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Count the yards until they get in

That Guy
New game! Here's how to play: get in the water and swim. When you see a person emerge from one of the locker rooms, make a mental bookmark of where you are in your workout/set/swim and keep going. Once the other person starts swimming, make another mental bookmark and then subtract the difference. The number of yards or meters you swam before the other person finally started is your score! This morning I was at the 175 mark of my standard 800 IM stroke drill warmup when I noticed another guy on the pool deck. He started swimming right after I finished my 800, yielding a score of 625. Can you beat my high score??? You can play this game as many times as you want during your workout, as long as there are slackers milling around. To win this game you need to swim as much as possible and not waste time. If you see more than one person on the pool deck, you need to pick the right slacker. They should do several of the following: Carefully arrange their toy pile at the end of their lane Talk to anyone and everyone Put on their cap, goggles, MP3 player, heart rate monitor, nose clip, earplugs, facemask, snorkel, fins, pull buoy... Drag over a chair for their mini-whiteboard that has the workout written out on it Oh wait no it doesn't, so they write it out there on the pooldeck Sit with their feet in the water, just staring at the pool (this is my secret weapon! the guy this morning increased my score by around 400 just from doing this!) Slowly lower themselves into the water inch by inch Complain that the water is cold/warm/wet Brawl with the noodlers (ok I've never actually seen this happen, but it would be pretty awesome wouldn't it?)
  • Teammates who stroll in late and take their time getting in the water... they are the ones to watch. I'm gonna have to give this a shot next time That One Gal (no relation to That Guy) shows up at practice. Yards counting start AFTER she's on deck in her suit, correct? I pretty sure I can get close to 1000 with this one!! :banana: All depends on how cold the water is...that's the biggie!!
  • Yards counting start AFTER she's on deck in her suit, correct? I pretty sure I can get close to 1000 with this one!! Yes, you've got it right. Post your results here, whether it's a new high score or not!
  • Scored just 150 this morning - twice actually so does that make it 300? No, that's 150. Play as many times as you like, but they're all separate. And (today was obviously a good day for this stuff) there was a water walker already in lane 10, who actually walked 1 length to my 8 - does that score? In a different game perhaps :D
  • A cousin...? :lmao: I am literally LAUGHING as I type! :applaud:
  • How could you cheat at this game? WEARING FINS :applaud: In the time it took you to swim 625 yards, you could have done say 925 with fins on, therefore inflating the Slacker ScoreTm of the person you are observing. :worms::bolt: I like this game though. I will have to try it out. Other things to consider... - Taking a kickboard and then going back to get a different one - Spending 3hrs to sort through all the pull buoys to find the "right" one - OCD stacking of kickboards, pull buoys, noodles, etc - Fumbling through their phone Can stretching be included? Yep, you can wear fins. And stretching definitely counts. That way I might be able to capitalize on Calisthenics Man of Swimming Stereotypes fame (and he is not my cousin, he has more of a creepy-uncle vibe :eeew:).
  • How about meet warmups at events? I'm usually in warmups at the beginning (still to beat That Guy into the water. On a side note: It seems That Guy at the last meet possibly disobeyed the one hand on deck/slide in carefully rule to beat me into the water, upon announcement of pool open for warmup). I have noticed that I can usually get my entire warmup done before others even get in...although they have been in their suit watching everyone else warm up. Would this yardage also count for this game??? :banana:
  • So - no rules to up your yards?:bolt: You mean like double bonus coupons?? Or Triple Tuesdays??? :bliss:
  • How about meet warmups at events? I'm usually in warmups at the beginning (still to beat That Guy into the water. On a side note: It seems That Guy at the last meet possibly disobeyed the one hand on deck/slide in carefully rule to beat me into the water, upon announcement of pool open for warmup). I have noticed that I can usually get my entire warmup done before others even get in...although they have been in their suit watching everyone else warm up. Would this yardage also count for this game??? :banana: Yes, meet warmups count, but because some swimmers take their warmups later if they're not in any early events, let's say that the person has to be just in their swimsuit, not clothed or semi-clothed (or naked for that matter. Did Jazz Hands ever do hot yoga, forcing Geek to fulfill his promise to swim a nekkid 200 fly? Do I even want to know the answer to this? Forget I said anything.) I agree that meet warmups could be a good way to post a big number in this game. As for last weekend's meet, it is indeed possible that I disobeyed a directive. As soon as they said the warmup pool was open, I jumped in the water before jaadams1 and thus I missed anything else that might have been said. No regrets here! :bliss:
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    New game! Here's how to play: get in the water and swim. When you see a person emerge from one of the locker rooms, make a mental bookmark of where you are in your workout/set/swim and keep going. Once the other person starts swimming, make another mental bookmark and then subtract the difference. The number of yards or meters you swam before the other person finally started is your score! And I thought I was the only one who played this game! Scored just 150 this morning - twice actually so does that make it 300? Firstly, Green Hat Guy, who is a regular always ambles up to the starting block end of the pool (locker rooms are at the other end) stretches a while, faffs with his goggles and eventually gets going. I can usually do 6-8 lengths in the meantime. But there was a new one today - she actually walked into the lobby before me - I did a full change into my suit in the locker room, while she went straight to the pool deck, I came out, faffed with my stuff for a min or 2 then got in to swim and did 6 lengths while she was still dangling her feet in the water. And (today was obviously a good day for this stuff) there was a water walker already in lane 10, who actually walked 1 length to my 8 - does that score?