this thread is quite popular for general swimming so i thought we could try one here I'll lead off:
you keep your transparent suits to wear on foggy days when no one can see you anyway.
you know what happens after you get 10 jellyfish stings
you have a collection of sunscreens in your swim bag for different types of swims and sun conditions
you are rushing to get across the frost on the beach to get in the "warm" water and its in the high 50's (F)
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You are in the middle of a race, there are no markers in sight, there are no swimmers in sight, there are no escorts in sight, you are officially "lost," but you are completely calm and still enjoying the "race."
You can't understand why everyone who is not a swimmer is so worried about the sharks while all the swimmers don't even think about the sharks.
You really run into the "old man in the sea" during your race - complete with white beard and white cap that is secured beneath his chin. (He was a very polite chap.)
You are completely at peace with your husband and mutual friends going drinking for 6 hours while you swim around Key West. (Hey, you'll catch up to them later!)
Your family will not allow your husband to be the kayak escort for you on a 12 mile swim because they are afraid he won't make it.
Before your first ocean swim, you calmly make sure that family knows you want to be cremated and put in a cheap urn if in the event anything disasterous were to happen.
The number of vacations you take that year is the exact number of open water swims you do that year.
:rofl:
You are in the middle of a race, there are no markers in sight, there are no swimmers in sight, there are no escorts in sight, you are officially "lost," but you are completely calm and still enjoying the "race."
You can't understand why everyone who is not a swimmer is so worried about the sharks while all the swimmers don't even think about the sharks.
You really run into the "old man in the sea" during your race - complete with white beard and white cap that is secured beneath his chin. (He was a very polite chap.)
You are completely at peace with your husband and mutual friends going drinking for 6 hours while you swim around Key West. (Hey, you'll catch up to them later!)
Your family will not allow your husband to be the kayak escort for you on a 12 mile swim because they are afraid he won't make it.
Before your first ocean swim, you calmly make sure that family knows you want to be cremated and put in a cheap urn if in the event anything disasterous were to happen.
The number of vacations you take that year is the exact number of open water swims you do that year.
:rofl:
