Friday, February 3, 1934
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My girlfriend likes to swim. She used to be an AAU
swimmer. The AAU stands for something, I don't
know what. You know, like NFL and NCAA. It's not
"Aau." That's what you say if you bump ydur head on
something.
When I was 10, 1 got a Boy Scout merit badge for
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swimming a mile nonstop. I've always been very
proud of that. I told my girlfriend about it once.
She said, "A mile? So what, I used to swim that far
in warm ups."
I was hurt, but didn't let her know it. I handled the
whole thing maturely.
I got another girlfriend.
I'm just kidding.
Before I go on with this column I might as well
warn you that you're not going to learn anything
from it. A columnist isn't normally supposed to
relate personal experiences, but there's never been
anything normal about this column.
So, I'm going to relate a humorous personal expe
rience to you that may or may not be true.
Anyway, she's going to swim in an intramural
meet. I went with her to one of her few workouts.
We walked into Mabel Lee and all eyes tur
ned ... the other way.
"What's the matter with them?" I asked, referring
to a group of people at poolside who were staring at
us.
"I don't know," she said, "Perhaps they've never
seen a man walk into an indoor pool wearing a
Hawaiian shirt, sunglasses, and carrying a beach
umbrella."
I have to admit that I tend to overdress.
Don't make fun of me," I said, "Look at yourself.
ffpwg to call your swimsuit 'Punctuation. "
Vhys that?"
"Because all it consists of is two dots and a dash."
I laughed.
"In that case," she said, "111 have to call your sense
of humor 'Flattery.'"
"Why's that?" '
"Because it gets you nowhere."
She"s quick.
She dove in and started swimming to the other
side of the pool Once there she turned and made
her way steadily back.
I watched the smooth, even strokes. Swimming is
supposed to be one of the best forms of exercise
because it forces you to use so many muscles. I dove
in.
After our swim, my girlfriend gave me some advice
on how to enjoy swimming more. Many of you prob
ably don't swim often and know about as much
about the subject as I do, so 111 share some of her
advice with you. These are just helpful hints she
gave me after I'd spent an hour in the pooL
When your nose hits the bottom of the pool after
a dive you know it's time to surface.
Don't try to stay under water until you get your
swim trunks back on after they come off when you
dive. Come up for air, then go back down after them.
And ignore the applause.
Always breathe in when your face is above
water and breathe out when your face is under
water. I got confused. Luckily, she's a trained life
guard, too. 1
Keep moving. I was resting and someone thought
I'd drowned.
Never expect the side of the pool to slow down
and stop for you. You have to do that yourself. Luck-
uy, sne s a trained meguard, too.
Finally, if you go swimming with your girlfriend
(or boyfriend), pretend like you don't even notice
there are other girls (or boys) in the pool. And if you
do notice, and she notices you noticed, remember to
hide your beach umbrella from her. Luckily, there
were other trained lifeguards around.
Ill be glad when it's warm enough to swim outside,
won't you? Bye bye.
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