ARE YOU A SWIM NERD?
EASY TEST GIVES YOU THE ANSWER:
Add 4 points if you hove pockets of air in the top of your cap
Add 4 points if you think the decal/name should face forward
Add 3 points each for earplugs or nose clip
Add 1 point if you put conditioner on hair before swimming
Add 5 points if you bought the "foamiest" goggles possible
Add 1 point for every 200 yards you swim with goggles fogged during workout
Add 3 points if you wear a watch during workout
Add another 3 if you don't know how to use your watch to tell your swim times
Add another 3 points if your watch alarm goes off once a day and you can't change it
Subtract 1 point every time you got your time in your workout (-10 max.)
Add 10 to your score if you didn't get your time even once
Add 5 points if you look at the clock but lie about speed or fake that you got the time to your
fellow swimmers/coach
Add 10 points if you don't know your 100 tree time
Subtract 5 points for each stroke, other than freestyle, that you hove swam 200 yards or more in the last week (-15 points max.)
Add 10 points if you counted sidestroke or elementary back stroke in the previous question
Add 5 points if you don't know what an l.M. is
Add 5 points if your string sticks up out of suit
Add 20 points if your string sticks out below suit
Add 1 point for every inch of width of the side panel of your suit
Add 1 point for every $10 that your equipment cost (including your swim bag and towel)
Add 5 points if you bring your water bottle
Add 3 points if you have a "Power drink" in the water bottle
Subtract 5 if you have Pina Colada, Margarita in the water bottle and can still make your normal intervals.
Add 2 points if you prefer to swim on your awn
Add another 2 points if others prefer you to swim on your own
Subtract 5 points every time you get your heart rate 4 X above your resting rate in workout.
Add a point for every 10% of your workout that you wear Zoomers
Add 3 points if you use any "glove" hand paddles
Add 2 points if you use the ladders, stairs or ramps
Add 1 point far every stroke you take in 25 yard pool
Over 110 Points: Always swim with a lifeguard on duty
90- 110 Points: Stay in the shallow end
70 - 90 Points: Keep trying. Did you sign the Release of Liability?
50 - 70 Points: Sign up for SPMA clinics, don't expect much but thanks for the check.
30 - 50 Points: There"s hope. Perhaps try an ocean swim with a buoyant wetsuit.
10 - 30 Points: You're ready for an International Meet
Under 0: Sushi material. How wouls you like to coach one of our clinics.
Bonus Points: Add 10 points if you took this questionaire seriously.
Xtra Bonus: Add 10 points if you added your score