10/29/2026
There is something about swim kids. Early morning after early morning, lap after lap, flip turn after flip turn. They often watch the sun both rise and set from the water. Dressed in pajamas or sweats and fuzzy slippers or slides most days. Why get dressed when you are just in the pool again in a few hours? Prepared for a nap at any opportunity, whether in a car, on a school desk, or on the bleachers before practice.
There is nothing better than chlorine to make hair a lovely shade of green, leading to the necessity of buying REALLY EXPENSIVE shampoo. But chlorine is also a substitute for expensive skincare routines, cures every illness, and takes the place of perfume or cologne. And, wow, these kids can eat! Michael Phelps—the GOAT—has famously estimated he was eating between 8,000 and 12,000 calories a day at the peak of his career.
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