona y puestos de adivinanzas diabólicamente cifrados que le resultan difíciles académicos durante milenios.
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:lmao: :rofl: :lolup: :joker: :woot: :thewave:
That's what I'm talking about! :applaud:
The Human Pylon - Elderly man who stands exactly halfway down the pool and does a stationary water aerobics workout with foam dumbbells. What THP's workout lacks in intensity, it makes up for in length and lack of movement. While similar to a noodler, he is not one of them because a) he leaves before their class starts, and b) they actually move their feet. I shared a lane with THP this morning; it might be the first time I've ever done a workout with an object stationed in the middle of my lane like that.
Sorry I didn't get to see it either, lol!! What is it with these people? Like we didn't come to swim? We have a lady who huffs & puffs in a very annoyed way if anyone gets in her lane - her excuse? She has arthritis. That's rich! We ALL have arthritis, sister!
Did we mention Mr & Mrs. Patient? They stand at the end of the pool, wasting their time waiting for a lane to open up - they are too afraid to swim with others, so they'd rather sit in the chair, and wait, and wait, and wait. . . .
Hahahaha! I've done this before Celestial!! I don't mind swimming with anyone who moves forward most of the time and doesn't occupy more than 75% the width of the lane. I have arrived at the Monon Center twice and found all 8 lanes filled with at least 1 person who was taking their 75% down the middle and moving in a more linear fashion as opposed to straight ahead. I chose to wait. :afraid:
it might be the first time I've ever done a workout with an object stationed in the middle of my lane like that.
Last week I shared my lane with an orange cone. Took me a while to realise it was actually marking the 25m point:doh:
Last week I shared my lane with an orange cone. Took me a while to realise it was actually marking the 25m point:doh: Nice to see the cone on long course 100m IMs if your fly or br aren't very fast.
Hahahaha! I've done this before Celestial!! I don't mind swimming with anyone who moves forward most of the time and doesn't occupy more than 75% the width of the lane. I have arrived at the Monon Center twice and found all 8 lanes filled with at least 1 person who was taking their 75% down the middle and moving in a more linear fashion as opposed to straight ahead. I chose to wait. :afraid:
I guess you've got more time to spare than I do!! One advantage to swimming with the kids is we all know exactly which lane to get into - or not.
False: I do not have much time at all!
True: Swimming with a team is no problem at all. Everyone is on the same page and knows how to swim with other people. Lap swimming is random and can be dangerous to your physical being if you are swimming with a whirling-dervish cyclops who out-weights you by 100 pounds!!!!
