![]() There’s a meme for swimmers going around that says, “Chlorine is my perfume.” But like anyone who applies the same scent to themselves multiple times a day, we don’t even notice the smell anymore. In order to gain that sliver of an advantage on the swimmer in the next lane we invest countless hours and laps into those mini-seconds that decide triumph and glory.Ħ. Races – especially those of the splash and dash variety – are often decided by fingertips. Swimming is a sport that is measured in hundredths and tenths of a second. We train thousands of hours in order to drop as little as a couple tenths of a second. Every so often focus and attention will be lost, and the number of laps will be completed, instigating a game of “do I short it or do I go long on it?” Knowing that your teammates will often follow you regardless of choice, you’ve got an important decision to make.ĥ. With the great power of leading the lane comes the great responsibility of keeping track of the intervals, distance and reps. This mildly subtle delaying technique of playing dumb and word-semantics with coach’s instructions can provide that highly prized extra 60 seconds of rest.Ĥ. One extra full minute of rest can mean the world in the middle of a razing workout. “This top? Or the next top?” Swimmers value the precious seconds and minutes between sets and reps. Bonus points if the swimmer cuts you off, and then does mega wide breaststroke kicks with a kick board vertically held in their outstretched arms.ģ. During a meet warmup this type of thing isn’t terribly shocking or surprising – it’s kinda like Thunderdome in there – but in an otherwise empty lane? Yeah, no excuse. You know the 7 th circle of hell is reserved for the swimmer who leaves the wall and cuts you off. You never quite completely dry after morning workout, and then after the PM practice you are so bagged that you pass out with a wet noggin, leaving a nice wet mark on the pillow.Ģ. From daylight to sundown you are in various degrees of wetness. You live in a perpetual state of sogginess. ![]() SEE ALSO: 5 Motivational Swimming Posters to Get You Motivatedġ. Here are 21 difficulties that competitive swimmers engage in doing the sport we love: We smell consistently like industrial-grade solvent, count tiles for hours on end, and even in the midst of a massive week of training there is nowhere else we would rather be. ![]()
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