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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You deserved it 4 676

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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You deserved it 6 170

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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You deserved it 2 332

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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You deserved it 39 793

The sweet sighs of disappointment

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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You deserved it 408

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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You deserved it 622

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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You deserved it 17 026

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

notevenonce 5

Friday 12 July 2013 20:18

How rude! At all of the meets I've ever been to in my 7 (give or take) years of swim team, the proper thing for the competitors is to stay in the pool until everyone is done. The only time it was different was when they were very pressed for time. Keep practicing, OP. You will get there eventually!

poopernoodle 5

Monday 30 September 2013 4:54

Swam*

swimma4life24 14

Saturday 7 December 2013 20:23

That doesn't matter I'm a swimmer and it doesn't matter what place you get only what time

CaptainSmith28 19

Sunday 16 March 2014 3:15

Swam*

scarygurl 8

Saturday 8 November 2014 7:56

don't worry. I've had that experience before (I'm a swimmer too)

shortswimmer17 28

Saturday 18 April 2015 20:58

If it was a personal best and your technique was good then it was a good race. You might have been bumped a heat up do to speed and numbers making you swim against people slightly faster than you. Keep up the hard work

Thekbking 11

Sunday 31 July 2016 7:26

I don't agree with those ppl saying ur life sucks. u flat out deserved it for being a slow swimmer. if u want to be better then practice more often. it's ur own damn fault for not being good at it