{"id":339449,"date":"2018-11-28T07:00:33","date_gmt":"2018-11-28T14:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=339449"},"modified":"2018-11-26T21:08:19","modified_gmt":"2018-11-27T04:08:19","slug":"the-12-days-of-christmas-through-a-swimmers-eyes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-12-days-of-christmas-through-a-swimmers-eyes\/","title":{"rendered":"The 12 Days of Christmas Through a Swimmer\u2019s Eyes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Taylor Byers, Swimming World College Intern.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u2018Tis the holiday season. This time of the year brings on the dreaded winter training week; however, this season is one swimmers look forward to the most. It comes with lots of food and some time off of school. This holiday season also brings many merited gifts. The 12 Days of Christmas is a classic holiday carol in which there are a total of 364 gifts given.\u00a0Through a swimmer\u2019s eyes, 364 swim-related gifts are a dream come true.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a take on the 12 Days of Christmas from a swimmer\u2019s perspective &#8211; feel free to use this version when caroling to your coach over the holidays:<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me:<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_339463\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-339463\" data-attachment-id=\"339463\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-12-days-of-christmas-through-a-swimmers-eyes\/mens-4x200-free-relay-beijing-2008\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/mens-4x200-free-relay-beijing-2008.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"360,235\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"mens-4&#215;200-free-relay-beijing-2008\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;mens-4&#215;200-free-relay-beijing-2008. November 26, 2018&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: John Biever \/ Sports Illustrated&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/mens-4x200-free-relay-beijing-2008.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/mens-4x200-free-relay-beijing-2008.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-339463 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/mens-4x200-free-relay-beijing-2008.jpg\" alt=\"mens-4x200-free-relay-beijing-2008\" width=\"360\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/mens-4x200-free-relay-beijing-2008.jpg 360w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/mens-4x200-free-relay-beijing-2008-280x183.jpg 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/mens-4x200-free-relay-beijing-2008-150x98.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-339463\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: John Biever \/ Sports Illustrated<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A tech suit sized just for me.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me:<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Two latex caps,<br \/>\nand a tech suit sized just for me.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me:<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Three kick boards,<br \/>\nTwo latex caps,<br \/>\nand a tech suit sized just for me.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">On the fourth day of Christmas my true love gave to me:<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Four training suits,<br \/>\nThree kick boards,<br \/>\nTwo latex caps,<br \/>\nand a tech suit sized just for me.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">On the fifth day of Christmas my true love gave to me:<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_146921\" style=\"width: 515px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-146921\" data-attachment-id=\"146921\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/goggles-2015-futures-championships\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/goggles-2015-futures-championships.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Sue Borst&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T3i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1438356265&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"goggles-2015-futures-championships\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;goggles-2015-futures-championships&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Sue Borst&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/goggles-2015-futures-championships-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/goggles-2015-futures-championships-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-146921 \" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/goggles-2015-futures-championships-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"goggles-2015-futures-championships\" width=\"505\" height=\"361\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-146921\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Sue Borst<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Five new goggles,<br \/>\nFour training suits,<br \/>\nThree kick boards,<br \/>\nTwo latex caps,<br \/>\nand a tech suit sized just for me.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">On the sixth day of Christmas my true love gave to me:<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Six tempo trainers,<br \/>\nFive new goggles,<br \/>\nFour training suits,<br \/>\nThree kick boards,<br \/>\nTwo latex caps,<br \/>\nand a tech suit sized just for me.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">On the seventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me:<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Seven different swim bags,<br \/>\nSix tempo trainers,<br \/>\nFive new goggles,<br \/>\nFour training suits,<br \/>\nThree kick boards,<br \/>\nTwo latex caps,<br \/>\nand a tech suit sized just for me.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">On the eighth day of Christmas my true love gave to me:<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_240388\" style=\"width: 526px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-240388\" data-attachment-id=\"240388\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-world-presents-resistance-training-revisited-power-towers\/power-towers\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/power-towers.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"power-towers\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;2\/10\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\npower-towers&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Annie Grevers&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/power-towers-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/power-towers-768x1024.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-240388\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/power-towers-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"power-towers\" width=\"516\" height=\"368\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-240388\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Annie Grevers<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Eight power towers,<br \/>\nSeven different swim bags,<br \/>\nSix tempo trainers,<br \/>\nFive new goggles,<br \/>\nFour training suits,<br \/>\nThree kick boards,<br \/>\nTwo latex caps,<br \/>\nand a tech suit sized just for me.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">On the ninth day of Christmas my true love gave to me:<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Nine swimming paddles,<br \/>\nEight power towers,<br \/>\nSeven different swim bags,<br \/>\nSix tempo trainers,<br \/>\nFive new goggles,<br \/>\nFour training suits,<br \/>\nThree kick boards,<br \/>\nTwo latex caps,<br \/>\nand a tech suit sized just for me.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">On the tenth day of Christmas my true love gave to me:<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Ten fuzzy towels,<br \/>\nNine swimming paddles,<br \/>\nEight power towers,<br \/>\nSeven different swim bags,<br \/>\nSix tempo trainers,<br \/>\nFive new goggles,<br \/>\nFour training suits,<br \/>\nThree kick boards,<br \/>\nTwo latex caps,<br \/>\nand a tech suit sized just for me.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me:<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Eleven water bottles,<br \/>\nTen fuzzy towels,<br \/>\nNine swimming paddles,<br \/>\nEight power towers,<br \/>\nSeven different swim bags,<br \/>\nSix tempo trainers,<br \/>\nFive new goggles,<br \/>\nFour training suits,<br \/>\nThree kick boards,<br \/>\nTwo latex caps,<br \/>\nand a tech suit sized just for me.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love gave to me:<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_217146\" style=\"width: 558px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-217146\" data-attachment-id=\"217146\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimmers-prepare-for-challenges-of-olympic-postponement\/rio-2016-coat-parka-phelps-200fly\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/rio-2016-coat-parka-phelps-200fly.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2454,1701\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"rio-2016-coat-parka-phelps-200fly\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;8-11-2016&lt;br \/&gt;\nrio-2016-coat-parka-phelps-200fly&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/rio-2016-coat-parka-phelps-200fly-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/rio-2016-coat-parka-phelps-200fly-1024x710.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-217146\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/rio-2016-coat-parka-phelps-200fly-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"rio-2016-coat-parka-phelps-200fly\" width=\"548\" height=\"391\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-217146\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Twelve giant parkas,<br \/>\nEleven water bottles,<br \/>\nTen fuzzy towels,<br \/>\nNine swimming paddles,<br \/>\nEight power towers,<br \/>\nSeven different swim bags,<br \/>\nSix tempo trainers,<br \/>\nFive new goggles,<br \/>\nFour training suits,<br \/>\nThree kick boards,<br \/>\nTwo latex caps,<br \/>\nand a tech suit sized just for me.<\/p>\n<p>For a swimmer, all of these gifts would be a dream come true. What are some of the swim items on your wish list this holiday season?<\/p>\n<p><i>All commentaries are the opinion of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Swimming World Magazine nor its staff.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Taylor Byers, Swimming World College Intern. \u2018Tis the holiday season. This time of the year brings on the dreaded winter training week; however, this season is one swimmers look<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6849,"featured_media":162783,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[6,17,8,9,7],"tags":[72542,1597,59609,55943,55554,6302,20046,30731,19138,28236,70825],"class_list":["post-339449","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-college","category-commentary","category-high-school","category-masters","category-usa","tag-12-days-of-christmas","tag-christmas","tag-gifts","tag-holiday","tag-holiday-season","tag-michael-phelps","tag-peter-vanderkaay","tag-ricky-berens","tag-ryan-lochte","tag-swimsuits","tag-taylor-byers"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.3 (Yoast SEO v24.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>The 12 Days of Christmas Through a Swimmer\u2019s Eyes<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This holiday season also brings many merited gifts. 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