THE SECRET LIFE OF A SWIMMER

Swimming again, Nicolo’?

Hello everyone!  Forgive me if I’m writing about swimming again, can you? Swimming is part of my life,  I practise this sport every season of the year and I’ve been doing it for quite a while now.  This is why, when I’m asked to write about something I’m truly interested in, I can only  think of … swimming!

 Top 10 secret list : Shhhh… Keep it secret! 

1.We swimmers often forget the number of laps during an exercise , so we hope our mates remember the right number of laps.

2.We spent much time under the shower, because it is one of the best and most relaxing moments, it’s great to  speak with our mates enjoying warm water;

3.When we have to do  an exercise  we don’t like or  when we are tired , we pretend to fix our googles  or  to have cramps;

4.Doing  backstroke  training we  help ourselves with the lane… well,  only if our coach is distracted; 

5.During the training one of the most common thoughts is FOOD or what  we will have for dinner ;

6. We lie about the number of series or laps but we don’t do it on purpose, so we may add or remove some series;

7. We have a secret code, we attribute different meanings to the touch of  our feet , for example “I’m      stronger than you so I must go first”;

8. We hate when another  swimmer touches our feet so we ask them if they want to pass but … they usually refuse;

9. We are so happy when there is a birthday to celebrate, the birthday boy always brings some good food for us … food is treasure in the life of a swimmer;

10. We sing  our favourite songs in our mind, or those we were listening to on our  way to the  swimming- pool.

Now, these are top - secret facts. May I trust you won’t go around and tell everyone? That’s all from the swimming – pool for today. Till next time!

Nicolò