Miscellaneous: Today, I was at a swim meet, swimming as hard as I'd ever swum...

By :( - 14/06/2013 04:06 - United States - Parker

Today, I was at a swim meet, swimming as hard as I'd ever swum before. During the last lap I saw no one in the lanes next to me. Thinking I was first, I became extremely excited. When I came to the wall, I realized the reason no one else was around: They already finished the race. I was last. FML

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By Anonymous - 17/04/2009 17:07 - United States

Today, I swam in a race against all of the girls in the midwest in the hardest, longest, most grueling race you can swim. I won. Happy but so tired I could barely move, I looked up to see my time. I had been disqualified. For flinching. Before the race started. 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 anonymous - 10/06/2009 22:50 - United States

Today, I decided to go swimming. I knew my technique would be off because I haven't swam since high school. It was when I made it only halfway across the pool that the lifeguard decided to jump in and save me. I wasn't drowning or struggling. 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 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 AngelAshley - 22/02/2010 15:35 - United Kingdom

Today, I was swimming in the fast lane at the pool. A guy in blue trunks was swimming slowly and really getting on everyone's nerves. I took a break, and looking around I couldn't see him. I turned to the guy next to me and said, "Finally, Mr. Blue Trunks has f**ked off." It was Mr. Blue Trunks. FML

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By ThatGuyWhoRolled - 05/01/2023 14:00 - United Kingdom - Cambridge

Today, I was up against two others in a 120m race on my school's sports day. Unexpectedly, I heard my name being chanted from most of the classes watching and well, this made me want to win so much that I leaned forward too much whilst running and ended up tripping and rolling on the track. I heard loud sighs after. FML

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Take the L

By slowrunner - 22/04/2009 13:20 - United States

Today, I was running the 100m sprint in a track meet. Me and another girl were tied for dead last. When we finished, she complained, "It's so embarrassing how slow I am today. I have shin splints. What happened to you?" I was actually running my hardest. FML

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By Anonymous - 01/05/2019 12:00

Today, I nearly drowned. I was at a wave pool for the first time and stupidly swam out to the deep end. When the waves turned on, I discovered I can't swim in rough water. Despite my yelling, "Help!" and flailing around, the lifeguard paid me no attention. My friend had to save me. FML

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By suckatlifeeexo - 25/04/2009 05:44 - United States

Today, I was at a swim meet. I was on a relay team and I was the anchor. My team was in 1st. I was ready to dive in when I saw my tampon string was hanging out of my suit. I freaked, slid off the block, and fell on top of the guy before me and gave him a concussion. We got DQed for a false start FML

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Kidkaplan 19

Friday 14 June 2013 12:08

Times like theses... "just keep swimming, just keep swimming swimming swimming"

AwkwardPartyBear 24

Friday 14 June 2013 13:39

Woah! Did you feel that gush of wind? Oh nevermind, that was just the joke going over your head.

Comments

angelitared 27

Friday 14 June 2013 12:23

At least you didn't get so excited you peed on yourself!

ddjustme 9

Friday 14 June 2013 12:28

Keep trying, OP. You're bound to win someday :)

Donnie_Murray 8

Friday 14 June 2013 12:54

Don't you normally look up while you're swimming? Either way, thats embarrassing OP, sorry.

CharresBarkrey 15

Friday 14 June 2013 13:08

You look to the sides when swimming. Unless it's a butterfly stroke.

kelseythompson 27

Friday 14 June 2013 14:35

you look down the majority of the time but you turn your head side to side so you can breathe.. giving you the opportunity to see of people are in the other lanes

Llama_Face89 33

Sunday 17 November 2013 1:19

I learned a long time ago if you worry about where the other swimmers are chances are you are going to lose.

DaLiquer 20

Friday 14 June 2013 13:00

You have to train more, else, maybe swimming isn't your thing?

xALEXx_fml 15

Friday 14 June 2013 13:06

My comment number #1 disappeared? Why does that happen?

tariqqq 9

Friday 14 June 2013 13:26

Lol i cant even swim ^_^ but practice makes perfect buddy

worldclassrager 39

Friday 14 June 2013 13:29

It happens to everyone...try a shorter race maybe you might excel into first...

perdix 29

Friday 14 June 2013 13:37

You should be glad a lifeguard didn't jump in and pull you to safety. Your ridiculous stroke could easily be mistaken for the spastic thrashings of a drowning man.

saxybandgeek 14

Friday 14 June 2013 14:54

I'm a lifeguard. No it couldn't.

TheDrifter 23

Friday 14 June 2013 15:28

After reviewing past fmls, it seems that a number of people swim poorly enough that their technique is mistaken as downing.

Nohman 14

Friday 14 June 2013 14:02

At least you were the fastest swimmer when you were still liquid.

AngrySailor 17

Friday 14 June 2013 14:23

I was positive the last sentence of the fml was going to be something to the effect of "I had shit myself and the other swimmer were scrambling from the pool". This is why I have come to expect from reading these. Sounds to me like you got off pretty easy!