By Chandler Brandes, Swimming World College Intern
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Exams are done, you’re finally home, and you get to spend quality time with family and friends. What could go wrong?
Everything’s perfect…and then you remember that you still have to swim.
College swimmers are still expected to train over break. Training trip is soon approaching and Championships are just around the corner, so coaches still expect us to remain in shape.
If you don’t train with your former club or high school team, you have to head to your local pool to swim on your own. It’s hard swimming without your team, and swimming alone is never fun.
Here are 33 thoughts you have while swimming alone:
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Okay, I have to get in the pool now.
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*stares at workout for 10 minutes*
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How much yardage can I cut out without feeling too guilty?
Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr / Swimming Australia Ltd.
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Maybe I’ll just skip one repeat.
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No, I shouldn’t skip anything.
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*skips an entire round*
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I shouldn’t have skipped; I feel bad.
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No regrets.
Photo Courtesy: FINIS Inc
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*skips another set*
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I’ll make it up at the end.
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Who am I kidding, no I won’t.
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I’ve only been in here for 30 minutes?!
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Wow, I really miss my team.
Photo Courtesy: Pine Crest Swimming Instagram (@pinecrestswim)
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I can definitely use fins for this set.
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Coach would probably want me to pull this.
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I feel awful.
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I’m going to die during training trip.
Photo Courtesy: Madison Carroll
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Swimming wasn’t this hard last year.
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I don’t think Coach actually wanted me to do 10×100 on 1:05.
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*races the old man in the next lane*
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*feels accomplished for beating him*
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I wonder if I’ll still be swimming when I’m 80 years old.
Photo Courtesy: Caroline Kosciusko
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It’ll be a miracle if I even make it through training trip alive.
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Do people really swim…for fun?
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Walk away from this lane, I’m not going to share with you.
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I’m going to do one lap of fast butterfly to show everyone I’m a real swimmer.
Photo Courtesy: Maddie Kyler
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I wonder if people think I’m an Olympian.
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Sorry, still not going to share my lane.
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I think Coach meant to add 20 seconds to this interval.
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*adds 30 seconds to everything*
Photo Courtesy: Ironman
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There’s a million other things I’d rather be doing right now.
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Like eating. Or sleeping.
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Alright, 3000 yards is enough for today.
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Gerardo Aguilar JAJAJAJAJA es gracioso porque es bastante cierto
*adds 30 seconds to everything* ???
im going to do one lap of fast butterfly to show everyone I’m a real swimmer, pero con aletas plox ah JAJAJAJ
JAJAJAJA ALV Y 5 MINUTOS DE DESCANSO
JAJAJAJAJA aiz, sí 🙁
Maria Jose Ribera Pinto
I have only one…. make it to the other end. If I do, turn around and try to make it back to where I started ! Oh, as fast as I can ….
I spend m’y swiming Time trying to count m’y laps!?♀️?♀️
Clár Ní Chonaill Kingdom Masters SC James O Connell Brendan O’Connell
Haha I’ve done all of them I’d say ?
I start thinking about sharks and the movie Final Destination.
Oh god. So true.
Gunny Bunny!
Badger Regdab this is me ..
Scott Heckathorn this is me now hahaha
Austin Andrews is this picture you, tho? #youhaveaswimtwin
Def me, to the pissed look due to the kick ser
Set* lol
Knew it ??
this is awesome hahaha
Aminda de Jager
Patricia Weng every damn time
Omg acrually
I think I’ll just bob this one. That’s good for the legs, right?
Just 33? Someone doesn’t have the gift of ADD!!!
Sheila Kathleen Lenihan
Lets see if you guys love swimming at the place like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2gbwVG2JVw
Hisham Hosny
I’m going to do one lap of fast butterfly to show everyone I’m a real swimmer ????
Tessa Janssen
So true???
I concentrate on the water, the movement, how great it feels to swim & be in any type of water, (ocean, lake, pool..) Very Zen experience for me! Lol
Frida Munch Jørgensen Emilia Harlund Julie Galsgaard Hansen Sophia Lindegaard
Jackson Dawson ??
If I ever found myself swimming again — highly unlikely — I might say to myself, “how did I fall off the cruise ship?”
Mya Pearce
Trying to remember how many lengths I have done,not being able to remember and then just guess and make it up from there ?
Wow.. I don’t have a coach yelling at me!! Happy day? Lol
Christopher Steven ??
I died with number 26. I’m actually swimming in a local swimming pool. It’s not Olympic so I have to make hundreds of turns. I can’t even buterfly so I go mostly in breaststroke, and still people admire me and want me to teach them.
Charlie Hopkin
I get lost in the music on my iPod!!
Belinda van der Merwe
“what am I going to eat after this? Something with a LOT of cheese! Cheese is good on EVERYTHING! Cheesy pizza, cheesy eggs, cheesy cheese? I’m hungry!”
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