SWIM PRANK

Back in college we upperclassmen (Soph. & above) always did a good one to the freshman, and it wasn't too dirty or mean either. The first week of swim practice, we'd get a signup sheet started with everyone's name, phone #, and dorm address (basically just so we'd know where to find the freshman at) :D but everyone put their names on the list so it wouldn't look fishy. Saturday morning practices would start on the 2nd Saturday of the season, scheduled from 8-10am or so. We (Soph & above) would all meet in front of the athletic complex around 3:30-4:00am or so on that first Saturday morning practice day. Then we'd play "roundup" and get all the freshman out of bed extra early for practice. Somehow we'd get into the locked up dorms and get them out of bed. IT WAS REQUIRED that they get out of bed, or the $#!+ would hit the fan later. Once everyone was gathered up, we'd take a nice stroll through town about 2 miles to the Shari's restaraunt downtown, arriving somewhere around 6:00am or so...no big deal here. Everyone would have a nice casual breakfast and whatever, just talking and stuff...this lasted well past 7:00, 7:15am, ...freshman are starting to get antsy 'cause they know from the coach not to be late for Saturday morning practice which is at 8:00 of course. A few of them start asking if we should go and stuff, we all say it'll be fine, we'll be okay. ;) About 7:30am or so, we get up, pay the bills, and get out of there...TO THE CARS that us upperclassmen left in the parking lot the night before. :banana: ...and drove back to the pool, screaming out "Don't be late!!" to the freshman. Who knows how they made it, but a 2 mile run on a full stomach in street clothes, sweatshirts, and stuff isn't fun when you're racing the clock. The coach knows what's happening each year too, so she was waiting to give the guys a hard time as well when they arrived!

Back in college we upperclassmen (Soph. & above) always did a good one to the freshman, and it wasn't too dirty or mean either. The first week of swim practice, we'd get a signup sheet started with everyone's name, phone #, and dorm address (basically just so we'd know where to find the freshman at) :D but everyone put their names on the list so it wouldn't look fishy. Saturday morning practices would start on the 2nd Saturday of the season, scheduled from 8-10am or so. We (Soph & above) would all meet in front of the athletic complex around 3:30-4:00am or so on that first Saturday morning practice day. Then we'd play "roundup" and get all the freshman out of bed extra early for practice. Somehow we'd get into the locked up dorms and get them out of bed. IT WAS REQUIRED that they get out of bed, or the $#!+ would hit the fan later. Once everyone was gathered up, we'd take a nice stroll through town about 2 miles to the Shari's restaraunt downtown, arriving somewhere around 6:00am or so...no big deal here. Everyone would have a nice casual breakfast and whatever, just talking and stuff...this lasted well past 7:00, 7:15am, ...freshman are starting to get antsy 'cause they know from the coach not to be late for Saturday morning practice which is at 8:00 of course. A few of them start asking if we should go and stuff, we all say it'll be fine, we'll be okay. ;) About 7:30am or so, we get up, pay the bills, and get out of there...TO THE CARS that us upperclassmen left in the parking lot the night before. :banana: ...and drove back to the pool, screaming out "Don't be late!!" to the freshman. Who knows how they made it, but a 2 mile run on a full stomach in street clothes, sweatshirts, and stuff isn't fun when you're racing the clock. The coach knows what's happening each year too, so she was waiting to give the guys a hard time as well when they arrived!