With swim season in full swing this year I thought it would be nice to reflect on all the things that make swimmers swimmers. I am sure I will experience all of the things listed more than once during this season. If you are a swimmer please read and take time to reflect on why you do the crazy sport. If you're not a swimmer…good choice.
Having to wake up at 5:30am for morning practice
Going to school in your pajamas
Never seeing the sunlight during swim season
Having to pack a three-course meal for lunch
Backpack filled with snacks
Diving blocks on shallow ends
Crying in the locker room with your team
Laughing in the locker room with your team
People asking to see your hairy legs
Dead hair from all the chlorine
Dying through dryland
Being excited when your coach announces taper
“Sorry, I can’t hang out I have practice.”
Literally not being able to breathe during sets
Someone saying “It smells like pool” and you automatically know it’s you
Underwater high-fives with the person swimming backstroke next to you
“Take your mark….Stand please” UGH
Finding out you're doing a fly set
Shoulder problems
“Cap me.”
Being upset when you get the best time during practice or a relay
Having songs stuck in your head during a distance set
Meet warm-up being the scariest moments of your life
Cap headaches
Missing school events because of a swim meet
Your team becoming your family
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