Health: Harsh

Harsh

By blue - 25/08/2012 21:59 - United Kingdom - London

Today, my swimming coach made us swim fifty laps non-stop as punishment for his previous class being unable to swim a drill properly. They're 8-11 year olds who are still learning to swim. I feel like my arms and legs are filled with lead. FML

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You deserved it 2 355

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By Cantswim - 20/05/2009 15:45 - United States

Today, I had to go take swimming lessons because my mom has a fear I'll drown and I'm totally afraid of swimming anyway and never get anywhere near water. My instructor? A high school classmate of mine. My fellow swimming classmates? 5 and 6 year old kids. FML

I agree, your life sucks 56 568

You deserved it 9 973

Draining

By grlzze444 - 16/11/2010 00:19 - United States

Today, my swim coach had me swim a 400 meter freestyle. Feeling a little sick near the end, I lifted my head to breathe, then burped, and threw up violently all in the pool. All my team mates screamed horrified running out of the pool, and now they have to drain it. I was told not to come back. FML

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You deserved it 4 145

By Anonymous - 31/07/2014 05:00 - Australia - Darlinghurst

Today, a new session started for my swimming squad. I walked down to the pool, tripped over a stray equipment bag, and belly-flopped into the pool in front of everyone, fully clothed. I'm the coach. FML

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You deserved it 5 102

Little perv

By cplaner - 04/02/2009 12:56 - United States

Today, I was teaching swim lessons. I got felt up by a 6 year-old boy. Three times. FML

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You deserved it 5 237

By AFH2O - 14/07/2014 23:04 - United States - Visalia

Today, I got chewed out by a parent for putting her kid underwater. I teach swim lessons. FML

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You deserved it 3 879

By fat teen - 05/06/2016 23:33 - United Kingdom - Leeds

Today, I decided to get back in shape so I went swimming. I only managed 10 lengths and was completely out of breath. I was so embarrassed that when a lifeguard asked me if I was OK, I made up a story about a leg injury as a reason to leave only 15 minutes after I got in. FML

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You deserved it 2 323

Tyranny

By luh8r - 09/04/2009 14:38 - Canada

Today, while teaching swimming to a bunch of five year-olds, one particularly bratty girl decided she didn't want to swim and led the entire class to strike, leaving the pool empty, and me without a job. Apparently I was teaching the next world tyrant to swim. FML

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You deserved it 4 694

By Anonymous - 04/09/2013 17:28 - United States - Dell Rapids

Today, my entire gym class had to run the 1600 with our coach calling out finishing times. My finishing time was reported as "3 days short of a year." FML

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You deserved it 7 259

Denied!

By Anonymous - 17/04/2009 17:07 - United States

Today, I swam in a race against all of the girls in the midwest in the hardest, longest, most grueling race you can swim. I won. Happy but so tired I could barely move, I looked up to see my time. I had been disqualified. For flinching. Before the race started. FML

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You deserved it 6 670

By Anonymous - 26/08/2011 04:55 - United States

Today, my dad taught me how to swim. I had to keep doing a lot of strange movements to keep my body floating. While doing that, two 8-year-old girls came and asked me if i needed help getting out of the water. I'm a 20 year old guy. FML

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You deserved it 8 636

KingCeltic77 18

Sunday 26 August 2012 2:10

What an ass. Either way he's the teacher, it's his fault they can't swim.

ciumegu 6

Sunday 26 August 2012 2:10

Look on the bright side at-least you are building some muscle

Comments

j_cat187 19

Sunday 26 August 2012 6:04

Try a 500 fly in a heavily chlorinated indoor pool with a broken fan.

baileymarie102 6

Sunday 26 August 2012 6:10

Ah man...I'd die.

saviam 1

Sunday 26 August 2012 6:13

50 laps isn't that hard....

sammie19 3

Sunday 26 August 2012 6:37

I'm a swimmer and 50 laps is absolutely nothing. Try 7,800 yards in a two hour practice following an hour boot camp 7 days a week.

poloboy100 2

Sunday 26 August 2012 6:37

Today for water polo we had a tuff game that lasted about 45 minutes and after the game our coach made us swim 40 laps. It hurts and everything but in the long run you'll be happy!

charlieisawesome 4

Sunday 26 August 2012 6:44

Weeeell at least your getting some exercise. His issue, but also now yours. Sucks bro

FalconSam1414 19

Sunday 26 August 2012 7:09

If these kids can't swim, then he's obviously a terrible swim coach

jersey89 1

Sunday 26 August 2012 7:21

Haha my couch use to make us do 72 laps warm up and cool down I know what you went through

annalily5 28

Sunday 26 August 2012 7:26

From what the sports kids say while complaining about their coaches at my school, I'm going to guess the reasoning he told you went like this "My last class failed big time, and it mad me realize I haven't been doing a good enough job. I've been going too easy on them, and that means I've been going too easy on you. That changes today. Start swimming you (insert creative insult of your choice here)"