Insane About Swimming
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My DS (9) swims on a club team. He holds his own, winning some heats, sometimes placing high in races, but that doesn't really matter to me.
DS plays other sports. I go and watch him play. I'm bored when he's out of the game. Someimtes I even get a little bored when he's in the game. But not swimming. DH asked me the other night why I am such a rabid swim fan. I mean, I can barely swim. It's not like he is carrying on my great family tradition of swimming because really only my dad can swim, and he never was on a team. I am a total nut about swimming. I watched more of the Olympics than anybody, including DS. I pay rapt attention to his swims at meets. I think it has something to do with the beauty of swimming, the way a good swimmer moves thorugh the water with such grace. (Except for DS's fly - his fly isn't so pretty!) I just wondered of the other rabid swim parents out there - and I know some in real life but am too embarrassed to ask this question - what is it? What makes you so passionate about swimming? If you were a competitive swimmer, and your parents were rabid swim fans, was that creepy or OK as long as you knew they were fine with however you did? |
Anonymous
| I was and still am a swimmer - but have never been rabid, and have never been all that good. OP, how about you swim? Take a class if you need to, and then see if you can join a masters team. Why not? Good for your fitness, and fun, and you'll take the pressure off your kiddo. |
Anonymous
| I am much more engaged in watching swimming out of all the sports my kids play too. Maybe it's because we need to volunteer at all the (summer) meets and I tend to time, which provides more of the front-line action. Plus it's essentially a year round sport, and being able to see kids' improvements is fun too. I would also say this sport is where many of the external factors are controlled and the main variable is whether the kid is having a good day or not... which makes it easy to pay strict attention for 25 seconds and consequently (maybe over) analyze it all. |
Anonymous
| May I ask the name and location of this club team? |