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13 Weird Objects That Have Been Found in the Pool<\/em><\/strong><\/p>

Picture this: you’re swimming along during practice minding your own business when suddenly, you become entangled in a web of an unidentified object floating by. You have no idea where it came from and thrash around trying to free yourself from the big hairy monster. Such is life for a swimmer.<\/p>

Weird objects are always found in pools, no matter the location. Swimming World<\/em> asked some athletes what the weirdest things they’ve seen in the pool were. Here are 13 of their responses. Feel free to add your sightings in the comments.<\/p>

1. Austin, 20<\/strong><\/h2>
\r\n
\"stonehenge\"\r\n
Photo Courtesy: Samuel Wolfl<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>

“When I was in middle school the high schoolers on my club team made Stonehenge out of bricks at the bottom.”<\/p>

2. Susan, 19<\/strong><\/h2>
\r\n
\"frpg-on-gutter\"\r\n
Photo Courtesy: fietzfotos<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>

“A frog on the bottom of the pool was fun.”<\/p>

3. Evan, 19<\/strong><\/h2>
\r\n
\"iguana-big\"\r\n
Photo Courtesy: Public Domain Pictures<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>

“An iguana!”<\/p>

4. Sarah, 19<\/strong><\/h2>
\r\n
\"bandages\"\r\n
Photo Courtesy: msumuh<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>

“Dora the Explorer bandaid.”<\/p>

5. Nathan, 19<\/strong><\/h2>
\r\n
\"frog-face-close\"\r\n
Photo Courtesy: Egor Kamelev<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>

“I have vivid memories of fishing frogs out of the pool. It was a pain, because they were so hard to catch.”<\/p>

6. Ani, 20<\/strong><\/h2>
\r\n
\"cicada-close-up-insect\"\r\n
Photo Courtesy: Michael Kropiewnicki<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>

“Cicada corpse!”<\/p>

7. Missy, 18<\/strong><\/h2>
\r\n
\"Photo\r\n
Photo Courtesy: Grace Gutierrez<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>

“An easy-up tent.”<\/p>

8. Kelsey, 21<\/strong><\/h2>
\r\n
\"trash-can\"\r\n
Photo Courtesy: MabelAmber<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>

“A trash can full of trash. It made the water yellow.”<\/p>

9. Jeff, 18<\/strong><\/h2>
\r\n
\"cute-ducks-swimming\"\r\n
Photo Courtesy: Pixabay<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>

“Ducks came and swam in the pool during one of our practices.”<\/p>

10.\u00a0Kerry,\u00a018<\/strong><\/h2>
\r\n
\"red-grapes-bunch\"\r\n
Photo Courtesy: Bruno Scramgnon<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>

“One time I swam through a bag of grapes.”<\/p>

11.\u00a0Rachel,\u00a020<\/strong><\/h2>
\r\n
\"cute-raccoon-in-water\"\r\n
Photo Courtesy: LauraTara<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>

“A dead raccoon.”<\/p>

12.\u00a0Fallon,\u00a019<\/strong><\/h2>
\r\n
\"lifeguard-2018-tyr-pss-mesa\"\r\n
Photo Courtesy: Aurora Blackwell<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>

“A four rack bleacher and a huge lifeguard<\/a> stand.”<\/p>

13.\u00a0Victoria,\u00a021<\/strong><\/h2>
\r\n
\"salamander-newt\"\r\n
Photo Courtesy: Tawnyowl<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>

“Maybe like a salamander or a newt. I don’t know.”<\/p>

What’s the weirdest object you’ve encountered in the water during practice?<\/p>

All commentaries are the opinion of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Swimming World Magazine nor its staff.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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