33 Thoughts You Have While Swimming Alone

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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:

  1. Okay, I have to get in the pool now.

  2. *stares at workout for 10 minutes*

  3. How much yardage can I cut out without feeling too guilty?

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    Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr / Swimming Australia Ltd.

  4. Maybe I’ll just skip one repeat.

  5. No, I shouldn’t skip anything.

  6. *skips an entire round*

  7. I shouldn’t have skipped; I feel bad.

  8. No regrets.

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    Photo Courtesy: FINIS Inc

  9. *skips another set*

  10. I’ll make it up at the end.

  11. Who am I kidding, no I won’t.

  12. I’ve only been in here for 30 minutes?!

  13. Wow, I really miss my team.

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    Photo Courtesy: Pine Crest Swimming Instagram (@pinecrestswim)

  14. I can definitely use fins for this set.

  15. Coach would probably want me to pull this.

  16. I feel awful.

  17. I’m going to die during training trip.

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    Photo Courtesy: Madison Carroll

  18. Swimming wasn’t this hard last year.

  19. I don’t think Coach actually wanted me to do 10×100 on 1:05.

  20. *races the old man in the next lane*

  21. *feels accomplished for beating him*

  22. I wonder if I’ll still be swimming when I’m 80 years old.

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    Photo Courtesy: Caroline Kosciusko

  23. It’ll be a miracle if I even make it through training trip alive.

  24. Do people really swim…for fun?

  25. Walk away from this lane, I’m not going to share with you.

  26. I’m going to do one lap of fast butterfly to show everyone I’m a real swimmer.

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    Photo Courtesy: Maddie Kyler

  27. I wonder if people think I’m an Olympian.

  28. Sorry, still not going to share my lane.

  29. I think Coach meant to add 20 seconds to this interval.

  30. *adds 30 seconds to everything*

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    Photo Courtesy: Ironman

  31. There’s a million other things I’d rather be doing right now.

  32. Like eating. Or sleeping.

  33. Alright, 3000 yards is enough for today.

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Jeannette Cn
7 years ago

Gerardo Aguilar JAJAJAJAJA es gracioso porque es bastante cierto

Gerardo Aguilar
7 years ago

*adds 30 seconds to everything* ???

Jeannette Cn
7 years ago

im going to do one lap of fast butterfly to show everyone I’m a real swimmer, pero con aletas plox ah JAJAJAJ

Gerardo Aguilar
7 years ago

JAJAJAJA ALV Y 5 MINUTOS DE DESCANSO

Jeannette Cn
7 years ago

JAJAJAJAJA aiz, sí 🙁

Jesus Eduardo Cabrera Calleja

Maria Jose Ribera Pinto

Bob Baker
7 years ago

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 ….

Julie Leger
7 years ago

I spend m’y swiming Time trying to count m’y laps!?‍♀️?‍♀️

Mike OConnell
7 years ago

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Clár Ní Chonaill
7 years ago
Reply to  Mike OConnell

Haha I’ve done all of them I’d say ?

Andrew Armendariz
7 years ago

I start thinking about sharks and the movie Final Destination.

Nikki Norrie
7 years ago

Oh god. So true.

Kenzie Ann
7 years ago

Gunny Bunny!

Nicole Vivienne
7 years ago

Badger Regdab this is me ..

Camilla Brizzi
7 years ago

Scott Heckathorn this is me now hahaha

Ashley Johnson
7 years ago

Austin Andrews is this picture you, tho? #youhaveaswimtwin

Austin Andrews
7 years ago
Reply to  Ashley Johnson

Def me, to the pissed look due to the kick ser

Austin Andrews
7 years ago
Reply to  Ashley Johnson

Set* lol

Ashley Johnson
7 years ago
Reply to  Ashley Johnson

Knew it ??

Claudia Artandi
7 years ago

this is awesome hahaha

Michael Gillard
7 years ago

Aminda de Jager

Audrey Grimes
7 years ago

Patricia Weng every damn time

Patricia Weng
7 years ago
Reply to  Audrey Grimes

Omg acrually

Jennifer Butler Wortman

I think I’ll just bob this one. That’s good for the legs, right?

Gina Des Champs Hieser

Just 33? Someone doesn’t have the gift of ADD!!!

Kelly Deuser
7 years ago

Sheila Kathleen Lenihan

Masta Wolrd
7 years ago

Lets see if you guys love swimming at the place like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2gbwVG2JVw

Sherif Ramses Ebbo
7 years ago

Hisham Hosny

Hisham Hosny
7 years ago

I’m going to do one lap of fast butterfly to show everyone I’m a real swimmer ????

Marie Sveingard
7 years ago

Tessa Janssen

Tessa Janssen
7 years ago

So true???

Ann Duncan Cockman
7 years ago

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

Julie Artagnan Jørgensen

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Sam Winward
7 years ago

Jackson Dawson ??

Bill V.
Bill V.
7 years ago

If I ever found myself swimming again — highly unlikely — I might say to myself, “how did I fall off the cruise ship?”

Amy McMichan
7 years ago

Mya Pearce

Megan Porter
7 years ago

Trying to remember how many lengths I have done,not being able to remember and then just guess and make it up from there ?

Lydia Tudor
7 years ago

Wow.. I don’t have a coach yelling at me!! Happy day? Lol

Alex Ridge
7 years ago

Christopher Steven ??

Edwin Bonilla
7 years ago

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.

Vicki Hopkin
7 years ago

Charlie Hopkin

Laura Burt
7 years ago

I get lost in the music on my iPod!!

Christopher Steven
7 years ago

Belinda van der Merwe

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ksradiogirl
7 years ago

“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!”

Niloufar Amini
7 years ago

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