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Snika Boo Level: 44  Posts: 5/916 EXP: 600678 For next: 10607 Since: 07-21-04 From: Freezing Cold Alaska! Since last post: 2 days Last activity: 2 days |
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| Swimming is a great recreation sport! But, I have found out most people find it girly or they assume it isn't a sport at all! This upsets me, since swimming is the only athletic thing I do. What do you guys think of swimming? --Snika |
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DarkSlaya POOOOOOOOOOOORN! Level: 88 Posts: 509/4249 EXP: 6409254 For next: 241410 Since: 05-16-04 From: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Since last post: 8 hours Last activity: 5 hours |
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| I don't really like swimming but I have no problem admitting its a sport. And I know alot who like swimming. | |||
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Boom.dk Level: 31  Posts: 44/392 EXP: 168692 For next: 16671 Since: 07-18-04 From: Denmark Since last post: 10 days Last activity: 1 day |
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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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JJ64 Boo Level: 45 Posts: 790/919 EXP: 640956 For next: 19208 Since: 05-22-04 From: Green Bay, WI Since last post: 441 days Last activity: 269 days |
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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. |
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Dylan Devil Trumpets and Angel Trombones ~ Level: 54  Posts: 361/1407 EXP: 1181697 For next: 52173 Since: 06-19-04 From: Ottawa, Canada. Since last post: 1 day Last activity: 6 hours |
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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. | |||
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Snika Boo Level: 44 Posts: 6/916 EXP: 600678 For next: 10607 Since: 07-21-04 From: Freezing Cold Alaska! Since last post: 2 days Last activity: 2 days |
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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 (edited by Snika on 07-22-04 12:22 AM) |
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The Wrong 'Un Red Paragoomba Level: 14 Posts: 32/64 EXP: 12415 For next: 656 Since: 03-24-04 Since last post: 116 days Last activity: 79 days |
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| 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? |
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Snika Boo Level: 44 Posts: 7/916 EXP: 600678 For next: 10607 Since: 07-21-04 From: Freezing Cold Alaska! Since last post: 2 days Last activity: 2 days |
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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 |
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JJ64 Boo Level: 45 Posts: 804/919 EXP: 640956 For next: 19208 Since: 05-22-04 From: Green Bay, WI Since last post: 441 days Last activity: 269 days |
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Originally posted by Gb boy 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  . |
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Snika Boo Level: 44 Posts: 9/916 EXP: 600678 For next: 10607 Since: 07-21-04 From: Freezing Cold Alaska! Since last post: 2 days Last activity: 2 days |
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| Free swim is fun. Especially when you go off the diving boards in a cannonball. --Snika |
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JJ64 Boo Level: 45 Posts: 821/919 EXP: 640956 For next: 19208 Since: 05-22-04 From: Green Bay, WI Since last post: 441 days Last activity: 269 days |
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Originally posted by The Wrong 'Un 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? |
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Snika Boo Level: 44 Posts: 14/916 EXP: 600678 For next: 10607 Since: 07-21-04 From: Freezing Cold Alaska! Since last post: 2 days Last activity: 2 days |
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| 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 |
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DarkSlaya POOOOOOOOOOOORN! Level: 88 Posts: 591/4249 EXP: 6409254 For next: 241410 Since: 05-16-04 From: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Since last post: 8 hours Last activity: 5 hours |
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Originally posted by Snika If I'm not mistaken, it would be 64 times. |
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The Wrong 'Un Red Paragoomba Level: 14 Posts: 33/64 EXP: 12415 For next: 656 Since: 03-24-04 Since last post: 116 days Last activity: 79 days |
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Originally posted by JJ64Originally posted by The Wrong 'Un 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) (edited by The Wrong 'Un on 07-28-04 04:43 AM) |
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JJ64 Boo Level: 45 Posts: 843/919 EXP: 640956 For next: 19208 Since: 05-22-04 From: Green Bay, WI Since last post: 441 days Last activity: 269 days |
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Originally posted by The Wrong 'UnOriginally posted by JJ64Originally posted by The Wrong 'Un No, I'm not attempting to. I mistyped the post, so it makes no sense. It's an accident. |
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Anya The Exile Ultima Mezcla de Yin Yan Level: 98  Posts: 2416/5337 EXP: 9530313 For next: 124040 Since: 03-15-04 From: South Florida Since last post: 2 days Last activity: 2 days |
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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. | |||
Masako Octorok Level: 10  Posts: 6/33 EXP: 3859 For next: 555 Since: 09-14-04 From: In This Empty Room Since last post: 398 days Last activity: 339 days |
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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. | |||
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Anya The Exile Ultima Mezcla de Yin Yan Level: 98 Posts: 3041/5337 EXP: 9530313 For next: 124040 Since: 03-15-04 From: South Florida Since last post: 2 days Last activity: 2 days |
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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. |
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Masako Octorok Level: 10 Posts: 32/33 EXP: 3859 For next: 555 Since: 09-14-04 From: In This Empty Room Since last post: 398 days Last activity: 339 days |
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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... | |||
Heian-794 Red Super Koopa Level: 44 Posts: 448/896 EXP: 611014 For next: 271 Since: 06-01-04 From: Kyoto, Japan Since last post: 21 days Last activity: 10 days |
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| 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.  ; |
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