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The Swimming Thread

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 12:22 am
by redneck
well yesterday me and Xyzzy went and hijacked fat smurfs thread. Well this is the Swimming Thread.

Me and Xyzzzy both swim competitively and I'm curious if anyone else does.

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 12:23 am
by Fat_Smurf
:P

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 12:24 am
by Ashikiheyun
Nope....I'm not a swimmer at all, don't really like it. I prefer to be above the water and I'll beat you in a race on my FJ :P

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 12:25 am
by Xyzzzy
haha <3

my coach is dragging me to a meet after my second practice tomorrow

what makes me mad though, is I'm missing the first varsity playoff game.

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 12:26 am
by redneck
Well imo and i know many other peoples' swimming is the hardest sport out there.

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 12:28 am
by Xyzzzy
yeah, it is!
I'm a runner play foot ball, soccer, played volleyball for a month hockey everything, swimming is the hardest

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 12:30 am
by redneck
Xyzzzy wrote:yeah, it is!
I'm a runner play foot ball, soccer, played volleyball for a month hockey everything, swimming is the hardest



Anyone wanna disagree?

I'll prove u wrong.....

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 12:44 am
by Xyzzzy
oh yeah He'll do it! 8)

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 12:45 am
by papa59roach
Xyzzzy wrote:haha <3

my coach is dragging me to a meet after my second practice tomorrow

what makes me mad though, is I'm missing the first varsity playoff game.


first varsity a game?? geeez we started months ago

edited: ahh! nvm. it says playoff game >_<

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 12:46 am
by Xyzzzy
lol yeah, thats a key point xP

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 12:49 am
by redneck
my school wanted me as starting punter for varsity...but i had swimming..

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 12:49 am
by Xyzzzy
I play both sports >_>

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 12:50 am
by redneck
well if u swam 6.am-7.30 am then school 8.00 to 2.36 and then have practice agen from 5.30 to 8.00 you would see how hard it is to play both i dont even have time to do homework or study, let alone sro...

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 12:55 am
by Xyzzzy
I don't play sro, I just chill in the off topic lounge so it's not that big of a deal

my practices are from 2:45 to 4:30 for football

I go home eat do homework than go back up to the school to practice with the community swim team from 6-8

football ended today, and swimming starts the 14th
so they don't run over each other

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 12:58 am
by Silver0
move feet move arms foward tilt your head sideways and your swimming the end now lets go for the walking thread

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 12:59 am
by Xyzzzy
Silver0 wrote:move feet move arms foward tilt your head sideways and your swimming the end now lets go for the walking thread

its much more complicated than that, don't even pretend.

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 1:15 am
by redneck
Xyzzzy wrote:
Silver0 wrote:move feet move arms foward tilt your head sideways and your swimming the end now lets go for the walking thread

its much more complicated than that, don't even pretend.
'

WAYYY...more complicated ur forgetting hip rotation, arm placement, flip turns dives, breathing every 3-5 strokes, pace, etc

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 2:28 am
by HOLLAstir
redneck wrote:
Xyzzzy wrote:yeah, it is!
I'm a runner play foot ball, soccer, played volleyball for a month hockey everything, swimming is the hardest



Anyone wanna disagree?

I'll prove u wrong.....


woah there, the hardest? sorry i'll have to disagree on that. It's hard just like a lot of sports out there, but the hardest? sorry no dice. And yeah you can amuse me and "prove me wrong"

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 3:18 am
by ghostkilla43
um swimming is nice when u are at the pool which some friends girls ect..but other than that no thanks...i like more ( NOT TRYING TO OFFEND YOU) manly sport...football wrestling ect... once again not trying to offend

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 3:25 am
by fena
ghostkilla43 wrote:um swimming is nice when u are at the pool which some friends girls ect..but other than that no thanks...i like more ( NOT TRYING TO OFFEND YOU) manly sport...football wrestling ect... once again not trying to offend

Hell yeah! Swimming is for babies. :P

Nah, just kidding. I respect swimmers quite a bit, having to wake up so early in the morning to get their practice in. My friend, who swims for Plano East Varsity tells me that he wakes up every morning at 5:00 to get ready for practice at 5:30, all the way until 8:00 every morning. Then he rides the bus back to my high school. That takes discipline.

But like ghostkilla said, I actually prefer a more physical sport. There's just this thrill of throwing a guy to the ground.
As far as it being the hardest sport... well, that's opinion-based, is it not?

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 3:27 am
by ghostkilla43
fena wrote:
ghostkilla43 wrote:um swimming is nice when u are at the pool which some friends girls ect..but other than that no thanks...i like more ( NOT TRYING TO OFFEND YOU) manly sport...football wrestling ect... once again not trying to offend

Hell yeah! Swimming is for babies. :P

Nah, just kidding. I respect swimmers quite a bit, having to wake up so early in the morning to get their practice in. My friend, who swims for Plano East Varsity tells me that he wakes up every morning at 5:00 to get ready for practice at 5:30, all the way until 8:00 every morning. Then he rides the bus back to my high school. That takes discipline.

But like ghostkilla said, I actually prefer a more physical sport. There's just this thrill of throwing a guy to the ground.
As far as it being the hardest sport... well, that's opinion-based, is it not?


yeah i respect them and all dont get my wrong..but like you said i like a sport (wrestling espesiclly) where u can just take your anger on the other guy lol

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 4:07 am
by San
yay, fellow swimmers
i swim competitively, and at a JO, FW level
if u swim competitively, u can post your time and stuff also

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 5:19 am
by Dystopia
best physical activitys imo

parkour
snowboarding
breakdance(want to learn)
acrobatics and shit
martial arts
paintball

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 5:20 am
by Ashikiheyun
Dystopia wrote:best physical activitys imo

parkour
snowboarding
breakdance(want to learn)
acrobatics and shit
martial arts
paintball


You win.

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 6:31 am
by FX
i havent swam since i read theres brain-eating ameba in water and after seeing that pic detailing how much whale sperm egts spewed into ocean :/

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 8:40 am
by AnemuS
no sro ftw! real life ftw! go Xyzzzy xD

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 8:56 am
by RuYi
Love swimming! Although I the whole competition thing isn't my cup of tea. :) There's a lake nearby where I go swim alot.
Other than that I love sailing aswell. :)
And when it comes to that, I do like the competition!

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 11:51 am
by Dystopia
FX wrote:i havent swam since i read theres brain-eating ameba in water and after seeing that pic detailing how much whale sperm egts spewed into ocean :/


Theres something new, I cant put my tounge on it, I forgot...ahh, Its like a place where you swim, but not in the ocean, ah yes....swimming pool. >.>

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 12:07 pm
by Isis
I hate swimming, I'm scared of the water :oops:

But I'm into Equestrian sports.. For the people that don't know what Equestrian is, anything to do with horses.. Horse Racing, Show Jumping, Dressage, Cross Country..

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 12:14 pm
by TwelveEleven
Rugby is WAAAAAAY harder than swimming <_< (And yeah I agree swimming aint easy at all)