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Heian-794
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Anya, yeah, hope you Floridians are doing OK. My brother lives down there and the bridge to his island was flooded. |
Anya
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Originally posted by Heian-794
I've always thought it silly that new posters should somehow be forbidden or discouraged from posting on what is (to them) a brand-new, fascinating topic, just because it's "old" to the veterans.
Let the record show that Masako (09-14-2004) wasn't on this forum at the time of the last posts from Anya and JJ64.
And let the record also show that I'm a terrible swimmer.  ;
Duh, that's why I didn't close this thread, but still figured it would be best to let her know.
I haven't gone swimming in a long time, just been too busy. Maybe once things start to calm down around here. |
Heian-794
Posts: 448/896 |
I've always thought it silly that new posters should somehow be forbidden or discouraged from posting on what is (to them) a brand-new, fascinating topic, just because it's "old" to the veterans.
Let the record show that Masako (09-14-2004) wasn't on this forum at the time of the last posts from Anya and JJ64.
And let the record also show that I'm a terrible swimmer. ; |
Masako
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Oh my, forgive me. I saw it was at the top of the forums (near it) So I had no idea. Again, forgive me for the necromancy if you will... |
Anya
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FYI, this thread is a month old. But of course, how many people do we actually have here that would make or post in a swim-related thread. 
Its also a great sport of you have asthma. Myself and a few others on the team had it. |
Masako
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Oh my, I always found swimming to be too relaxing to be a sport, as opposed to the violent, or overexauhsting ones Like FootBall, Soccer, etc. Competitive swimming is a very good source of entertainment, though I probably could never do it myself, for various reasons. |
Anya
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I was on the swim team for two years in high school (and water polo for one year) and it was great. No one really thought it was girly either. Though, I did find it odd that few of the male swimmers would shave their legs..but that's only cause they were serious about it and it takes a few secs off of your time. |
JJ64
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Originally posted by The Wrong 'Un
Originally posted by JJ64
Originally posted by The Wrong 'Un
In all my days of sport, I've never heard swimming referred to as 'girly'.
But I'd wager the people who call it that couldn't last a kilometre...or 'mile', even.
What races/strokes do you do, by the way?
On a swim team, there are normally a number of yards or meters, that how long the stroke is.
The strokes are butterfly, backstroke, freestyle, and breaststroke.
Anything else?
What the Uday Fug are you taking about, JJ? It sounds like you're attempting to be a smart arse somehow - believe me, I'm like this => O_o
Your first comment is nonsense. Not everyone swims in a pool. I swim the Pier to Pub, which is a 1.2km ocean race.
Thank you for listing the strokes for me...but I was asking Snika what strokes he did.
*shakes head at the madness*
No, I'm not attempting to. I mistyped the post, so it makes no sense. It's an accident. |
The Wrong 'Un
Posts: 33/64 |
Originally posted by JJ64
Originally posted by The Wrong 'Un
In all my days of sport, I've never heard swimming referred to as 'girly'.
But I'd wager the people who call it that couldn't last a kilometre...or 'mile', even.
What races/strokes do you do, by the way?
On a swim team, there are normally a number of yards or meters, that how long the stroke is.
The strokes are butterfly, backstroke, freestyle, and breaststroke.
Anything else?
Not everyone swims in a pool. I swim the Pier to Pub, which is a 1.2km ocean race.
Thank you for listing the strokes for me...but I was asking Snika what strokes he did.
EDITED after misunderstanding (28/7 - No problems, JJ) |
DarkSlaya
Posts: 591/4249 |
Originally posted by Snika
I'm not sure how many 25s you'd have to do to get a mile. I'm not good at converting stuff like that.
If I'm not mistaken, it would be 64 times. |
Snika
Posts: 14/916 |
Yuppers, JJ64, you got the strokes right. A normal sized swimming pool that you would find in High Schools and stuff is 25-meters. An Olympic-sized pool is 50-meters. I'm not sure how many 25s you'd have to do to get a mile. I'm not good at converting stuff like that.
--Snika |
JJ64
Posts: 821/919 |
Originally posted by The Wrong 'Un
In all my days of sport, I've never heard swimming referred to as 'girly'.
But I'd wager the people who call it that couldn't last a kilometre...or 'mile', even.
What races/strokes do you do, by the way?
On a swim team, there are normally a number of yards or meters, that how long the stroke is.
The strokes are butterfly, backstroke, freestyle, and breaststroke.
Anything else? |
Snika
Posts: 9/916 |
Free swim is fun. Especially when you go off the diving boards in a cannonball. 
--Snika |
JJ64
Posts: 804/919 |
Originally posted by Gb boy
It is a sport, but it is a tad girlish when it is done competitively. However, I have no problem with who does it, male or female.
That wasn't the smartest thing to say in this event. There are a lot of competitive swimmers...
People on the swim team also want me to join because my sister has, but I prefer free swimming  . |
Snika
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Well, I'm not old enough for High School racing, plus I don't know if I even want to get into that.
I have competed in only two meets. I didn't really like em' much, so I haven't done one sience. I really should... Anyways, I did a 50-meter backstroke (that's down and back in a 25-meter swimming pool) both times.
So, as you can probably tell I'm not a 'hardcore' swimmer yet.
--Snika |
The Wrong 'Un
Posts: 32/64 |
In all my days of sport, I've never heard swimming referred to as 'girly'.
But I'd wager the people who call it that couldn't last a kilometre...or 'mile', even.
What races/strokes do you do, by the way? |
Snika
Posts: 6/916 |
What do you mean a tad girlish? 
Why do you think it's girly?
It's not girly! I mean, c'mon! Look at all the great Olympic men swimmers!
Like Ian Thorpe! And other people I don't know!
Swim practice is hard work, too!
Sorry if I seem so defensive.
--Snika |
Dylan
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It is a sport, but it is a tad girlish when it is done competitively. However, I have no problem with who does it, male or female. |
JJ64
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Competitive swimming is a sport, I'll admit that. My sister is on a swim team anyway...
And free swimming... it's just fun. |
Boom.dk
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I like swimming! I also better do because i live less than 100 metres from a lake.  |
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