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more about #swimming BytheSea: I don't really agree with it, but in the case of these athletes, they're not just wearing a uniform, they're representing their entire country to the ... more » Scoithniamh: My coach wouldn't let us wear brightly-colored nail polish to big meets, but it had nothing to do with individuality- he just didn't want any close ca... more » Sputnik_Sweetheart: I am really hesitant to judge the Japanese team with our Western standards. With images of Harajuku Girls (thanks Gwen) and "Ganguro" girls, I think ... more » Le Kangourou de Kataroo: Earrings are a normal swimming rule - any jewelry at all (including hair ties on your wrists) can result in an automatic DQ. The only thing I can thi... more » hydrogen_jukebox: In my old Catholic high school, there are still rules on the books to this day about hairstyles, excessive jewelry, backpack adornment and sweater pin... more » SUNNY1: I don't really get the hair ban and nail polish ban. The earrings I've heard are a safety hazard, but who really sees your hair and nails when you're ... more » ncccgirl: I dyed my hair purple in high school. The J.V. coach sang that sesame street song, "one of these things is not like the others" and my varsity volleyb... more » evilqueenmagda: The earring thing was as safety issue on my high school/college teams. They didn't want anyone leaving an earlobe on the lane dividers. #swimming more » TRexstasy: But who doesn't want to root for the rebel? I didn't realize quite how "Western" that sentiment was until I went to Japan in 2001. They have a sayin... more » applejuice: When I was in high school a couple kids on our swim tea had tatoos (Our senior year, when they were 18), but it was against our district/state rules. ... more » lilad: isn't urine sanitary...? more » SharonTaint: I will never understand the appeal of public pools. Reminds me of a line from "Little Britain:" "If you'd like to get a wart, visit one of our many ... more » Liz11685: Seriously: 17% of people pee in swimming pools and 83% lie. Everyone has done it at least once and I'm guessing most still do. There is nothing gross... more » MeganGlass 就是一个古代的三明治: OK, so when I was little I had to take swimming lessons at the YMCA and one day I was treading water and decided I needed to pee, so I did. As I was ... more » momentsofabsurdity: I don't pee in the shower. I will jump out, sit on the toilet soaking wet, pee, then get back in. I've never peed in the ocean and MAYBE in a public s... more » chritter is a nocturnal feminist mancatfish: My Dad has a derisive Navy expression that I first heard him use to describe the senior George Bush: "He's the kind of guy who gets out of the shower ... more » haguenite: Aaaaand this was a postsecret today! Okay, so it's a lake, but clearly this person is not a toilet-only type. more » bluebears: One time (many many years ago) a bunch of my cousins and I were swimming one cousin said she had to pee and got out, then just stood next to the pool,... more » Devonna: AKA yet another reason you should never drink the water in Lake of the Ozarks. more » Devonna: I haven't peed in a pool, but definitely in the lake. My grandparents' lake home had 120 gravel topped steps from the dock to the cabin. NO FUCKING ... more » -
#differentstrokes
Lots Of Ways For Japan's Swimmers To Get In Hot Water
If you're a competitive swimmer in Japan, you'd better not dye your hair, wear an earring or get your fingernails painted — unless you want to get banned. For a lifetime. More » -
#eaudetoilette
For 17% Of Americans, The Public Pool Is A Urination Station
Back in my lifeguarding days, I started every season with a message to our pool patrons: "We don't swim in your toilet, please don't pee in our pool." Turns out 17% of Americans didn't listen. Gross! More » -
#bodyconscious
British Olympic Swimming Champion Feels "Unfeminine"
Rebecca Adlington, 19, is a swimmer who trains four hours a day, six days a week. But when she wears a baggy clothes? "People ask me, 'Are you expecting?' I say, 'No, I'm just fat.'" More » -
#coasttocoast
56 Year Old Jennifer Figge Becomes The First Woman To Swim The Atlantic
Many years ago, Jennifer Figge found herself on an airplane over the Atlantic in the midst of a rough storm, and began to imagine that she could swim across the ocean in a life vest. More » -
