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**czb** · February 26th, 2021, 01:14 PM

swimmers i remember without google:

diana nyad
janet evans
natalie coughlin
brock turner. oops.

**faithanne** · February 26th, 2021, 02:32 PM

Lawn bowls is a sport, shooting can be a sport, even fishing - they may not require super fitness or athleticism but they're still considered sports, as is golf.

**dolem** · February 26th, 2021, 02:55 PM

Originally Posted by czb

swimmers i remember without google:

diana nyad
janet evans
natalie coughlin
brock turner. oops.

Janet Evans was so cool back in the day.

**Trixie** · February 26th, 2021, 06:04 PM

Mark Spitz, y'all! Or maybe you're too young to remember him.

Swimming was definitely a sport when I was in the stone age high school. Sure, it wasn't as prestigious as basketball or football, but it was a way the nerdy guys could get a letterman jacket just like the jocks.

**czb** · February 26th, 2021, 06:25 PM

i remember mark spitz and his ridic hour show on primetime. that's when they were trying to make him happen.

i also remember him trying to make a comeback at 40. he was in great shape, but not at olympic speed level.

**twitchy2.0** · February 26th, 2021, 07:37 PM

Originally Posted by MohandasKGanja

If you were on a boat that capsizes, superior baseball skills are not going to save you.

Says you. I'm prepared to club anyone who gets between me and the lifeboat.

**faithanne** · February 26th, 2021, 08:30 PM

Swimming is a way of life here. I could probably name hundreds of Olympic swimmers going back to the 70s. But we have the climate for it, and most of the population lives on the coastal fringe. I think in colder countries people only swim for exercise, whereas we spend a lot of our lives at the beach or pool and it's as much a leisure activity as a sport, but that doesn't mean that doing laps isn't training.

**C_is_for_Cookie** · February 26th, 2021, 09:18 PM

Originally Posted by czb

swimmers i remember without google:

diana nyad
janet evans
natalie coughlin
brock turner. oops.

The great Alex Popov. He was fiiine.

**MohandasKGanja** · February 27th, 2021, 09:48 AM

Originally Posted by C_is_for_Cookie

The great Alex Popov. He was fiiine.

And a really affordable vodka!

**Trixie** · February 27th, 2021, 03:04 PM

There was a Mark Spitz poster after he won his 7 gold medals. I think my mom bought it for me. Ewww, mom. Speedos.

**dolem** · February 27th, 2021, 04:12 PM

Originally Posted by C_is_for_Cookie

The great Alex Popov. He was fiiine.

Yeah he was! Swimming is my favorite to watch at the olympics, and I don't usually care who wins.... Not sure if my husband has caught on yet.

**twitchy2.0** · February 27th, 2021, 07:41 PM

Originally Posted by Trixie

I think my mom bought it for me.

Or did she buy it for herself and you were just the excuse?

**mopar** · March 1st, 2021, 10:20 AM

Originally Posted by sputnik

yeah, i think it's a sport. why shoudl sports be a narrow definition that only includes contact or high endurance sports?
archery is a sport, so is golf, so is curling and sumo wrestling. they just entail different skills.

This.