DAY IN THE LIFE OF A COMPETITIVE SWIMMER
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- Опубліковано 11 жов 2024
- Join me on a summer day as a competitive year round swimmer! :)
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-alex ;)
I felt the goggle tan lines on a personal level
Haha
Yesssss
i have still have mine schools in a week
I get those in the summer all the time lol (I’m not a competitive swimmer but I swim in my grandmas pool all the time)
Yes bahwjsvs
I used to be a swimmer. I miss it so much. Much love to all the swimmers out there ❤️
I quit swimming, I'm finding all these vids on my recommended. I miss competing :( I'M GONNA COME BACK
So excited for you!
Good luck!
I felt the same way when I quit so I came back
Good
Same I quit because my coach made practices extremely boring but it’s ok because I want to rejoin!
I am a 12 year old swimmer and my favorite stroke is free and my favorite(s) events are the 200 Free and the 500 free! I am a distance swimmer. Which means my coaches only focus on me 👁👄👁.
Ayyy! I’m a 13 year old and I love 200 IM and 400 IM- go you for being a distance freestyler though I could never 🥲
@@asherburger8241 thank you 😊
We are literally the same person. Except for the fact that I haven't swam since like 2019 because I moved and couldn't find a good pool near AND my school doesn't have one either🧍
LITERLAY SAME IM 12 AND A DISTANCE SWIMMEE what arr ur times btw
@@asherburger8241 i can do 400im but 200im. No.
I'm a swimmer
Backstroker
favourite event 100 back stroke
And 50 breast stroke
Wow you are young
YASSSSSSSS I LOVEEE 50 breaststroke. Whats ur time?
I love 50 breaststroke ! Idk what my time is bc I haven’t swam in years but I’m going back
@@elizadamian6881 mine is like 35 or 38 somwhere in between there or that time lol
@@elizadamian6881 but im 11
I’m so glad I’m not the only one who eats Chick-fil-A 3 meals a day 7 days a week. DOUBLE DAYS ARE HARD OKAY. My favorite stroke is fly and my favorite event is 50 fly and I’m sad because I’m about to turn 13
The guy talking about back kick is me every time, I can’t do backstroke to save my life
OMG I LOVE THIS fellow swimmers uniteeeee. my favorite event is actually the IM ahahaha😆
Haha 😄
Saaame!!
Same!! I love 200
The swim lifes the best life!
It’s so good to finally find a routine that I can actually relate to
I just had my first practice in 2 years (bc of covid) and I’m literally so sore... we did a 300yd warm up, then 5 30yd sprints with 45sec breaks in between (because my coach was coaching the older group, long story) then we all did a relay loop thing for 25min and that was it
That’s so exciting you get to practice again!
I want that so bad!??!!!!?!! I don't swim for any team or club, but i reallllly want to go back to swimming!
I’m a swimmer too! My natural stroke is backstroke, but my favorite is breaststroke. I just did 100 free last weekend and I almost broke a minute. I got a 1:00.79. Love the Goggle tan!
Congrats thanks!! ☺️
wow how old are you too swim that fast…. my fastest 100 free so far was 1:23 when I was 10 but I got worse lol
I’m 13 right now but at the time I was 12 ☺️
And I’m sure you’ll get better if you keep on working hard! Don’t give up! 👊😘
That is insane my 100 free time is 1:12
@@emeryvannah5957 wow! I’m 12 now and my current time is 57.89
I'm a swimmer.
My best strokes are Backstroke and Freestyle ❤
My favorite events are
200 free
100 free
50 free
100 back
50 back
200 IM
400m relays
You have time to eat breakfast in the morning? I’m jealous.
I know i’m late but i eat some 5 minute to make food and chug it down lol
i litterlay never eat brekafast
100 breast, and 200 free’s are my favorites.
Also my fave sets are kick and long distance. I love the parachute! My coach also lets us do tug of war with the parachutes sometimes after practice. He has it rigged to work.
Pup looks so annoyed in the morning. lool
My favorite event is a 50 free bc I'm more of a sprint swimmer than a distance swimmer❤
What is your favourite event and your PB for that event great video watching from London
I'm going to be getting such an INTENSE schedule once school starts. I'm starting middle school and I'm going to go crazy. CRY FOR ME. Thanks for motivating me, loved it.
praying for you! 😊🫶🏻
I am a competitive swimmer to and I love doing 200s and 100s there amazing! I also love the goggle tan lines I can relate,
I love watching your videos because I'm overweight and I want to start swimming so I can lose weight, so I can feel good about myself :) any tips?
Stay committed and try to have fun with it because it’s going to be so much more enjoyable that way! Some days will definitely be harder than others but have a positive mindset and you’ll do great! 💓
@@alexboynton omg thx so much! ill keep trying!
How is it going for you?! I’m starting swimming this season and I want to know what to expect 🤍🤍
@@jocipetroni6332 hard sets. Pain. BIG BACK AND SHOULDERS. Very hungry. It’s great
@@nataliawdowiak4510 I started and I love it I’ve already lost 7 pounds. Idk why you are hungry though. Please eat you need fuel to get you through those sets.
When I was five, I danced ballet for a year or two, I then decided to try figure skating, I went for a bit but then again have resolted to quit. After that I danced hip hop for half a year and then quit, again. And THEN on summer break, I tried out swimming.
I recall liking it so much that I even joined my school's swimming team. But for some apparent reason, I have yet again came to a decision to drop it (I was about nine).
I am currently thirteen and I am currently focusing on mathematics, my cyber course and my school's international debate team that I have just joined.
I am perplexed as I miss swimming, I remember really enjoying myself, I have a mdeal in my room which reminds me of those days. I keep looking at videos like these, I am literally fawning over this.
I don't know what to do this is a contradictory, and thirteen isn't too late to start competitive swimming. So please any word of advice will help, much obliged.
I would rejoin your school’s team! 13 is not too late to start and it sounds like you would be willing to try it again! Go for it :)
I had my first practice after 2 years (covid) the other day, and I was literally so sore. Our lane did an 100yd free warmup, then a few 50’s of each stroke, then 3 IM’s, then five 50 free sprints, then two 100 free sprints. It HURT💀
Ahh that would be painful after 2 years, so happy you are able to practice again!!
@@alexboynton Ikr and I’m in the 14u division too😭 But thanks!! (:
I’m a swimmer! My best stroke is fly but my fav stroke is backstroke!!
google tans are the worst when they stay for so longggggg
I am a competitive swimmer as well! I love swimming like swimming is literally my life. My favorite events are anything free, 100 fly, or anything breast. I hate back
you know your a swimmer when you have that goggle tan line-
oh yeahhh
My tan lines are on my legs. It looks like I have permanent socks now and 😭😹
Haha my pool is indoors so no tan lines for me, but my goggle marks last for a few hours lol
Favorite event is the 200 IM purely bc it incorporates all the strokes and it’s not the 200 fly or 400 IM
I'm a swimmer also. My favorite strokes is back or breast, but my coach says my est 2 are butterfly and back. I just had a swim meet today and I have one tomorrow also. I placed first in my heat for a 100 fly and 3rd in the 200 relay. Tomorrow I have a 200 free, 200 relay,100 back, and a 1000 free.
Watching this really makes me miss swimming. The time crunch to eat food before practice is such a mood XD I love freestyle and I enjoy watching IM
My favorites are the 200 free, 500 free, fly in the medley relay, and backstroke. Occasionally the 100 cuz I’m too tired haha
My favorite events to swim are the 200 backstroke or 100 backstroke, 100 free, and occasionally 50 fly. I hate breaststroke I die every time. My favorite stroke is backstroke.
I love doing backstroke events, but in practice I love doing fly! I can also relate to getting the cuts on your body! It hurts SOOOO bad!
Not me watching this a day befor a really big swim meet 😅
Good luck!!
I am a swimmer from Australia
My main event is the 200M Breaststroke and 200m IM.
I Represent Australia in 2019 in Dubai.
I really enjoy your Vlogs.
Keep it up
That’s so cool! Thank you!
I’m a competitive swimmer and my favorite event is 400 back but I also like fly
Ahh I do not like back lol but fly is good
Alex Boynton well back is my fastest but its also really annoying cause I run into the lane lines a lot lol
Oh true lol
my favorite is 800m breaststroke sets
Hello! Swimmer here. Middle school, competitive swimming and so many other sports. My favourite set pace is most likely 50 freestyle or 100 breathstroke.
I’m a swimmer and my favorites are Freestyle and. Butterfly short distance
fav stroke is everything except back and fav event is 2 im and 4 im and 50 free
I’m late but i’m young and in my meets we only have 50’s and 25’s but i’m really good at swimming so i like the 50’s because it’s the closest to an 100. My favorite strokes are all strokes besides butterfly because it’s so annoying
My favourite style is backstroke, but i have heard many negative comments about it and idek why 😂
I was a swimmer. I practiced a lot, but I didn’t care about winning. That’s all that the coaches wanted. I loved everyone I swam with, and I loved the sport. I loved most of the coaches. I just didn’t like what it turned into. It was just countless hours of getting pushed hard to the point that I became way to thin, getting out of the pool and almost falling back in from dizziness, and puking in the bathroom. I told people that it was because of my tailbone, I had been struggling with sitting, the entire year that swimming started getting intense. I still talk to some of my old teammates. I miss it sometimes because I was in a Spanish with the same girl that I swam with all the time. I quit multiple times throughout the years that I swam I’m debating going back.
I’m so sorry to hear about the difficulties you faced with swimming but love that you enjoyed the sport itself and were not only focused on winning like a lot of people can be. ❤️
I'm a swimmer!! My fav stroke is fly and I love the 100 fly, but I love free too!!
I'm just starting swim team for the first time this year so this is pretty interesting to me lol
I am a competitive swimmer and I love it. I love your vids and when you talk about swimming it is so relatable.
I’m a swimmer.
And my best strokes are breastroke and Freestyle.
I always feel so exhausted when we do doubles too. But there was this one time we did triples and I was so tired 😅
Not me binge watching swimming videos because I want to join swim team in High school but I have no idea what I'm getting myself into
My favorite event is 50 free in a 25 m pool 😁
same girl same😭
Meters?
I love yards
I know I’m late but I love this it is so realistic I’m a competitive swimmer(my profile pic is me 7 years ago I’m 13)
I’m 9 years old I swim 22 seconds in freestyle I won the national champs
IM 13 TOO
@@itsb2189 dude you said you were 12 in a comment just before lmfao
@@bitchwhat8095 heard of a joke
I just came across your channel and I’m a competitive swimmer too! My favorite stroke is freestyle! Do you have any National times? 🏊♀️
Lol-just came across your channel and I’m laughing so hard. My daughter (12) swims and I now have Signature Status with Chick-fil-A 🤣🤣 Sometimes I drive across town to go to different locations because I’m afraid the staff is going to think we have a serious problem. Well, maybe we do. 🐔
I love your shirt “I’ll swim it off later”
i need some advice/opinions.
i’m 15 years old and i’m thinking about doing a sport and i want to try swimming but i don’t know what to expect or if it’s even too late to try
It might sound weird but my fav event is literally 200 fly and 800free😂
pls lend me some of your lung capacity for those events i get out of the pool literally out of breath when am done with 200 fly 😂😂
@@smallmilestones i have a blood disease and therefore i have more oxygen in my blood than average people
@@evachadt3897 no offense but that’s kinda cool hope you’re not sick bc of the disese
@@tomekkk93 I can hold my breath longer than normal people so I think that’s kinda cool bc that makes me faster
YOU HAVE TO BE JOKING- I COULD NEVER
My favorite events are the 100 breaststroke and the 200IM and the 200 medley relay. My favorite strokes are breaststroke and backstroke
I’m a swimmer and my favorite event is either 50m fly or 400 free and my times are for fly is 36.38 and 400 free is 6:25
I’m a competitive swimmer and like that’s literally my routine although. I do painful morning at like 5 am 😢😢😢
Idk if this is just me but my fav set is 500s descending it can be hard but it is calming
binge watching swimmer videos rn bc i have a race this sunday and im nervous af
Good luck!!!
I am a swimmer…….my favorite stroke is either butterfly or backstroke!
Unpopular opinion:
Fav stroke: back
Fav event: 100 back; 200 back
I love back stroke 😩
I’m a swimmer two! And my favorite event is a 100 breaststroke 🤗 🤩
my favorite events are the 400 im, 200 breast, and 200 fly :)
i swear im crazy but either the 500 free or the mile is my favorite XD
haha
I love 200 IMs and 50 breaststroke. I haven’t swam in years tho
Hii I’m a 14 years old swimmer and my favourite stroke is butterfly and my favourite events are the 50 m butterfly, the 100 m butterfly and the 200 m MI
my fav stroke is fly and I love the 100 fly for some odd reason but I'm starting to have back problems sooo....
Hi! Very interested vlog ! I was wondering Where did you take your yellow tshirt? I lovee it!
Thanks! I actually bought the shirt at a Young Life camp so I don't think you can get it anywhere else, sorry :(
My favorite stroke and event is the 100 meter fly!
My favorite stroke used to be back but lately alot of water has been going up my nose and its so painful 😁😁😁
The moment I saw the tan lines of your goggles I just knew you're a competitive swimmer lol, I have tan lines as well T-T
You got the goggle tan I see. Can't wait for that in the summer haha
I’m thinking about becoming a swimmer like you but I’m not sure because I used to play lacrosse but then we realized I had Asthma and it just wasn’t for me would you recommend it?
I actual know a lot of swimmers that have asthma so I don’t think it would be an issue. Go for it! :)
i personally feel swim is one of the better sport for asthma because of the breath control
I have asthma and I really love and active in sport, especially swimming, it's my favorite, it just that you have to take care of your health, and you still can do it like everyone
@@braelynwilson9657 I agree with you
My swim season got postponed three weeks which sucks but I swim free and breast. I despise IMs because the two strokes I’m the worst at are first and so by the time I get to something I can do I’m dying. I like 50, and 100 breast and 50 and 100 free. A 50 back is okay but I just don’t like back in general. Also I hate doing fly. I remember my very first meet I was put in a 50 fly and 100 IM and I was disqualified for both because I did something to mess up my fly somehow idk, but ya not my choice strokes if I’m doing fly it’s because I’m made to lol.(oh ya I do winter swimming btw)
I miss competitive swimming so much, sadly i don't have the time to even swim at all. Great video btw! 😊
Thank you! It definitely can be very time consuming and having to balance it with other things in my life is difficult sometimes
How do you become a competitive swimmer?
(Really late and silly question)
i would like to know also✋
I love swim and have been doing it for a while my favorite stroke so butterfly!
bro butterfly is so hard to do for me 😭
I'm a swimmer... my ranks
1. 100's
2.kick
3. IM
4. major/ prime
5. thresh
6. 200's
Favourite Strokes:
1. freestyle
2. breaststroke
3. bakstroke
4. butterfly
Favourite distance:
1. 100
2.50
3. 25
4. 200
5. 400
I am a swimmer not a pro my favourite stroke is dolphine
Fav event is 100 fly. Fav types of practice is IM
i am on a year round competitive swim team as well! 2 weeks ago I had a meet, and i had to swim a 100 back, 200 breast, and a 50 free! good thing my time improved by like 7 seconds!! what swim team do u swim for? i swim for team charlotte swimming!
Are you net to the sport because 7 seconds is a LOT of time to drop especially on a 50 free??
(No hate if you are new keep at it)
@@captnleroyhotdog4673 I'm not new, I've been doing it consistently for almost 3 years.
@@captnleroyhotdog4673 Also, technique drastically improves your speed. Once your technique gets better, your speed improves with it. The longer I worked on technique, the more time I was able to drop. U do swim team?
We work a lot on technique and long distance swimming. Sometimes in practice, we will do 20*100s on a 1:30 interval, so that also improves the speed of my 50s. As my coaches say... technique is the foundation for speed. so ya, swimmers can drop 7 seconds in 1 meet if they work on the right things fyi.
I’m a senior this year and I mainly swim the 100 fly and the 200 IM.
Gurl bye I’m 12 and I have to swim that 😭 tbh with u I just wanna quit
I have been swimming for 4 years and i start again in my summer League in 2 weeks so yay and also swim meets are very stress full i HATE them what are your feelings about them what prepares you and also you seem so relaxed and im way crazy out of swim shape like a years ago before Quarantine my shoulders and legs where so brooder and now i am a noodle again.
I feel like meets definitely used to stress me out a ton because I put so much pressure on myself to perform well but now I just focus on having fun at the meet and typically when I’m in a happy mood I swim fast so it helps to distract yourself by talking to people or cheer your teammates on!
@@alexboynton yeah I really don't know why I stress so much about it I do enjoy it most of the time and this up coming meet I am definitely going to try and relax and have fun and gorl you give the best advise everrrrrr thank youuuu
i am swimmer.my fav stroke is prob fly then free. my fav events are prob 100 fly,100 free, or 200 im i cant choose
As a swimmer I’m jealous of the 7h45 practice time
This was over the summer during the school year it was much earlier
My fav event is the 200 medley relay :)
My fav stroke is back or fly
I'm a swimmer tooooo and I'm a back stroker my fav event is probably 200 im tho
My favorite event is either 50 or 200 free but my favorite set is kick or bungee sets
I’m a swimmer and my favourite set is kick set too! I hate long distance set’s 🤣😂😂
ok heyy im also a swimmer and im a year late but youtube reccomended this to me?? idk but im a swimmer not as serious as you, i will only ever go to one practice a day no shame 😭 anyway my fav events in a meet are 50 fly, 200 back, and 200 free lmao. also i was curious but how long are your practices? just wondering bc it seemed like they were 3 hours long or something loll
our practices are 2 hours, also I stopped doing doubles for the most part this past year so don’t feel bad 😂 multiple practices are brutal
Fav event 100 back and I do 1:06 LCM😌😌😌
One thing I hate is when I say I swim, people think I take swim LESSONS. I have to specify that it is COMPETITIVE SWIMMING. not lessons lol
so so so frustrating I totally relate to this
My favorite event is the 1000 free or the 500 and my prime is fly
I HATE DISTANCE HOW DO YALL DO IT 😭😭
Ok I think I’m really weird but 100 fly is my best event and I have no idea why. But my favourite practices are pull practices.
My fav event is 400 IM and 800meters IK I'm crazy
i absolutely despise parachutes. but pull is my favorite
IM going to take a summer league tune up session in march and ive never been on a swim team before I hope i do good! My friend told me ill be eating a lot more once I start haha
That’s so exciting! Your appetite will definitely grow with all the calories that swimming burns haha. Good luck!!!
imagine swimming at a reasonable time in the morning... i literally have to wake up at 4:15 AM... and then drylands that literally crucify me before practice....
lol im a mid distance/sprint flyer/200 IM
ugh yeah this was over the summer so I know how it feels to have to get up at that time during the school year 😫
i had a pretty gnarly leg injury last year and it rendered me unable to play soccer & rugby at a competitive level. so, i’m going out on a limb and joining my highschool swim team. i have no experience in competitive swimming! do you have any tips??? anything you wish you knew before you started?? i would love some advice
I would say that it may feel very difficult in the beginning but if you stay committed it will get better! Also try and make friends so going to practice is something you can look forward to! Good luck 😊 You got this!!!
@@alexboynton
My first 100 fly was my first meet of the new season, and I made it to finals.
I have to completely change my sleep schedule for summer swim and idk if I can do it in time. I have a week left, wish me luck
I feel this so much, I have practice at 7 so I have to get up at 5:45, you got this!