Swimming’s TopTenTweets: $10K to Just Show Up

We’re back with swimming’s TopTenTweets, where we round up the best of the swimming Twitterverse. From the distance vs. sprint feud to a quality #TBT, scroll to see what made the cut!

#10

"I'm going to be very careful" – if only BBC reporter Mike Bushell had listened to his own advice 🤦‍♂️🌊😂 pic.twitter.com/u28ivzFqW2

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) April 11, 2018

James Guy losing it in the background might be better than the mishap itself.

#9

Let’s hope that twinning leads to winning at the Pan Pacific Championships! 👯‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/7caVXym036

— USA Swimming (@USASwimming) April 13, 2018

Coaches who twin together win together.

#8

Lots and lots of fun pic.twitter.com/vmhCH3uCW6

— Lia M. Neal (@LiaNeal) April 14, 2018

Not sure if that’s a grimace or a smile.

#7

https://twitter.com/MayaDiRado/status/985194707994071041

https://twitter.com/MayaDiRado/status/985227655405424640

Keeping Maya honest.

#6

To do list:
✅ Race kinda fast
✅ Put sunscreen on 5x/day
✅ Get extremely sunburned

— Josh Prenot (@JoshPrenot) April 14, 2018

Just a peak into the glamorous life of a pro swimmer.

#5

Happy #NationalSiblingsDay and #TransformationTuesday, @mdledecky! pic.twitter.com/DlhKNGoRQi

— Katie Ledecky (@katieledecky) April 11, 2018

Just look at that grin — young Katie already knew what was coming.

#4

real life video of @Hali_Flickinger on the 3rd 50 of her 200 free tonight #TyrProSeries @USASwimming pic.twitter.com/chFtJoQBAr

— Melanie Margalis (@melmargalis) April 13, 2018

Hear more about this one here.

#3

https://twitter.com/realcarlwheezy/status/984998607962046465

Sometimes we need a little help.

#2

@chasekalisz I know 400 IMers don’t have signs like these #VIP pic.twitter.com/3dIoEwzICN

— Olivia Smoliga (@OliviaSmoliga) April 14, 2018

We are #here for this feud.

#1

I'm offering 10k for 1 of my backstrokers just to SHOW UP in Mesa @LilJRess @KathleenBaker2 Regan Smith #LezakSquad #USASwimSquads @USASwimming pic.twitter.com/mAGEXxbysg

— Jason Lezak (@JasonLezak) April 12, 2018

Put us in, coach!