Falcon Swim Club
The other one says: "Don't worry, the danger of sharks is overrated; every year more people are killed by pigs than sharks."
The first one replies: "I didn't know pigs could swim."
She wanted to test the water!
Who's there?
Gopher
Gopher who?
Gopher a swim. It will refresh you.
You can remove chemicals from hair by rinsing with club soda immediately after swimming. OR Just make a paste with the baking soda by mixing it with your shampoo; let it sit in your hair for a few minutes, rinse well and use a good conditioner. OR Some people swear by rubbing on ketchup before shampooing.
"It only hurt once, from beginning to end."
James Counsilman, College Swimming Coach
(after swimming the English Channel at the age of 58)
What were the first goggles made of? Divers in the 1300�s made goggles from polished, clear tortoise shell. The first rubber goggles, which had heavy glass lenses, were invented in the 1930�s. (Quaker Instant Oatmeal)
In the 1948 Olympics, the U.S. won every event in the swimming competition. (USA Swimming)
Tracy Caulkins is the only swimmer ever, man or woman, to own American records in every stroke. (USA Swimming)
Underwater Swimming was the most unusual event to be held at the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris. Swimmers earned 2 points for each meter swum underwater and one point for every second stayed below the surface. It was required to swim a maximum of 60 meters. Frenchman Charles de Venderville won the event swimming 60 meters and staying submerged for 1minute 8.4 seconds. Underwater Swimming was never held at the Olympics again.
Plunge for Distance was a short-lived Olympic event. Contestants began with a standing dive into a swimming pool where they remained motionless for 60 seconds or until they ran out of breath. The length of their dive was then measured. The event was introduced at the St Louis Games of 1904 and the gold medal went to William Dickey of the United States with a modest plunge of 19.05 metres. Americans filled all five placings. After that the event plunged deep into obscurity and was never held again. (ASI)
Titanic was the first ocean liner to have a swimming pool and a gym.
If you instinctively jump whenever you hear an electronic beep, you might be a swimmer.
If you sport hair with split ends, you might be a swimmer.
If you answer, "I don't need to" when someone asks when you showered last, you might be a swimmer.
When you learn how to squirt water 15 different ways, you might be a swimmer.
If the first place you go when you're stressed out is a swimming pool, you might be a swimmer.
If your daily apparel is held together by knots or is torn and see through, you might be a swimmer.
If you have an inhaler in every color of the rainbow, you might be a swimmer.
If the phrase, "50 double armed backstroke with a breast stroke kick" makes you happier than anything, you might be a swimmer.
If being fish-like is a compliment, you might be a swimmer.
If your friends don't even call you anymore because they know that you have no time to do anything, you might be a swimmer.
If your screenname has something to do with water or the pool, you might be a swimmer.
If you are determined, strong, smart and tough, you might be a swimmer.