[swimtruths]

things you hear at the pool

“i’m not even awake yet” 

“why is the water so fucking cold”

“is this legal” 

“i can finally feel my toes!”

“don’t sit on the laneline!” 

“coach, i have to go to the bathroom” 

“yes, coach, i know we’re starting the main set but i really have to go-” 

“i swallowed like half a gallon of water back there” 

“i’m not doing breaststroke for this set again-” 

“i can’t see shit out of these goggles”

“re-lays! re-lays! re-lays!” 

“i’m soo tired” “no i’m more tired” “go in front” “you go in front” 

“ay look i can make my swimsuit puff up” 

“five seconds rest are you shitting me we’re all gonna die”

“i’m gonna miss the interval…negative rest is fine” 

“those are my paddles! hey!” 

lots of splashing

lots of talking

choking

drowning

dying

[the-spectatre]

Post all your memes, people. We may not have them for much longer.

[swimtruths]

how well you do on the 50 free depends on your mood, the wind speed, the weather, your exact calorie intake from the past year, and the temperature of the pool down to a tenth of a degree

[armyofswimmers-deactivated20160]

Coach: Do you want to work on starts today?

[chlorine-addict]

Me at training :P

Me: *walks into training*

Me: Sees coach..... Also notices coach is in a bad mood.

Me: Crap.

Me: OH MY LOCHTE THIS IS FREEZING

Me: Oh my god, this is so easy and refreshing! Why do I hate it?

Me: I hate it.

Me: I want foooooood

Me: How much longerrrrrr

Me: Still another hourrrrrr

Coach: Now we are going to do Butterfly Sprints

Me: Kill me now.

Me: OH SWEET BABY LOCHTE I CAN'T FEEL MY ARMS.

Coach: Now we are doing 200 double arm backstroke with breaststroke kick

Me: Ahhhh this is heavennnn

Me: Crap now we are doing a big set.

Me: When does it ennnnnnnd

Me: WARM DOWN!? OH PRAISE THE HEAVENS!

Me: That wasn't so bad

[swimtruths]

here’s the thing about swimming: in other sports, making a mistake is okay. you can get it back the next play, the next quarter, the next turnaround. but in a race, one mistake and it’s over. 

[kaworin]

[glutenfreewaffles]

I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR TUMBLR TO FIND THIS.

[surfdog2000]

what th

[chlorine-addict]

As an ex lifegaurd this was so hard to watch.

[vinesnow]

[smallfemme-blog]

[upbeat music playing] Person on the right: “Let’s do the Fork In The Garbage Disposal!” (music gets louder) [loudly, rapidly] “DING DING DING DING DING DING DING DING DING DING!”

captioned-vines

[chlorine-addict]

My relay did this as a cheer before our race once. Everyone stared. And. it. Was. GREAT!

[chlorine-addict]

swimmer: every pool tastes different i swear!!!!!!

[sargentsassy]

"You don't sweat when you swim."

Listen here you land flubbering fuck.

If you swam as much as I do, you’d sweat.

But you don’t know because you’re surrounded in a fucking glorious pool made by Gods.

If you don’t sweat, I’m seriously concerned for your hydration.

[thoughtsfromthewater-deactivate]

You might be a swim chick if...

a.) You are not freaked out when a guy hits your butt or your thigh.

b.) You are also not suprised when the same guy later kicks you in the side, then smacks full-force into your forearm.

IM set probs, anyone?

[cas-you-son-of-an-assbutt]

Worst feelings when you are a competitive swimmer:

Hitting your hand on the lane line

Someone else hitting you

Toe cramps

Gaining time

Swimmers ear

HITTING SOMEONES HAND WITH YOUR HAND AT FUCKING 90 MILES PER HOUR AND THEN IT FEELS BROKEN

[scorpionsuccubus]

[swimtruths]

swim meet horror stories

- ripping a cap right before a race - it’s almost your race but it’s taking too long to put on your racing suit - 200 fly - when you mix up heat and lane numbers and almost get marked no-show - when your finger gets stuck in the laneline during a race - physically feeling that banana you ate still being digested  - when your foot slips on the wall/block - missing a cut by milliseconds - tying with someone in the swim-offs (that is to say, a second time) and it’s longer than a 50 - the board stops working for your lane and your lane only  - circle seating - when the coach makes up a really fast time for you - when you have NT and get put in a heat with kids who’re four years younger in a small scale meet - mixed gender meets - getting scratched into finals when you’ve already left - arriving at warmup 5 minutes before the official pool closes - events 15 minutes apart from each other, especially long distance ones/butterfly - losing to a friend by less than 10 milliseconds - swimming in zigzags - you have two events: the first one and the last one - gaining - unapproachable/mean timers 

[swimtruths]

post 57

*in the future*

therapist: so why are you here me: i’ve been groped one too many times therapist: by who? me: *looks around and whispers* The Backstrokers therapist: are they a sort of gang? me: no, i’m one of them too 

[keepitreal-scotts]

Together we stand against Turf

[magnifysuccess]

sometimes i wonder what i would think of my body if it wasn’t my own? like if someone else had my body and i was looking at it from an outside perspective? i think two things would happen… for one, i would have much nicer thoughts about it. and two, i actually just wouldn’t really care about it? because i don’t notice anyone else’s body in the way that i scrutinize my own. i wish i was better at remembering that. absolutely no one is as critical of me as i am of myself