1. You open the door to the pool and get that first whiff of chlorine and think to yourself, "I love the smell of chlorine in the morning!"
2. Your new issue of Swimmer Magazine arrives :bliss: and you immediately sit down and read it cover to cover (including the ads!). But, then, the realization sets in that now you have to wait two months until the NEXT issue arrives.
3. You find yourself counting strokes instead of sheep to fall asleep at night. Then, just when you're about to fall asleep, instead of your leg twitching a little bit, it does a full whip kick :afraid:, and you ride the glide to slumberland... :bed:
Now it's your turn...
Thanks! we've got 4 weeks left, but the first two came early.
With 3 of them , I'm hoping atleast one will take to swimming. The first two love swim school, but one is now starting horse riding, and starts school next year, So i can see her starting handball or soccer...
Best wishes to you, your wife, and your kids! Keep us posted on the good news! :applaud:
My deodorant wore off the other day, and instead of BO, I just smelled like chlorine.
:lmao: That reminds me... I usually swim in a saline pool. So, I normally don't smell like chlorine, unless I go to a swim meet or a monthly coaching session. I went for a session yesterday and showered after, like always, but the chlorine smell remained on my skin. When I woke up in the middle of the night thinking it was morning and, oh GOOD, I get to go swimming(!!!), I had been sleeping on my side with my hands up by my face. The first thing I smelled when I woke up was chlorine. No wonder it triggered my swimming thoughts! :bliss:
(It's a good thing my hands don't smell like chocolate or I would never be able to put the stuff down! :afraid: )
...when you ask the lifeguards to hold your cellphone because your wife is expecting any minute now and might call cause she is going into labor.
...when you plan your kids birthday party around your meet schedule.
...when you ask the lifeguards to hold your cellphone because your wife is expecting any minute now and might call cause she is going into labor.
...when you plan your kids birthday party around your meet schedule.
Congratulations, Rykno!
Congratulations, Rykno!
Thanks! we've got 4 weeks left, but the first two came early.
With 3 of them , I'm hoping atleast one will take to swimming. The first two love swim school, but one is now starting horse riding, and starts school next year, So i can see her starting handball or soccer...
When you're bargaining with your orthopedic surgeon to get him to "let" you swim more yards at a higher effort level on a bum shoulder....and then you go ahead and push the limits that you bargained for.
When your Christmas list can be bought entirely at Swimoutlet.com
When you oversleep a morning workout and sneak your swim bag out of the house so your wife doesn't know you're playing hooky that afternoon at the pool across town.
You've only lived in the USA 2.5 years and know the details of every pool within a 15 mile radius - chlorine or saltwater, length, depth, indoor or out, kiddie play or lap lanes, opening times etc - far far better than any of the born & bred locals, who then turn to you for this knowledge.
