Health: Draining

Draining

By grlzze444 - 16/11/2010 00:19 - United States

Today, my swim coach had me swim a 400 meter freestyle. Feeling a little sick near the end, I lifted my head to breathe, then burped, and threw up violently all in the pool. All my team mates screamed horrified running out of the pool, and now they have to drain it. I was told not to come back. FML

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By mathii - 23/07/2011 23:52 - France

Today, I was in swimming practice at the pool. I suddenly got breathless, dizzy, and felt like I was drowning. I cried out to the instructor, telling him I had a weak heart. He shouted back, "I don't care about your love life! Swim, bitch!" FML

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By tantanpanda - 24/06/2015 12:44 - United States

Today, I was swimming my routine laps at the gym's pool and a man came in and swam in the adjacent lane. While swimming freestyle, I smelled a really nasty fart. Not a minute later, he hurriedly left. I didn't realize what he had done until I saw "floating particles" in the water. FML

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By unluckycounsellor - 30/06/2009 23:26 - Bermuda

Today, I was teaching swimming. A small boy said his stomach hurt, so I placed him on my back and carried him to the main building where he could lay down. He then jumped off my back and ran back towards the beach because 'he felt better'. I had explosive diarrhea all over my back. FML

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By Anonymous - 12/03/2023 20:00 - United States

Today, I tried to impress our swim team coach by doing a complicated backflip from the diving board. I landed face-first in the pool and had to be rescued by the lifeguard, so I guess I won't be going to the Olympics any time soon. FML

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By Anonymous - 31/07/2014 05:00 - Australia - Darlinghurst

Today, a new session started for my swimming squad. I walked down to the pool, tripped over a stray equipment bag, and belly-flopped into the pool in front of everyone, fully clothed. I'm the coach. FML

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By fat teen - 05/06/2016 23:33 - United Kingdom - Leeds

Today, I decided to get back in shape so I went swimming. I only managed 10 lengths and was completely out of breath. I was so embarrassed that when a lifeguard asked me if I was OK, I made up a story about a leg injury as a reason to leave only 15 minutes after I got in. FML

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By Just..why - 25/03/2019 14:00

Today, I ran a mile for my gym class. While I managed to cut two minutes off my time, a few minutes later I felt dizzy and nauseous, which I thought was because I pushed myself too hard. I collapsed and vomited in front of everyone. Not a single person moved to help me. Not even the teacher. FML

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Harsh

By blue - 25/08/2012 21:59 - United Kingdom - London

Today, my swimming coach made us swim fifty laps non-stop as punishment for his previous class being unable to swim a drill properly. They're 8-11 year olds who are still learning to swim. I feel like my arms and legs are filled with lead. FML

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By Anonymous - 27/08/2013 18:39 - United States - East Northport

Today, at soccer tryouts, the coach made us run the entire practice. I ran the whole two hours ahead of everyone. When the tryout ended, I vomited due to dehydration. I didn't make the team. The coach's reasoning: "Only the weak throw up". FML

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By wrestling probs - 26/05/2015 02:24 - United States

Today, I was wrestling in a tournament. I was in the finals about to win when the kid threw up on me. They thought I'd hit him in the stomach hard enough to make him throw up, so they disqualified me. FML

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Mirorbo 26

Tuesday 16 November 2010 9:09

Hmmm.....I can't really tell who's at fault here. Sure, the darling felt sick, but if the coach wouldn't let them stop....hmmm.... this is one where I just cannot vote on it without more details.

Tempuser117 2

Tuesday 16 November 2010 14:53

Back in my day the warm ups were over 9000! And that was upstream both ways including a 40 foot waterfall in -30 degree weather. Let me tell you, you young people have it easy! I'd like to see you swimming through a layer of ice. I'll not even mention fighting off the piranha and crocodiles!

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skatack 0

Thursday 18 November 2010 5:47

Anyone who thinks that waiting half an hour after eating is anything more than an old wives' tale has obviously never swam competitively. If you hadn't puked on a full stomach, you probably would have fainted on an empty one. The real problem is that you were not conditioned enough--or didn't have the discipline to set the right pace--for a race of that distance. Shame on your coach for pushing you to do something you clearly weren't ready for yet.

angel55033 12

Thursday 18 November 2010 8:22

that's not fair its not your fault you were sick that really sucks

88FML88 0

Friday 19 November 2010 8:26

jajaja thats actually funny

KirkaLiscious 0

Friday 19 November 2010 9:29

400 meters!!! weak!!! I don't even swim anymore but I can do better!

Delorean_Fanatic 0

Sunday 21 November 2010 9:31

Yeah if that had happened to me I'd be too embarrassed to go back again anyway...

trisha13ily 0

Friday 26 November 2010 1:22

yucky for life gaurding class we had to be timed for 500 meters and i didnt even feel like having to gag i mean i was tired at the end but not sick maybe you swallowed too much water

lollipops123 0

Thursday 2 December 2010 4:49

dude I know how u feel. I'm a swimmer too and one time my coach made me and my friend do a set with no fins that everyone else dis with and we felt nauseous at the end and we both barfed we both got kicked off the team

major_mayo 0

Friday 10 December 2010 5:31

I feel your pain. We had this award thing called mock awards, and my coach got me paper lunch bags because I threw up all in the gutter. I've been labled typhoid mary.

Asoman 3

Wednesday 22 December 2010 1:28

I hate the 400, I had to do a 500 at most of our meets.

peachezthelette 22

Saturday 25 December 2010 9:45

Eh that happened to me in a hotel pool in Joplin, Missouri. I was having a mingraine though. But after I calmed down I went to try again & the pool was closed down due to someone barfing. Its the humidity in those rooms or something! FYL totally!