You KNOW you're hooked on swimming when...

When in your dreams you are doing sets !:confused:

No matter where I travel, I ALWAYS pack a swimsuit......Never know when the opportunity to swim will come:fish2:.

For those who haven't responded, I don't want to rub it in, but I DO want to hear from you. I LIKE my thread idea, because it's a positive, fun one, I think. I really would like to hear what you all have to say! :banana: I love this idea: it's just plain fun and gave me a laugh this morning! Your main concern regarding eye surgery is how long you'll be out of the pool: I have been having eye and contact issues as of late and as I have been told in the past that I could have laser surgery I am planning on asking if it is still an option. Some of the reading I have been doing on it though says that swimming should be avoided for a month. While I am at the point where getting it is almost a necessity my first thoughts were: 1. Maybe different types of treatments have a shorter "no swim" period. 2. What exactly is meant by "no swimming?" Does kicking count? Do they consider physically being in a pool swimming or actually having one's face in the water? You can't wear your contacts and you can't see a blasted thing without them but you go to the pool anyway You lie to your stylist about how often you swim so she won't lecture you about the lifespan of your highlights You catch a wiff of chlorine and it brings a smile to your face (either near a pool or part way through a workday on a day that you swam a morning workout) You are willing to start getting up at 5AM as that is the only time to get more swimming in

You know the lap swim hours of the pool(s) in your area in case your work schedule allows for you to get a workout in. People tell you that you smell good and you thank them for noticing your "eau de chlorine". People ask you to do a triathlon, and you say that you would do one if it wasn't for the run and bike parts.

You swim a hard meet from 1-3:30 and drive 3.5 hours back home only to go to practice to "stretch out" and "practice your off strokes"

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: I thought I was the only one to do this. It works so well on those restless nights. you put off the decision to colour your hair until after the summer swimming season... Yup, I was waiting until after Middlebury to get my hair colored. It's not just that think the 1/2 brown and 1/2 blonde is a good look for me... Here's one: you keep an emergency "swim bag" in your car just in case you get an opportunity to go to for a swim after work, and your apartment just isn't on the way.

I just plan my tattoos around the annual pool maintenance in late summer when the pool is closed for 2 weeks. :agree: Or.. you have ankle pain but you plan surgery around meets or around down time (the 6 weeks off my team takes off each year) just so you can get in more meets. What's a little daily pain anyway? You're driving to the pool and you see another teammates car and smile, knowing where he/she is going. You're driving around town and see one of your team's car magnets and you smile and then try to catch them to see if you know who it is.

You have a dream where you're taking your usual between-swims nap right before you go for your second swim in the afternoon. This dream occurs when you're actually taking that very nap!

You run into a teammate of the opposite sex somewhere in town, and you say "I almost didn't recognize you with your clothes on", and your spouse doesn't even bat an eyelash. On that note, you see your team mate in town and almost don't recognize them because you can see their hair and they don't have a cap on or wet hair.

When you no longer worry if the pull buoy makes your bum look big and obvious floting along the pool surface.