10 Things the Non-Swimmer Will Never Understand

As swimmers, we spend hours upon hours in the water. When our friends are hanging out after school or on the weekend, we are swimming up and down the black line at practice or at a meet. As swimmers, we have our own idiosyncrasies, language and looks that can be difficult for outsiders to understand, no matter how hard we try to explain. 

Here are 10 things that can be tough for the outsider to understand:  

1. Whiteboard Language 

Swimmers have their own language. Every session, our coach scribbles our session on the whiteboard and we understand what is expected. But most non-swimmers will have no idea what all that writing means. Our training sessions are filled with codes, shorthand and dialect that only swimmers and coaches understand. 

2. Taper 

Taper is a swimmer’s...

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