Swim Slang is like the urban dictionary for the swimming community,
It's the terms we use.
please submit:
1) the word or phrase or acronym or term,
2) it's definition, links to videos, &
3) USE it in a sentence
4) offer other forms of the word
ie
SDK is an acronym for Streamline Dolphin Kick,
some call it underwaters or dolphins.
It's where swimmers dolphin kick underwater off of starts & turns.
You tend to see them more in sprints
Michael Ross has an excellent SDK.
SDKed, SDKing, SDKs, SDKer
piano - when all your muscles seize up and you can barely move forward anymore, you are swimming with a piano on your back. Pace your races correctly and this should never happen to you.
"Oh wow, look at the size of the piano on That Guy. Five bucks says he doesn't finish."
"Hey man, good job dodging the piano. You went out so fast, I thought you were doomed. Is that a best time?"
"SING US A SONG, YOU'RE THE PIANO MAN, SING US A SONG TONIGHT..."
Edit: here's a video link of Rebecca Soni at Worlds last summer. The piano drops on her at about the 4:18 mark.
YouTube- Nadja Higl - World Champion - 200 *** Rome 2009
And here's what NOT to do: somehow, the thread about that race did not include the word piano anywhere!
Soni swims great 170m *** - U.S. Masters Swimming Discussion Forums
Another edit: calculating the difference between 100 splits in a 200 event helps identify pianos even if you weren't there.
3 or less: could have gone out faster (arguable for the 200 free and 200 back)
4-5: good
6-7: try to start out a bit slower next time
8-9: that had to hurt
10+: piano
20+: srsly... what were you thinking
slackers-swimmers who leave after the 30 minute mark of a 2 hour practice. These species is more prevalent at age group programs where the coaches might look the other way at that. The choice destination after the 30 minute mark is the locker room or the local pizza joint. Oh, if there is a ice cream parlor nearby, they will be there too. The odd thing is that they still look like they did the 2 hours practice by their skinny build.
"Slacker, it has been 30 minutes, isn't it time for your 90 minute shower."
wall huggers-swimmers who stand at the wall and getting in the way of turns. They are really annoying when they pull that crap during an IM set.
"Move, you freaking wall hugger!"
animal-I have been call this many times since my core events are the 200 fly, 400 IM, distance free events. Or, maybe this is directed at the more husky swimmers that do these events.
"You were such an animal in your 1500."
Noodler
Noodler is a derogatory term for someone who is fond of working out in the pool using a foam noodle, and who often complains that the pool is either too cold or too hot, and often has an annoying habit of hogging the lane of a lap pool.
"Oh, man -- look at all the noodlers in the pool today!"
Video reference - Future Noodler in training YouTube- Pool Noodler
For alternate terms, please see Urban Dictionary -- unfortunately, they are far too racy for me to post them here. :blush:
Jerk - one who swims faster than you do
dope - one that swims slower than you do
hog - one that is in the middle always
tailgater - one that is always on your feet
Noodler
Noodler is a derogatory term for someone who is fond of working out in the pool using a foam noodle, and who often complains that the pool is either too cold or too hot, and often has an annoying habit of hogging the lane of a lap pool.
No noodler in the history of known noodling has ever complained about a pool being too hot. If you have seen such a blue-hair please immediately take a picture and post.
Sandbagger
Someone who enters a race with a seed time significantly slower than their actual time.
Did you see that sandbagger in lane 10? Don't you hate it when you don't get to swim in the same heat as someone because she always sandbags???
sandbagging, sandbagged, sandbaggish, sandbags
Former Member
"Dragger" - someone who leaves less than 5 seconds behind you on a tough repeat set, and takes advantage of the ability to drag off of you. "Off my feet, dragger!"
"Bagger" - someone who gives much less than the required level of effort for the bulk of a difficult repeat set, saving energy for the last one or two repeats. "He's a bagger".
The worst - "he's draggin' and baggin'".
Oh yes, but unless the pool is in the UPPER 80s, noodlers are still complaining about the pool being too cold.
If the my Y pool is not 83 degrees, some old lady is calling the local TV station complaining how cold the water is. Sometimes, it feels like boiled water.
If the my Y pool is not 83 degrees, some old lady is calling the local TV station complaining how cold the water is. Sometimes, it feels like boiled water.
I can relate to that! After swimming way too many months in an 86 degree pool, I finally did some research and presented it to the HOA manager, so I would have facts to back up my :bitching: about the water temp. being waaaay too hot. I was only able to get them to turn it down to 84 and the noodlers went NUTS! :bitching::bitching::bitching: I'm still swimming in (as you describe) boiled water and they are still tip-toeing into the pool complaining, "Ohhhh, it's SOOO cold!" :afraid:
And, I'm sweatin' bullets... :badday:
...BUT, I am still in :bliss: just being ABLE to swim! :D
